Local scene update…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
C3 Fights going mobile
Not all locations are a perfect spot for major events. But C3 Fights booking manager Howard Pollack may have found a solution to that.
Pollack will introduce the first EventTent on Friday for the MMA event at the Lucky Star Casino in Clinton.
“This is a first of its kind,” Pollack said. “We’re basically saying we have a venue, and we’ll travel wherever.”
The EventTent is mobile 3,000-seat and 30,000-sq. ft. tent that Pollack said will be perfect for concerts and fights.
C3 Fights is based out of Norman, but Pollack said he hopes to build the brand name nationally and internationally.
“With the EventTent, we’ll be able to go to a lot of different places and have fights more often,” Pollack said.
Ultimate Fighting Championship veterans Drew Fickett and Gerald Harris are among some of the fighters competing as well as local product Brandon Shelton.
Tickets are available at the casino, at tickets.com and zooamp.com or by phone at (800) 511-1552 or (405) 364-3700.
(Anyone else absolutely intrigued by this whole EventTent? It’s either the coolest thing ever or a major trainwreck. David Beerley and Howard Pollack, the C3 Fights masterminds, have a strong idea of what they’re doing. I can’t wait until they send me the pictures of this thing.)
Rosholt’s UFC debut next week
After having his opponent changed for his UFC debut a couple of weeks ago, former Oklahoma State wrestler Jake Rosholt said he is ready.
Rosholt (5-0-0) will fight Feb. 7 in Tampa at UFC Fight Night 17 against Dan Miller. Depending on time restrictions, the bout could be televised by Spike.
Norman’s Matt Grice will make his third appearance in the UFC. He will fight on the non-televised undercard.
(That’s why VCRs were made. I’ll be at an Oklahoma City Blazers game that night and won’t catch the live showing. Trying to snag an interview with Rosholt for a big piece next week.)
Comanche Boy, Jones keeping busy
Lawton middleweight George Tahdooahnippah and Oklahoma City junior middleweight Carson Jones are only a couple of weeks removed from earning wins in Tulsa.
But both are going to return to the ring in the next couple weeks.
Jones (18-6-1) takes on the toughest opponent of his career when he fights Jesus Soto Karass on Feb. 6 in California.
Tahdooahnippah, the Comanche Boy, will fight at Remington Park on Feb. 13. Other fighters include Oklahoma lightweight champion Noah Zuhdi, former Oklahoma City Blazers enforcer Ron Aubrey and Oklahoma City welterweight Kyle Sherman.
For more information on the Remington event, call (405) 408-3599 or visit www.catboxentertainment.com.
(Have a very unique angle for this event. This won’t be your normal write-up of a fight. Kinda excited about it. As for Carson, this is a huge step up. I’m pumped for him. This is exactly the type of fighter he needs to be beating right now to take that proverbial next step.)
Antonio Margarito and his trainer have been temporarily suspended after the hand wrap fiasco Saturday. I really hope there is nothing more to this. Margarito has been a guy people can rally behind. I haven’t, but I know plenty of people who have.
If there is anything found in this investigation, it’s not going to be pretty.
Be back with a UFC 94 preview tomorrow.
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