October 24, 2008 - BALDWIN COUNTY, DAPHNE, ALABAMA

OKTOBER FIST Opponents Meet at Official Weigh-In

There were muscles and Mohawks aplenty when three dozen of the South’s best professional and amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Cage Fighters reported for the OKTOBER FIST Official Weigh-In on October 24, 2008. 

Fighters traveled from as far West as Lubbock, TX, and as far Northeast as Summerville, SC.  Fans and family filled the main lobby of Omni Fitness Center in Daphne as opponents met for the first time.

Ultimate Event Promotions, LLC (UEP) is bringing the fastest growing sport on the planet –- MMA Cage Fighting -- to the Alabama Gulf Coast at OKTOBER FIST this Saturday, October 25, 2008.

UEP is proud to have a full fight card of 12 Amateur bouts and 4 Professional Bouts featuring athletes from Extreme Force from Lexington, KY; Team Deadpool with Animal House Gym in Augusta, GA; Black for Cell C from Summerville, SC; Team Ice USA Martial Arts in Ocala, FL ; DUBJJ Combat Team, Largo/St Petersburg, FL and Pitbull Brigade at Mean Streets Gym in Idalou, TX.

Mississippi MMA teams represented are Next Level Fight Team from Long Beach; Dixson's Dungeon in Biloxi; Gracie South Gym in Jackson; Remix (Alan ""The Talent"" Belcher) in D'Iberville and Team Krypto-Knight from Meridian, MS. 

Alabama MMA teams competing are Team Tomaso in Fairhope, Team Pitbull in Bay Minette, Team Maverick in Huntsville and BYC Hardcore MMA (Team Rellik) from Mobile.

The Main Event is a reunion of Mike “The Machine” Perez versus Jason “The Predator” Floyd, his first opponent when he started cage fighting years ago.

Amateur matches are like the minor league to UFC.  Two up-and-coming Heavyweights paired are Jim “The Sledge” Hammortree and Elmir Yagubov.  Hammortree, a firefighter/EMT with Marion County, FL, Fire Rescue, is the 2008 World Classic Tournament Champion.  Opposite Hammortree is Yagubov, an Infantry Sergeant in the Russian Army who now hails from Orlando and OKTOBER FIST will be his second US fight.  The duel promises to be explosive!

OKTOBER FIST tickets are general admission seating only and will be available at the door (cash only) for $40 each. Tickets go on sale at the Daphne Civic Center at 2:00 pm, doors open at 6:00 pm and fights start at 7:00 pm.

For more information, visit www.UEPlive.com or call 1-877-FIGHT-40.