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Tuff-N-Uff amateur fighting championships returns to The Orleans Hotel and Casino
- 4-22-2009
- Categorized in: Entertainment, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Events
After a highly successful combat chart presented on March 27th in Las Vegas, Tuff-N-Uff will return to The Orleans Hotel and Casino on Saturday, April 24th with another Mixed Martial Arts event featuring two tournaments finals and the crowning of the first Welterweight and Lightweight champions.
The Welterweight finale will present a combat featuring the jiu jitsu expert Bill "The Grill" Cooper, who
will try to improve his record to 4-0, and Eddie Jackson. Cooper has achieved a series of important victories in his short but promising career, including a victory over Gregor Gracie during the 2006 Grappler's Quest Welterweight Championship. Jackson is one of Tuff-N-Uff favorite fighters and has gained the recognition of the MMA community after achieving a 33 second knockout vs. Joshua Morgan in March during the semi-final bout.
The event will also present the Lightweight finale featuring Las Vegas fighter Odis Ruiz vs. the Filipino MMA and Legends MMA sub artist Christian Palencia. Both Ruiz and Palencia achieved submission victories in each of their last two fights and will face each other at to The Orleans in an exciting match for theTuff-N-Uff lightweight title
The event will also mark Tuff-N-Uff's first anniversary as the best amateur Mixed Martial Arts league in the state of Nevada. The show will celebrate one year of success and what is expected to be the beginning of continuous growth of sustained excellence in the amateur MMA scene. Tuff-N-Uff presents a great opportunity for male and female fighters from all over the country searching for an opportunity to show their talent in the highly competitive mixed martial arts scene, giving them the possibility of fighting on televised matches and meet talent scouts from some of the most important organizations in the scene.
Coming up events include an open invitational tournament scheduled to take place at the Orleans Arena on May 30th; as well as an all female amateur Mixed Martial Arts event scheduled on July 10th.
The Welterweight finale will present a combat featuring the jiu jitsu expert Bill "The Grill" Cooper, who
will try to improve his record to 4-0, and Eddie Jackson. Cooper has achieved a series of important victories in his short but promising career, including a victory over Gregor Gracie during the 2006 Grappler's Quest Welterweight Championship. Jackson is one of Tuff-N-Uff favorite fighters and has gained the recognition of the MMA community after achieving a 33 second knockout vs. Joshua Morgan in March during the semi-final bout.
The event will also present the Lightweight finale featuring Las Vegas fighter Odis Ruiz vs. the Filipino MMA and Legends MMA sub artist Christian Palencia. Both Ruiz and Palencia achieved submission victories in each of their last two fights and will face each other at to The Orleans in an exciting match for theTuff-N-Uff lightweight title
The event will also mark Tuff-N-Uff's first anniversary as the best amateur Mixed Martial Arts league in the state of Nevada. The show will celebrate one year of success and what is expected to be the beginning of continuous growth of sustained excellence in the amateur MMA scene. Tuff-N-Uff presents a great opportunity for male and female fighters from all over the country searching for an opportunity to show their talent in the highly competitive mixed martial arts scene, giving them the possibility of fighting on televised matches and meet talent scouts from some of the most important organizations in the scene.
Coming up events include an open invitational tournament scheduled to take place at the Orleans Arena on May 30th; as well as an all female amateur Mixed Martial Arts event scheduled on July 10th.