Fresh from Zuffa’s Josh Hedges, here is the final card and press release for the upcoming UFC 38: Brawl at the Hall in London, England on July 13th.ÿ Read More to read the release.
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Contact: Josh Hedges, 702-221-4791, Ultimate Fighting Championship
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U.K.’S REMEDIOS, ZIKIC COMPLETE FIGHT CARD FOR
UFC: BRAWL AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL, JULY 13, IN LONDON
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4 British Fighters Now On 8-Fight Card For UFC’s First European Show
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ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ LAS VEGAS, June 26, 2002… Leigh Remedios, the United Kingdom’s top lightweight Mixed Martial Arts fighter, and James Zikic, a light heavyweight contender from Watford in London, will add a decidedly British flavor to the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Brawl At Royal Albert Hall eight-fight card at 7 p.m. BST, Saturday, July 13, at Royal Albert Hall in London.
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Remedios (11-2-1 in MMA) of Ashford, Kent, England, will meet Genki Sudo (3-1-1) of Tokyo, Japan, who is one of his country’s top lightweight fighters.ÿ Zikic (16-2-0) will fight undefeated Phillip Miller (13-0-0) of Hesperia, Calif.ÿ Zikic, a stand-up specialist previously trained with UFC legend Frank Shamrock in Northern California.ÿ Miller just won an eight-man World Vale Tudo tournament in Runaway Bay, Jamaica..
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ UFC veterans complete the London card with top welterweight contender Gil Castillo (17-1-0) of Concord, Calif., taking on Tony DeSouza (5-1-0) of Lima, Peru, and light heavyweight Evan Tanner (7-1-0) of Gresham, Ore., meeting Vladimir Matyshenko (11-2-0) of Los Angeles, Calif.
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ Undefeated British middleweight Mark Weir of Gloucester, England, will put his 16-0-0 record on the line when he meets Eugene “The Wolf” Jackson (11-4-0) of East Palo Alto, Calif.ÿ A heavyweight showdown will be between undefeated Frank Mir
(4-0-0) of Las Vegas, Nev., and top-ranked British heavyweight Ian Freeman (12-5-0) of Sunderland, England.ÿ Light heavyweight Elvis Sinosic (4-5-1) of Syndney, Australia, will meet Renato “Babalu” Sobral de Cunha (9-1-0) of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in another feature match.
The main event will be the long-awaited re-match for the UFC welterweight championship. ÿChampion Matt Hughes (26-3-0) of Hillsboro, Ill., will defend his belt against former champion Carlos Newton (10-5-0) of Newmarket, Ontario, Canada.ÿ Hughes captured the welterweight crown Nov. 2, 2001, at UFC 34: High Voltage at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas with a controversial knockout of Newton.ÿ Hughes picked him up as he was attempting a triangle choke and slammed him to the mat.ÿ The force knocked out Newton just as Hughes went unconscious from the choke.ÿ Referee John McCarthy separated the fighters and awarded the victory to Hughes.ÿ Many thought Newton won.
Hughes defended his title March 22 at UFC 36: Worlds Collide at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with a fourth round technical knockout of legendary Japanese fighter Hyato Sakurai.ÿ Newton last fought on February 24 in Japan where he defeated highly ranked Brazilian striker Jose “Pele” Landi-Jones by arm bar submission.
ÿTickets for Brawl At Royal Albert Hall, 100 pounds sterling, 75 pounds sterling and 50 pounds sterling, are now on sale at the Royal Albert Hall box office in London, at all Ticket Master outlets in the United Kingdom, by calling Ticket Master at 011-44-020-7316-4709, or on the internet at www.ticketmaster.com.
