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Premier Fighting Championship 31
Tournament of Champions
Premier Fighting Championship 31
Tournament of Champions
Premier Fighting Championship, a Massachusetts Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion, will bring their highly anticipated, action-packed, LIVE event to MassMutual Center on Saturday, September 18!
Not only will the event feature the return of Pat "Gorilla Ninja" Casey to his hometown, but it will also showcase something that has never been done in regulated MMA in New England before; an 8-man single night tournament. The promotion announced this week that they'll bring in 8 lightweights to compete for one of the biggest paychecks ever seen on the regional MMA circuit.
The format will pit 8 different lightweights from around the country against each other over the course of a single night. The first and second rounds of the tournament will be 1 round bouts, while the championship match will be a full 3 round affair. The first 2 rounds will be considered exhibition bouts and will not count against a fighter's professional record, but the championship fight will be considered an "official bout".
Matchups will be picked out of a hat at weigh-ins the day before the event, and if a winning fighter cannot continue, then they'll draw a name out of a hat from the group of losers to take their place in the tournament. The winning fighters will need to not only want to continue in the tournament, but they'll also need to be cleared by the ring-side physician as well. The random drawing of names for matchups will help distance the promotion from being accused of setting up a fighter to succeed, and really is the only way to handle a tournament like this.
This is by far one of the most unique things that a promotion has done in our region....maybe ever, and I give the Premier FC team major kudos for thinking outside of the box, and creating something that harkens back to the original days of the sport of Mixed Martial Arts when competitors would compete in grueling single-night tournaments in order to be crowned champions.
What is Premier Fighting Championship?
Premier Fighting Championship brings you a LIVE adrenaline-packed event showcasing MMA's rising stars. Known as "The Proving Ground," competitors come to establish themselves as the "Champions of Tomorrow." Premier Fighting Championship has served as a launch-pad to many professional fighters who fight regularly for Bellator, World Series of Fighting, PFL & The UFC.
Health & Safety
In accordance with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Board of Health, the MassMutual Center will implement the City of Springfield’s Mask Mandate that all attendees to the Arena and Convention Center will be required to wear a mask for all indoor events, regardless of vaccination status, unless actively eating or drinking.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ:
ASSUMPTION OF RISK: The Venue operates and maintains its premises to protect against the exposure of the COVID-19 virus in accordance with federal and state guidelines. As noted by government health officials, complete isolation from the virus is impossible. Accordingly, the Venue cannot and does not promise to eliminate the risk of exposure to COVID-19 and cannot and does not promise that the Ticket Holder will not contract COVID-19. The Ticket Holder acknowledges that the Venue has informed him/her that the Venue is not risk-free, that it is possible that the Ticket Holder may contract COVID-19 during his/her presence at the Venue, and that Ticket Holder freely chooses to enter and/or reside in the Venue with awareness of the associated risks.
PROHIBITED ITEMS
- No Bags, backpacks, or brief cases except for:
1. Clutch/Purse no larger than 5"x 7"
2. Medical Bag
3. Diaper Bag (with child in attendance) - Cameras with interchangeable/detachable lens or external flash (No Professional Photography)
- Audio/Visual Recording Devices (includes GoPro, Google Glass, Spectacles, etc.)
- Selfie Sticks, Tripods, Monopods
- Outside Food, Beverage, or Alcohol
- Cans, Metal/Glass/Plastic Containers, Bottles, or Flasks (empty or sealed bottles included)
- Laptops, Tablets, Personal Computers, or Two-Way Radios
- Weapons, Firearms, Pepper Spray, Pocket Knives or Mace
- Illegal Drugs or Substances
- Flammable Liquids, Aerosol Cans, or Permanent Markers
- Flashlights, Laser Pointers, Flares, or Fireworks
- Noise Making Devices (i.e. Air Horns, whistles, bells, vuvuzelas, etc.)
- Balloons, Balls, Projectiles, or Optical Illusions
- Skateboards, Segways, Scooters, Rollerblades, Bicycles, Hover boards, and Helmets
- Coolers, Ice Chests, Folding Chairs, or Pointed-Tip Umbrellas
- Flowers (unless otherwise permitted by Tour Production)
- Seat Cushions or Booster Seats
- Patrons Without Shoes or Shirt
- Masks, Chains, or Studded Belts/Bracelets
- Drones (without prior written consent from MassMutual Center Management)
- Animals or Pets (accommodations made for trained, harnessed, and housebroken service animals)
- Unapproved Pamphlets, Handouts, Ads, or Flyers without prior consent from Arena Management
- Clothing, garments, or signs displaying explicit language, profanity, or derogatory characterization toward any person(s)
- Signs, Flags, or Banners exceeding 11” x 17” or attached to a pole/stick. Signs must be relevant to event. Signs may not contain or display obscene or offensive language and/or pictures as determined by MassMutual Center Management. Management reserves the right to prohibit or remove a sign or banner at any time.
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