Ft. Lauderdale, FL to Make MMA History

March 10, 2011 - PRLog -- FT. LAUDERDALE TO PLAY HOST TO THE FIRST EVER ISKA MMA WORLD TITLE CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT IN FLORIDA!

What:  Press Conference to announce the first ever MMA World Championship ISKA Title in Florida.   All eyes will be on South Florida and Howard Davis Jr.’s Fight Time Promotions during a major announcement with ISKA officials and two of the world’s top Heavyweight MMA fighters.

Tony “Kryptonite” Lopez will take on Jeff “The Snowman” Monson in what promises to be one of the most exciting MMA Pro Heavyweight fights of 2011.   This will be the first MMA World Title at the War Memorial Auditorium, first independently sanctioned MMA Heavyweight Title in Florida and the first ISKA World Title in Florida.

When: Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

Time: 10am

Location: War Memorial Auditorium in Ft. Lauderdale, FL 800 NE 8 St.

Who: ISKA officials, Howard Davis Jr. – CEO – Fight Time Promotions, Tony “Kryptonite” Lopez  & Jeff “The Snowman” Monson.  

The big showdown will take place on Friday, April 1st during Fight Time Promotions – Fight Time 4 – MMA Heavyweight Explosion.  Both fighters will be on hand this coming Wednesday to talk about this big fight and about making history in the Sunshine State.  
Media: Tony “Kryptonite” Lopez will be in town for the day only as is available for one-on-one interviews following the press conference.

Also on the show:  Former Pro Boxer “The Alpha Dog” Bruce Bellocchi & Brazilian Vitor Miranda.  Other fighters for the night include: Light Heavyweight Derrick Mehmen, who has an impressive MMA pro record of 10-3 plus, Mike Bruno, Marcio Armeli, Rafael “The Law” Dias & Hansel “The Machine” Calderon.

It will be a night of 10 live pro MMA fights and Fight Time Promotions is the only promoter in South Florida with shows every other month!

Jeff “The Snowman” Monson was featured during Fight Time 1 and 2 and now he’s back for Fight Time 4 as the Main Event in the MMA Heavyweight Explosion.  

Fight Time 4 will be televised via Sun Sports as well as on line through www.gofightlive.tv
VIP Table Hotline: 786-543-1177.  On-Line tickets: www.fighttimepromotions.com

In Person: Any Ticketmaster outlet or The War Memorial Ticket Box Office open from Mon. – Fri. 10am – 4:30pm.  War Memorial Auditorium in Ft. Lauderdale, FL 800 NE 8 St.

About Jeff “The Snowman” Monson:  

Monson is a 2 time winner of the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship, and a NOGI Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion. He is currently affiliated with American Top Team which is based in Coconut Creek, Florida.   Monson is considered to be one of the world's top submission grapplers. He is a multiple event winner at NAGA, Grapplers Quest and FILA, among other submission tournaments.
Monson is known for his anarchist views and affiliations.    Monson has a Bachelor's degree and a Master's Degree in psychology. For a few years he worked as a mental health professional, both in a crisis evaluation role as well as a child/family counselor. He has had such major success in Abu Dhabi and other MMA shows that he left the mental health profession to devote himself full time to mixed martial arts.

About Tony “Kryptonite” Lopez:  

Lopez, who resides in California, was formerly the Light Heavyweight (186-205 lbs) and Heavyweight (265 lb maximum) King of the Cage Champion (holding both at the same time for a while). Lopez has also participated in MTV's series Bully Beatdown.
Lopez came to attention in the MMA world by amassing a 16 fight win streak that lasted over two years.
On February 12, 2010, Lopez defended his King of the Cage Heavyweight Championship with a first round submission victory over Tyler East.  This bout was a part of King of the Cage's debut on HDNet. Lopez subsequently lost his Heavyweight title to Tony Johnson on the next HDNet show, ending his 16-fight win streak.

About ISKA:

Since 1986 the International Sport Karate Association has set an unprecedented standard for professionalism and integrity while servings as the worlds’ most well recognized governing and regulatory body for combat sports and competitive martial arts.   Operating on six continents, ISKA maintains a continued commitment to training & certifying officials, updating rules and regulations, and improving safety policies and procedures while recognizing both worthy champions and world rated contenders in more than twenty different types of combative sports and martial arts competition.

Since the beginning of its growth in popularity, ISKA’s leadership in the regulation of mixed martial arts has been met with tremendous enthusiasm.  ISKA sanctioned and regulated more than 200 MMA events last year and expects to double that this year.

ISKA President, Cory Schafer additionally serves as the chief official for K-1 USA, and as Commissioner for Chuck Norris’ World Combat League.

The height that the ISKA has attained continues to reflect its basic commitment to credibility and uncompromising integrity.  Each sanctioned event is supervised by a highly experienced ISKA representative, who attends to each and every regulatory issue regarding the event.  The sports’ future will rely on that commitment in cooperation with the worlds many talented martial arts / combative sports athletes and the exciting foundation of dedicated fans that circle the globe!

About Mixed Martial Arts (MMA):

Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that enables participants to use multiple types of martial arts in competitive matches.  In one match, you can witness fighters utilizing wrestling, judo, Muay Thai kickboxing, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. The MMA combatants compete using techniques from these distinct forms of fighting inside an eight-sided cage. The only way to win is to knock out the opponent, force them to tap out employing a submission, or to succeed by the decision of the judges.  MMA competitions were introduced in the United States with the first Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 1993.  The sport gained international exposure and widespread publicity when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Royce Gracie handily won the first Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament by subduing three challengers in a total of just five minutes, sparking a revolution in the martial arts.  The sport reached a new peak of popularity in North America in December 2006 for the rematch between then UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and former champion Tito Ortiz.  The match rivaled the Pay-Per-View sales of some of the biggest boxing events of all time.

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Fight Time Promotions was founded by Howard Davis Jr. – 1976 Boxing Olympic Gold Medalist & Most Outstanding Fighter of the ’76 Olympic Games. Davis Jr. is considered to be one of the best Amateur Boxers in US history and is a retired professional prize fighter. In 2003, Davis decided to train MMA fighters as stand-up Coach and has worked with some of the best including: Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell, Mike Brown, Jeff “The Snowman” Monson & Thiago Alves. Davis Jr. has also served as the Boxing Director in one of the top MMA facilities in the world: American Top Team in Coconut Creek. Because of his love for the sport and desire to take fighters to the next level, Davis Jr. decided to launch Fight Time Promotions, LLC. The company’s fight series are called: “Fight Time.” Because of Howard Davis Jr.’s leadership - Fight Time Promotions, LLC has quickly become one of the top and highly respected promotional companies in Florida.