Gladiator Challenge Newsletter

Strikeforce Signs Gladiator Challenge Lightweight Star

*Please visit and subscribe to the San Jose MMA Examiner page at http://www.examiner.com/x-9970-San-Jose-MMA-Examiner - GC content will be featured, as well as lots of other MMA news, interviews, analysis, and vlogs.   Bryan Travers, a ten-time veteran of Gladiator Challenge, has signed a five-fight deal with California-based StrikeForce. With an outstanding record of 13-1, he is sure to add some depth to StrikeForce's lightweight division, and will showcase the skills he sharpened in the revered Gladiator Challenge cage.

"We're excited for this opportunity in front of Bryan. We are very proud of his accomplishments here, and

wish him the best in his future endeavors."

According to MMAJunkie, we could see Travers in the StrikeForce cage as soon as November.

Thanks to MMAJunkie for the use of the Bryan Travers photo - http://mmajunkie.com/

Gladiator Challenge's next event is "Gods and Gla diators," which will be taking place on Saturday,

September 19th in Tulare, CA. The event will feature some great, young fighters. For more information on

Gladiator Challenge and all its events, please visit http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com.

For additional information please contact:

Phil Lanides, Publicist - (408) 439-3245, phil@fightofyourlife.com

Tedd Williams, Owner/Promoter – info@gladiatorchallenge.com

ABOUT GLADIATOR CHALLENGE:

Gladiator Challenge is a world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion established in 1999 by Tedd

Williams. A former UFC fighter, Williams is a former national AAU Sambo Champion (1997), a former

California State Judo Champion (4th Degree Black Belt under “Judo” Gene Lebell) and a former college All-

American wrestler (Cerritos Jr. College, 1988-89). Gladiator Challenge runs 12-18 MMA events per year, and

has featured MMA superstars Uriah “The California Kid” Faber, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, James Irvin,

Tyson Griffin, “Sugar” Rashad Evans, Scott “Hands of Stone” Smith, “The Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia, Joe “Daddy”

Stevenson, Mac Danzig, Dan “The Beast” Severn, Jerry Bohlander, “Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett, Chris

Leben, Chael Sonnen, Jake Shields, “The Secret Weapon” Pete Spratt, Nate “The Rock” Quarry, Jason “The

Punisher” Lambert, Bobby “The Bad Seed” Hoffman, and Cal Worsham, among many others. Gladiator

Challenge can be found online at http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com/

- From Gladiator Challenge Newsletter

Subject to change

(9/10/09)