CSC FIGHT NIGHT 1 MATCHUP BETWEEN MARRIOTT AND ROBERTS TURNS INTO A WAR OF WORDS
(PRESS RELEASE) -- When Titan Entertainment officials put together
a the first-ever fight card for the Combat Sports Championships
(www.CombatSC.com) for Friday, Oct. 2 at the Memorial Hall in
Kansas City, Kansas, a planned co-main event between featherweights
Eric Marriott (14-1) and Ryan "Are you Ready?" Roberts (8-6) was
scheduled simply because it had the makings of an exciting
fight.
However, the fight has taken on a greater level of intensity in recent days with a war or words that has spilled out over onto the Internet. Based on recent comments attributed to both fighters, the fight has become a full-fledged grudge match.
It all started when CombatSC.com, the official website for Titan Entertainment's Combat Sports Championships, contacted the UFC veteran Roberts for his thoughts on his Oct. 2 co-main event matchup vs. Marriott.
"I don't really know [Eric Marriott], (but I've) just heard he is lazy and lays and prays," said Roberts. "If he tries that [expletive] with me, it's going to be a long night for him. He won't be able to just lay on me. [Expletive], he will be lucky to get me on the ground, and if he does, I won't be laying (on the ground) long."
But Roberts wasn't finished. While Marriott is officially 14-1, many fight finder databases list him as 14-0, to which Roberts responded:
"It's going to be fun to pop the little ‘loss virgins' cherry!"
When contacted for a response, the 23-year old Marriott, a veteran of over 28 pro and amateur fights in just four years, did not seem phased.
"I don't know much about the dude and I've only seen one fight of his on YouTube, needless to say it lasted about 10 seconds (laughs)," Marriott responded when contacted by CombatSC.com for a retort. "So scouting him on video was pretty useless.
Roberts is a highly-regarded fighter in the Midwest who made it all the way to the UFC. While CSC officials are expecting a war between the two featherweights, Marriott sees things differently.
"... By looking at his record, I don't think I'll have too much trouble," said Marriott. "Yeah, he's fought some tough dudes but he lost to them ALL! It's safe to say his losing streak will improve to five (laughs)!"
Marriott has earned a reputation throughout the Midwest for his strong ground game but Roberts has questions about his standup skills and plans to turn the fight into a brawl. Marriott is looking at Roberts' challenge as a chance to showcase his improving standup skills.
"From the sounds of his interview, he plans on standing with me," Marriott remarked. "He's gonna be in for a short painful night (laughs)."
Marriott vs. Roberts will be just one of 12 fights scheduled to take place during "CSC Fight Night I" on Oct. 2 at Memorial Hall. With two additional matchups still be be announced publicly, the stacked card already includes matchups between Rudy Bears (10-3) vs. Matt Delanoit (14-8), Tyler "The Evolution" Stinson (14-5) vs. Brandon Newsome (12-4), and Chad Vandenberg (4-1) vs. Shad Lankford (3-1).
Tickets for the event are priced at $25 and $75 and are available at all local Ticketmaster outlets as well as Ticketmaster.com. Additional information regarding "CSC Fight Night I" is available at www.CombatSC.com.
ABOUT THE COMBAT SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS (www.CombatSC.com): The Combat Sports Championships is a Kansas City-based full-time Mixed Martial Arts promotion headquartered out of the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Owned and operated by veteran fight promoter Joe Kelly, the Combat Sports Championships will promote and develop the top up-and-coming fighters in the world and provide them a platform allowing them to take their respective careers to the next level.
ABOUT TITAN ENTERTAINMENT: Titan Entertainment is a full-service entertainment company that holds an exclusive lease on the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The company promotes and produces events such as rock concerts, professional boxing, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts. Titan has promoted sporting events that have been featured on ESPN, Fox Sports Net, SHOWTIME, and HDNet.
ABOUT COMBAT SPORTS MEDIA (www.CombatSportsMedia.net): Combat Sports Media is a partner to both the Combat Sports Championships and Titan Entertainment. Owned and operated by Sam Caplan, CSM is an outsource business-to-business solution for companies in the combat sports industry. CSM provides an array of services on a contract basis such as public relations, television research production, website management, Internet video streaming, and matchmaking consulting. Its client list includes M-1 Global, SHOWTIME, the Combat Sports Championships, the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts, ChokeOutPoker.net, NameDrop.com, and FightMetric.com. CSM is also the parent company of the popular Mixed Martial Arts content website FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com).
