Gracie Fighting Postpones January Event

Blaming lower than expected ticket sales on the UFC's scheduling of a card in Seminole, Fla. five days after Wes Sims (Pictures) was to fight Jeff Monson (Pictures) at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, the fledgling Gracie Fighting Championships on Friday postponed its Jan. 20 pay-per-view card.

"Under the recommendation of the venue, the producers are pushing the date back to mid-March," the GFC said via e-mail. No statement regarding already-sold tickets was issued.

Postponed Card:
Jeff Monson (Pictures) vs. Wes Sims (Pictures)
Frank Trigg (Pictures) vs. Ivan Jorge (Pictures)
Nick Diaz (Pictures) vs. Thomas Denny (Pictures)
Jake Shields (Pictures) vs. Renato Verissimo (Pictures)
Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza (Pictures) vs. Jorge Patino (Pictures)
Miguel Torres (Pictures) vs. Charlie Valencia (Pictures)
Chris Brennan (Pictures) vs. Rafael Dias
Rhalan Gracie (Pictures) vs. Andrew Mathews

Undercard
Phil Cardela vs. Marcos Avellan
Nissen Osterneck vs. Mitch McElroy
Ben Saunders vs. Jon Koppenhaver (Pictures)
Daniel Moraes (Pictures) vs. Luis Palomino