Mixed Martial Arts - MMA

Montreal, January 28th 2010 – The Mixed Fight League is extremely proud to reveal the MFL 2 : Battleground’s lineup, which will take place on February 27th 2010 at the Complexe Sportif Claude-Robillard (located at 1000, ave. Emile-Journault in Montreal, Quebec).  Battleground will be the second event to be presented by the Mixed Fight League and it already promises to be one of the better fight card that has ever been announced in Quebec for a long time.

The Mixed Fight League was pretty shocked to learn about magnitude of the tragedy in Haiti and decides to participate, like many other sporting organizations, in the Haitian relief efforts.  The MFL will so give $2.00 per tickets sold to the Red Cross, as an effort to help with the fund raising for the earthquake victims,  The headliner of the Battleground event, David Loiseau, has been particularly touched by the tragedy, has some of his friends and members of his family were numbers of the victims.  It is really important for the MFL crew to support its fighters - and such a legendary athlete as David Loiseau – and their community by teaming up with them in their fund raising efforts.

Headlining the card, the former UFC middleweight contender, David « The Crow » Loiseau (18-9-0), will face the experienced Texan, Isidro « Chilo » Gonzales (16-13-0).  David Loiseau will be back in the octagon for the first time since his loss to Ed Herman at the Montreal Bell Centre on April 18^th 2009.  His opponent, Gonzales, has excellent submission skills and already fought a lot of renowned fighters, such as UFC veterans Trevor Prangley, Rory Singer, Chad Reiner, Carlos Condit, Joe Riggs, Scott Smith and Josh Bukman.  The two experienced warriors already know how to deal with the pressure to face tough opponents so the fans can expect a real war between the two of them, which should provoke a lot of sparkles on the battle ground.

 

In semi-final, former heavyweight and LNAH tough guy, the 205lbers Steve « The Boss » Bosse (6-1-0), will meet the biggest challenge of his career as he’s gonna take on the experienced UFC veteran, Marvin « The Beast » Eastman (16-12-1), who’s fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada.  Bosse, who already fought UFC vets such as Wes Sims and Icho Larenas in the past, is on a four victories winning streak and one more win against Eastman would definetly brings him under the international scene spotlights.  Since he retired from hockey to fully dedicate himself to mixed martial arts, Bosse joined the reputed Tristar Gym to train with the best trainers and sparing partners.  Eastman’s reputation precedes him and « The Beast » will be seeking for the victory to put an end on his losing streak to celebrate his 30th fight in career.  The task will not be an easy one for Eastman, as the local favourite intend to show him who’s the boss...

Another warrior who is used to the battlefields, the soldier Bruno «Le Commando» Hosier (3-0-0), is leaving for war again as he will be facing the UFC veteran, Tom Murphy (5-0-0).  The hostilities will reach their height between the two undefeated warlike who both want to preserve their perfect record.  Only one will be able to achieve its mission and nobody can predict beforehand which of both giants will have the upper hand over his rival.

 

At 155 lbs, the experienced gladiator, Martin «The Hammer» Grandmont (9-4-0), who trains under Firas Zahabi, will try to erase his recent loss against Kurt Southern of his memory, as he’ll meet the European Sébastien «The Lynx» Garguier (5-3-0).  Following his last appearance in the MFL’s octagon, Garguier found the road of victory with two consecutive submission’s wins.  Confident in his skills, the protégé of the judoka and former Olympian Ferrid Kheder, doesn’t fear the former Canadian kickboxing champion.  On the other side, Grandmont wants nothing less than prove he would be a serious potential first contender to an eventual title shot, as he’s openly seeking to get a second belt around his wrist in 2010.

 

The young sensation, Derek «Sex Machine» Gauthier (5-0-0) – one of the star (the Brute) featured in the docu-reality «Le Bum, les Belles et la Brute» produced by Anne-Marie Losique that will begin to air on Canal Illico pay per view on January 29th 2010 – will also put on his gloves on February 27th.  The undefeated and redoubtable athlete will remove his jet-setter outfit to merge the sceptics and give a MMA clinic to Jesse Ronson ( 1-0-0 ).  Ronson is a newcomer who already fought at Elite 1 in November 2009 where he got the win over Eric St. Pierre, which was much more experienced than him.  Will Ronson be able to stand out as the MFL : Battlground revelation?  There is only one thing we can be sure of : as the crowd favourite, local Gauthier will have an army of supporter to cheer for him.

 

Also on the main card, the explosive Dimitri Waardenburg (3-4-0), fighting out of Granby’s Speedy Gym, who just got a win over the young Drummondville’s rising star Pierre-Etienne Marcoux at the last MFL event, will be back in the cage to show his incredible striking skills.  His opponent, Mark Fraser (1-4-1), who’s known as an old-school fighter, will deliver his second fight since he retired from competition in 2000.  The fans must be prepared to see a whole new Fraser in the octagon on February 27^th.

 

Also on the card, Louis-Philppe Carles, Nordine Taleb, Justin Poissant, Pierre-Etienne Marcoux, Lyndon Whitlock, Joey Gambino, Louis-Philippe Gauthier and Chris Vorano.

 

The tickets for MFL 2 : Battleground are currently on sale on Admission at http://www.admission.com,  or by phone at (514)790-1245 or toll-free 1-800-361-4595.  They are also available at the Boutique StreetFighters (http://www.boutiquestreetfighters.com) located at 1699, Chemin Chambly, Longueuil on the south shore of Montreal.

 

For more information about MFL 2 : Battleground, please visit the Mixed Fight League official Website at http://www.mixedfightleague.tv .   If you have any question regarding the Mixed Fight League or the Battleground event, feel free to contact our media relations department by email at media@mixedfightleague.tv .

 

MFL 2 : Battleground -  Lineup

(185) David "The Crow" Loiseau vs Isidro "Chilo" Gonzales

(205) Steve Bossé vs Marvin Eastman

(HW) Tom Murphy vs Bruno Hosier

(155) Martin Grandmont vs Sébastien Garguier

(170) Derek Gauthier vs Jesse Ronson

(135) Dimitri Waardenburg vs Mark Fraser

(170) Louis-Philppe Carles vs Chris Vorano

(185) Nordine Taleb vs Justin Poissant

(170) Pierrot Marcoux vs Lyndon Whitlock

(145) Joey Gambino vs Louis-Philippe Gauthier

 

The Mixed Fight League is a proud partner of StreetFighters (http://www.boutiquestreetfighters.com), MMA Fight Shop (http://www.mmafightshop.ca), Quality Hotel Montreal East (http://www.qualityhotelmontrealeast.com) and the Montreal Club La Boom – host of MFL’s after-party (http://www.clublaboommontreal.com).

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