GC ANNOUNCES EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT WITH WENDOVER NUGGET HOTEL & CASINO

(PRESS RELEASE) -- MMA pioneer promotion Gladiator Challenge today announced an exclusive agreement the Wendover Nugget Hotel & Casino. Located in beautiful Wendover, Utah, the Nugget is well-known for its 485 rooms, 800+ slot machines, 40+ table games, and its live poker and Keno gaming. This multi-fight deal will bring Gladiator Challenge MMA events exclusively to the Nugget, allowing fight fans in the area to enjoy premium action that can only be found inside the vaunted Gladiator Challenge cage. The first event, “GOLD RUSH,” will be held Saturday, June 13th, and will feature MMA superstar “Mr. International” Shonie Carter in a battle with Utah’s own “Coach” Chris McLeod. MMA fans can purchase tickets at http://www.virtualboxoffice.com, or call (888) 826-8858.

Regarding the agreement with Gladiator Challenge, Wendover Nugget Hotel & Casino General Manager Mauricio Cuellar said, “We’re very excited to bring Gladiator Challenge and its MMA action to the Nugget. We’ve been looking for a way to bring new excitement to our venue, and MMA is the perfect way to do this. We’re extremely pleased to make this agreement with Tedd Williams and Gladiator Challenge, and we’re looking forward to a long, mutually-beneficial relationship.” He added, “I’m a big fan of MMA, and folks have been stopping me on the casino floor, asking about us providing MMA events at the Nugget. Now, thanks to Tedd and GC, the Wendover Nugget Hotel & Casino is Wendover’s finest place to play with the hottest MMA action in the state.”

Gladiator Challenge Owner and Promoter Tedd Williams says, “Gladiator Challenge is always happy to bring the sport of MMA to new venues, and we’re very pleased that the Wendover Nugget Hotel & Casino will be the next site to enjoy all the action. We plan to hold between three and six events a year at the Nugget, and we feel confident that this agreement will bring new customers to the Nugget, while exposing the Gladiator Challenge brand of MMA to a new area of fight fans.” And Tedd has a message for local fight fans: “There’s nothing like seeing Gladiator Challenge live and in-person. You won’t want to miss these events…”

For more information on the Wendover Nugget Hotel & Casino, please visit http://www.wendovernugget.com/. For more information on Gladiator Challenge and all its events, please visit http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com/.

For additional information please contact:

Phil Lanides, Publicist - (408) 439-3245, [email protected]

Tedd Williams, Owner/Promoter – [email protected]

ABOUT GLADIATOR CHALLENGE:

Gladiator Challenge is a world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion established in 1999 by Tedd Williams. A former UFC fighter, Williams is a former national AAU Sambo Champion (1997), a former California State Judo Champion (4th Degree Black Belt under “Judo” Gene LeBell) and a former college All-American wrestler (Cerritos Jr. College, 1988-89). Gladiator Challenge runs 12-18 MMA events per year, and has featured MMA superstars Uriah “The California Kid” Faber, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, James Irvin, Tyson Griffin, Dan “The Beast” Severn, “Sugar” Rashad Evans, Scott “Hands of Stone” Smith, “The Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia, Joe “Daddy” Stevenson, Mac Danzig, Jerry Bohlander, “Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett, Chris Leben, Chael Sonnen, Jake Shields, “The Secret Weapon” Pete Spratt, Nate “The Rock” Quarry, Jason “The Punisher” Lambert, Bobby “The Bad Seed” Hoffman, and Cal Worsham, among many others. Gladiator Challenge can be found online at http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com/