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JUST ANNOUNCED! See the WEIGH-INS for free
at DAVE & BUSTERS in Westminster, Thursday@ 7pm
World championship mixed martial arts (MMA) federation Strikeforce is set to make its highly-anticipated
debut in Colorado with a pack of Denver-area superstars...
...including
world champion knockout artist Duane “Bang” Ludwig (16-8) and “Karate
Hottie” Michelle Waterson, at Broomfield Event Center on Friday.
Also
in action on the 10 bout cage fight card will be two-time UFC
championship challenger and former Pride Fighting Championship
superstar Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg (17-6), who will square off with
Hawaiian submission wizard, Falaniko “Niko” Vitale (26-8), in a
middleweight (185 lb. limit) contest.
Ludwig will attempt to
avenge the brutal, 52 second knockout that he suffered at the hands of
Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” season three contestant, Sam “The
Squeeze” Morgan (19-11), at the same arena on April 9, 2005.
The
stunning 22-year-old Waterson, best known as a competitor on Oxygen
reality series, “Fight Girls,” will take on Tyra Parker.
Other
locals in action include Donnie Liles (11-5), who will battle The
Ultimate Fighter” season four veteran, “The Secret Weapon” Pete Spratt
(18-14), in a welterweight (170 lb. limit) showdown; and undefeated
ToughMan contest competitor, Andre “The Silencer” Walker (2-3), who
will meet two-time New York State Metropolitan Boxing Champion and
fellow light heavyweight (205 lb. limit), Carlos Zevallos (0-0).
LA
Boxing head trainer, Luke “Lil’ Hulk” Caudillo (15-11), will go toe to
toe with undefeated striking sensation, Billy Evangelista (7-0), in a
lightweight (155 lb. limit) showdown.
“The NY Badass” Phil
Baroni (13-10) will return to the cage to face “King” James Martinez
(4-9), a veteran of Versus network’s “The Contender Muay Thai” reality
show.
Tickets for Strikeforce “Payback,” priced from $30, are on sale at Ticketmaster (303-830-TIXS) and Ticketmaster.com
Broomfield
Event Center doors will open for Strikeforce “Payback” at 5:30 PM MST
and the preliminary card will begin at 6:30 PM MST. The main card will
commence at 8 PM MST.
STRIKEFORCE PAYBACK
Broomfield Event Center, Broomfield, CO
Friday, October 3, 2008 – 8:00PM (Prelims at 6:30PM)
Main Event – 165 lbs. - Duane “Bang” Ludwig (16-8) vs. Sam “The Squeeze” Morgan (19-11)
185 lbs. - Frank “Twinkle Toes” Trigg (17-6) vs. Falaniko Vitale (26-8)
175 lbs. - Phil “The New York Bad Ass” Baroni (12-10) vs. James Martinez (4-9)
170 lbs. - Pete “The Secret Weapon” Spratt (18-14) vs. Donnie Liles (11-5)
155 lbs. - Luke Caudillo (18-14) vs. Billy Evangelista (7-0)
205 lbs. - Andrew Walker (0-0) vs. Carlos Zevallos (0-0)
112 lbs. - Michelle “Karate Hottie” Watterson (3-2) vs. Tyra Parker (0-1)
145 lbs. - Tyler Toney (0-0) vs. Ricky Johnson (0-1)
AMATEUR UNDERCARD BOUTS
170 lbs. - Lumumba Sawyers vs. Drew Dober
155 lbs. - Jordan Goodwin vs. Alan Gomez
155 lbs. - Jeremy Malaterre vs. Joel Mickells
125 lbs. – Aaron Trujillo vs. Haven Torres
Fight card and order of bouts subject to change
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