Carlos Newton vs Nabil Khatib in Gatineau/Ottawa

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CARLOS NEWTON RETURNS TO CANADA TO HEADLINE
W1: INCEPTION VERSUS NABIL KHATIB


(GATINEAU, QUEBEC) -- Warrior-1 MMA in co-operation Premier Entertainment are
pleased to announce their debut event on March 28th, 2009 at the Robert Guertin
Arena in Gatineau, Quebec. The event “W1: INCEPTION” will mark the unveiling of
Canada’s newest MMA promotion and is expected to make a huge splash on the Canadian
scene.

In a fight, thirteen years in the making, CARLOS ‘THE RONIN’ NEWTON will be
headlining the event in his first fight on Canadian soil since 1996. Newton made his
MMA debut on April 26th, 1996 in Montreal and his career has taken him to every
corner of the globe, but has never made a return to Canada. The first ever Canadian
UFC Champion and former number one ranked fighter in the world, Newton has faced
almost every superstar of his era including Kazushi Sakuraba, Pat Miletich, Matt
Hughes, Jose Landi-Jons, Anderson Silva, Renzo Gracie and Matt Lindland. Now Newton
is looking to make his mark against the new breed of MMA talent that has hit the
scene in the last few years.

"I have been away from MMA for some time now and I couldn't be more excited to be
back. It only seems right to make my return in my home country and with a great
organization like Warrior One,” said Newton regarding his MMA return.

Standing in Newton’s way, is one of Canada’s top welterweights, Ottawa’s own NABIL
‘THE THRILL’ KHATIB. Khatib has a win over UFC veteran Gideon Ray and has faced some
of the world’s most talented athletes. The veteran Khatib has seen everything there
is in the martial arts world and is expecting to spoil Newton’s Canadian homecoming.
An extremely popular fighter in the Gatineau/Ottawa area, Khatib is expected to have
a lot of his fans cheering him on against the popular Newton.

The Co-Main Event will see two of Canada’s top rising lightweight stars. MARK
‘BOOTS’ HOLST from Ottawa will take his undefeated record against the experienced,
but still young MARTIN ‘THE HAMMER’ GRANDMONT from Drummondville. Considered two of
the top strikers in Canada, this fight has fireworks written all over it. This fight
has been discussed for a long time and both fighters are excited to finally see who
is the most talented warrior.



“W1 – INCEPTION”
March 28th, 2009 | ROBERT GUERTIN ARENA | GATINEAU, QUEBEC

W1 WELTERWEIGHT MAIN EVENT

CARLOS ‘THE RONIN’ NEWTON
NEWMARKET, ONTARIO
WARRIOR MMA

Vs.

NABIL ‘THE THRILL’ KHATIB
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
TEAM BUSHIDO

W1 LIGHTWEIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT

MARTIN ‘THE HAMMER’ GRANDMONT
DRUMMONDVILLE, QUEBEC
TEAM BERGERON

Vs.

MARK ‘BOOTS’ HOLST
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
OAMA / RENZO GRACIE

(Additional bouts to be announced)