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Boston, Mass. - On Nov 14, 2008 UFC Veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon makes his much anticipated return to World Championship Fighting when he takes on Justin “Sledge” Hammerstrom at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, MA. Lauzon has been on an absolute tear in the last eighteen months, having won six fights in a row, three of them in the WCF. His recent winning streak was enough to earn him a fight with fellow prospect Chris Horodecki on a pay-per-view event in January of 2009. When asked why he’d take a fight in the WCF when he has a Pay-Per-View fight lined up for early 2009, Lauzon responded “I really wanted to stay sharp and keep my momentum. I’ve fought for them [WCF] three times now and they take great care of me, and I love fighting for them in front of their fans and my friends and family. These (Boston) fans really are the best sports fans in the world.” He then acknowledged his opponent by saying, “Justin is a really tough veteran, and a former champion. It would be a huge mistake for me to look past him. He’ll see the best Dan Lauzon on November 14.”

Hammerstrom has been fighting professionally since late 2005, is a veteran of fourteen fights and has held and fought for several local welter-weight titles. He is coming off a first round submission victory at WCF 4, and is excited to fight the younger Lauzon who still holds the distinction of being the youngest fighter to ever compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC). WCF Promoter Joe Cavallaro is expecting fireworks and when asked about the fight he replied, “I’m really excited to get this fight booked, especially when you add it to the rest of the card. The card is stacked from top to bottom, and to be able to add a fight like this between two exciting fighters is huge.” Between Lauzon and Hammerstrom, they have 26 fights with only one fight going the distance.

Boston, Mass. September 15, 2008 - World Championship Fighting is proud to announce a special autograph signing to ticket holders for the September 19th event. Participants in the special autograph signing include UFC Fighters: Marcus “the Irish Hand Grenade” Davis, Kenny “KenFlo” Florian, Joe “J-Lau” Lauzon, Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon, Tamdan “The Barn Cat” McCrory and internet legend Sean “The Gladiator” Gannon, the only man to beat Kimbo Slice. Also on hand will be WEC star and featherweight contender Josh “The Fluke” Grispi. The autograph session will begin at 5:30PM and will conclude at 6:30PM, so get your tickets now and be first in line for the autograph session!

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Boston, MA - World Championship Fighting announced today that HDNet, NBCSports.com and ESPN will be filming this Friday June 20th at the Shriners Auditorium. HDNet will be filming for their flagship program “Inside MMA” which airs on the HDNet Television Network. Inside MMA covers the Nation’s best Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) shows in the country to provide the most comprehensive coverage to MMA fans across the US.

ESPN will also be on hand to film World Championship Fighting. This marks the first time that ESPN will be filming a World Championship Fighting event, which is representative of the sport’s growing popularity. ESPN is the World Wide Leader in Sports with its all sports, all the time network.

NBCSports.com will cover World Championship Fighting for the second straight time as they covered the last WCF event where UFC President Dana White was a special guest. World Championship Fighting was featured on NBCSports’ MMA Fight Weekly series which can be seen on NBCSports.com.

WCF extends its arms to all media outlets across the country and internationally as the sport of Mixed Martial Arts grows, “We’re extremely proud to be part of the sport’s growth and welcome the opportunity to work with such major media outlets” said Joe Cavallaro, promoter of World Championship Fighting. In an event lineup change the TapouT Crew regretfully announced today that they will not be able to appear at the World Championship Fighting. The news comes after the founder of the TapouT company, Charles Lewis (aka Mask), recently underwent back surgery and is in the process of rehabilitating his back. Mask, Punk-Ass, and Scrape are sure to be back at upcoming World Championship Fighting events as Mask said, “We love working with World Championship Fighting, we had a great time there at the last show and the fans here in Massachusetts are great. We’ll definitely be back. We’re sorry we won’t be able to be there for our fans, but we’ll definitely be back!”

Head promoter for World Championship Fighting Joe Cavallaro had this to say about the news, “While we are sad to not have the TapouT crew here on June 20th we still have a great lineup scheduled for our autograph session including UFC Fighters Marcus Davis, Kenny Florian, Jorge Rivera, Joe Lauzon and Sean Gannon the only man to beat Kimbo Slice! Add to that our awesome fight card, and it’s a great night of MMA action!” Cavallaro also added, “We’d like to wish Mask a speedy recovery, we can’t wait to see you guys again!”

