MMA and Boxing Coming to Orange County, California

[NWOWolfpack]

January 14, 2008

Irvine Named

"Fight Capitol of California"

2008 Mixed Martial Arts "Fist Series" and

2008 Battle In The Ballroom Boxing Dates Announced


Newport Beach, CA: Following up on 23 years of Battle In The Ballroom
boxing success at the Irvine Marriott, fight promoter Roy Englebrecht
has announced a new mixed martial arts series at his Orange County
venue, with the kickoff event called WinterFist 2008 set for Wednesday,
February 20th. After selling out his first two Irvine Marriott MMA
shows in 2007, Englebrecht has realized that a mixed martial arts market
exists in Southern California and especially Orange County, and has
decided to offer America's first ever regularly scheduled Mixed Martial
Arts shows, the "Fist Series".

"With the addition of these four new 2008 MMA pro shows added to the six
2008 Battle In The Ballroom pro boxing shows, all in the 1,412 seat
Grand Ballroom at the Irvine Marriott, I am thrilled to name Irvine as
the "Fight Capitol of California," stated Englebrecht. "No other city in
California will host this many shows in one year, and the credit has to
go to the thousands of fight fans who have supported all the shows over
the past 23 years. Plus, this is America's only pro boxing and pro mma
series under one promotion company and at one venue"

"I have decided to take the business template that we shaped for the
Battle In The Ballroom boxing shows, and transfer it to the sport of
mixed martial arts and create another fight series," said Englebrecht.
"We will launch the "Fist Series" with our February 20th WinterFist 2008
show, and then move to Sunday afternoons for SpringFist 2008 on Sunday,
April 13th, SummerFist 2008 on Sunday, July 6th, and OctoberFist 2008 on
Sunday, November 9th. "We asked many MMA fans at our two Marriott shows
what day they feel would be a good day to hold shows, and Sunday kept on
coming up," continued Englebrecht, "so Sunday's it will be. I also have
no doubt that this new Fist Series will become the same huge success
that the Battle In The Ballroom boxing shows currently are."

For the first time ever in the short history of Mixed Martial Arts, a
promotion has announced four dates over the course of a year, at the
same venue, and will offer Season Seats for the series. "Again MMA fans
asked if they could buy a season seat for all shows and be guaranteed a
good seat each night, so we are happy to offer "Fist Series" Season
Seats and fans will even be able to save some money as a season seat
holder," said Englebrecht.

Englebrecht also announced that his Battle In The Ballroom pro boxing
shows will have some new wrinkles in 2008, and that opening night is
Thursday, February 21st. Even though he is riding a streak of 18
straight sellouts dating back to February of 2005, Englebrecht will not
raise ticket prices in 2008. He also announced that the Main Event on
two of the 2008 shows will be Title Fights, with a championship belt on
the line!

For the Fist Series Englebrecht will feature the first ever Fight Of The
Night Award, a trophy that will be given, not just to the winner of the
fight, but to both fighters in the bout that the fans feel is the Fight
Of The Night.

"I'll let Golden Boy, Top Rank and the UFC continue to fills arenas and
I'll fill Ballrooms," stated Englebrecht. "While Golden Boy, Top Rank
and the UFC showcase current Boxing and MMA stars, we'll debut the
boxing and mma stars of tomorrow, and we'll do it with the lowest ticket
prices anywhere. We'll continue to create an upscale and exciting
experience for our fans, in the 1,412 seat Grand Ballroom, continuing to
elevate the WOW factor of the fight business."

"With 36 current or former world champion boxers who have fought on a
Battle In The Ballroom show over the past 23 years, I expect that we
will now see the Fist Series become the first true minor leagues for
Mixed Martial Arts fighters, giving them every opportunity to be
successful, as we have for boxers, and help them move to the next
level," Englebrecht concluded.

So if anyone wants to attend a fight show in Orange County, either
boxing or mixed martial arts, it pretty much will be at the Irvine
Marriott and it will be a Roy Englebrecht show....because Irvine is now
the Fight Capitol of California!

Tickets for all show go on sale Monday, January 14th at
http://www.battleintheballroom.com