PTC NEWSLETTER
#142
OUR TRIP TO THE WORLDS

Most of you will already know that Max and I have just returned from Idaho Falls, Idaho, where we went to compete at the WPC Raw World Powerlifting Championships. Max won a Gold Medal, as well as the Best Teen Lifter award.
First off, I want to thank some

The UFC's third trip to Texas is nearly a done deal.

The promotion is in the final stages of securing the 16,000-seat Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, for the Spike TV-televised UFC Fight Night 22 event, MMAjunkie.com has learned.

A match-up between middleweight contenders Demian Maia and Alan Belcher is expected to headline the Sept. 15 event, which UFC executives have not officially announced.

The UFC's third trip to Texas is nearly a done deal.

The promotion is in the final stages of securing the 16,000-seat Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, for the Spike TV-televised UFC Fight Night 22 event, MMAjunkie.com has learned.

A match-up between middleweight contenders Demian Maia and Alan Belcher is expected to headline the Sept. 15 event, which UFC executives have not officially announced.

The UFC's first ever trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, was a
success at the gate after selling out in just 30 minutes, and a few
high-profile fighters cashed in on some impressive paydays.

UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell, who lost in UFC 115's main event, earned
$500,000 and former PRIDE champ Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic earned
$150,000 for victory in the evening's co-main event.

MMAjunkie.com requested and today received the
figures from the Vancouver Athletic Commission.

LOS ANGELES - Strikeforce's third trip to the City of Angels was short
and sweet.

Wednesday's six-fight event, "Strikeforce: Los Angeles," which was held rather
unconventionally on the stage of Los Angeles' Nokia Theatre, drew a reported
5,259 paid attendees.

Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker announced the figure at the post-event press
conference while reporting a live gate of $418,061.

ST. LOUIS - After drawing 8,136 spectators for its second-ever St. Louis event, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker said a third trip to the Gateway City is a real possibility.

"Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery," which took place Saturday at the Scottrade Center, followed up a June 2009 "Lawler vs. Shields" show that drew 8,867 in the same venue.

And for the second straight year, fans came early for the preliminary-card fights to support a host of local competitors. Why? As Coker told MMAjunkie.com, it's due to the "Cung Le of St. Louis."

MONTREAL - The UFC's third trip to Montreal's Bell Centre wasn't quite
as lucrative as the promotion's first two events in the building, but
Saturday night's UFC 113 event still drew a reported crowd of 17,647
attendees.

UFC president Dana White released the figure at the evening's post-event
press conference, while also reporting a live gate of $3.27 million.

The UFC's first two events in Montreal, 2009's UFC 97 and 2008's UFC 84,
each drew more than 21,000 ticket holders to the home of the NHL's
Montreal Canadiens.

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During a trip to the Republic of Djibouti in Africa and encounters some interesting characters who try to sell him some local drugs and Osama Bin Laden merchandise.

HT: MikeSwick.com

Thomas Gerbasi, UFC - Greg Soto's trip to the 4 Bears Casino and Lodge in New Town, North Dakota last October was a rite of passage, one taken by countless mixed martial artists over the years.

Anthony Cabrera and Anthony Marino make a return trip to Hershey for the 'Canes.