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Tito 'The Huntington Beach Bad Boy' Ortiz Takes on Ken 'The World's Most Dangerous Man' Shamrock on Spike TV
Live Fight to Air Tuesday, October 10 at 8:00pm From Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida
Card Also Features The Ultimate Fighter(TM) Alums Matt Hamill, Ed Herman, Kendall Grove and Seth Petruzelli
NEW YORK, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Spike TV presents the third and final installment in the UFC's most storied rivalry between bitter rivals UFC Hall-of-Famer Ken "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Shamrock and Tito "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Ortiz on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at 8:00 pm ET/PT. This special UFC event will air live from Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL.
The fight card also features the middleweight champion from Season 3 The Ultimate Fighter(TM) in action as Kendall "Da Spider" Grove climbs back into the Octagon to square off with Chris "Exorcist" Price, who will be making his UFC debut. Also in the middleweight division, Season 3 runner-up Ed "Short Fuse" Herman looks to bounce back from his loss to Grove as he takes on Jason "The Athlete" Macdonald, who is also fighting in the UFC for the first time. In light heavyweight action, Season 3's Matt Hamill clashes with Season 2's Seth Petruzelli in a classic matchup of grappler vs striker.
The Shamrock-Ortiz fight card will also be available to the handsets of Amp'd Mobile members live. This marks the second UFC fight card ever to be available wireless on Amp'd -- the first being this past April. Amp'd Mobile is the official wireless sponsor of UFC and is exclusively featuring Spike's UFC programming in the mobile space.
Main Event -- Light Heavyweight non-title fight (170-185lbs)
Tito Ortiz VS Ken Shamrock
(15-4-0) (26-11-2)
Co-Features
Middleweight Bout
Kendall "Da Spyder" Grove VS Chris "Exorcist" Price
(7-3-0) (7-0-0)
Middleweight Bout
Ed "Short Fuse" Herman VS Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald
(13-2-0) (15-7-0)
Light Heavyweight Bout
Matt Hamill VS Seth Petruzelli
(2-0-0) (7-2-0)
* Card subject to change
About The Ultimate Fighting Championship
The Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand is the world's leading professional mixed martial arts organization and offers the premier series of MMA sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., the UFC® organization produces approximately eight live pay- per-view events annually that are distributed through cable and satellite providers. In addition to its U.S. distribution, UFC fight programs are distributed throughout the world including broadcast on WOWOW, Inc. in Japan, Globosat in Brazil and Bravo in the United Kingdom. For more information, or current UFC fight news, visit ufc.com.
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Spike TV, the first network for men, is available in 90 million homes and is a division of MTV Networks. MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc.
About Hard Rock Live:
Hard Rock Live has quickly emerged as the entertainment capital of South Florida, a spectacular state-of-the-art facility attracting music, comedy and sports fans to this 5,500 seat indoor arena further expanding the ultimate entertainment experience at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.
About Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino:
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, South Florida's leading entertainment destination, featuring 48 live action poker tables and 2,100 of the most popular gaming machines on the casino floor. For the second year in a row, the American Automobile Association (AAA) bestowed its prestigious Four Diamond rating to this 500-room hotel. The property also hosts 17 restaurants, 11 clubs and lounges, a 16,000 sq. ft. grand ballroom, a full-service, European- style spa and 22 retail shops. Hard Rock Live is Seminole Hard Rock's newest addition boasting state-of-the-art acoustics showcasing the latest national music and comedic acts and boxing. Complimentary and valet parking is available. With the recent partial opening of the Lucky Street Parking garage, an additional 1,200 spaces are available. The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is located on State Road 7 (U.S. 441) exit Stirling and travel west (1 Seminole Way) in Hollywood, Florida. For more information, call (954) 327- ROCK, 1-800-937-0010 or visit us online at seminolehardrockhollywood.com. |
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