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TRYOUTS
New Era Fighting to promote
“World’s Toughest Man”
contest
SANTA ANA, California (February 6,
2007) – New Era Fighting (NEF), the evolving mixed
martial arts organization combining the raw brutality of
UFC with the entertainment value of WWE, will promote
the “World’s Toughest Man” contest, NEF president Ron
Kort announced today.
NEF will hold a series of
international level tryouts, tentatively scheduled to
begin June 15-17,at a venue in Orange Country,
California. Each
tryout in the proposed series will be conducted during a
three-day tournament. Combat fighters selected will
advance to the next round, where they will fight each
other in a tournament format to determine 10
survivors.
The 10 tryout survivors as
well as fighters already signed to NEF promotional
contracts will compete on a show in either California or Las
Vegas. The winner will be crowned
“World’s Toughest Man” and be offered an anticipated
$1,000,000 winner-take-all purse to fight living legend
Kimo Leopoldo, headlining a full card for a pay-per-view
broadcast live from in Las Vegas at a date to be
determined.
“More details are still being
worked out,” Kort explained. “We want to prove to the
MMA world that NEF has the best street-fighting
heavyweights. The challenge is open to anybody who
weighs a minimum of 205 pounds, if they have what it
takes to be an NEF warrior. We will be organizing a set
of rules to keep the action going for these tryouts. The
goal is to test the fighters’ abilities in a safe
environment and keep the audience entertained every
minute of the
event.”
Kimo
is the undisputed superstar of New Era Fighting. “The
reason I am part of New Era Fighting is I’m tired of
fighting good fighters in a political environment,” Kimo
said. “When I fought (Ken) Shamrock and he kneed me in
the face, I fell on my back and immediately rolled onto
all fours. I did NOT tap-out, I did NOT get choked out,
and I did NOT get knocked out. They just randomly
decided to stop the fight. When I beat ‘Tank’ (Abbott),
I knew better. ‘Tank’ tapped-out twice before the ref
stopped the fight. I made sure the ref had to pull me
off so there was no mistake, so everyone knew I won and
that it wasn’t by accident. These guys wanted to promote
another fighter
beating me because it made them look tougher.
“I want to fight the best of
the best and give someone else an opportunity to step
into my fame and glory. I just feel bad that they will
be on the losing end of the stick. The bottom line is
that I would love to find a REAL fighter that’s tough
enough to step up, fight me in a non-political arena,
and beat me. I don’t think he exists! I am a pioneer in
this industry and set precedence by physically damaging
the creator of MMA in the USA, Royce
Gracie. Yeah, I’m ready to beat the best fighter this
world has to offer. Bring on the winner of the ‘World’s
Toughest Man’ contest, but make sure he wears a diaper
because I’m going to knock the ____ out of him.”
NEF Stable of
Fighters
Kimo Leopoldo
Huntington Beach, CA
Aaron Brink
Huntington Beach,
CA
Liron Wilson
Fresno,
CA
Frederick Steen
Valinda,
CA
Christopher
Schommer
Chadron, NE
John George
Corona,
CA
Joel Garcia
Pomona,
CA
Rick Arballo
San
Diego, CA
Luis Figueroa
San
Diego,
CA
Eric Denham
Santa
Ana,
CA
Ethen Cox
Long Beach, CA
Mychal Clark
Seattle, WA
Alan Garcia Castillo
Santa Ana,
CA
Odsar Borboa
Whitter, CA
Marlon Timothy Bonds
Los Angeles, CA
Sean Belote
Covina,
CA
For more information about New Era
Fighting call 714.973.3053/714.448.9999 or go on line to
www.newerafighting.com.
-NEF-
CONTACT:
Bob
Trieger
Full Court
Press
978.207.0165
bobtfcp@hotmail.com
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