REVEL CASINO HOTEL, ATLANTIC
CITY – A light heavyweight slugfest between knockout artist
Anthony Johnson (15-4) and slugger Mike Kyle (20-9-1) headlines World Series of
Fighting's return to Revel Casino Hotel's Ovation Hall in on New Jersey's Revel
Atlantic City on Sept. 14.
The contest serves as the
main event of "World Series of Fighting 5: Johnson vs. Kyle," which
airs live on NBC Sports Network and marks the promotion's second visit to the
world-class venue.
Tickets for the fight card,
which start at just $29, go on sale this Friday, July 19, at 10 a.m. ET at all
Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at (800) 745-3000.
With 23 knockout victories
between them, both Johnson and Kyle are fierce strikers capable of downing any
foe with a single blow.
Johnson, of Boca Raton, Fla.,
made his World Series of Fighting debut at the promotion's very first event and
delivered a "Knockout of the Year" candidate finish of the durable
D.J. Linderman. The 29-year-old Blackzilians product returned to action in
March and scored a convincing decision win over former Ultimate Fighting
Championship heavyweight titleholder Andrei Arlovski.
Johnson now returns to the
light-heavyweight division on the strength of a five-fight win streak and
quickly is establishing himself as one of World Series of Fighting's most
dynamic athletes.
Meanwhile, Kyle is a 12-year
veteran of the sport who hails from one of MMA's most-respected fight camps,
American Kickboxing Academy. A resident of San Jose, Calif., Kyle is no
stranger to the spotlight and has stepped in the cage against a who's who list
of MMA's top fighters in two weight classes, including Paul Buentello, Rafael
Cavalcante, James Irvin, Gegard Mousasi, Antonio Silva Krzysztof Soszynski and
Fabricio Werdum, among others
Kyle fought most recently in
May, when he needed just 21 seconds to score a knockout win over 86-fight
veteran Travis Wiuff.
World Series of Fighting 5
features a five-fight main card in addition to a full lineup of preliminary
contests. Additional bouts will be announced in the coming weeks.
The live, two-and-a-half-hour
NBC Sports Network telecast of the World Series of Fighting 5 main card begins
at 9 p.m. ET. The night's preliminary bouts stream live on World Series of
Fighting's official website, WSOF.com, beginning at 6:30 p.m. ET.
ABOUT WORLD SERIES OF
FIGHTING Based in Las Vegas, the fight capital of the world, World Series of
Fighting is a professional Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promotion dedicated
to delivering an incredible, action-packed entertainment experience for fight
fans by producing the best possible matchups between elite fighters from around
the globe. For more information please visit WSOF.com. Follow World Series of
Fighting on Twitter @MMAWorldSeries and World Series of Fighting President Ray
Sefo @SugarRaySefo.
ABOUT REVEL Revel is
smoke-free and features more than 1,800 rooms with sweeping ocean views. A
member of the American Express Gold Hotel Collection, the resort houses a
130,000-square-foot casino with more than 2,000 slot machines, nearly 100 table
games, electronic tables and a Poker Room. Designed to embrace its natural
surroundings, Revel curates a collection of daylife and nightlife experiences
crafted to bring the outside in and the inside out. Indoor and outdoor pools,
gardens, lounges, and a 32,000-square-foot spa provide guests with a relaxing
resort, while an outstanding collection of 14 restaurant concepts from
award-wining chefs and restaurateurs, live entertainment featuring marquee acts
and international artists, nightclubs, a casino that feels like a theatre and a
collection of boutiques in The Row tailor to each guest’s passions. Revel was
most recently named one of the Best Hotels in the Northeast by Amtrak’s Arrive
magazine and one of the Top 10 Best New Hotels in the U.S. by Gayot.com.
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