"Art of War" in Dallas on March 9 at the American Airlines Center...
Will be televised in high definition by Mark Cuban's HDNet...
http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...articleid=3268
http://www.americanairlinescenter.co...8/EventID/1970
http://www.graciemag.com/?c=144&a=6146
I emailed Cuban a couple weeks ago since the WEC was bought by the UFC and will be shown on the "Vs" channel instead of HDNet like it used to be. He said they "had some better options they were exploring." I don't know if this is better, but it is in Dallas at least...
I emailed him yesterday asking if he could shed some light on other fighters on the fight card and his reply was "Cant yet, but stay tuned. We love having MMA and are looking to increase our programming"
Bonus pts for Cuban:
1. is an MMA fan
2. replied to my emails same day (within an hr or so)
More info on the org:
http://www.mmachina.com/en/?q=node/92
The Art of War Fighting Championship™ is China's first professional freestyle kung fu tournament—an exciting series of mixed martial arts matches between opponents representing every fighting style the martial arts has to offer. Nearly every major fighting style in existence originated or has been refined within China's borders. During ancient times, it was common to find challenges between various schools in a test to see which style would reign supreme. Emphasizing skill, strength, and strategy, the Art of War™ tournament celebrates the highest aspects of the martial arts and creates a modern platform for an ancient Chinese tradition extending back thousands of years.
Many people have forgotten (or never knew) that the term, "martial arts" literally means the "arts of war." Over time, the phrase has come to refer collectively to a broad range of unarmed fighting styles known popularly as kung fu, muay thai, jujitsu, and other disciplines. But at one point in China's history, those who practiced the martial arts were generals, men who led armies into combat and vanquished nations.
The most distinguised of these generals was Sun Zi, who's book, the Art of War, became the most widely studied military text in the world. Written nearly 2,500 years ago, Sun Zi's Art of War contains timeless principles of strategy that remain useful even today—principles concerning speed, cunning, deception, positioning, flexibility, and surprise.
In the book, Sun Zi writes, "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." By bringing together all styles of martial arts into one integrated compe ion, the "Art of War" tournament gives athletes from all martial disciplines the ultimate opportunity to test their courage and skill against any opponent.
Which style will reign supreme? Who will become the champion? Find out in Art of War™!
I hate Mark Cuban with a passion but I've got to give him some props here. The fact that he was so responsive to your emails is pretty impressive.
Eilers vs Rizzo isn't a bad headliner for an up and coming league. If I lived in Dallas I would check it out.
Art of War - 03.09.2007 - HDNET - American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Full card and schedule for 2007...including a stop in San Antonio...
Pedro Rizzo vs Justin Eilers
Carlo Prater vs Dennis Levensky
Alex Andrade vs Klas Akesson
Matt Grice vs Yuki Inoue
Buddy Clinton vs Kenneth Rosfort
Eric Schambari vs Christian Smith
Justin Wren vs Trent Standing
Alonzo Martinez vs Tom East
Sonny Neilson vs Travis Bush
***2007 Schedule***
April 28: Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
June 8: UTEP Don Hakins Center, El Paso, TX
July 28: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX
August 3: American Bank Center, Corpus Chrsti, TX
September: New Orleans
October: Las Vegas
November: London, England
December: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Cuban fwd'd my email to another guy with HDNet and this was his reply regarding how this card will be aired...
Mark passed along your email on our MMA events. We will be airing two shows from this event on March 16th and 23rd. Enjoy.
Regards,
Darrell Ewalt
Executive Producer, Sports
HDNet
So you can either watch it live or wait until the following 2 Friday nights to watch it on HDNet...
Art of War is tomorrow night...here's a preview...
http://evilmaster-mma.blogspot.com/2...r-preview.html
It will air in 2 parts on HDNet the following 2 weeks...
When and how would I buy tickets to the San Antonio event?
http://www.artofwarlive.com
Ticketmaster...
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