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Boo
09-06-2008, 03:55 AM
BREAKING: Faber vs. Brown Postponed Due to Hurricane
September 5, 2008


In a media release late Friday night, World Extreme Cagefighting announced that the card featuring Uriah Faber vs. Mike Brown scheduled for Wednesday, September 10 has been postponed due to the threat of Hurricane Ike to South Florida. The fight was to take place at The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollwood Florida.

The fight has been rescheduled for November 5 at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino.

According to the release:

“Tickets purchased for the September 10th date remain valid and will be honored on the new date. Refunds for fans that are unable to attend the rescheduled date can be obtained at the point of purchase.”

In addition, a corresponding press conference to be held on September 8th at Paradise Live has been canceled.

“Due to the potential of a major hurricane hitting the South Florida area on Wednesday we were compelled to postpone the event,” said Vice President of Operations and Production Peter Dropick. “For the safety of our fans, the fighters and our staff we felt it was in the best interest to make this decision.”

Hurricane Ike is currently a Category 3 storm with sustained winds of 120 MPH and is moving west/southwest toward South Florida according to the National Hurricane Center’s latest advisory. The storm is on track to have impact on the Florida Keys and South Florida on Tuesday (9/9) into Wednesday (9/10).

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Grabaka
09-06-2008, 04:14 AM
Noooooooo! That sucks. I was looking forward to this event.

Boo
09-06-2008, 04:32 AM
Yeah, it sucks all right. BTW, I put this in the fight card thread too, but made this separate thread to make sure people saw it. Misery loves company you know.

Grabaka
09-06-2008, 05:07 AM
^Yeah it definitely deserves it's own thread. If you look on the bright side, we'll have 2 solid events in November with this one and UFC 91.

Boo
09-06-2008, 06:40 AM
True, we already have a UFC, UFN, Dream and a ShoXC this month. Should keep us occupied.

2mcgrath
09-06-2008, 12:01 PM
yeah this sucks,but its better to be safe than sorry when it comes to hurricanes

Boo
09-06-2008, 12:26 PM
yeah this sucks,but its better to be safe than sorry when it comes to hurricanes

I used to vacation every year at the Outer Banks of NC around Labor Day. Every year I was hurricane watching for about two weeks. Do we go or not?

2mcgrath
09-06-2008, 12:32 PM
I used to vacation every year at the Outer Banks for NC around Labor Day. Every year I was hurricane watching for about two weeks. Do we go or not?


yeah hurricanes are nothing to be played around with.i hate that the event had to be canceled but for the safety of everyone involved and the fans i think its for the best