Evansville Mayor Lloyd Winnecke, Tropicana Evansville, Convention & Visitors Bureau representatives and local Marines will attend a news conference to welcome the professional MMA Knockout Weekend event to Evansville. The news conference will be held on Friday, August 23, at 10:15 a.m. at the Tropicana Hotel in the Evansville Room. Military personnel in uniform will be admitted to part of the event free. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to selected military programs.
MMA Xtreme & Fists Will Fly will present a weekend of entertainment starting with
Rock-N-Roll Legends “KANSAS†at the First Annual Knockout Weekend on Friday, August 23, at The Ford Center. “KANSAS,†celebrating 40 years of Rock-N-Roll success, will perform live at this amazing weekend of Champions. On Saturday, August 24, Evansville will host its first professional MMA event “Tri-State Showdown When MMA and Music Collide†hosted by Shemar Moore, star of the hit TV series Criminal Minds, and singing sensation J. Bravo.
All the excitement starts on Friday inside the Tropicana Hotel at 10 a.m. MMA Xtreme will present the fan favorite “MMA Experience.†Former MMA champions Chuck Liddell, Tito Ortiz, and Cris Cyborg will be among the stars signing autographs and taking photos with fans.
MMA Xtreme & Fists Will Fly will introduce “ENTROBOX,†the first MMA musical format during the press conference, and weigh-ins Friday will feature a live performance by country music recording artist Tim Ash.
On Saturday, the promoters MMA Xtreme in association with Fists Will Fly will present a sensational night of MMA fights. The main event and co-main will be streamed live to 85 million homes on Knockout Live PPV Network.
For more information contact Dean Song at (702) 400-8744 or by email at songdean85@yahoo.com or visit our website at www.fistswillfly.com
