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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
XCF To Raise Money for Inujured UFC Fighter Corey Hill
 PRESS RELEASE:
Only days away, excitement for the Dyna-Pep Rumble In Race Town is building to a dull roar... Xtreme Cage Fighting Federation has answered the countrywide requests of MMA fans for this historic event to be broadcast live via streaming video on Saturday, February 14th at 7:30pm. "Not only do we want everyone to have the opportunity of seeing this event live, more importantly, Xtreme Cagefighting Federation wants to help raise money for Corey Hill, by providing him a percentage of the streaming video proceeds." says Doug Bland, founder of Xtreme Cagefighting Federation.
Corey Hill, who fights out of Rob Kahn's Gracie Tampa stable, was a junior college national wrestling champion and is considered by many to be one of the top up-and-coming MMA fighters in his division. While fighting in a UFC event this past December, Hill broke his leg in what many are calling one of the most gruesome injuries in MMA history.
"This is awesome; I can't believe the folks at XCF are putting something like this together for me. The doctors say I could be out for 12-18 months so any kind of money coming in is going to be a huge help for me and my family." says Corey. Rob Kahn, Hill's trainer / manager also commented, "It has been an incredible experience dealing with XCF on the Daytona event, I can't get over the generosity and professionalism the Bland brothers have shown in the promotion of this event."
Fans can access the live video stream at the XCF website by logging onto www.xcfmma.com. The cost to view the live event is $9.95 and can be paid with by Visa, MasterCard or PayPal.
"Xtreme Cagefighting Federation has the deepest appreciation for all MMA fighters. It doesn't matter what organization you are part of or what school you train with, at the end of the day, we all need to better this sport by helping to support each other." said Bland.
Scheduled to fight on the card are former UFC fighters Frank Trigg, Terry Martin, Jesse Taylor and Jeremy May. Also competing is former All-Pro Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive End, Marcus Jones and Daytona residents Todd Cutler and Byron Byrd.
Tickets for the Rumble In Race Town are on sale now via www.Ticketmaster.com by phone at 407-839-3900 or at the Ocean Center box office.
Dyna Pep, makers of the "World's First Supercharged Energy Micro Shot" is the primary sponsor for the Rumble in Race Town, more information at www.dynapep.com. For more information on the event, please visit www.xcfmma.com or call (704) 701-0904.Labels: Corey Hill, XCF
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 1:05 AM
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Dale Hartt = Class Act
 "I saw it when he went down and I thought I was seeing things."
Those were the words of UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan, who, like the crowd of U.S. Troops at Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., was left stunned from witnessing the grotesque break that Corey Hill suffered when his leg kick was checked by opponent Dale Hartt.
Hill underwent surgery on his broken right leg on Thursday morning. According to UFC.com, he is reportedly doing well and is likely to be out of commission in the neighborhood of 18 months.
In an interview prior to the fight, Hartt told MMAWeekly.com, "I need to get back to my roots. For me to be successful in the UFC, I have to get back to my roots and not worry about my fights being exciting. I need to not worry about the result. I need to just worry about the journey; I need to worry about the road. I'm going to go in there and I'm going to have a good time."
Hartt managed to get the win that he had been searching for, but it surely didn't come the way he had hoped, nor did he likely have a good time. But he did show a lot of respect for Hill in staying by his side in the Octagon and in his post-fight comments.
"Well, to be honest with you, me and Corey, we cut weight together. We been talkin' the whole time. Corey's an awesome dude," he said to Rogan. "I wanted to beat him with every bit of my heart, but I don't want to see him like this, man."
You couldn't ask for a more appropriate response after such a horrendous incident.
Dale Hartt carried himself with the class, dignity, and honor that both the U.S. Troops in attendance command and Corey Hill deserves.Labels: Corey Hill, Dale Hartt, UFC Fight For The Troops
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 9:00 PM
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