United Fight Alliance to Air Historic Unified Combat League MMA Event
Feb 21, 2014 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Tampa, FL In 2013, Unified Combat League (UCL)
became the first fight promotion to successfully obtain approval to
host professional MMA events in Kamloops, BC. In early 2014, UCL
released details on ‘UCL 20 Ascension’, the very first MMA event to
ever be held in the city. Today UCL is proud to announce that they
have inked a television broadcast deal to air ‘UCL 20 Ascension’ on
United Fight Alliance (UFA).
‘UCL 20 Ascension’ will take place on February 22, 2014 at the Tournament Capitol Centre in Kamloops, BC and is expected to sell out. Through the newly inked television broadcast deal, the highly anticipated event will reach millions of homes in the United States. Emmy award winning host and MMA personality Jordan “Jay” Adams will join A.K.A. fighter Zack Lari cage side to call the action for the broadcast. Air dates and times will be announced shortly after the event.
“I’m very excited about the upcoming ‘UCL 20 Ascension’ event,”
stated Jay Adams, CEO of United Fight Alliance. “This is the first
time the City of Kamloops has ever granted a fight promotion
approval to host MMA events in their city. UCL President Jesse
Eller has been doing this a long time and knows how to promote
premium, action-packed fight events with high production quality.
I'm stoked and look forward to calling the action along-side Zack
Lari for the UFA broadcast. This is definitely a card not to
miss!"
UFA is a one hour MMA and Entertainment program that broadcasts to over 100 million homes and sports establishments, airing nationally on DIRECTV, Dish Network, Punch TV and ATT U-Verse and locally on ROOT SPORTS, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, SportsNet New York and Tuff TV.
‘UCL 20 Ascension’ will feature two professional bouts and seven high level amateur bouts. The pro card is set up ‘battle of the border’ style, pitting BC fighters against American challengers. See the full line-up below.
*Full ‘UCL 20 Ascension’ Fight Card:
Main Card:
Sabah Fadai vs. Andrew Bard
Jamie Siraj vs. Jordan Mackin
Undercard:
Mikel Dupont vs. Michael Heppner
Derek Apps vs. Herb Moon
Walter Barrios vs. Patrick Ward
Laine Keyes vs. Devon Brown
Mathew Blaire vs. Delton Mosley
Jaxson Stead vs. Bryan Janzen
Mitch Burke vs. Kenny Pope
*Card Subject to Change
Join UCL on February 22, 2014 at the Tournament Capitol Centre in Kamloops, BC for a night of non-stop MMA action! Tickets for ‘UCL 20 Ascension’ are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets for this historic event at the Tournament Capital Center box office or online at www.unifiedcombatleague.com. General admission tickets are $40, premium floor seats are $70 and premium cage side seats are $100. Cage side tickets are sold out! Attend UCL 20 for a chance to win FREE tickets to 300 Rise of an Empire.
For more information, please visit www.unifiedcombatleague.com or follow UCL on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UnifiedCombatLeague.
About United Fight Alliance UFA is a one-hour MMA program that brings you the best MMA from around the world. Watch as some of the biggest names in MMA fight toe to toe in the cage and you’ll see exclusive footage, interviews and fighter profiles. United Fight Alliance features top ranked fighters, women’s fights, intense action and more. UFA and its network of shows including Brawl Call, a thirty minute MMA magazine style, behind the scenes show, are now broadcast to over 100 million homes, airing on ROOT SPORTS, SportsNet New York, TUFF TV, Punch TV, and Comcast Sports Net - Chicago and nationally on DIRECTV, Dish Network and ATT U-Verse. UFA airs internationally on HBO Plus. You can also find UFA at your favorite sports bars throughout the nation. Check your local listings for ROOT SPORTS, Comcast Sports Net – Chicago and TUFF TV. Tune in on DIRECTV to channel 658, 683 or 687, on Dish Network to channel 414, 426 or 428 and on ATT U-Verse to channel 1730, 1760 or 1764. For more information on UFA or Brawl Call, contact [email protected] or go to www.UnitedFightAlliance.com or www.BrawlCall.com.
About Unified Combat League (UCL) Unified Combat League (UCL) is a fast-rising Northwest based MMA promotion that hosts high quality MMA events in both the U.S. and Canada. UCL delivers a multifaceted approach to the sport of MMA by offering distinct national platforms for elite amateur and pro fighters in both the U.S and Canada. UCL's amateur shows act as a springboard for the best amateur MMA talent in North America, giving them an arena to showcase their skills and opportunities to build solid fight records. UCL's high-profile Pro-Am events showcase the best-of-the best from both levels. UCL also has plans to launch a tournament style UCL MMA division in the summer of 2014 that will be a huge motivator for elite fighters in multiple regions. Stay tuned for more information! To learn more visit www.unifiedcombatleague.com.
