{"id":4756,"date":"2018-05-25T13:58:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T17:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=4756"},"modified":"2018-05-25T13:58:29","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T17:58:29","slug":"genesee-county-batavia-downs-announces-ground-force-fights-throwdown-at-the-downs-mma-event-for-june-23rd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/05\/25\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-announces-ground-force-fights-throwdown-at-the-downs-mma-event-for-june-23rd\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/BATAVIA DOWNS ANNOUNCES GROUND FORCE FIGHT\u2019S THROWDOWN AT THE DOWNS MMA EVENT FOR JUNE 23rd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uXIQzRApWqk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Press Release<\/p>\n<p>BATAVIA \u2013 Batavia Downs Gaming &amp; Hotel has announced that Ground Force Fight\u2019s \u201cThrowdown at the Downs\u201d event will take place on Saturday, June 23rd.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are excited to host our first MMA event on the track,\u201d said Henry Wojtaszek, CEO\/President at Batavia Downs Gaming. \u201cGround Force Fights has a history of putting on exciting shows and we\u2019re pleased to be providing a new space in which they can entertain the passionate MMA fans of Western New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bouts include Tom Shelby of Leroy vs Yuri Panferov of North Haven CT for Cruiser heavyweight Title, Grady Wall of Bergen vs Xi Lau of Toronto for the flyweight title &amp; Quentin Marozzi of Caledonia vs Teshay Gouthro of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada for the bantamweight title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPartnering with Batavia Downs is something we\u2019ve talked about for a long time,\u2019 said Richard Mitchell, Owner of Ground Force Fights. \u201cWe\u2019re looking forward to putting on our first outdoor show and invite the public to come root on the many local fighters who will be taking part in the event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are on sale now at bataviaconcerts.com.<\/p>\n<p>Doors open at 4:30pm, Event starts at 6pm.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $35 for General Admission and $55 for VIP seats closer to the cage. Lawn chairs (which are normally permitted for other Batavia Downs events) are NOT permitted for this event. There will be limited chairs and bleacher seating available.<\/p>\n<p>Each concert ticket is also redeemable once at Player\u2019s Club in the three days following the event for $15 Free Play to be used on one of Batavia Downs Gaming\u2019s 800+ gaming machines.<\/p>\n<p>About Batavia Downs\/WROTB<br \/>\nOwned and operated by 15 Western New York counties and the cities of Rochester and Buffalo, Western Region Off-Track Betting Corporation is a public benefit corporation with headquarters in Batavia, NY. WROTB owns and operates 17 branches, as well as Batavia Downs Gaming, a standard bred racetrack and gaming facility. Since its inception, Western Region OTB has generated over $215 million in operating and surcharge revenues to the taxpayers of those participating municipalities.<\/p>\n<p>About Ground Force Fights<br \/>\nGround Force Fights is an amateur mixed martial arts organization based in Western NY. We aim to give the public some of the most exciting talent and amateur mixed martial arts shows. They strive to be the best for not only fighters, but fans as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press Release BATAVIA \u2013 Batavia Downs Gaming &amp; Hotel has announced that Ground Force Fight\u2019s \u201cThrowdown at the Downs\u201d event will take place on Saturday, June 23rd. \u201cWe are excited to host our first MMA event on the track,\u201d said Henry Wojtaszek, CEO\/President at Batavia Downs Gaming. \u201cGround Force Fights \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/05\/25\/genesee-county-batavia-downs-announces-ground-force-fights-throwdown-at-the-downs-mma-event-for-june-23rd\/\">Continue reading<i 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