Steele Cage Promotions Fireworks in the Cage III
Eric Pele (Pictures) among Star Fighters Fighting on
9/21/07
Hall of Fame Referee Richard Steele and Steve Oshins, co-owners of Steele Cage Promotions, LLC (www.steelecage.com) and the International Fighting Organization, LLC (IFO), are pleased to announce Eric "Big E" Pele, one of its fighters slated to battle in the Steele Cage at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 21, 2007. Steele Cage has signed some of MMA's biggest names for this show.
Las Vegas resident Eric "Big E" Pele (10-3) is currently ranked as the #4 Super Heavyweight (266+) fighter in the world by MMARanks.com and has a big win in only 2:40 over the #2 ranked Super-Heavyweight Antonio Silva (Pictures) in December of 2006. Never one to back down from a challenge, Pele's last two fights, both for Bodog, were against Antonio Silva (Pictures) and Aleksander Emelianenko (Pictures), two of the world's top fighters. For this Steele Cage fight, Pele has dropped down to fight at 265 pounds against Antoine "Herc" Hayes (6-3), a tough competitor who has shown that he doesn't back down from anybody and has a style of fighting that will turn this fight into a brawl. This battle will be one of the feature fights on a star-studded fight card featuring two championship fights.
Tickets for this show, called Fireworks in the Cage III, can be purchased online at www.orleansarena.com or by calling the Orleans Arena at 702-284-7777 or 888-234-2334. Ticket prices range from $30.00 to $150.00. This event will be televised in high definition by HDNet (www.hd.net), the network co-owned by Mark Cuban.
About Mixed Martial Arts: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) encompasses many different styles of fighting in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, In addition to Steele Cage Promotions and the International Fighting Organization, other popular MMA organizations include the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, Strikeforce, BodogFight, the International Fight League (IFL), EliteXC and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)."
Hall of Fame Referee Richard Steele and Steve Oshins, co-owners of Steele Cage Promotions, LLC (www.steelecage.com) and the International Fighting Organization, LLC (IFO), are pleased to announce Eric "Big E" Pele, one of its fighters slated to battle in the Steele Cage at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 21, 2007. Steele Cage has signed some of MMA's biggest names for this show.
Las Vegas resident Eric "Big E" Pele (10-3) is currently ranked as the #4 Super Heavyweight (266+) fighter in the world by MMARanks.com and has a big win in only 2:40 over the #2 ranked Super-Heavyweight Antonio Silva (Pictures) in December of 2006. Never one to back down from a challenge, Pele's last two fights, both for Bodog, were against Antonio Silva (Pictures) and Aleksander Emelianenko (Pictures), two of the world's top fighters. For this Steele Cage fight, Pele has dropped down to fight at 265 pounds against Antoine "Herc" Hayes (6-3), a tough competitor who has shown that he doesn't back down from anybody and has a style of fighting that will turn this fight into a brawl. This battle will be one of the feature fights on a star-studded fight card featuring two championship fights.
Tickets for this show, called Fireworks in the Cage III, can be purchased online at www.orleansarena.com or by calling the Orleans Arena at 702-284-7777 or 888-234-2334. Ticket prices range from $30.00 to $150.00. This event will be televised in high definition by HDNet (www.hd.net), the network co-owned by Mark Cuban.
About Mixed Martial Arts: Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) encompasses many different styles of fighting in which a wide variety of fighting techniques are used, In addition to Steele Cage Promotions and the International Fighting Organization, other popular MMA organizations include the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), PRIDE Fighting Championships, Strikeforce, BodogFight, the International Fight League (IFL), EliteXC and World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC)."
