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Last night I attended the weigh in for Auburn Fight Night, which will be Kyle Maynard’s MMA debut. For those of you out of the loop, check out this post, or this post, or just open up any MMA site today and you will see his picture on the front page. This is MMA history.
Kyle’s Opponent tomorrow night will be Brian Fry from Madison Wisconsin. He weighed in at 137 pounds. Kyle weighed in at 134.
Get your tickets to Auburn Fight Night by visiting BattlePass.com. I’ll update again after the fight with some video.
Me and Kyle Maynard at the Weigh-In
(Atlanta, GA, March 20, 2009) – One month after his 23rd birthday, Kyle Maynard will fulfill what has been a lifelong dream. He will compete in his first Amateur Mixed Martial Arts match. The match will take place on Saturday, April 25 in Auburn, AL at The Auburn Covered Arena in an event titled “Auburn Fight Night.”
Auburn Fight Night tickets and more information can be found at www.BattlePass.com.
Kyle Maynard went 35-16 his Senior year wrestling in Georgia
Maynard, a congenital amputee with no elbows or knees, burst onto the national scene when he graduated from Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, GA with a wrestling record of 35-16 in his senior season and a 3.7 GPA. He is the recipient of a 2004 ESPN Espy Award for Best Athlete With A Disability and has been featured on many radio interviews, talk shows and television programs including The Oprah Winfrey Show and Larry King Live.
Currently he works as a speaker for the Washington Speaker’s Bureau, specializing in motivational speeches. He is also the author of the memoir No Excuses: The True Story of a Congenital Amputee Who Became a Champion in Wrestling and in Life.
In 2004, at the age of 18 while a student at The University of Georgia and a member of its club wrestling team, Maynard told a USA Today reporter “I’d love to fight in that” when pointing to a Randy Couture UFC poster hanging in his dorm room. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), is often times referred to as the pinnacle of Mixed Martial Arts fighting.
Maynard will get his first opportunity to fight in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts on Saturday, April 25 in Auburn, AL. He will become the first congenital amputee to compete in a Mixed Martial Arts match.
Maynard was originally hoping to fight in his hometown of Duluth, GA nearly two years ago. The fight did not occur due to the Georgia Athletic & Entertainment Commission denying Maynard a license to fight. The state of Alabama has no Athletic Commission that governs the sport of Mixed Martial Arts.
“I’ve been promoting fights since 2002, nearly 50 events combined, and I’ve never seen someone with the drive that Kyle possesses,” said promoter David Oblas. “I’ve seen Kyle overcome every obstacle put in front of him and on Saturday, April 25 he will overcome yet another. This is something that Kyle has wanted to do for years now and something that I’m happy to help him achieve.”
Kyle Maynard added, “The first question that I receive from everyone is do I fear for my safety while fighting in the cage? Absolutely not. Despite my lack of limbs I can protect myself just as much as the average fighter. I have been preparing for this fight for years and I cannot wait for Saturday, April 25 to arrive. There is no challenge and no goal that I have worked as hard for as this one. I would like to thank all of my family, friends and training partners for their support as I enter the last 30 days of my training camp.”
For additional information and for ticket information regarding Auburn Fight Night please visit www.BattlePass.com. The Auburn Covered Arena will be configured to fit 7,000 people for this historic fight. Tickets are on sale for $20 in advance and $25 the day of the fights for General Admission. VIP tables of eight are available for $400. Auburn Fight Night will consist of both professional and amateur Mixed Martial Arts fights with several Auburn residents fighting on the card.
