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Press Release – Wednesday, May 4, 2011: Popular Texas based mixed martial arts fight promotion company, Shark Fight Promotions, announced today that Shark Fights 15 will be the first of many Shark Fight events that will be held outside of their home state of Texas. Shark Fights 15 will take place on Friday, May 27th at the Santa Anna Star Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. UFC veteran Chris Camozzi and Strikeforce veteran Joey Villasenor will headline the event.

2011 is already shaping up to be a break out year for Shark Fight Promotions. In recent months the organization has expanded their reach exponentially through newly formed network deals and strategic alliances with companies such as BCII. With all of the key players in place, Shark Fights is now ready to break into the national fight scene. Executives at Shark Fight Promotions are very optimistic about expanding into other states and are looking forward to the New Mexico event.

According to Shark Fight Promotions executive Wes Nolen, “Everyone in our organization is very excited about hosting shows not only in Texas, but other cities across the country as well. We are geared up for another action packed fight event and can’t wait to make our debut in Albuquerque.”

Nolen had this to say about the upcoming event, “We have a great show planned for New Mexico! Shark Fights 15 is stacked from top to bottom with elite contenders, including a main event bout between Chris Comozzi and Joey Villasenor. This is a very compelling match up and an important fight for both fighters. This is their opportunity to prove to the fans that they are still top contenders in the sport. Fight fans will not want to miss this!”

Chris Camozzi (14-4-0) is looking to bounce back after a recent submission loss to Kyle Noke at UFC 127. Prior to UFC 127, the hard hitting middleweight was on a four fight win streak. Comozzi has fought for notable fight organizations on both the local and national level and has been featured on HDNet Fights on numerous occasions. Camozzi was also a competitor in the eleventh season of The Ultimate Fighter in 2010 (Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz). Although he had to withdraw from the show due to injury, he returned for the shows finale, defeating James Hammortree via unanimous decision.

His opponent, Strikeforce veteran Joey “Smokin Joe” Villasenor (27-8-0), looks to get back on the winning track after suffering two consecutive losses, including a recent loss to Danillo Villefort at Shark Fights 13. Prior to Shark Fights 13, Villasenor snapped a four-fight win streak (the second-longest of his career) with a unanimous-decision loss to Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza at “Strikeforce St. Louis: Heavy Artillery. Villasenor, who holds notable wins over A-list fighters such as Riki Fukuda, Ryan Jensen, Phil Baroni and Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos, plans to redeem himself of May 27th by defeating Camozzi.

Shark Fight Promotions will be announcing the full Shark Fight 15 fight card soon! The event will take place on Friday, May 27 at the Santa Anna Star Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Doors open at 5:00pm MT. Fights start at 6:30 pm MT. Tickets are available online at www.sharkfights.com and www.santaanastarcenter.com. Fans can also purchase tickets at the Santa Ana Center Box Office and the Santa Ana Star Casino Rewards Desk. Stay tuned for fight broadcast details!

Press Release – Amarillo, TX. – April 1, 2011. Popular Texas-based mixed martial arts fight promotion company, Shark Fight Promotions, announced today that they have officially signed a deal with FUEL TV, Fox Sports Media Group’s dynamic entertainment and sports network for young males. The nationally recognized fight promotion will be part of “FUEL TV’s Friday Fight Night.” The exciting programming block takes place every Friday night at 10:00 PM ET/PT.

“FUEL TV’s Friday Fight Night” features telecasts of several epic “must see” fight events, including Shark Fights 13. As part of the Shark Fight series, FUEL TV will air select bouts from the highly touted mixed martial arts event. The Shark Fights 13 roster is loaded with top MMA contenders including British slugger Paul Daley, TUF contestant and UFC super star Keith Jardine, current Shark Fight light heavyweight champion Trevor Prangley, hard hitting light heavyweight contenders Rameau Sokoudjou and Houston Alexander, UFC veteran Danillo Villefort, Strikeforce veteran Joey Villasenor, and more.

