(PRESS RELEASE) — After an extremely successful inaugural event, W1 MMA will be back in Gatineau for its second event, W1: UNPLUGGED on June 13th, 2009. Due to upgrades being made at the Robert Guertin Arena, W1 has decided to move this event to the intimate BARIBEAU ARENA. This VIP-only event will only have limited tickets available for purchase and will definitely sell out.

In the main event of the evening, Craig ‘Farmer’ Brown will look to become the first champion in W1 history as he takes on MMA the impressive Dana Dickeson, who boasts a remarkable 5-0 record for the W1 Light Heavyweight Title. Brown is coming off a submission victory against Dean Martins at W1: INCEPTION and is looking to win the title against the experienced Dickenson who is coming off a victory against Marcus Hicks.

In the co-main event, Mark ‘Boots’ Holst will be looking to get back to his winning ways when he faces fast rising star Chris Vorano. Since his last fight, Holst has been chomping at the bit to get back into the cage and is looking to show his entire MMA pedigree against the IQMMA veteran. Vorano is extremely familiar to Ontario fight fans with his smooth striking and impressive submission skills. This should be a war between two up and coming lightweights.

After an incredible W1 debut in March, Hosier ‘Le Commando’ Bruno will face Ottawa’s Andre ‘Major’ Desrocher who is currently training with Team Bushido MMA. Bruno is coming off a KO win and in Desrochers’ last fight he won another organization’s heavyweight title. Both men are looking to improve on their unbeaten record and make a major impact in the Canadian Heavyweight Division their paths will collide at W1: UNPLUGGED.

W1 is very pleased to announce the signing of one of Canada’s top Welterweights Sean ‘Pimp Daddy’ Pierson. It has been over six-months since Canadian MMA fans have had the pleasure of watching the “Pimp Daddy” in action. Pierson is super excited to get back in to the Cage and put on a show that fans will not soon forget. His opponent for this bout is the tough Iraj ‘Cold Blooded’ Hadin.

In a young guns bout, Mustafa ‘Mufasa’ Khalil is coming off an impressive 56 second victory at W1: INCEPTION and he will face another future superstar in Tom ‘The Bomb’ Waters; who also won his fight in impressive fashion. Both fighters are considered the future of Canada’s featherweight division and the winner is expected to face Mike ‘Hurricane’ Hong at Warrior-1’s next event in October.

Also scheduled to appear are Jeff Harrison, John Fraser, Stephane Bernadel, Tommy Pariseau, Christopher Boisvert, Eric Girard and many other young stars. Limited tickets will be available shortly through TICKETMASTER. For more information visit us at: http://www.w1mma.com.

W1: UNPLUGGED – FIGHTCARD
Date: June 13th, 2009
Venue: BARIBEAU ARENA
Location: GATINEAU, QUEBEC

MAIN EVENT – W1 Light Heavyweight Title Bout
[205] Dana Dickeson (BTT Canada, Fredericton) vs. Craig ‘Farmer’ Brown (Fit MMA, Ottawa)

CO-MAIN EVENT
[155] Chris Vorano (Barrie) vs. Mark ‘Boots’ Holst (OAMA, Ottawa)

[HW] Hosier ‘Le Commando’ Bruno (Montreal) vs. Andre ‘Major’ Desrochers (Team Bushido, Ottawa)
[170] Iraj ‘Cold Blooded’ Hadin (Team Ontario, London) vs. Sean ‘Pimp Daddy’ Pierson (Toronto)
[145] John ‘Haggis Basher’ Fraser (Supreme Martial Arts, Sarnia) vs. Jeff Harrison (OAMA, Ottawa)
[145] Tom ‘The Bomb’ Waters (Warrior MMA, Newmarket) vs. Mustafa ‘Mufasa’ Khalil (Ronin MMA, Ottawa)
[145] Tommy Pariseau (Team Legion, Victoriaville) vs. Stephane Bernadel (OAMA, Ottawa)
[155] Chris Boisvert (Team Bergeron, Drummondville) vs. Eric Girard (Ronin MMA, Ottawa)
[170] TBA vs. Chris Kruger (Thai Boxing Academy, Ottawa)
[145] Doug Keays (BAMA, Burlington) vs. Sean Kim (FIT MMA, Ottawa)
[155] Luc Nadeau (Team Shredder, Sudbury) vs. Sameeh Saleem (Bruckmann MMA, Oshawa)