X-1 World Events to broadcast Live Pro MMA from the Blaisdell on Pay Per View

August 12th X-1 #48 main event features Hawaii’s Ray “Braddah” Cooper III (12-3) against Charles “Felony” Bennett (30-33) for the X-1 Welterweight World Title. X-1 Middleweight World Title is on the line as “The Molokai Cowboy” Sale Sprout (4-2) fights Oregon’s Rafael Brewster (4-0.)

Honolulu, United States – August 5, 2017 /PressCable/ —

(Honolulu, HI) On Saturday August 12th, X-1 World Events will broadcast X-1 #48 MMA event live from the Blaisdell Arena on Spectrum Pay Per View. Mixed martial arts fans throughout the state will be able to take in a full night of Hawaii’s best mixed martial arts fights on Spectrum channels 260 SD or 1260 HD for $29.99. X-1 #48 will then be available on channel 959, the following day, via Video On-Demand. The X-1 #48 main event features Hawaii’s Ray “Braddah” Cooper III (12-3) taking on the biggest challenge of his professional career against Florida’s Charles “Felony” Bennett formerly known as “Krazy Horse” (30-33) for the X-1 Welterweight World Title. In the co-main event, the X-1 Middleweight World Title is on the line as “The Molokai Cowboy” Sale Sprout (4-2) takes on Oregon’s Rafael Brewster (4-0.) Fight fans will also be treated to an additional four title matches as part of X-1 #48. “We’re very excited about putting Hawaii MMA on statewide television through this Pay Per View event,” said Justin Kaanoi from X-1 World Events. “People who can’t make it to the Blaisdell or the neighbor island fans can get to know the up and coming mixed martial artists and support their fighters by seeing them on TV. X-1 is a place for Hawaii’s mixed martial artists to get mainstream exposure. Max Holloway, Brad Taraves, Yancy Medeiros, Angela Lee, they’ve all fought for X-1 in the past and still come out the events when they can to support fighters from their camps and the entire scene.” MMA fighters who have ascended to larger organizations are often in attendance at X-1 events. For X-1 #48, the UFC’s Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone will be in the corner for Juan “The Demon” Gonzalez as he takes on Kaeo Meyer from Kona. Tickets start from $35 and are available at the Blaisdell Box Office and Ticketmaster.com. The complete fight card and more information can be found at www.x1events.com. X-1 #48

Saturday – August 12, 2017

Blaisdell Arena 6:00pm – Doors open

7:30pm – Opening bout

MAIN EVENT

Ray Braddah Cooper III vs. Charles “Felony” Bennett 170 llb World Title (5×5 min. rounds)

CO MAIN EVENT

Sale Sproat vs. Rafael Brewster 185 llb World Title (5X5 min. rounds)

MAIN CARD

Michael “Smash Boy“ Nakagawa vs. Russell “The Muscle” Mizuguchi 125 llb State Title (3×3 min. rounds)

Bill Takeuchi vs. Justin Hugo 135 llb World Title (3X5 min. rounds)

Tipo Lafaele vs. Rudolph Schafforth Super Heavy Weight (3X5 min. rounds)

Kaeo Meyer vs. Juan Gonzalez 155 llb Pro-bout (3X5 min. rounds)

UNDER CARD

Davy Malaythong vs. Daylan Cummings 170 llb (3×3 min. rounds)

Julio Moreno vs. Cyro Edayan 145 llb (3×3 min. rounds)

Devin Yamada vs. Jared Gonda 135 llb (3×3 min. rounds)

Fight Card Subject To Change. For more information about Hawaii Mixed Martial Arts News and Info visit www.xclusivemma.com

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About X-1 World Events:

Since 2004, X-1 World Events has provided high-quality, competitive, and entertaining mixed martial arts fights throughout the Pacific Region. X-1 has launched the careers of numerous elite fighters and featured some of the MMA world’s most talented fighters, including the UFC’s current Featherweight champion Max Holloway, former UFC champions Dan “The Beast” Severn and Ricco Rodriguez, UFC veterans Jeff Monson, Kimo Leopoldo, Chad “The Grinder” Reiner, “Sugar” Shane Nelson, Brandon Wolff, Wes “The Project” Sims, Ronald “The Machine Gun” Juhn, Wesley “Cabbage” Correira, and Falaniko Vitale, Yancy Medeiros, Luis Smolka, Kailin Curran, Maki Pitolo, Russel Doane, Christian Lee,as well as Pride veterans Chris Brennan and Ron “H2O-Man” Waterman.

Contact Info:
Name: Andrew Williams
Organization: X1 World Events
Address: 777 Ward Ave, Honolulu, HI 96814, United States

For more information, please visit http://www.x1events.com/

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