According to Shark Fight Promotions President Brent Medley, “We are honored to be part of ‘FUEL TV’s Friday Fight Night.’ Shark Fights 13 contenders delivered an electrifying night of fights on September 11 and we are very excited about the event’s television network debut. It gives us another opportunity to promote the fighters and gives fight fans a second chance to catch the action if they missed it the first time around.”

The Shark Fights 13 telecast, a two-part feature, will air on April 15 and April 22 at 10:00 PM ET/PT. Each one-hour Shark Fights episode on FUEL TV will feature the “best of” Shark Fights 13, a card stacked from top to bottom with well-known marquee fighters, including many Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, PRIDE, EliteXC, and Dream veterans. If you missed the Shark Fights 13 pay-per-view that aired on September 11, now is your chance to see what the hype is all about.

Don’t miss the fight action! Tune into to “FUEL TV’s Friday Fight Night” every Friday at 10:00 PM ET/PT starting on April 1. For more information on Shark Fight Promotions, please log on to www.sharkfights.com. For more information on FUEL TV, please visit www.fuel.tv.

About Shark Fight Promotions:

Shark Fight Promotions, based out of Amarillo Texas, is an up-and-coming fight promotion company dedicated to driving the growth of mixed martial arts through the production of high quality MMA events and by effectively showcasing MMA fighters. The organization takes pride in putting the fans and fighters first; therefore they strive to make each Shark Fight event more exciting than the last. Executives within the organization are committed to producing impressive fight cards with extremely competitive matchups. They are also very passionate about their philanthropic endeavors.

Press ReleaseDALLAS, March 10, 2011: HDNet “Your Home for MMA” presents more LIVE events than any other network, and this Friday is no exception as “Shark Fights” makes its debut on the network presenting a solid card from top to bottom.

In the main event of the evening middleweight contender Danillo Villefort (12-3) meets UFC veteran and former IFL Middleweight Champion Matt Horwich (26-17-1). Villefort is riding a three fight winning streak with two (T)KOs during that stretch. Horwich is coming off a victory over Jake Rosholt.

Two of the top ranked women fighters in the world take center stage in the co-main event. The bout between Tara LaRosa (19-2) and Carina Damm (15-5) has literally been years in the making. The rivalry dates back to their time in Bodog Fights three years ago and the bad blood has continued ever since. Damm believes she was disrespected by LaRosa in the past and she is anxious for the chance to finally settle their differences in the cage.

Lucas Lopes (19-11) vs. Mike Bronzouliz (10-2), Alex Cisne (5-1) vs. Eric Davila (18-10), and Sean Shakour (3-0) vs. Joseph Sandoval (4-0) rounds out the main card.

“I am excited to introduce ‘Shark Fights’ to HDNet fans,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of HDNet Fights. “Everyone knows that we broadcast the best action from Asia and Europe, so it was time to bring in some great, live US fights on Friday night.”

The event is part of five hours of original MMA programming on HDNet this Friday night including:

* “HDNet Fights Vault” at 8:00 p.m. ET – featuring “Sengoku 9 Featherweight GP Final”
* “Fighting Words with Mike Straka” at 8:30 p.m. ET – featuring the UFC’s ring girls
* “Inside MMA” at 9:00 p.m. ET – featuring Rich Franklin, Tim Kennedy, and Thomas Denny
* “HDNet Fights: Shark Fights 14″ LIVE at 10:00 p.m. ET

Full Card after the jump

Main Card

Matt Horwich vs. Danillo Villefort
Tara LaRosa vs. Carina Damm
Mike Bronzoulis vs. Lucas Lopez
Alex Cisne vs. Eric Davila
Joseph Sandoval vs. Sean Shakour

Preliminary Card

Layne Hernandez vs. Gabe Vasquez
Donnie Frye vs. Quaint Kempf
Derek Cansino vs. Larry Garcia
Ryan Benoit vs. Matt Espinoza
Gino Davila vs. Matt Dodgen
Mark Martinez vs. Jonathan Valencia
Tommy Gomez vs. Cesar Rodriguez Jr.
Matt Hobar vs. Jeremy Gauna

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