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HORN FIGHTS TO DEFEND WORLD TITLE
AT SOARING EAGLE ON SATURDAY
When Jeremy Horn steps into the cage at Soaring
Eagle Casino’s mixed martial arts event on Saturday, July 10, it
will be his 109 MMA fight as a professional.
HORN KO’S FORREST GRIFFIN WITH A
KICK
Known as one of the best grapplers in the sport,
Horn – or Gumby as he’s known by his fans – has an amazing 84 wins.
He has beaten such MMA stars as Forrest Griffin, Vernon White,
Gilbert Yvel, Chael Sonnen (three times), Dean Lister and Hall of
Famer Chuck Liddell.
His career has crisscrossed the globe and includes 11 fights
inside the famed UFC Octagon. Yet, it was a loss that put Horn
firmly on the MMA map.
His first fight for the UFC came against champion Frank Shamrock.
Horn was just 22 at the time. He was 9-2 and full of promise.
"We knew Jeremy was special," manager Monte Cox said. "We knew he
could do something in this sport, but we needed a test. Even though
he lost in extra time he proved to everyone that, at 22, he would be
a name to watch for a long, long time."
Cox proved prophetic.
Horn would go 25-1-1 over his next 27 bouts, fight 10 more times
in the Octagon, gain a worldwide following and an insider’s respect
not often found in the sport.
And, now, the next step will be taken -- this time against
another UFC veteran in Sean Salmon (18-10) in defense of Horn’s IFC
World Middleweight title.
"My goal for my career has always been to keep moving forward, to
keep pushing to where I’m fighting at the highest levels I can,"
Horn said. "All I can do is go out and compete and do what I do."
"For Jeremy," Cox said "it’s still about getting better and
finding a new challenge. Salmon brings a set of skills to this fight
that make for a good challenge for Jeremy."
Also headlining the night will be top heavyweights Mike Whitehead
(24-7) and Chase Gormley (9-2) out of the renowned Black House MMA
camp that includes Anderson Silva, Antonio Nogueira, Paulo Filho,
Lyoto Machida, Junior Dos Santos and other great fighters. .
Horn -- who spent most of his career with the Miletich Fighting
Systems team in Iowa, and is now training in Salt Lake City, Utah,
with the team that he created, Elite Performance – says one thing is
most likely for certain about his fight on Saturday.
"At some point I’ll look to take him down and from there is will
be a matter of finishing the fight on my terms. That’s always the
goal," he said.
Other fights on the scheduled 11 fight card include Amanda LaVoy
against Karina Hallinan, local favorites Chad Herrick vs.
Cincinnati’s Tim Ruberg and Jason Holmes vs. Rockport, Illinois’ Rob
Morrow. The action all starts at 8 pm on Saturday, July 10 at the
Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Tickets start
at only $30. Tickets are available online thru
www.soaringeaglecasino.com or by calling 1-800-585-3737.
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