CONTACT:
David Oblas
Undisputed Productions, LLC
404-579-9404
dave@UndisputedProductions.com
Promoter Website: www.UndisputedProductions.com
Event Website: www.BattlePass.com
BATTLEPASS.COM - YOUR TICKET TO LIVE COMBAT
BattlePass.com is proud to sponsor New York Times bestselling author and congenital amputee Kyle Maynard in his first ever MMA event, scheduled to take place April 25, 2009 in Auburn, Alabama. Kyle’s story is amazing. From Wikipedia: He has no elbows and no knees, yet he competed in the 2004 Georgia High School Wrestling Championships. He graduated from Collins Hill High School with a wrestling record of 35 wins, 16 losses and a 3.7 GPA. Kyle has been an inspiration to thousands, appearing on such shows as Larry King Live and Oprah. You can read more about Kyle here, and find out more info about the fight by visiting battlepass.com.
Kyle Maynard Makes His MMA Debut April 25 in Auburn, AL
BattlePass.com is making a sort of debut of its own. Our MMA promoter clients talked, and we listened. We’ve redesigned the site to be more fan friendly, and have teamed up with some of the biggest names in the sport to bring you the most events, the best deals on gear, and other special offers tailored for BattlePass.com web surfers and MMA ticket buyers. The goal? Help promoters sell more tickets and gain more visibility nationwide for their events. Check it out today.
Those of you who subscribe to our newsletter or follow us on Twitter already know this, but nonetheless we’re fired up to announce that TicketBiscuit has been selected as the official ticketing provider for the Rick and Bubba Show! Some of you may have heard them talk about us on the radio this morning – we’ll be providing Rick and Bubba with our state of the art software to automate their Golden Ticket Process as well as helping them ticket other events as they come along.
Rick and Bubba Golden Tickets POWERED BY TICKETBISCUIT
For those of you who may not be “in the loop,” the Rick and Bubba show is a daily talk radio show carried in about 60 markets nationwide from Georgia to Alaska. They reach literally millions of listeners on a daily basis. Their studio features “Golden Ticket” seats where listeners can come and watch the show live. I listen to Rick and Bubba often, and one day a couple of months ago heard about their problems keeping track of the golden tickets and their desire to put a ticketing system in place that would automate the process. I thought- “perfect fit!”
Big props to Scott “The Tech Guy” Ferguson for working with us to get the Biscuit implemented with Rick and Bubba. You’ll see the Golden Tickets link live on rickandbubba.com starting Monday January 12.
Kimbo Gets Beat- But Was it Fixed?
October 10, 2008 in BattlePass, celebrity news, Commentary, Musings | Tags: BattlePass, carano, kimbo, MMA, petruzelli, proelite | by ehoush | Leave a comment
I’ve gotta admit, I was a big fan of MMA before but since the launch of BattlePass my fandom has gone almost to the nuclear scale. So it was with great anticipation that I awaited this last weekend’s matchup between seasoned veteran Ken Shamrockand Internet phenom Kimbo Slice.
Only the fight didn’t happen. Hours before the fight Shamrock apparently suffered a cut and was not allowed to fight. his last minute replacement was a previously relatively unknown fighter named Seth Petruzelli.
Petruzeilli knocked him out in 14 seconds. Kimbo was supposed to be the best thing for MMA since, well, (forgive the pun here) sliced bread, but he suffered an embarrassing beatdown at the hands of a no-name. And now, there are allegations that the fight was supposed to be fixed. But before I get there, why don’t you watch the fight in it’s entirety? Seriously, it will only take 14 seconds. Go ahead.
Okay so Seth delivers a beatdown. But Seth isn’t used to the limelight. So naturally, when everyone and their mother wants to talk to the guy who beat Kimbo, our boy Seth tells too much:
Ouch. You can read the whole article here if you are interested, but this could be big trouble for ProElite. We’ll keep you posted. One of the great things about MMA is that to this point it has been about combat, performance, preparation, skill. this kind of shenanigan would put a black eye on the sport, but it would be nothing new. I mean, there have been empires (*cough cough WWE*) built on this type of tom-foolery. The BattlePass team will actually get to meet ProElite head of Operations Jeremy Lappen at Fight Promoter University V in November, so I’m anxious to get his take on this whole matter (away from what says to the media).
On a side note, I am now a HUGE fan of Gina Carano. Wowza.
*swoon*
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