Sunday 22 May 2011

UFC offers more than 100 items for charity auction to benefit Lone Survivor Foundation

Looking to secure a private training session with UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie? Interested in a pair of combat boots autographed by all seven current UFC champions? How about a pair of VIP tickets to an upcoming UFC event?

The UFC has you covered, and it's all for a good cause.

UFC brass recently announced a massive charity auction featuring more than 100 items to benefit the Lone Survivor Foundation, an organization founded by retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell that is designed to "welcome home, empower and restore American wounded warriors and their families."

"The UFC is pleased to partner with the Boot Campaign and the Lone Survivor Foundation as we continue to find ways to support the men and women of our armed forces," UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta stated in an official release. "Marcus Luttrell is an inspirational hero and we are more than willing to assist him as he creates facilities that will aid in the recovery of our returning servicemen and women."

The auction, which is currently underway at UFC.com/boots, ends on Monday, May 30. Additional items include a private training session with Fredson Paixao, as well as memorabilia autographed by Ryan Bader, Joseph Benavidez, Stephan Bonnar, Carlos Condit, Randy Couture, Dominick Cruz, Phil Davis, Nate Diaz, Junior Dos Santos, Jake Ellenberger, Forrest Griffin, Ben Henderson, Matt Hughes, Jon Jones, Brock Lesnar, Chuck Liddell, Jason MacDonald, Lyoto Machida, Gilbert Melendez, Chad Mendes, Cole Miller, Tito Ortiz, Ross Pearson, B.J. Penn, Sean Pierson, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Sean Sherk, Jake Shields, Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre, Cain Velasquez, Kyle Watson and Dana White, among others.

"It brings me great pride to unite two of my passions – the UFC and supporting our wounded warriors," Luttrell stated. "The UFC is making it possible to achieve our goal of bringing awareness to the service and sacrifice of our military. I hope all UFC fans will be inspired to join the fight and help our troops when they come home."

All proceeds will fund the construction of the Lone Survivor Foundation's Veteran Ranch in Texas. a center Luttrell envisions as a "unique place of healing for soldiers recovering from physical wounds and emotional trauma suffered during combat."

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