CAGE FIGHTING BRINGS ITS BATTLE TO THE CHEVROLET CENTRE
Youngstown, OH- King of the Cage returns to Northeast Ohio after a four year absence. KOTC brings their mixed martial art fighting to Youngstown's Chevrolet Centre on Saturday January 17th at 8pm with tickets ranging from $20- $100 going on sale this Saturday. Four years ago, King of the Cage drew just under 10,000 fans to the Cleveland Convention Center
MICAH BENDER vs MITCH WHITESEL, BRANDON EZZO vs JOHN FIELDS, JIM BUNDY vs CURTIS HALL, CHRIS CANALE vs BRIAN ROGERS, and TONY ABBATE vs MIKE WILKINS; plus 2 other professional bouts along with 10 amateur matches.
King of the Cage has 43 events booked for their 2009 fight season with a soft estimate of over 50 fights by years end. King of the Cage promoter Matt Flynn's promotion Xtreme Cagefighting Championship continues to be the exclusive feeder league for King of the Cage. Fox Sports Net will be airing XCC on Dec. 14th. XCC has proven to be another asset to identify even more up and coming superstars for KOTC events.
As the brainchild of Terry Trebilcock, King of the Cage first started promoting events almost ten years ago, when mixed martial arts, then known as No Holds Barred (NHB FIGHTING), was on the verge of extinction.
In the following years, Trebilcock would dodge bullets but steadily cultivate the promotion into what is now known as one of the largest MMA institutions in the world.
Today, King of the Cage is available on PPV / In Demand to over 50 million homes in more than 25 countries. KOTC is also viewed on Fox Sports Net, which broadcasts to over 200 million homes. King of the Cage is being aired no less than 178 days per calendar year. Through years of blood, sweat and tears, King of the Cage has proven to be an integral part in the evolution of Mixed Martial Arts. No other production has promoted more fights than King of the Cage.
KOTC has and continues to promote hundreds of shows throughout the world, including 17 of the United States and far-reaching countries such as: England, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, and Australia. For
King of the Cage has been a career starter and builder for countless stars as: Forrest Griffin, Quinton Rampage Jackson, Rashad Evans, Krazy Horse, Keith Berry, Mac Danzig, Paul Buentello, Urijah Faber, Joe Stevenson, Diego Sanchez, Thiago Alves, as well as legends like Don Frye, Shonie Carter, Dan Severn, and Vernon "Tiger" White.
Sustainability is the key factor in any production, King of the Cage continues to operate because of a multitude of key factors with one of the most important being its allegiance to the fighters and the fans.
King of the Cage is a mixture of several different martial arts, which pits one person's martial arts style versus another. It is a full contact sport, which has slowly but surely made its way to the mainstream public and most importantly into our living rooms everyday.
King of the Cage is the founding father of not only a Sport, but a Lifestyle!
Chevrolet Centre media contact …
Bridget Wolsonovich (bwolsonovich@chevroletcentre.com, 330-740-1867)
Promoters and Fighters are available for interviews; please send me your requests.
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