Wide Open Cage Contender Fight Stars Saturday in Liverpool - MMA News
By Media Report on Doghouse Boxing (Nov 26, 2012)
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LIVERPOOL,
England (November 27, 2012) - The withdrawal of UFC veteran Andre
Winner due to a rib injury has left Saturday's £10,000 "Cage Contender
Fight Stars" tournament at Liverpool Olympia, featuring eight of the top
(155-pound) lightweights in Europe, wide open in terms of a legitimate
favourite.
"Cage
Contender Fight Stars" is presented as a joint venture by Ferguson
Sports Group and Liverpool-based promoter Chris Zorba, in association
with online retailer Fightshop.com.
Winner, who was tabbed the pre-tournament favorite, has been replaced by Jamie Rogers (6-4-0).
Eight fighters will battle in the creative £10,000 "Prizefighter"-like MMA tournament for one title in one night of action.
The
four winners in the quarterfinals (2 X 5 rounds) will advance to the
semi-finals (2 X 5 rounds) and the two survivors advance to the
championship final (3 X 5 round).
The official draw was held and the competition format will be as follows:
Quarterfinals
Fight 1
MARTIN STAPLETON (9-1) England
vs.
JAIMIE ROGERS (6-4-0), England
Fight 2
ARNOLD "Pitbull" QUERO (6-1-0), France
vs.
MIHAIL KAZAKU (5-2-0), Italy
Fight 3
CHRIS STRINGER (11-9-1), No. Ireland
vs.
TOMMY "Z Gonz" MAGUIRE (11-6-0), England
Fight 4
UCHE IHIEKWE (5-2-0) England
vs.
PHIL FLYNN (7-7-0),England
Semi-finals
Fight 5
Winners of Fight 1 & 2
Fight 6
Winners of Fight 3 & 4
Championship Final
Fight 7
Winners of Fight 5 & 6
(all fighters are subject to change)
Alexei
Roberts takes on Stu Davies in the Reserve Fight, in which, the winner
qualifies to compete in the tournament in case of an injury.
The
show will be broadcast for in two parts on Ch 428 Premier Sports in the
UK, on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 10 p.m.-11 p.mn, and Friday, Dec. 7 from
10 p.m-11 p.m. In addition it will be broadcast in a further 103
countries worldwide (including 54 in the French Language) as part of
Cage Contender's current global broadcast footprint
Tickets, ranging between £30.00 and £60.00, are available to purchase by calling the box office at 0151 263 6633, or going on line to www.ticketline.co.uk. For more information visit www.cagecontender.com or wwwo.olympialiverpool.com, at Facebook.com/CageContenderOfficial, or
follow on Twitter @CageContender. Corporate packages are also
available.
Doors open at 6 p.m., first fight at 6:30 p.m.
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