M-1 Selection 2010 – Americas Finals: Luigi Fioravanti Faces Woody Weatherby

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New York City, New York (September 6, 2010) – The M-1 Selection tournament finals take place Saturday, September 18th, 2010 at Bally’s Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey and the evening’s fights feature tournament returnees and newcomers to the M-1 ring; Fioravanti rounds out a full card as he squares off against Weatherby for positioning on the M-1 Global middleweight contender ladder.

“The American Selections tournament has uncovered great talent and the Finals is going to be an amazing night of fights,” says Evgeni Kogan, Director of Operations for M-1Global. “The undercard plays a huge role in mapping out our return to Atlantic City in December for the Challenge event. 2011 is shaping up to be a highly successful year for M-1Global.”

The Final round bouts feature rising American stars who are one victory away from being crowned the M-1 Selection champion in their respective weight classes.

Tournament Finalists and undercard matchups include:

Jose Figueroa   and George Sheppard                Lightweight Division

Tom Gallicchio  and Len Bentley                            Welterweight Division

Tyson Jeffries    and Mike Geurin                           Middleweight Division

Byron Byrd         and Daniel Vizcaya                      Light Heavyweight Division

Kenny Garner    and Pat Bennett                            Heavyweight Division

Shane Primm    and Bristol Marunde                     Middleweight Division

Josh Bacallao   and Josh Thorpe                           Lightweight Division

Aaron Meisner  and Jose Rodriguez                     Welterweight Division

Luigi Fioravanti and Woody Weatherby                Middlewight Division

The M-1 Selection 2010 – Americas Finals match-ups go down Saturday, September 18th and the 2010 M-1 Selection Americas Champions will be crowned.

The “M-1 Selection” is the world’s premiere MMA competition where the next generation of superstars are given the opportunity to showcase their skills on the world stage with fighters being eliminated after only one loss; victory will advance the winning fighters throughout the tournament and earn them a trip to the championship event where they will compete for the coveted “M-1 Selection” title.

The “M-1 Selection” tournament is broken down into global regions: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and the Americas with each region hosting three rounds and a final of the ““M-1 Selection” tournament. The winning fighter in each weight class will gain the opportunity to fight on the larger international stage.

The tournament features some of the best up-and-coming fighters from each region as they begin the journey towards a tournament victory. 

How to see the fights:

The Finals of the M-1 Selection tournament will take place live on September 18 at the coveted Bally’s Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Tickets are priced from $35.00-$125.00 and are available to purchase through www.TicketMaster.com.

Doors open at 7.00 pm, first fight at 7:30 PM/ET.

Free broadcast coverage of the entire 2010 M-1 Selection tournament will be available at a later date to viewers worldwide on www.M-1global.com and selected affiliate partner sites.

Go to www.M-1Global.com for additional information.

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