Wednesday, January 28th, 2009 Tickets go on sale for the first of 8 MMA Big Show Pro/Am events to take place at the Belterra Casino Resort and Hotel in Indiana. The last MMA Big Show event at the Belterra Casino took place on May 10th, 2008 where Mojo Horne dominated UFC Veteran Josh Haynes to a 3rd round unanimous decision in front of a sold out crowd, 200 over capacity before the door sales were halted.
On March 7th, "Relentless" Roger Bowling who recently signed an exclusive fight deal with the MMA Big Show and is the current 170lb Champion with an undefeated record of 4 wins and no losses will take on IFL and Bodog Veteran Seth Bacynski who has a 10-4 pro record and ranked in the top 75 fighters in the world. Billy "Mojo" Horne, also a newly signed Big Show fighter and currently 4-0 185lb Champion will tee off with UFC veteran Cale Yarbrough known from his efforts up the ladder of the Ultimate Fighter. Together these two fights will be Co-Main events of this event titled "RETRIBUTION".
This event will be filmed for airing in the new national television series to begin in the 2nd quarter of 2009 and will reach over 92 million homes nationwide. The formal announcement of the network and show times will be released soon. Two shows are in the works, one of which is a studio show shot in the MMA Big Show's Downtown Cincinnati Green Screen Studio where 13 episodes of its show were filmed and aired on the local CIN CW 12.2. The show did extremely well locally and is now being revamped for the national spotlight to work in conjunction with a new reality show now in the planning stages.
"We are hard at work with the show right now. We have an exhibit booth at NAPTE in Vegas that has been slammed non stop all week with offers from Africa, Mexico, Japan and other international networks wanting to air our previous season of the show and the new show is being revamped for the national network and it's going to be amazing!" explains Jason Appleton, owner and promoter of the MMA Big Show.
Tickets for this March 7th event are on sale now and available to ages 21+ only. VIP tickets are $55, 2nd level Balcony overlooking the cage will be $45 and General Floor Seats will be $35.
Doors will open at 6pm, first fight at 7pm. Expected to last until approx 9 or 9:30pm. The show will open with the Cincinnati-Dayton Taiko Group who will also perform during the intermission.
Pre-Fight Weigh Ins will be on March 6th in the Belterra Casino Oak Room and will be open to the public and press and will take place at 7pm sharp.
Tickets can be purchase at www.TicketWeb.comor by calling 866.468.3401
Scheduled Dates for the year of 2009 are as follows:
March 7th, 2009 - April 11, 2009 - June 20th, 2009 - July 25th, 2009 - September 12th, 2009 - October 24th, 2009 - November 28th, 2009 - January 9, 2010
The Belterra Casino is located at: 777 Belterra Drive. Belterra, IN 47020
Signed Fighters & Merchandise:
The year of 2009 is going to be a giant leap forward for the MMA Big Show who has now begun signing many of it's top fighters to exclusive contracts. Of the signed fighters include:
Roger Bowling, currently the 170lb Champion and boasts a 4-0 professional record with only one loss early in his amateur career. An Amelia, OH native, "Relentless" as he has been called is known for finishing event top ranked fighters in under 40 seconds such as 8-0 Shamar Bailey who Roger pummeled with strikes ending the fight in 36 seconds of the first round.
Billy "Mojo" Horne,
Cincinnati, OH native and the current 185lb Champion also with a 4-0 Professional record and a 17-1 Amateur Record. Mojo is devastating on his feet or the ground which was demonstrated during his 3rd round unanimous decision win over UFC Veteran Josh "Bring The Pain" Haynes where Mojo knocked Haynes out on his feet twice during the fight and dominated him on the ground for a victory.
Joe "The Hammer" Ammerman,
Amelia, OH native and former MMA Big Show 155lb Champion, Ammerman holds a 3-2 Professional record and is truly an exciting fighter to watch. Fast, furious and aggressive
Ammerman is a tornado in the cage who always draws a huge crowd.
Dave "Big Country" Hess,
a native of Milan, IN, Hess boasts a 17-2 Amateur Record record with his only losses to opponents with 50 to 100lbs on him and far out of his weight class. Dave is a ground and pound bull of power and strength not easily overcome by any heavyweight and will be making his Pro debut on March 7th.
The MMA Big Show has several other signings in the works and is always scouting for up and coming talent which will be featured regularly on billboards and television throughout the year.
Prior to the March 7th show, we will be launching a series of merchandise including fight shorts, hats, shirts, hoodies and authentic jerseys all customized after the fighters they are for. All of our exclusively signed fighters will get their own merchandise lines of which they will make a percentage of each item sold.
The MMA Big Show was founded by Jason Appleton September of 2006 where it's first event MMA Big Show: RESPECT nearly sold out the NKY Convention Center. Since then, the promotion has held events in venues ranging from 500 seats to 11,000 seats and has built a reputation for pitting local champions against UFC veterans, a model which is now being copied by other smaller promotions in the Tri-State.
The MMA Big Show is known nationally and is the largest MMA promotion in the Tri-State, some say the region. Fighters from as far as California to Canada travel to compete in MMA Big Show events due to it's reputation in the industry for promoting exciting and professional shows.
Special Guests and or Fighters of past events include Andre Arlovski, Matt Hamell, Kendall Grove, Ed Hurman, Dan Severn, Solomon Hutcherson and others.
One thing is certain; the MMA Big Show has the best fighters and the best fans, the biggest production and the best name in Pro/Am MMA. We aren't "Intimidated" by copy cat promoters trying to be us.
All of the MMA Big Show's previous fights are available on demand at mmabigshow.com
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