Nicky
24-09-2004, 06:29
LAS VEGAS, NEV., September 23, 2004…Officials of the Ultimate Fighting Championship brand of mixed martial arts today announced the postponement of its December fight card scheduled for Tokyo, Japan. A Japan fight card will be re-scheduled for a later date that will be determined. UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir (8-1-0 in mixed martial arts) from Las Vegas, Nev., was scheduled to defend his title in the main event against top contender Andre Arlovski (8-3-0) from Minsk, Belarus. Mir recently sustained a broken left leg in an auto accident in Las Vegas and will be sidelined indefinitely. “Zuffa has every intent to go to Japan and the December date looked very good until Frank’s unfortunate accident,� said Zuffa/UFC president Dana White. “Our number one concern is Frank’s health. He’s strong and had fought really well in his last three fights. He was lucky and will fully recover, but will not be ready by December.�
The Ultimate Fighting Championship brand of mixed martial arts is the world’s premier series of MMA events. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC fight programs feature six live pay-per-view events annually through cable and satellite providers. In addition to its U.S. distribution, UFC fight shows are distributed internationally through WOWOW, Inc. in Japan and Globosat in Brazil. Zuffa, LLC licenses the distribution of UFC video games through Crave Enertainment and Take Two TDK Mediactive, its fight show DVDs through Studioworks Entertainment, a Ventura distribution company, and its musical CDs through Nitrus/DRT Entertainment, the official publisher of UFC music CDs.
“Ultimate Fighting Championship,� “Ultimate Fighting,� “UFC,� “Submission,� “As Real As It Gets� and the Octagon cage design are registered trademarks or trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC in the U.S., Japan and other jurisdictions. All other marks that may be referenced herein belong to their respective holders.
The Ultimate Fighting Championship brand of mixed martial arts is the world’s premier series of MMA events. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC fight programs feature six live pay-per-view events annually through cable and satellite providers. In addition to its U.S. distribution, UFC fight shows are distributed internationally through WOWOW, Inc. in Japan and Globosat in Brazil. Zuffa, LLC licenses the distribution of UFC video games through Crave Enertainment and Take Two TDK Mediactive, its fight show DVDs through Studioworks Entertainment, a Ventura distribution company, and its musical CDs through Nitrus/DRT Entertainment, the official publisher of UFC music CDs.
“Ultimate Fighting Championship,� “Ultimate Fighting,� “UFC,� “Submission,� “As Real As It Gets� and the Octagon cage design are registered trademarks or trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC in the U.S., Japan and other jurisdictions. All other marks that may be referenced herein belong to their respective holders.