MMA-PPV: Sriyapai relying on
experience against youthful Horodecki
June 10, 2009
BILOXI, Miss. (June 10, 2009) – Four-time
World Muay Thai title-holder William “The Bull” Sriyapai (12-4-0) feels
like fine wine, getting better with age, as he prepares to face exciting
Canadian lightweight prospect Chris “The Polish Hammer” Horodecki
(12-1-0) in one of the June 27th featured fights on the “Ultimate Chaos”
pay-per-view event, airing live from the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum
in Biloxi, Mississippi.
Former WWE superstar Bobby Lashley (3-0-0) meets K1 and PRIDE combat
fighting legend, Bob “The Beast” Sapp (10-4-1), in the much anticipated
showdown on “Ultimate Chaos, presented by Prize Fight Promotions and
Fight Force International, in association with the Mississippi Gulf
Coast Coliseum, and Treasure Bay Casino.
“Ultimate Chaos” is being produced and distributed by Gotham MMA and
Integrated Sports at 9:00PM ET/6:00PM PT in the United States and Canada
on cable and satellite Pay Per View via iNDemand, TVN, DirecTV, Bell TV,
Shaw, Star Choice and Viewer’s Choice for a suggested retail price of
only $29.95.
Veteran blow-by-blow announcer Col. Bob Sheridan and colorful
mixed-martial-arts heavyweight Seth “The Silverback” Petruzelli lead the
PPV broadcast team that also includes color analyst Bray Deavours and
ringside reporter Dave Ferguson.
The 37-year-old Sriyapai, born in Japan and living in Rancho Cucamonga,
California, is fighting an opponent 16 years younger in what “The Bull”
is calling the fight of his life. “I’m expecting a stand-up fight,” he
said, “but every time I crack and opponent they want to take me down.
That’s why I’ve been working hard on my ground game and takedown
defense. I’m 100-percent confident in my stand-up. Horodecki is a tough
kid. He comes straight forward and has good conditioning and stamina.
His ground game is a little suspect but he’ll still try and take me
down. I’m excited to be fighting on a show like this and I plan on
winning the crowd over.
“I know a lot of people will be watching on pay-per-view and I want to
dominate and win. If it goes to decision I want all of the scorecards,
every round, to be mine. He’s a tough kid and well known, so I need to
dominate every round. If I finish it, I finish it. This is a very
important fight for me, the most important of my career.”
Three-time UFC heavyweight challenger Pedro “The Rock” Rizzo (16-8-0)
faces Dutch knockout artist Gilbert “The Hurricane” Yvel (35-13-1) in
the co-feature, while former King Of The Cage and Gladiator Challenge
lightweight champion Javier “Showtime” Vasquez (12-2-0) takes on The
Ultimate Fighter 4 star Din “Dinyero” Thomas (24-8-0) in a featured
match.
Also fighting on the card are welterweight Brett Cooper (9-4-0) vs.
Waachiim “Native Warrior” Spirit Wolf (5-4-0), Affliction vice president
Tom Atencio (1-0-0) vs. pro debuting lightweight Randy Hedderick,
middleweight James Orso (8-3-0) vs. Colby McMahan (3-1-0), The Ultimate
Fighter 3 star Danny Abbadi (3-4-0) vs. veteran middleweight Lance
Thomson (4-2-0); welterweight Eric Bradley (2-1-0), 2-time All-America
wrestler and 2003 NCAA boxing champion at Penn State, vs. Belfast,
Northern Ireland brawler Colin McKee (3-2-0). All fights and fighters
are subject to change.
Tickets are priced at $25.00 (limited discount seating), $40.00 (general
admission) and $55.00 (premium reserved seating) and sale at the
Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and all TicketMaster outlets.
For more information go to theultimatechaos.com- Source/PR
