Sep 4, 2009 - GLADIATOR CHALLENGE STRIPS HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION DAVE HUCKABA OF THE TITLE

Failure to honor agreement cited as reasoning

Apple Valley, CA -- Gladiator Challenge (GC), one of the top MMA promotions in California, has made the decision to strip two-time heavyweight champion Dave Huckaba of the title for his failure to honor his contract agreement. Huckaba was scheduled to defend his belt against Dan Severn at “Nemesis” on Saturday, August 22^nd, but failed to do so.

Gladiator Challenge Owner/Promoter Tedd Williams stated, “In order to be fair to both the fans and the other GC heavyweight contenders, we have made the difficult decision to once again take the title away from Mr. Huckaba. We are sad to see it come to this, but we feel that our hand has been forced. We hope that, in time, this situation will be resolved in a more favorable manner.”

Williams added, “We wish Mr. Huckaba well in his future endeavors.”

For more information on Gladiator Challenge and all its events, please visit http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com.

For additional information please contact:
Phil Lanides, Publicist - (408) 439-3245, phil@fightofyourlife.com Tedd Williams, Owner/Promoter – info@gladiatorchallenge.com

Gladiator Challenge is a world-class mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion established in 1999 by Tedd Williams. A former UFC fighter, Williams is a former national AAU Sambo Champion (1997), a former California State Judo Champion (4th Degree Black Belt under “Judo” Gene Lebell) and a former college All-American wrestler (Cerritos Jr. College, 1988-89). Gladiator Challenge runs 12-18 MMA events per year, and has featured MMA superstars Uriah “The California Kid” Faber, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, James Irvin, Tyson Griffin, Dan “The Beast” Severn, “Sugar” Rashad Evans, Scott “Hands of Stone” Smith, “The Maine-iac” Tim Sylvia, Joe “Daddy” Stevenson, Mac Danzig, Jerry Bohlander, “Krazy Horse” Charles Bennett, Chris Leben, Chael Sonnen, Jake Shields, “The Secret Weapon” Pete Spratt, Nate “The Rock” Quarry, Jason “The Punisher” Lambert, Bobby “The Bad Seed” Hoffman, and Cal Worsham, among many others. Gladiator Challenge can be found online at http://www.gladiatorchallenge.com