First Ever MMA Pro/Am Event In Las Vegas

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TUFF-N-UFF PRO/AM ENTERTAINS AT SOUTH POINT

Mixed Martial Arts Competition Showcases Future Stars

LAS VEGAS, NV – South Point Event Center, 9777 Las Vegas Boulevard South, is slated to host the R-U-Tuff-N-Uff Pro/Am mixed martial arts competition Friday, December 29, 2006. Male and female fighters from all over the country will compete in this event, just one day before the largest MMA weekend in the history of the sport. “This is the first ever MMA event to have amateurs sanctioned by the Nevada State Athletic Commission,” said Barry Meyer, president of Tuff-N-Uff Productions, Inc. “We also have the first ever female MMA fight to be headlined in Las Vegas, and it's the day before the biggest MMA event in history.”

The Main event is between Ginele Marquez and Angela Wilson.

Ginele trains with Nick Diaz and Muay Thai standout, Kit Cope.

Angela is a 4th degree blackbelt in Karate and fights for Chuck Norris' World Combat League.

*Fight cad subject to change: http://www.tuffnuff.net/fight-card-page-2.html

MMA standout, Renato “Babalu” Sobral will compete in a submission fighting exhibition match against ADCC trial champion, Misha Cirkunov.

Kendall Groves will be cornering his training partner, T.J. Brown fighting out of the Cobra Kai dojo under Marc Laimon. Many more famous fighters will be in attendance.

Bruce Buffer will announce the event and big John McCarthy will be working the event too!

Tickets for the event are $25 for general admission, $45 for ring side seating and $65 for VIP seating and can be purchased at the South Point Box office, by phone at 702-797-8055 online at www.southpointcasino.com. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the first match starting at 8 p.m. For more information about this event, contact Tuff-N-uff at 858-442-8833 or visit www.TuffNuff.net

Tickets for the event are $25 for general admission, $45 for ring side seating and $65 for VIP seating and can be purchased at the South Point Box office, by phone at 797-8055 or online at www.southpointcasino.com. Doors open at 7 p.m. with the first match starting at 8 p.m. For more information about this event, contact Barry Meyer at 858-442-8833 or visit www.TuffNuff.net.

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