All SportFight XXVIII: Boiling Point Fighters to Step on the Scales July 9, 2010 at Grand Central Bowl: Event Open to the Public
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Who: SportFight XXVIII: Boiling Point – Weigh-in
When: Fri, Jul 9, 2010 ● 7p
Where: Grand Central Restaurant and Bowling Lounge
808 SE Morrison
Portland, Oregon 97214
503.236.2695
WHAT: All fighters who will compete in the SportFight XXVIII: Boiling Point event this Saturday, July 10 at Rose Garden will weigh in the day before, Friday, July 9 at Grand Central Restaurant and Bowling Lounge. The weigh in is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, free of charge and will start at 7p.
Fresh off his TKO win at Strikeforce Challengers in May, SportFight founder and MMA superstar Matt “The Law” Lindland has put together yet another adrenaline-pumping night of mixed martial arts action at the Theater of the Clouds on Saturday, July 10th at 7p. SportFight XXVIII: Boiling Point will offer up a stacked fight card featuring some of the most skilled and exciting athletes from both the Northwest and beyond.
This installment of SportFight will also have a distinct international flavor, featuring two top Brazilian fighters: the nephew of Hermes Franca—Lucca Franca taking on Japanese sensation Eddie Matsuura.
There will be two belts on the line at Middle Weight, Casey Manrique takes on Damian Dantibo.
For the Heavy Weight Title, Daniel Stewart of Team Quest Faces the California sensation DJ Linderman.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had this much talent on a card before,” says Lindland, President of SportFight, LLC. “We’re flying in some top international fighters, in addition to some of the best free agent fighters out there. We’re talent deep, and we’re heavyweight deep. On paper, this could be one of the better shows that we’ve had.”
1st Bout – Amateur – 155 lbs.
Shams Moussui vs. Brandan Alderman
2nd Bout – Amateur – 185 lbs.
Matt LaRocque vs. Hamza Salim
3rd Bout – Amateur – 205 lbs.
Jake Zeliff vs. Brandon Pitts
4th Bout – Amateur – 155 lbs.
Travis Cavalli vs. Jake Morris
5th Bout – Professional – 180 lbs.
Ray Armstrong vs. Jon Clift
6th Bout – Professional – 205 lbs.
Justin Gardner vs. Chris Folsom
7th Bout – Professional – 145 lbs.
Lucca Franca vs. Chaz Gurule
Co-Main Event
8th Bout – Professional – Welterweight Title
Damian Dantibo vs. Casey Manrique
Main Event
9th Bout – Professional – Heavyweight Title
DJ Linderman vs. Dan Stewart
*Subject to change
About SportFight
Founded in 2003 by Matt Lindland and Randy Couture, SportFight is the leading mixed martial arts promotion in the northwestern United States. Together with its subsidiary brands, “Proving Grounds” and “Clash at the Casino,” SportFight has produced more than 30 live MMA events in Oregon, Nevada and Colorado.
SportFight was Oregon’s first sanctioned mixed martial arts promotion and has served as a showcase for many of the sport’s emerging stars and best-known veterans, such as Sean Sherk, Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Jeff Monson, Chris Leben, Ed Herman, Gesias “JZ” Calvancanti, Paul Daley, Chael Sonnen and Dennis Hallman. Furthermore, SportFight has graduated fighters to every major MMA organization, including the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Pride FC, K-1, the International Fight League, BodogFIGHT and Elite XC.
Check out SportFight TV every Saturday at 10 pm on Comcast SportsNet. SportFight has an extensive library of event footage and highlight compilations that are available on DVD at Wal-Mart, Hollywood Video and many other retail locations. For more information, visit www.sportfight.tv.