Dear Family, Friends, Members, and Fight Fans,
The Battle of New Orleans Cage Fights # 22 "Ride Hard Fight Hard" sponsored by Harley Davidson Motorcycles will be held Friday, April 16th at 8 p.m. in the parking lot at Ancona’s Outdoor Arena 3200 North Arnoult Road in Metairie, Louisiana across from Lakeside Mall. Tickets go on sale Friday March 25th at Ancona’s Gym in Metairie – www.MMANewOrleans.com or call (504) 888-6451 for more info e-mail anconasgym@aol.com.
Harley Davidson Motorcycle is a big Mixed Martial Arts endorser of the UFC and WEC and we are proud to have them come on locally aboard with us for the Battle of New Orleans! 12 exciting Cage Fights fights
are scheduled for that night. And New Orleans Harley Davidson and Cult Energy Activator will have all their toys on display outside the Arena and it will be open to all the fight fans this night to display the great rides in the house so the fight fans can one day maybe "Ride Hard " themselves! Bike Parking will be available!
Fighters from throughout the United States will be competing this night in the 12 scheduled fights and UFC fighters and veterans will be on hand to sign autographs. Local fighters include Craig "The Beast" Wilson, David Soares, Gabe Wood , Magali Niel, Amanda Lauland, Kyle Martin at 225 lbs, plus teams from Arkansas, Florida, Texas, Alabama, Mississippi, and Oklahoma will see action that night! Plus many UFC veterans will be at ringside. The fight is sanctioned by the Louisiana Athletic Commission and is sponsored by many local businesses in the area. MMA is the fastest growing spectator sport in the world today and began right here at Ancona’s Gym in 1995 as it hosted Battle of New Orleans # 1.
Ancona’s Gym of Metairie and Power MMA of Gretna will be hosting the event along with New Orleans Harley Davidson and each Wednesday starting March 24th will host a Bike Night / Fight Night promotion with drink specials from many local Beer and Liquor distributors at The Kamp location on Hickory Ave in Harahan!
Other sponsors include the "Forum Bar & Grill ", Escapades Nightclub, Voodoo catering, The Harbor Bar & Grill, The "Pub Zero" Dacquiri bar on Vets, Ancona’s Gym, Power MMA in Terrytown, Mobile One Auto Sound, Budweiser Beer, The Cult Energy drink, US Army, and Visions Men’s Club, plus many other local sponsors yet to be announced!
This event will be a night of adventure with great fights, food, merchandise, drink specials and a showroom of the finest motorcycles on the planet! So bring your checkbooks for some great sales on Harleys for that night and bring your camera for the beautiful bikes, babes, and action in the ring! Ringirls provided by Visions Men’s Club where the locals go!
General admission is $20 in advance and $25 at the door and VIP Ringside for the first row is $80 and rows 2 & 3 are $60 and the 4th – 7th row is set at $40. All those interested in sponsoring or purchasing blocks of tickets please call New Orleans East Bank locations: Ancona’s Martial Arts at (504) 888-6451 next to Lakeside Mall or New Orleans Harley Davidson at (504) 736-7600 on Airline drive in Metairie near David Drive. On New Orleans West Bank call Power MMA in Terrytown on Terry Parkway at (504) 251-1199 or Hurricane Harley Davidson on Lapalco at (504) 366-6666.
See you at the fights and don’t forget Ride Hard and Fight Hard!