Ellis Out; Bentley Steps in to Face Hulett
Tacoma, WA, February 24, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Len Bentley has stepped in to face David “Hollywood” Hulett for the Cagesport Welterweight Title Saturday evening in the main event of Halquist Productions’ “Cagesport XVIII.”
Hulett was scheduled to face “Fast” Eddy Ellis, but the latter withdrew Monday after injuring his shoulder in training.
A submission specialist, Bentley participated on the 13th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and was known as the most outspoken contestant. Bentley is a veteran of both Strikeforce and M-1, winning undercard matches for both organizations. The Olympia, WA native, who is 10-5 in the octagon, has 2 professional boxing matches and fought last month at the Emerald Queen.
“It’s truly unbelievable that we were able to make this fight on such short notice,” said Promoter Brian Halquist of Halquist Productions. “Len is a top fighter and the fact that he was ready to challenge a quality opponent in David Hulett with less than a week’s notice is one of the most admirable things I’ve ever seen. The reality is I feel this is a better fight for the fans. Furthermore, it shows just how tough David Hulett is. He didn’t balk at the change. He said he would fight anybody.”
In addition to the Bentley-Hulett bout, “Cagesport XVIII” will feature an action-packed undercard including Jeff Hatton, Chanti Johnson, Julian Erosa and Ryan Mulvihill among others. Individual tickets start at $35 and are available at the EQC box office or by going to Emerald Queen's website.
Doors for “CageSport XVIII” open at 6 pm and the first match takes place at 7 pm.
For more information, go to Halquist Productions' website.
Contact: Matt Yanofsky (Publicist) – 551-206-0578
Marin McCauley (Event Coordinator) – 253-486-2141
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Hulett was scheduled to face “Fast” Eddy Ellis, but the latter withdrew Monday after injuring his shoulder in training.
A submission specialist, Bentley participated on the 13th season of “The Ultimate Fighter” and was known as the most outspoken contestant. Bentley is a veteran of both Strikeforce and M-1, winning undercard matches for both organizations. The Olympia, WA native, who is 10-5 in the octagon, has 2 professional boxing matches and fought last month at the Emerald Queen.
“It’s truly unbelievable that we were able to make this fight on such short notice,” said Promoter Brian Halquist of Halquist Productions. “Len is a top fighter and the fact that he was ready to challenge a quality opponent in David Hulett with less than a week’s notice is one of the most admirable things I’ve ever seen. The reality is I feel this is a better fight for the fans. Furthermore, it shows just how tough David Hulett is. He didn’t balk at the change. He said he would fight anybody.”
In addition to the Bentley-Hulett bout, “Cagesport XVIII” will feature an action-packed undercard including Jeff Hatton, Chanti Johnson, Julian Erosa and Ryan Mulvihill among others. Individual tickets start at $35 and are available at the EQC box office or by going to Emerald Queen's website.
Doors for “CageSport XVIII” open at 6 pm and the first match takes place at 7 pm.
For more information, go to Halquist Productions' website.
Contact: Matt Yanofsky (Publicist) – 551-206-0578
Marin McCauley (Event Coordinator) – 253-486-2141
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