Brazil's Jungle Fight Championship(TM) to Come to USA.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The owners of Jungle Fight Championship USA, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control announced today that they will soon bring the popular combination of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and especially ground fighting with the goal of gaining a dominant position and using joint-locks and chokeholds to force an opponent to submit. and mixed-martial-arts to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Jungle Fight Championship(TM) was established in Brazil in 2003 by Amin Aziz and Mario Jorge Correa. Today, it has grown a world-wide audience of millions and is covered by media in 65 countries. It has live pay-per-view coverage in Brazil, Japan and Portugal, as well as other countries. It attracts top-name competitors from the United States and around the world. This exciting, fast-paced sport, has rapidly gained world-wide popularity and recognition. Six championship events have been held over the last four years in Manaus, Brazil, to sellout crowds and record-breaking pay-per-view audiences. "We've been to Brazil and seen first-hand the energy and excitement surrounding Jungle Fight Championship competitions. After seeing the popularity of these events, we immediately wanted to bring this sport to the United States. Americans will find our events exciting and entertaining, and they will be amazed a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. by the skills and toughness of the competitors," said Vincent Carreca, co-founder of Jungle Fight Championship USA, LLC. The first event will take place in the southern gulf coast region of the United States. An announcement regarding the exact location will be made in the coming weeks. Jungle Fight Championship's management team is currently looking to host multiple events at venues across the United States. In Brazil, Jungle Fight Championship has given a portion of its proceeds to promote education and to protect the endangered Amazon rainforest The Amazon Rainforest (Brazilian Portuguese: Floresta Amazônica or Amazônia; Spanish: Selva Amazónica or Amazonía) is a moist broadleaf forest in the Amazon Basin of South America. . A percentage of the profits from Jungle Fight Championship's first event in the United States will also go to this cause, as well as to not-for-profit organizations providing relief to communities and individuals impacted by Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. .
"Our goal is to bring a multi-faceted Jungle Fight Championship event to the hurricane stricken Gulf Coast, in an effort to encourage and support economic revitalization in the region. We anticipate a number of events culminating to the main event, the Jungle Fight Championship, where we will name our first United States Champion," added Ruben Angarita, co-founder. For more information visit www.junglefcusa.com |
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