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MMA Expo Philadelphia Celebrities – Round 1

PHILADELPHIA, PA – NOV. 1, 2009 – Mixed Martial Arts Expo - The Original MMA Expo since 2005 -

announced today the first round of MMA celebrities confirmed for MMA Expo Philadelphia, January 9 -10,

2010 and president Gerald Chopik is pleased with the progress to date. “Ten weeks out and we are already

well on our way to another stellar line-up with former UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk , King of the

Cage Champion 48-20-7 Shonie Carter, 9X Submission Grappling Champion Marcelo Garcia, 4X Olympian

and Judo Bronze Medalist Jimmy Pedro , World Karate Champion Tokey Hill as well as two Strikeforce

notables, Kim Couture and former Lightweight Champion Cung Le.”

Philly fans are in for a great weekend and according to Chopik this initial list is just the beginning with many

more celebrities to be announced over the next few weeks. “We always have a great group of corporate

sponsors who contribute to the success of each show. As one example, a special thank you to Zebra Mats

who are not only the Official Supplier of Mats, Rings and Cages but also responsible for bringing in Jimmy

Pedro , Marcelo Garcia and Cung Le.”

MMA Expo Philly is co-located with the popular Philadelphia Sports Extravaganza at the Valley Forge

Convention Center . “We were looking for the right opportunity to enter the US market and the Philadelphia

Sports Extravaganza offered us an established multi-facetted event that already draws thousands. There

were a number of intersecting circles between our events and the opportunity to work together was very

appealing.”

MMA is the fastest growing sport on the planet and MMA Expo is proud of its track record of delivering a

high-energy show jam-packed with name-brand exhibitors, exciting tournaments, enthusiastic spectators

and some of the most recognizable MMA celebrities in the business. “MMA Expo is not related to any of the

other 'mma expos' in California and New York that have attempted to clone our event. We launched the MMA

Expo concept five years ago and we have been producing well-attended, quality events ever since. To date

we have delivered the fans an outstanding roster of over thirty well-known MMA celebrities.”

In addition to the Philly line-up so far, the MMA Expo celebrity list has also included popular ring girl Arianny

Celeste, PRIDE fighter Gary Goodridge, striking Coach and trainer UFC Champions Sean Tompkins, UFC

Hall of Famer Dan Severn, James Irvin – record holder of the fastest KO in the UFC, current and former UFC

fighters Ben Rothwell, Denis Kang, Jason MacDonald, Matt Hamill, Patrick Cote and Pete Sell, as well as

former PRIDE champions Frank Trigg and Dan Henderson, as well as formet UFC champions Carlos

Newton, Matt Serra, Andre Arlovsky and many more.

MMA Expo Philadelphia show hours are Saturday and Sunday, January 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for adults, with children 12 and under admitted for free. Tickets purchased in advance online

at are priced at $15. Visit www.phillyexpo.info for a full listing of events and to purchase advance tickets. All

events at the Philly Expo including MMA Expo are included in the one general admission to the show.

Website: For more information about MMA Expo visit www.MixedMartialArtsExpo.com.

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Media Contact and Exhibitor Inquiries:

Mixed Martial Arts Expo

President: Gerald Chopik at 905-677-5910

gchopik@MixedMartialArtsExpo.com

Philadelphia Sports Extravaganza

President: James Jefferson at 609-923-2663

jamesyourpersonaltrainer@comcast.net

- From MMA Expo with a little editing from us (color, etc...)

Subject to change

(11/2/09)