‘UCL 20 Ascension’ will take place on February 22, 2014 at the Tournament Capitol Centre in Kamloops, BC and is expected to sell out. Through the newly inked television broadcast deal, the highly anticipated event will reach millions of homes in the United States. Emmy award winning host and MMA personality Jordan “Jay” Adams will join A.K.A. fighter Zack Lari cage side to call the action for the broadcast. Air dates and times will be announced shortly after the event.
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UFA is a one hour MMA and Entertainment program that broadcasts to over 100 million homes and sports establishments, airing nationally on DIRECTV, Dish Network, Punch TV and ATT U-Verse and locally on ROOT SPORTS, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, SportsNet New York and Tuff TV.
According to UCL President Jesse Eller, “Words cannot express how
excited we are about the signing with United Fight Alliance to
broadcast our Kamloops show. We want to share this exciting UCL
event with fans everywhere and give the elite fighters that fight
under our banner the national television exposure that they
deserve. Our broadcast deal with UFA allows us to do just that!”
Eller Stated.
‘UCL 20 Ascension’ will feature two professional bouts and seven high level amateur bouts. The pro card is set up ‘battle of the border’ style, pitting BC fighters against American challengers. See the full line-up below.
*Full ‘UCL 20 Ascension’ Fight Card:
Main Card:
Sabah Fadai vs. Andrew Bard
Jamie Siraj vs. Jordan Mackin
Undercard:
Mikel Dupont vs. Michael Heppner
Derek Apps vs. Herb Moon
Walter Barrios vs. Patrick Ward
Laine Keyes vs. Devon Brown
Mathew Blaire vs. Delton Mosley
Jaxson Stead vs. Bryan Janzen
Mitch Burke vs. Kenny Pope
*Card Subject to Change
Join UCL on February 22, 2014 at the Tournament Capitol Centre in Kamloops, BC for a night of non-stop MMA action! Tickets for ‘UCL 20 Ascension’ are on sale now! Fans can purchase tickets for this historic event at the Tournament Capital Center box office or online at www.unifiedcombatleague.com. General admission tickets are $40, premium floor seats are $70 and premium cage side seats are $100. Cage side tickets are sold out! Attend UCL 20 for a chance to win FREE tickets to 300 Rise of an Empire.
For more information, please visit www.unifiedcombatleague.com or follow UCL on Facebook at www.facebook.com/UnifiedCombatLeague.
About United Fight Alliance UFA is a one-hour MMA program that brings you the best MMA from around the world. Watch as some of the biggest names in MMA fight toe to toe in the cage and you’ll see exclusive footage, interviews and fighter profiles. United Fight Alliance features top ranked fighters, women’s fights, intense action and more. UFA and its network of shows including Brawl Call, a thirty minute MMA magazine style, behind the scenes show, are now broadcast to over 100 million homes, airing on ROOT SPORTS, SportsNet New York, TUFF TV, Punch TV, and Comcast Sports Net - Chicago and nationally on DIRECTV, Dish Network and ATT U-Verse. UFA airs internationally on HBO Plus. You can also find UFA at your favorite sports bars throughout the nation. Check your local listings for ROOT SPORTS, Comcast Sports Net – Chicago and TUFF TV. Tune in on DIRECTV to channel 658, 683 or 687, on Dish Network to channel 414, 426 or 428 and on ATT U-Verse to channel 1730, 1760 or 1764. For more information on UFA or Brawl Call, contact [email protected] or go to www.UnitedFightAlliance.com or www.BrawlCall.com.
About Unified Combat League (UCL) Unified Combat League (UCL) is a fast-rising Northwest based MMA promotion that hosts high quality MMA events in both the U.S. and Canada. UCL delivers a multifaceted approach to the sport of MMA by offering distinct national platforms for elite amateur and pro fighters in both the U.S and Canada. UCL's amateur shows act as a springboard for the best amateur MMA talent in North America, giving them an arena to showcase their skills and opportunities to build solid fight records. UCL's high-profile Pro-Am events showcase the best-of-the best from both levels. UCL also has plans to launch a tournament style UCL MMA division in the summer of 2014 that will be a huge motivator for elite fighters in multiple regions. Stay tuned for more information! To learn more visit www.unifiedcombatleague.com.
