MMA is back in the New York Metro area this week beginning today in Manhattan and ending this Saturday with “a sensational fight card highlighted by the return of Fedor Emelianenko and the beginning of the eagerly anticipated STRIKEFORCE World Grand Prix — Heavyweight Tournament live on SHOWTIME® (10 p.m. ET/PT, delayed on the West Coast) from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J.”
Fan Experience at New York’s Roseland Ballroom hosted by Scott Ferrall with special guest deejay, DJ Clue.
(239 W. 52nd Street just West of Broadway, NYC)
Event Runs from 4 PM – 6 PM (Doors at 3:30)
All eight tournament entrants: Fedor, STRIKEFORCE Heavyweight World Champion Alistair Overeem, former heavyweight champions Antonio “Big Foot” Silva and Andrei Arlovski, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist Fabricio Werdum, hard-hitting Brett Rogers, talented Josh Barnett and Russian star Sergei Kharitonov will participate.
Fans in attendance on Tuesday can win free tickets, get autographs, photos, watch fighters work out and much more.
Last 5 posts by Shawn M. Smith
Tags: Alistair Overeem, Alistair Overeem vs. Fabricio Werdum, Andrei Arlovski, Andrei Arlovski vs. Sergei Kharitonov, Antonio "Big Foot" Silva, Brett Rogers, Fabricio Werdum, Fedor Emelianenko, Fedor vs. Antonio Silva, Josh Barnett, Josh Barnett vs. Brett Rogers, Sergei Kharitonov, Strikeforce, Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix
Related Mixed Martial Arts Articles
A fan of mixed martial arts since Royce Gracie still rocked a gi, SMS is one of the founding members of Inside Pulse and serves as the Chief Marketing Officer on the Executive Board. Having covered music festivals around the world as well as interviews with top-class professional wrestlers and musicians, he switched gears from music coverage at Radio Exile to MMA after the first The Ultimate Fighter Finale. He resides with his wife in Miami, Florida.
Follow on Twitter ·
Follow on Facebook ·
Email Shawn M. Smith
Recent Posts »
