KING OF THE CAGE ANNOUNCES FIGHT CARD FOR UPCOMING
WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS IN LAS VEGAS
King of the Cage is proud to announce the fighters and matchups of who will compete in Las Vegas for the World Amateur Championships at Palms Casino Resort on Saturday, October 19. The top five (5) fighters of the evening will receive professional fighting contracts totaling $250,000. The World Amateur Championships is a first of its kind event with fighters from all over the world competing for their chance to become a professional MMA fighter for King of the Cage .The event is sponsored by Lucas Oil and will be broadcast live on MAV TV.
To kick off the events, King of the Cage will host a press conference at Palms Casino Resort on Friday, October 18 at 1 p.m. inside The Lounge to introduce a number of featured fighters, announce the final fight card and discuss plans for the future of World Amateur Championships through 2014 and beyond. Media credentialing for the World Amateur Championships events on October 19 will begin at the press conference.
The LIVE broadcast will begin @ 6 p.m. PST. Viewer online voting, which will help determine the champions along with professional judges, will commence immediately following the first fight and continue until the last fight. The five winners will be announced immediately following the last fight.
The event will be broadcast live on MAV TV, Direct TV and Dish Network. Check with your local provider for the cable channel in your area.
KING OF THE CAGE “WORLD AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIPS”
OCTOBER 19, 2013 PALMS CASINO RESORT
DAVID HERNANDEZ (CA) 145 LBS TBA
TBA 155 LBS RYAN DELA CRUZ (HI)
SAM HESS (AZ) 135 LBS JAY BOLOS (HI)
JJ TORRES (NV) 170 LBS ANTHONY MINJARES (CA)
DANIELLE TAYLOR (CA) 115 LBS SAMANTHA HESTER (CA)
FRANK SCHUMAN (WI) 170 LBS JULIO CASILLAS (MN)
SAAD UL-HASSAN (CA) 155 LBS AARON WILLIAMS (CA)
MICAH ABREU (HI) 155 LBS LEOBARDO AGUIRRE (CA)
TOLU AGUNBIADE (TX) 155 LBS JUSTIN SANDER (CANADA)
CHRISTOPHER PADILLA (CA) 155 LBS ENRIQUE GUERRA (MN)
CHASE WHITE (MI) 170 LBS DANIEL CUISON (NV)
JON LOFTIN (CA) 185 LBS THOMAS JACOBS (WA)
DEVON SMITH (CANADA) 205 LBS TBA
ALEX ROCKSTROM (WA) 135 LBS MARK COATES (ID)
JIMMY JORDAN (MO) 145 LBS QUINTON COOPERIDER (OH)
MATTHEW MCCRAY (NV) 265 LBS ANTHONY MCDONALD (OR)
JASON POWELL (MO) 145 LBS SHANE O’REGAN (AZ)
JUSTIN ROBINSON (TX) 265 LBS LOUIS HARVEY (AZ)
LONNIE MORRISON (HI) 135 LBS JOSH CARTER (TN)
BRENT JAMES (NM) 135 LBS CRISTOBAL DAVILA (NM)
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