An MMA event featuring the return of PRIDE rules will take place a moderate drive from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, as promised. "Colosseo Championship Fighting 6: Bushido" is set for July 23 at Sangudo Arena in Sangudo, Alberta, and its main card airs on pay-per-view via Ustream.tv. Preliminary-card bouts stream for free on the streaming video-streaming site.
A heavyweight bout pitting ex-UFC and PRIDE veteran Gilbert Yvel against former two-division King of the Cage champion Tony Lopez hradlines the show.
An MMA celebrity poker tournament is planned in conjunction with the event and takes place at the nearby Eagle Creek Casino in Whitecourt, Alberta.
Also featured on the card are notables such as Antonio McKee, Shane Nelson, Ross Ebanez and Fabio Nascimento. McKee meets CCF champion Jorge Brito in a lightweight title match.
Colosseo Championship Fighting 6 will be sanctioned by the International Combative Sports Association, a commission not affiliated with the widely recognized Association of Boxing Commissions, which endorses the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.
The "international rules" include a 10-minute opening round, which is followed by a five-minute second round. Championship fights add a third five-minute round. Soccer kicks, stomps and knees to the head of a downed opponent are allowed, thought elbows to the head are not.
Colosseo Championship Fighting's weight classes also resemble those utilized by the now-defunct PRIDE promotion, with heavyweights registering more than 205 pounds, middleweights capping out at 205 pounds, welterweights limited to 181 pounds, lightweight set at 161 pounds and featherweights at 141 pounds.
Former PRIDE referee Yuji Shimada will oversee the evening's main card.
Tickets are available at the Eagle Creek Casino or at the Sangudo Arena on the day of the event. (Pricing information is currently not available.)
MAIN CARD
- Gilbert Yvel vs. Tony Lopez
- Antonio McKee vs. Jorge Brito
- Ross Ebanez vs. Fabio Nascimento
- Jesse Juarez vs. Nick Hinchliffe
- David Douglas vs. Shane Nelson
- Donald Sanchez vs. TBA
- Shane Pacarro vs. Arnold Ranon
- Kris Kucher vs. Eddy Millis
- Josh Kyrejto vs. Tiago Tavares
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