FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TITO ORTIZ
TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AGAINST VLADIMIR MATYUSHENKO
AT UFC 33: VICTORY IN VEGAS,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2001,
AT MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Vitor Belfort Forced To Drop Out After Suffering Training Injury
LAS VEGAS (Sept. 21, 2001) – The all-new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) makes its Las Vegas debut and triumphant return to cable television with UFC 33: Victory in Vegas, on Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT from the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Headlining the three-world title fight card is UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz, of Huntington Beach, Calif., defending his crown for the fourth time when he takes on Vladimir Matyushenko, of Los Angeles, Calif.
Ortiz was scheduled to face 23-year-old Vitor Belfort until the challenger suffered a partially lacerated tricep during training that required 30 stitches. A native of Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Belfort was coming off four consecutive Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) victories in Japan.
Matyushenko, who was scheduled to fight Kevin Randleman at UFC 33, will move into Belfort’s spot and challenge Ortiz. The Los Angeles, Calif. resident is coming off a unanimous decision against Yuki Kondo at UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands. The change in opponents means Randleman will be off the card. UFC 33 now will feature eight bouts.
Tickets for UFC 33 are priced at $300, $200, $100, $60 and $30. Tickets to the event can be purchased at the Mandalay Bay box office, or at any Ticket Master outlet. To order tickets by phone, call 877-632-7400. To order tickets on the Internet, go to TicketMaster.com. Doors open at 5 p.m. PT. The first bout is at 5:30 p.m., while the first televised bout is at 7 p.m. PT.
UFC LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TITO ORTIZ
TO DEFEND HIS TITLE AGAINST VLADIMIR MATYUSHENKO
AT UFC 33: VICTORY IN VEGAS,
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2001,
AT MANDALAY BAY RESORT & CASINO IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
Vitor Belfort Forced To Drop Out After Suffering Training Injury
LAS VEGAS (Sept. 21, 2001) – The all-new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) makes its Las Vegas debut and triumphant return to cable television with UFC 33: Victory in Vegas, on Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT from the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Headlining the three-world title fight card is UFC World Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz, of Huntington Beach, Calif., defending his crown for the fourth time when he takes on Vladimir Matyushenko, of Los Angeles, Calif.
Ortiz was scheduled to face 23-year-old Vitor Belfort until the challenger suffered a partially lacerated tricep during training that required 30 stitches. A native of Rio de Janeiro Brazil, Belfort was coming off four consecutive Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) victories in Japan.
Matyushenko, who was scheduled to fight Kevin Randleman at UFC 33, will move into Belfort’s spot and challenge Ortiz. The Los Angeles, Calif. resident is coming off a unanimous decision against Yuki Kondo at UFC 32: Showdown in the Meadowlands. The change in opponents means Randleman will be off the card. UFC 33 now will feature eight bouts.
Tickets for UFC 33 are priced at $300, $200, $100, $60 and $30. Tickets to the event can be purchased at the Mandalay Bay box office, or at any Ticket Master outlet. To order tickets by phone, call 877-632-7400. To order tickets on the Internet, go to TicketMaster.com. Doors open at 5 p.m. PT. The first bout is at 5:30 p.m., while the first televised bout is at 7 p.m. PT.
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