[AFO Press Release] From their website http://www.theamericanfightingorganization.com/
This
November will mark American Fighting Organization's 7th anniversary. 7
years ago, Pete Dilorenzo laid down the foundation of AFO which would
become the most active promotion in New England. Throughout this time
there have been many faces that have come and gone but there was always
one constant, AFO would continue to grow as it was carried on the
shoulders of one man. Over the years MMA has grown rapidly in New
England and with the introduction of the Commission, the growth spread
like wildfire!
Many
promotions were holding 3 or 4 cards a year while AFO held a steady
pace of 7. Over the past 2 years, the MMA scene in Mass has grown so
rapidly that you can count on there being a minimum of 3 cards a month.
With the sport gaining so much popularity and the number of promotions
increasing, one bad show can kill a promotion. With that said, we have
been on hiatus since Night of Champions in April. During this hiatus we
didn't sit and watch everyone else, we decided to go through a major
restructuring. We could have kept doing the same thing and would have
been fine but that is not enough. It is time for AFO to evolve into
something bigger and better.
With
this restructuring will come the introduction of the new team that is
going to be running AFO. Former AFO DJ and amateur heavyweight Brandon
Newman will be taking over as promoter, Ayandy Mdledle Williams will be
taking over as matchmaker, and Christin Johansson will be the director
of events and marketing. Our goal is to take the great organization that
Pete Dilorenzo created and make it bigger and better. We would not be
where we are without our fans or the fighters. Our goal is to build
strong relations with fighters, teams and our fans because strength
through unity will take us to the next level.
On
September 8th at the Brockton Fairgrounds, AFO will be hosting the
American Beauty American Muscle Car Show. This is a fan and fighter
appreciation event where people can reacquaint themselves with AFO and
meet the new team behind it. This will be an all day family event which
will showcase a Battle of The Bands, Ring Girl Competition, Grappling
tournament, Car Show, and familiar vendor as well as new ones. This will
be a day full of good times, cash, and prizes as we get ready for AFO
Havoc which will be taking place at the same venue on Sept 29th with a
late afternoon kickoff! Brockton Fairgrounds is an outdoor venue with a
stadium style grandstand that has a seating capacity of 2,700. This will
be our biggest venue yet but I can't think of a better way to launch
the new and improved AFO!
Tickets
for the American Beauty American Muscle Car Show are now on sale in our
online store. We are currently offering a Buy 2 Get 1 free promotion
until Sunday (3 pack of tix for 20). If you are interested in being a
part of either event, send an email to afo.publicrelations@gmail.com
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