Mayor of Ft. Lauderdale to Hold News Conference about MMA

Jan. 7, 2011 - PRLog -- Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler to host Press Conference about MMA on January 10 at War Memorial Auditorium

WHAT:  City of Fort Lauderdale Mayor John P. “Jack” Seiler will hold a press conference with the CEO of Fight Time Promotions & 1976 Olympic Boxing Gold Medalist Howard Davis Jr.

Mayor Seiler will announce a five-show deal featuring Mixed Martial Arts Professional fights at the city-owned War Memorial Auditorium.   The exclusive deal for 2011 was sealed with Fight Time Promotions, LLC and it will place the City of Fort Lauderdale in the forefront when it comes to MMA.   The first show for 2011 is slated for Feb. 18:  Fight Time 3 – “It’s War!”

Current and former UFC, Bellator and StrikeForce champions will be on hand to show their support.  Fighters from different South Florida camps from the upcoming Fight Time 3 will also be on hand to talk about the biggest professional Mixed Martial Arts showdown to hit South Florida in some time!

WHEN:  Monday, January 10, 2011

TIME: 11 am

WHERE:  War Memorial Auditorium, 800 NE 8 Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304

RSVP:  Please RSVP by responding to: fight@fighttimepromotions.com

COMPLETE FIGHT TIME PROMOTIONS 2011 SCHEDULE: Feb. 18, April 1, June 17, Aug. 19 and Oct. 7.  All Fight Time Promotions’ shows from the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale, FL will be seen in front of millions of TV households on Sun Sports.

INTERVIEWS: One-on-One interviews are available upon request

MEDIA CONTACT: Karla Guadamuz-Davis 786-543-1177

PRESS CONFERENCE IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC


About Fight Time Promotions:

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 &ThiagoAlves.   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, FL.  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.  www.fighttimepromotions.com

About MMA:

MMA combines the art of several distinct types of martial arts for fighters to utilize. In one fight you can have the power to see fighters utilizing wrestling, judo, Muay Thai kickboxing, and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. The MMA combatants will struggle it out using techniques from these distinct forms of fighting inside of 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. Mixed Martial Arts (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 in US in 1993, when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fighter Royce Gracie handily won the first Ultimate Fighting Championship tournament, 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 the December 2006 rematch between then UFC light heavyweight champion Chuck Liddell and former champion Tito Ortiz, rivaling the PPV sales of some of the biggest boxing events of all time.

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Fight Time Promotions is owned and operated by 1976 Boxing Olympic Gold Medalist Howard Davis Jr. The company promotes professional MMA shows in South Florida out of the historic War Memorial Auditorium in Ft. Lauderdale.