MMA Expo Toronto Hosts NAGA Grappling Championships

MMA Expo – the Original MMA Fan Expo since 2005 ™ - is proud to announce the upcoming Toronto Expo, Dec. 3-4, 2011 features a NAGA Grappling Tournament. NAGA Toronto is expected to be the largest submission grappling event ever held in Canada.
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Sept. 25, 2011 - PRLog -- Sept. 23, 20011 | TORONTO, ON – Mixed Martial Arts Expo – the Original MMA Fan Expo since 2005 ™ - is proud to announce that the upcoming Toronto Expo taking place December 3-4, 2011 will feature a NAGA Grappling Tournament. NAGA Toronto is expected to be the largest submission grappling tournament ever held in Canada.

“Without question NAGA is the premiere event for submission grappling competitors in North America and we are extremely pleased to host this world-class tournament at our Toronto show”, stated Gerald Chopik, president of Mixed Martial Arts Expo. “This is year seven for MMA Expo and the show gets bigger each year. Interest in this tournament is already very high and we expect NAGA to draw well over 700 competitors from across Canada and the USA.”

NAGA President Kipp Kollar expressed: “NAGA is very excited to be a part of the MMA Expo and to hold our first grappling tournament in Canada.  We know the grappling and MMA scene in Canada is filled with talented and enthusiastic competitors.  Many Canadian grapplers have made the trek to the United States to compete in NAGA.  We cannot wait to bring NAGA to Toronto to give more Canadian grapplers a chance to compete in the World’s largest association of grapplers.”

NAGA Toronto will feature over 300 No-Gi and Gi grappling divisions with a division for everyone regardless of age, skill, or weight.  NAGA will be awarding championship belts to all Expert Division winners. All non-expert youth and teen division winners will be awarded samurai swords.  This will be a two-day event with all youth, teens, and adults No-Gi divisions taking place on Saturday and all  youth, teens, and adults Gi divisions taking place on Sunday.  For more information or to register for the NAGA tournament visit http://mixedmartialartsexpo.com/toronto/competitions/grap....

About Mixed Martial Arts Expo:
Since its launch in 2005, Mixed Martial Arts Expo has brought fans together with many of the top fighters and MMA champions in the sport, supported hundreds of exhibitors and martial arts instructors, and hosted thousands of competitors and attendees. In February 2011, MMA Expo was acquired by Fight Media Inc., parent company of Fight Network.

About Fight Network:  
Fight Network is Canada’s only TV channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, including fights, fighters, fight news and the fight lifestyle.  It is carried nationally on all major cable, satellite and telco systems in Canada.  Fight Network operates on multiple platforms including TV, web, mobile and, with the recent purchase of MMA Expo, events.
www.thefightnetwork.com

About NAGA:
The North American Grappling Association is the world’s largest grappling association with over 120,000 members worldwide.  In 2011 NAGA will have held over 30 grappling tournaments throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.  In 2012, NAGA has scheduled over 40 tournaments to be worldwide, and has partnered with Abu Dhabi Combat Club (ADCC) to give grapplers an even greater grappling experience.  For more information on NAGA and a schedule of upcoming events visit www.nagafighter.com.

MMA Expo Exhibitor Inquiries:
David Hamilton – Sales Coordinator, Mixed Martial Arts Expo | 416-987-0345
david@mixedmartialartsexpo.com

MMA Expo Media:
Gerald Chopik - President, Mixed Martial Arts Expo | 416-987-7839
gchopik@mixedmartialartsexpo.com

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