The World Championship Fighting event takes place live, June 20th at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington Massachusetts. Catch the action live to see the area’s best MMA fighters take to the ring including UFC veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon, Mike Campbell, Rich Moskowitz, Jamie Campbell, John Benoit and many more! World Championship Fighting is the East Coast’s premiere MMA sports organization working with the best athletes in the nation to produce some of the most exciting bouts in all of Mixed Martial Arts and recently announced a partnership with the largest radio station in the area, WBCN The Rock of Boston.

You can find the fight card by clicking here.

Boston— UFC Veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon returns to World Championship Fighting on Friday June 20th at the Shriners Auditorium. Lauzon is the youngest fighter to have ever fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the age of 18. Lauzon, a native of East Bridgewater Massachusetts, is also the younger brother of UFC fighter Joe Lauzon who appeared on The Ultimate Fighter reality TV series which airs on Spike TV. Lauzon will be making his third appearance for World Championship Fighting and is entering the ring riding a five fight winning streak having ended four of the fights by TKO and his last fight via triangle choke submission. His win streak comes as no surprise as Lauzon is one of the most well rounded fighters in all of MMA using his strength, wrestling, submission and striking skills to attack his opponent’s weaknesses. Lauzon is confident about his skills saying, “I don’t really care where the fight goes, but when I see a weakness in my opponent I go after it, I move in to finish the fight.”

His opponent next Friday night will be Brendan Hoxie who is a replacement opponent since Lauzon’s original opponent, Sean Wilmott, had to withdraw from the match due to health issues which prevented him from properly training for the fight. Lauzon’s opponent has changed a few times, but the fight is now set thanks to Brendan Hoxie stepping up to accept the challenge. Hoxie is no stranger to stiff competition having fought the likes of UFC veteran Tamden McCrory and local fighter Nate Lamotte. For Hoxie this is the opportunity to make his mark by defeating a UFC veteran in Dan Lauzon.

Having fought at the last World Championship Fighting event, an event which saw 3,700 fans fill the auditorium and special guest UFC President Dana White in attendance, Lauzon has been able to showcase his skills to a large audience while still fighting in front of a home town crowd living only an hour away from the venue. Lauzon was also the featured on the TapouT reality show at the last World Championship Fighting event. The TapouT episode will air in late June. In addition to being featured on the Tapout reality show, Lauzon will also be followed by a camera crew from ESPN for a segment regarding children and Mixed Martial Arts. They will document his training and follow up through his fight next Friday June 20th. Asked if he’s nervous about his next fight Lauzon said, “No, but I’m anxious. I can’t wait to get in the ring and show what I can do. I want my fans to see me put on a good show and my sponsors like Sucker Punch Athletics and Stars Guards know that they chose the right fighter.”

Catch the action live June 20th, 2008 at the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, MA just 13 miles north of Boston off of I-93.

You can see the fight card here.

Boston, MA— World Championship Fighting (WCF) announces the full fight card (see below) for its June 20th show in Wilmington, MA. In one of the night’s featured fights, UFC veteran Dan “The Upgrade” Lauzon returns to the ring riding a five fight win streak and having stopped his last four opponents in the first round. In another featured fight is a match-up of two local Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstars in Mike Campbell and Rich Moskowitz. Campbell is an undefeated fighter and one of the area’s most promising talents ending his last two fights in knock out while Moskowitz has made his name by fighting some of the area’s toughest fighters and winning most of his fights in dominating fashion. Also on the card are local fighters including Jamie Campbell, Dan Bonnell, John Benoit and many more.

The June 20th show will be the third event for World Championship Fighting in Wilmington, with the last event having drawn a sellout crowd of 3,700 Mixed Martial Arts fans. Catch the action live June 20th, 2008 at the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, MA just 13 miles north of Boston off of I-93.

Dan Lauzon vs. Brendan Hoxie
Mike Campbell vs. Rich Moskowitz
John Benoit vs. Travis Lerchen
Jamie Campbell vs. Jose Valentin
Dan Bonnell vs. Barrington Douse
Chris Grandmaison vs. Jon Bermudez
Jon Jones vs. Parker Porter
Davin Wesinger vs. Jose Lopez
Ken Stone vs. Mike Oakes
Joe Cushman vs. TBA
Kevin Corrigan vs. Ruben Gonzales
Scott Ledoux vs. Chris Foster
Dan O’Keefe vs. Garth Krane
Stephen Stengel vs. Chad Hart