However, the fight has taken on a greater level of intensity in recent days with a war or words that has spilled out over onto the Internet. Based on recent comments attributed to both fighters, the fight has become a full-fledged grudge match.
It all started when CombatSC.com, the official website for Titan Entertainment's Combat Sports Championships, contacted the UFC veteran Roberts for his thoughts on his Oct. 2 co-main event matchup vs. Marriott.
"I don't really know [Eric Marriott], (but I've) just heard he is lazy and lays and prays," said Roberts. "If he tries that [expletive] with me, it's going to be a long night for him. He won't be able to just lay on me. [Expletive], he will be lucky to get me on the ground, and if he does, I won't be laying (on the ground) long."
But Roberts wasn't finished. While Marriott is officially 14-1, many fight finder databases list him as 14-0, to which Roberts responded:
"It's going to be fun to pop the little ‘loss virgins' cherry!"
When contacted for a response, the 23-year old Marriott, a veteran of over 28 pro and amateur fights in just four years, did not seem phased.
"I don't know much about the dude and I've only seen one fight of his on YouTube, needless to say it lasted about 10 seconds (laughs)," Marriott responded when contacted by CombatSC.com for a retort. "So scouting him on video was pretty useless.
Roberts is a highly-regarded fighter in the Midwest who made it all the way to the UFC. While CSC officials are expecting a war between the two featherweights, Marriott sees things differently.
"... By looking at his record, I don't think I'll have too much trouble," said Marriott. "Yeah, he's fought some tough dudes but he lost to them ALL! It's safe to say his losing streak will improve to five (laughs)!"
Marriott has earned a reputation throughout the Midwest for his strong ground game but Roberts has questions about his standup skills and plans to turn the fight into a brawl. Marriott is looking at Roberts' challenge as a chance to showcase his improving standup skills.
"From the sounds of his interview, he plans on standing with me," Marriott remarked. "He's gonna be in for a short painful night (laughs)."
Marriott vs. Roberts will be just one of 12 fights scheduled to take place during "CSC Fight Night I" on Oct. 2 at Memorial Hall. With two additional matchups still be be announced publicly, the stacked card already includes matchups between Rudy Bears (10-3) vs. Matt Delanoit (14-8), Tyler "The Evolution" Stinson (14-5) vs. Brandon Newsome (12-4), and Chad Vandenberg (4-1) vs. Shad Lankford (3-1).
Tickets for the event are priced at $25 and $75 and are available at all local Ticketmaster outlets as well as Ticketmaster.com. Additional information regarding "CSC Fight Night I" is available at www.CombatSC.com.
ABOUT THE COMBAT SPORTS CHAMPIONSHIPS (www.CombatSC.com): The Combat Sports Championships is a Kansas City-based full-time Mixed Martial Arts promotion headquartered out of the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Owned and operated by veteran fight promoter Joe Kelly, the Combat Sports Championships will promote and develop the top up-and-coming fighters in the world and provide them a platform allowing them to take their respective careers to the next level.
ABOUT TITAN ENTERTAINMENT: Titan Entertainment is a full-service entertainment company that holds an exclusive lease on the historic Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The company promotes and produces events such as rock concerts, professional boxing, professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts. Titan has promoted sporting events that have been featured on ESPN, Fox Sports Net, SHOWTIME, and HDNet.
ABOUT COMBAT SPORTS MEDIA (www.CombatSportsMedia.net): Combat Sports Media is a partner to both the Combat Sports Championships and Titan Entertainment. Owned and operated by Sam Caplan, CSM is an outsource business-to-business solution for companies in the combat sports industry. CSM provides an array of services on a contract basis such as public relations, television research production, website management, Internet video streaming, and matchmaking consulting. Its client list includes M-1 Global, SHOWTIME, the Combat Sports Championships, the World Alliance of Mixed Martial Arts, ChokeOutPoker.net, NameDrop.com, and FightMetric.com. CSM is also the parent company of the popular Mixed Martial Arts content website FiveOuncesOfPain.com (www.FiveOuncesOfPain.com).
