Real Combat Media UK MMA: Cage Contender Fight Stars

Cage Contender ‘Fight Stars’ 

Lightweight Tournament

Saturday at Liverpool Olympia

LIVERPOOL, England (November 27, 2012) – The withdrawal of UFC veteran Andre Winner due to a rib injury has left Saturday’s £10,000 “Cage Contender Fight Stars” tournament at Liverpool Olympia, featuring eight of the top (155-pound) lightweights in Europe, wide open in terms of a legitimate favourite.

“Cage Contender Fight Stars” is presented as a joint venture by Ferguson Sports Group and Liverpool-based promoter Chris Zorba, in association with online retailer Fightshop.com.

Winner, who was tabbed the pre-tournament favorite, has been replaced by Jamie Rogers (6-4-0).

Eight fighters will battle in the creative £10,000 “Prizefighter”-like MMA tournament for one title in one night of action.

The four winners in the quarterfinals (2 X 5 rounds) will advance to the semi-finals (2 X 5 rounds) and the two survivors advance to the championship final (3 X 5 round).

The official draw was held and the competition format will be as follows:

Quarterfinals

Fight 1

MARTIN STAPLETON (9-1) England

vs.

JAIMIE ROGERS (6-4-0), England

Fight 2

ARNOLD “Pitbull” QUERO (6-1-0), France

vs.

MIHAIL KAZAKU (5-2-0), Italy

Fight 3

CHRIS STRINGER (11-9-1), No. Ireland

vs.

TOMMY “Z Gonz” MAGUIRE (11-6-0), England

Fight 4

UCHE IHIEKWE (5-2-0) England

vs.

PHIL FLYNN (7-7-0),England

Semi-finals

Fight 5

Winners of Fight 1 & 2

Fight 6

Winners of Fight 3 & 4

Championship Final

Fight 7

Winners of Fight 5 & 6

(all fighters are subject to change)

Alexei Roberts takes on Stu Davies in the Reserve Fight, in which, the winner qualifies to compete in the tournament in case of an injury.

The show will be broadcast for in two parts on Ch 428 Premier Sports in the UK, on Thursday, Dec. 6 from 10 p.m.-11 p.mn, and Friday, Dec. 7 from 10 p.m-11 p.m. In addition it will be broadcast in a further 103 countries worldwide (including 54 in the French Language) as part of Cage Contender’s current global broadcast footprint

Tickets, ranging between £30.00 and £60.00, are available to purchase by calling the box office at 0151 263 6633, or going on line to www.ticketline.co.uk. For more information visit www.cagecontender.com or wwwo.olympialiverpool.com, at Facebook.com/CageContenderOfficial, or follow on Twitter @CageContender. Corporate packages are also available.

Doors open at 6 p.m., first fight at 6:30 p.m.

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