MMA Xplosion: Vianna vs. Brink and USA vs KZ

Event notes

LAS VEGAS, NV, Sept. 8, 2010 – Millennium Events is proud to announce an exciting professional MMA Xplosion event inside The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Oct. 9. Rising star Vitor Vianna, representing Wand Fight Team, headlines the action packed program against mixed martial arts veteran Aaron Brink. Roy “Big Country” Nelson’s top heavyweight prospect Scott Junk faces off against tough competition Blagoy Ivanov, the only person to have beaten Fedor Emelianenko in a 2008 Sambo Tournament before Fedor's first MMA loss to Fabricio Werdum this year. Popular female attractions Michele Gutierrez and Jessica Rakoczy add fireworks to the event as they both take on top-notch fight opponents. In addition, an unprecedented USA vs. Kazakhstan professional team tournament takes place with six fighters representing each country. The main event of the USA vs. Kazakhstan team competition features an MMA Xplosion 155 pound title bout between the experienced Lance Wipf (USA) and Ardak Nazarov (Kazakhstan). Other fighters proudly representing Team USA include Daniel Sensitaffar, Jose Salgado, Kui Gonsalves, Pedro Munhoz and Maurice Senters. Representing Team Kazakhstan, fighters include Beibyt Nazarov, Amuyev Aziz, Mussayev Nairi, Ashimov Kazybek and Amanbayev Begnar. Tickets start at $30 and are on sale now at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Box Office, (702) 693-5222, www.hardrockhotel.com or www.ticketmaster.com. The event is open to all ages. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the first bell is at 7 p.m. Take Down Sports Network features the fight live online and available for viewers to access from all over the world. www.TDSN.tv provides high quality streaming video that allows viewers to be a part of the action. *Las Vegas residents are excluded on the live streaming video.