Sylvia vs. Buentello headlines
‘War
on the Mainland’ PPV event
Three
PWP Title fights Aug. 14 in Irvine, CA
SAN
DIEGO (July 8, 2010) – Two-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim “Maine-iac” Sylvia takes
on former UFC and Strikeforce heavyweight title challenger, Paul “The
Headhunter” Buentello,
in the main event for the vacant Powerhouse World Promotions (PWP),
LLC Heavyweight Championship, August 14 on Pay Per View live from
Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.
“This event started as
a training clinic that we’re still holding August 8 in San Diego,”
PWP CEO Brian Manna explained. “It’s a full day, training clinic –
MMA, Jiu-Jitsu, striking, boxing kicking, etc. – at Manna’s Martial
Arts in San Diego. Tony Martinez (President of Powerhouse) suggested
we do a show. We discussed it with members of our team – Joe
Moreira, Carlos Palomino, Rodolfo Gonzalez and Burdett Streeter – as
well as Doug Jacobs (Integrated Sports Media) and (associate) Benny
Ricardo. Pay per view made it an easier sell and we were able to
raise capital for the show. Now, people from all over the world will
be able to watch our show.
“The depth of our field
is unmatched. We not only wanted to make sure that we had three
really good fights like we do, but to insure that all of the fights
on this show would feature high quality fighters, as well as
competitive, entertaining matches. These fights are all very well
matched from top to bottom. All of us (Team PWP) are old-school
martial artists. We stepped into the ring against anybody that was
put in there; the type of show we’re putting on August 14th and few
like it exist today in MMA for the public.”
Sylvia (26-6-0),
fighting out of Bettendorf, Iowa, is coming off of an impressive
second-round submission of 5-time World’s Strongest Man, Mariusz
“Dominator” Pudzianowski. During his sensational career, Sylvia
(6-8, 300 lbs.) has defeated many of the world’s top MMA
heavyweights and super heavyweights – Andrei Arlovski (2) Brandon
Vera, Jeff Monson, Wes Sims, Ricco Rodriguez, Mike Whitehead (2),
Ben Rothwell and Jason Lambert.
Buentello (6-2, 250
lbs.), fighting out of Amarillo, Texas, has notable victories
against “Tank” Abbott, Gary Goodridge, Justin Eilers, Mike Kyle and
Kirill “Baby Fedor” Sidelnikov.
Sylvia-Buentello is one
of three PWP title fights (5 X 5, all other fights are 3 X 5).
Former WEC titlist Jason “The
Punisher” Lambert (24-11-0)
faces 8-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion Allan
Goes (17-3-0) for the
vacant PWP Light Heavyweight title belt, while former UFC title
challenger Thales
Leite (17-3-1) fights
Strikeforce veteran Falinko “Niko” Vitale (27-9-0)
for the PWP Middleweight crown.
In a Special
Lightweight Attraction, former UFC lightweight champion Jens “Little
Evil” Pulver (22-13-1),
one of the most popular MMA fighters in the world, meets Diego “El
Nino” Garijo (4-1-0).
Also fighting on “War
on the Mainland” are Brazilian middleweight Gustavo “Ximu” Machado (18-8-1)
vs. Rick Reeves (10-3-0),
Mexican welterweight Jorge “The
Naked Man” Ortiz (16-5-1)
vs. veteran Terry
Martin (19-8-0), and
California lightweights Joao
Silva (3-0) vs. Erin
Beach (1-0). All
fights and fighters are subject to change.
“We’re hitting the
ground running,” Manna added. “People all over the world want to
fight with us. We’re not interested in signing fighters to long-term
contracts. We’re interested in the fighters being self-sufficient
and stable. Burdett is a financial advisor and one of our goals is
to aid fighters to become more aware of how to make their financial
future more stable.”
Tickets, ranging from $35.00 to $110.00 reserved
and $110.00 to $295.00 on the floor, are on sale at the Bren Event
Center Box Office (10 AM/PT-6 PM/PT, Mon-Fri), going on line to
