War
on the Mainland’ headliner
Three
PWP Title fights featured on Aug. 14 PPV show in Irvine, CA
SAN
DIEGO (July 22, 2010) – Former UFC and Strikeforce heavyweight title
challenger Paul “The
Headhunter”Buentello believes
his August 14 showdown against 2-time UFC heavyweight champion Tim “Maine-iac”Sylvia,
headlining “War on the
Mainland,” is the type of match-up MMA fans have been clamoring for
when the power striking pair battle for the vacant Powerhouse World
Promotions (PWP), LLC Heavyweight Championship, live on Pay-Per-View
from Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.
“It’s
a great match-up,” Buentello said, “one that fans there in the arena
or watching at home will be out of their seats, because they’re
going to be on their feet from beginning to end. Because I’m finally
fighting Tim makes this fight more interesting. I respect him as a
fighter. We were supposed to fight before but it didn’t happen and
here it is now. We’re two top heavyweight competitors. Everybody
knows what I’m about - my nickname (‘The Headhunter’) says it all.”
The 6’
2”, 250-pound Buentello, fighting out of Amarillo, Texas, has
defeated “Tank” Abbott, Justin Eilers, and Mike Kyle, as well as
Gary Goodridge (DEC3) and Kirill “Baby Fedor” Sidelnikov (TKO3) in a
pair of high-profile Affliction-promoted shows.
Buentello (27-12-0) has stopped 17 of his 27 victims, while the 6’
8”, 300-pound Sylvia (26-6-0), fighting out of Bettendorf, Iowa, has
also knocked out 17 foes. Tim has defeated many of the world’s top
MMA heavyweights and super heavyweights, including Andrei Arlovski
(2) Brandon Vera, Jeff Monson, Wes Sims, Ricco Rodriguez, Mike
Whitehead (2), Ben Rothwell and Jason Lambert.
“Sylvia
versus Buentello; everybody know what it’s all about,” Paul noted.
“Neither one of us are submission guys. We’re both big guys who
throw big punches. Fans know well in advance that they’re going to
get their money’s worth.”
“I
switched my training camp to Long Beach (CA) for this fight,”
Buentello added. “I’m now training with Antonio McGee. It’s been a
great camp so far.”
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 (25-11-0)
meets 8-time World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion Allan
Goes (17-3-0) for the
vacant PWP Light Heavyweight title belt. Former UFC title challenger Thales
Leite (17-3-1) takes
on Strikeforce veteran Falaniko “Niko” Vitale (27-9-0)
for the PWP Middleweight crown.
Fan
favorite, former UFC Lightweight Champion Jens “Little
Evil” Pulver (22-13-1),
meets Diego “El
Nino”Garijo (4-1-0)
in a Special Lightweight Attraction.
Also
fighting on “War on the Mainland” is Brazilian middleweight Gustavo “Ximu” Machado (18-8-1)
vs. Rick Reeves (10-3-0)
and Mexican welterweight Jorge “The
Naked Man” Ortiz (16-5-1)
vs. veteran Terry
Martin(19-8-0).
Undercard fights featuring local fighters include lightweights Joao
Silva (3-2-0) vs. Erin
Beach (1-0-0),
lightweights Cleber
Luciano (3-3-0) vs. Todd
Willingham (2-4-2),
welterweights A.J.
Mathews (3-0-0) vs.Sean
Choice (1-0-0), and
pro-debuting lightweights Evan
Aitkins vs. Chad
McCausland. All
fights and fighters are subject to change.
Tickets, ranging from $35.00 to $110.00
reserved and $110.00 to $295.00 on the floor, are on sale at the
Bren Events Center Box Office (10 AM/PT-6 PM/PT, Mon-Fri), going on
line to
