(PRESS RELEASE) -- New York, NY - Legendary world kickboxing
champion, Lou Neglia, brings his premier mixed martial arts (MMA)
promotion, Ring of Combat, which has sent 100 professional fighters
to the UFC, back for the 52nd time featuring two highly competitive
title fights and one super fight from the Tropicana Casino and
Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Friday, September 25th.
UFC Vet, Pete Sell (10-6), will take on Elijah Harshbarger (7-5) in a rematch that is three years in the making between former Ring of Combat champions. In their firsts encounter, Harshbarger would lose his ROC title to Sell via second round armbar. Now Sell looks to settle the score at ROC 52
“It’s been over three years since Pete has fought in the Ring of
Combat cage and we are excited to have him back and this is going
to be a great fight between Sell and Harshbarger, fighters who are
very aggressive,” said Lou Neglia, President of Ring of Combat.
Ring of Combat has made a name for itself unlike any other MMA promotion by being the platform that launched the careers of UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, retired, former UFC champions Matt Serra and Frankie Edgar along with UFC contenders Al Iaquinta, Uriah Hall, Costas Philippou, Edson Barboza and Ryan LaFlare.
Set to return for battle at Ring of Combat 52 is the the highly regarded and current undefeated Ring of Combat bantamweight champion, Julio Arce (8-0) of Queens, NY, who puts his title on the line for the fourth time against his toughest opponent to date, New York’s Brian Kelleher (13-7) who is riding a three fight win streak.
In a match where someone's “0” has to go, Ring of Combat welterweight champion Randy Brown (4-0) goes for his second title defense when he takes on Ohio’s Isaac Steele (4-0) for Ring of Combat gold. After having three family members pass away due to lung cancer, Steele has pledged to give proceeds from his fight purse to cancer research.
Former NCAA Division I wrestling champion and four-time All American, Gregor Gillespie was scheduled to fight but was forced to pull out due to injury. Eddie Lenoci (3-0) will now take his place taking on Shohin Safarov (3-1) for the number one lightweight contender spot.
The Ring of Combat 52 non title bouts are,
Pat DeFranco (4-3-1) vs Lashawn Alcocks (4-4);
Max Bohanan (4-0) vs Dan Cion (4-2);
Mike Elshamy (2-1) vs Karl Roberson (1-0);
Cody Mooney (2-1) vs AJ Jones (1-0);
Anthony Genovese (1-0) vs Jorge Martinez (2-3);
Whitney Jean Francois (2-3) vs Jose Viera (1-2);
Jorge Martinez (2-3-1) vs Anthony Genovese (1-0);
Paul Grant (1-0) vs Brandon Urquijo (4-0);
Robert Plotkin (1-1) vs Leonard Simpson(3-4).
(CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Ring of Combat 52 will take place September 25th at the world famous Tropicana Casino and Resort showroom.
Doors @ 8:00 PM / Fights @ 8:30 PM.
Tickets are priced reasonably between $50 and $125 and can be purchased at the Ring of Combat website, the Tropicana Box Office or any TicketMaster outlets.
This is sure to be another sell-out event, so get your tickets TODAY!
About Ring of Combat:
Ring of Combat is one of the longest running and most successful MMA promotions in the country. More than 80 ROC fighters have moved on to the UFC and other top promotions, including former UFC champions Frankie Edgar and Matt Serra and current UFC Middleweight Champion, Chris Weidman. It is because of this success, finding great but unknown talent and preparing them for the world stage, that Ring of Combat has earned the reputation of being called the “American Idol” of MMA. Lou firmly believes that great fights make great fighters!
For more information about Ring of Combat, please visit their website at: www.ringofcombat.com
About Lou Neglia:
Louis Neglia is a three-time World Kickboxing Champion, a former U.S. Kickboxiing Champion, a Florida Karate Champion, New York State Champion, and an Eastern American Karate Champion. No opponent has lasted more than three rounds against Louis Neglia since he won his first World Championship in 1980. Lou is an eight-degree Black Belt, and retired from competition in 1985 with a career record of 34 wins and only 2 losses. He was named Fighter Of the Year in 1984 and was inducted into the Karate Hall of Fame. He starred in four motion pictures(“A Hard Way to Die”,”Super Weapon”,”Fist of Fear”,and “One Down”, “Two To Go”). Featured articles have been written about him in the top American and International magazines and newspapers.
