Impact FC MMA PPV Event
Jul 9, 2010
(PRESS RELEASE) -- The much-anticipated “Uprising” series begins
today as July 10th breaks in Australia. In just hours “The Brisbane
Entertainment Centre, in Brisbane, Australia, will be fraught with
mayhem when “The Uprising 1” takes place with an incredible fight
card featuring some of the biggest names in MMA, including Pride
and UFC veterans.
Headlining the event is former UFC heavyweight champion, Josh “The Babyfaced Assassin” Barnett (25-5-0) and Jungle Fight veteran, Geronimo “Mondragon” Dos Santos (18-9-0) who will battle it out for dominance in the cage. This mega match will be part of the exciting PPV on July 17th that will be available in approximately104 million homes, plus available worldwide (excluding US and UK) on-line. Other battles taking place on the mat in Brisbane will be former welterweight UFC fighter, Karo “The Heat” Parisyan against Ben ‘Knuckles 5 Percenter’ Mortimer who replaced Luis Dutra Jr. who sustained an injury during training, former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton taking on American, Brian Ebersole, UFC veteran, Abu Dhabi Champion, NAGA Champion, Jeff Monson matched against Brazilian fighter, Bira Lima, and DREAM middleweight champion Paulo Filho against, Keith Johnson, as well as a newly added bout between Queenslander Jai "The Tooth Fairy" Bradney and Thiago "Minu" Miller.
In addition to the Barnett/Santos match, the exciting PPV presents “The Uprising 2” live from Sydney Australia on July 17, a phenomenal stacked card tournament showcasing Ken Shamrock, Pedro Rizzo, Paul Daley, Daniel Acacio, Bob Sapp, Soa Palelei, Murilo Bustamante, Jesse Taylor, Paulo Filho and Denis Kang. Adding even more excitement are Australian fighters Murilo “Ninja” Rua, the older brother of UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Australian kickboxing legend, Peter Graham going head-to-head with the #1 ranked heavyweight MMA fighter in Australia, Jim Yorke and popular MMA star, Glover Teixeira taking on Croatian fighter, who is now based in Perth, Marko Peselj. Popular Australian surfer and MMA star, Ritchie “Vas” Vaculik is matched against Aussie fighter Luke Hume and Australian MMA rising star, Shane Nix will go up against Manuel Rodriguez from Sydney.
The landmark event, the first Australian MMA event ever to be broadcast on PPV, will be available in over 45 million homes on InDemand, on Dish Network in 22 million homes, on TVN US Cable/Telco in 12 Million homes, in Canada on Bell Express View to 9 million, on Viewers Choice in Canada in 3 million homes , on Sky in the UK in 10 million homes, on Virgin Media in the UK to over 3 Million, and on GoFightLive- Worldwide Online excluding US and UK. In rhw USA, at GoFightLive.com WORLDWIDE, at PrimeTimeLive.co.uk UK, and at MAIN EVENT.com.au AUSTRALIA.
“The Uprising,” is presented by Impact FC, Saturday, July 17th, 2010 at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT in the United States from local pay-per-view providers for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
Headlining the event is former UFC heavyweight champion, Josh “The Babyfaced Assassin” Barnett (25-5-0) and Jungle Fight veteran, Geronimo “Mondragon” Dos Santos (18-9-0) who will battle it out for dominance in the cage. This mega match will be part of the exciting PPV on July 17th that will be available in approximately104 million homes, plus available worldwide (excluding US and UK) on-line. Other battles taking place on the mat in Brisbane will be former welterweight UFC fighter, Karo “The Heat” Parisyan against Ben ‘Knuckles 5 Percenter’ Mortimer who replaced Luis Dutra Jr. who sustained an injury during training, former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton taking on American, Brian Ebersole, UFC veteran, Abu Dhabi Champion, NAGA Champion, Jeff Monson matched against Brazilian fighter, Bira Lima, and DREAM middleweight champion Paulo Filho against, Keith Johnson, as well as a newly added bout between Queenslander Jai "The Tooth Fairy" Bradney and Thiago "Minu" Miller.
In addition to the Barnett/Santos match, the exciting PPV presents “The Uprising 2” live from Sydney Australia on July 17, a phenomenal stacked card tournament showcasing Ken Shamrock, Pedro Rizzo, Paul Daley, Daniel Acacio, Bob Sapp, Soa Palelei, Murilo Bustamante, Jesse Taylor, Paulo Filho and Denis Kang. Adding even more excitement are Australian fighters Murilo “Ninja” Rua, the older brother of UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Australian kickboxing legend, Peter Graham going head-to-head with the #1 ranked heavyweight MMA fighter in Australia, Jim Yorke and popular MMA star, Glover Teixeira taking on Croatian fighter, who is now based in Perth, Marko Peselj. Popular Australian surfer and MMA star, Ritchie “Vas” Vaculik is matched against Aussie fighter Luke Hume and Australian MMA rising star, Shane Nix will go up against Manuel Rodriguez from Sydney.
The landmark event, the first Australian MMA event ever to be broadcast on PPV, will be available in over 45 million homes on InDemand, on Dish Network in 22 million homes, on TVN US Cable/Telco in 12 Million homes, in Canada on Bell Express View to 9 million, on Viewers Choice in Canada in 3 million homes , on Sky in the UK in 10 million homes, on Virgin Media in the UK to over 3 Million, and on GoFightLive- Worldwide Online excluding US and UK. In rhw USA, at GoFightLive.com WORLDWIDE, at PrimeTimeLive.co.uk UK, and at MAIN EVENT.com.au AUSTRALIA.
“The Uprising,” is presented by Impact FC, Saturday, July 17th, 2010 at 10 PM ET/7 PM PT in the United States from local pay-per-view providers for a suggested retail price of only $29.95.
