October 16th, 2004, Atlantic City, NJ

'Euphoria MFC is announcing our upcoming tournaments, scheduled to start in October,' states matchmaker Miguel Iturrate. The tournaments will crown Euphoria MFC Champions in the lightweight and heavyweight divisions. 'The first round matches are determined, but the 2nd round will be decided at the event,' states the matchmaker.

Euphoria has added a CONTENDERS tournament at 155 lbs. that will run along side the CHAMPIONSHIP tournament at 155 lbs. 'At the end, you have a 3-0 fighter to face the newly crowned champion,' elaborates the matchmaker. 'One of our long term goals is to add structure, and with the current state of the game today, 155 lb. represented a BIG opportunity. There is a depth of talent there, and we think this series of tournaments will shine a light on that.'

In the heavyweight division, a match between Ben Rothwell and Johnathan Wiezorek has been agreed upon as an alternate match. 'These are 2 young heavyweights with a lot of fights and potential. Rothwell is coming off some down time and a change in training, and Weez is coming off a disappointing UFC showing. Both are stepping up with something to prove,' states the matchmaker.

In the heavyweight tournament, RED DEVIL will be sending Ibragim Magomedov in place of injured Sergei Kaznovski. The opponent will be MFC veteran Travis Wiuff . 'This is exciting, because Magomedov is coming off an 8 man tournament win in Holland, 3 fights in one day. Wiuff still gets no respect it seems, but he is on a HUGE roll -- these could be the two favorites in the tournament!' the matchmaker speculates.

Much more to come on this series of events. All matches are subject to approval by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board.

Card Subject to Change:

FIRST ROUND - 8 MAN LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDERS TOURNAMENT (146 to 155 LBS.):
• Jay Ireland (Team TAP or SNAP, Detroit, MI) v. Kurt Pelligrino (Team Renzo Gracie , NYC, NY)
• Darrell Smith (Animal House, Kokomo, IN) v. Henry Matamoros (Matamoros JJ, Milwaukee, WI)
• Jorge Gurgel (Team Extreme, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) v. Keith Wilson (Team AKA, Denver, Colorado)
• Ryan Schultz (Team Quest, Portland, OR) v. David Gaona (SHOOT Spain, Valencia, Spain)

FIRST ROUND - 8 MAN LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT (146 to 155 LBS.):
• Joachim Hansen (Team Scandinavia, Oslo, Norway) v. Sergei Golyaev (RED DEVIL, St. Petersburg, Russia)
• Hermes Franca (ATT, Ft Lauderdale, FL) v. Phil Johns (Silverbacks, Canton, IL)
• Yves Edwards (Thugjitsu, Houston, TX) v. Naoyuki Kotani (Rodeo Style, Tokyo, Japan)
• Rich Clementi (Team Extreme, New Orleans, LA) v. Alberto Crane (Santa Fe JJ, Santa Fe, NM)

FIRST ROUND - 8 MAN HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT (206 to 265 LBS.):
• Ibragim Magomedov (RED DEVIL, St. Petersburg, Russia) v. Travis Wiuff (Team Extreme, Minneapolis, MN)
• Jeff Monson (ATT, Ft Lauderdale, FL) v. Brian Stromberg (Team Quest, Portland, OR)
• Ulisses Castro (Freelance, Vancouver, Canada) v. Paul Buentello (Team AKA, San Jose, CA)
• Roman Zentsov (RED DEVIL, St. Petersburg, Russia) v. Antoine Joaude (Ruas VT, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

ALT BOUT:
• Ben Rothwell (MFS, Bettendorf, IA) v. Johnathan Wiezorek (United Karate, Dalton, GA)

Euphoria MFC Tournament Series Schedule:

December 11th, 2004 - TRUMP TAJ MAHAL Arena, Atlantic City, NJ
FIRST ROUND (4 matches) - 8 MAN
LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT (186 to 205 LBS.)
SECOND ROUND (2 matches) - LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNAMENT (146 to 155 LBS.)
SECOND ROUND (2 matches) - HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT (206 to 265 LBS.)


February 26th, 2005 - TRUMP TAJ MAHAL Arena, Atlantic City, NJ
SECOND ROUND (2 matches) - LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT (186 to 205 LBS.)
FINALS (1 match) - LIGHTWEIGHT TOURNAMENT (146 to 155 LBS.)
FINALS (1 match) - HEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT (206 to 265 LBS.)


April 16th, 2005 - TRUMP TAJ MAHAL Arena, Atlantic City, NJ**
FINALS (1 match) - LIGHTHEAVYWEIGHT TOURNAMENT (186 to 205 LBS.)