For more information about Lou Neglia’s, please visit his website at: www.louneglia.com
UFC Vet, Pete Sell (10-6), will take on Elijah Harshbarger (7-5) in a rematch that is three years in the making between former Ring of Combat champions. In their firsts encounter, Harshbarger would lose his ROC title to Sell via second round armbar. Now Sell looks to settle the score at ROC 52
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Ring of Combat has made a name for itself unlike any other MMA promotion by being the platform that launched the careers of UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, retired, former UFC champions Matt Serra and Frankie Edgar along with UFC contenders Al Iaquinta, Uriah Hall, Costas Philippou, Edson Barboza and Ryan LaFlare.
“Without a doubt this is one of the most competitive fight cards we
have ever put together,” said Neglia. “As with tradition, ROC has
always put the best against the best and this card is absolutely no
exception! Fight fans are not going to want to miss the opportunity
to see this stacked fight card featuring the ROC champions in their
most competitive bouts to date,” he continued.
Set to return for battle at Ring of Combat 52 is the the highly regarded and current undefeated Ring of Combat bantamweight champion, Julio Arce (8-0) of Queens, NY, who puts his title on the line for the fourth time against his toughest opponent to date, New York’s Brian Kelleher (13-7) who is riding a three fight win streak.
In a match where someone's “0” has to go, Ring of Combat welterweight champion Randy Brown (4-0) goes for his second title defense when he takes on Ohio’s Isaac Steele (4-0) for Ring of Combat gold. After having three family members pass away due to lung cancer, Steele has pledged to give proceeds from his fight purse to cancer research.
Former NCAA Division I wrestling champion and four-time All American, Gregor Gillespie was scheduled to fight but was forced to pull out due to injury. Eddie Lenoci (3-0) will now take his place taking on Shohin Safarov (3-1) for the number one lightweight contender spot.
The Ring of Combat 52 non title bouts are,
Pat DeFranco (4-3-1) vs Lashawn Alcocks (4-4);
Max Bohanan (4-0) vs Dan Cion (4-2);
Mike Elshamy (2-1) vs Karl Roberson (1-0);
Cody Mooney (2-1) vs AJ Jones (1-0);
Anthony Genovese (1-0) vs Jorge Martinez (2-3);
Whitney Jean Francois (2-3) vs Jose Viera (1-2);
Jorge Martinez (2-3-1) vs Anthony Genovese (1-0);
Paul Grant (1-0) vs Brandon Urquijo (4-0);
Robert Plotkin (1-1) vs Leonard Simpson(3-4).
(CARD SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
Ring of Combat 52 will take place September 25th at the world famous Tropicana Casino and Resort showroom.
Doors @ 8:00 PM / Fights @ 8:30 PM.
Tickets are priced reasonably between $50 and $125 and can be purchased at the Ring of Combat website, the Tropicana Box Office or any TicketMaster outlets.
This is sure to be another sell-out event, so get your tickets TODAY!
About Ring of Combat:
Ring of Combat is one of the longest running and most successful MMA promotions in the country. More than 80 ROC fighters have moved on to the UFC and other top promotions, including former UFC champions Frankie Edgar and Matt Serra and current UFC Middleweight Champion, Chris Weidman. It is because of this success, finding great but unknown talent and preparing them for the world stage, that Ring of Combat has earned the reputation of being called the “American Idol” of MMA. Lou firmly believes that great fights make great fighters!
For more information about Ring of Combat, please visit their website at: www.ringofcombat.com
About Lou Neglia:
Louis Neglia is a three-time World Kickboxing Champion, a former U.S. Kickboxiing Champion, a Florida Karate Champion, New York State Champion, and an Eastern American Karate Champion. No opponent has lasted more than three rounds against Louis Neglia since he won his first World Championship in 1980. Lou is an eight-degree Black Belt, and retired from competition in 1985 with a career record of 34 wins and only 2 losses. He was named Fighter Of the Year in 1984 and was inducted into the Karate Hall of Fame. He starred in four motion pictures(“A Hard Way to Die”,”Super Weapon”,”Fist of Fear”,and “One Down”, “Two To Go”). Featured articles have been written about him in the top American and International magazines and newspapers.
For more information about Lou Neglia’s, please visit his website at: www.louneglia.com
