The up-and-coming Shark Fights promotion is leaving Texas for the first time.Officials today announced their May 27 event, Shark Fights 15, will take place at Santa Ana Star Center in Albuquerque, N.M.
Headlining the show are middleweight notables Joey Villasenor (27-8) and Chris Camozzi (14-4).
Broadcast details have not been announced for the show, though past events have aired on HDNet, pay-per-view and online streams.
"Everyone in our organization is very excited about hosting shows not only in Texas, but other cities across the country as well," Shark Fights Promotions executive Wes Nolen stated. "We are geared up for another action-packed fight event and can't wait to make our debut in Albuquerque."
Villasenor has competed for organizations ranging from KOTC to EliteXC to Strikeforce. Most recently, he suffered a decision loss to Danillo Villefort at Shark Fights 13, which followed a Strikeforce defeat to Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza. The decision losses ended the Greg Jackson-trained fighter's four-fight win streak, which included wins over notables Riki Fukuda, Ryan Jensen, Phil Baroni and Evangelista "Cyborg" Santos.
Camozzi, a cast member on "The Ultimate Fighter 11" who left early due to injury, recently was released from the UFC despite a 2-1 run in the organization. The Colorado-based fighter posted a four-fight win streak, which included UFC wins over James Hammortree and Dongi Yang, but was released following a submission loss to Kyle Noke at UFC 127 in February.
Additional Shark Fights 15 bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Tickets for the show, which is the first since the resignation of former head Brent Medley, are now on sale.
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