Carlos Newton vs. Shonie Carter

(PRESS RELEASE) -- Only a few days left until the biggest fight in Gatineau history takes place as two legends collide on Canadian soil. Former UFC Welterweight Champion, CARLOS ‘THE RONIN’ NEWTON takes on the iconic ‘MR. INTERNATIONAL’ SHONIE CARTER for the W1 WELTERWEIGHT TITLE.

On Saturday October 10th, the Robert Guertin Arena will be home for W1: HIGH VOLTAGE with TWO INCREDIBLE TITLE FIGHTS! In addition to the Newton vs. Carter classic battle, REMI ‘BAM BAM’ MORVAN will put his undefeated record on the line against ADRIAN ‘THE BULLY’ WOOLEY for the W1 BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE.

This is your last chance to buy the tickets for this event as there will be eleven (11) fights on this night or hard hitting action that only W1 can bring. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.ca or by calling (613) 755-1111.

W1 MMA is very excited and proud to officially announce that it’s guest list of celebrities to continue to grow who will be attending W1’s next event, W1: HIGH VOLTAGE as well as the after party at our sponsor LAGO BAR & GRILL.

Our confirmed scheduled guest list includes the following celebrities:

Miguel Torres: Former WEC, Shooto and Ironheart Crown Bantamweight Champion
Tom Atencio: Owner of Affliction clothing
Showdown Joe Ferraro: Host of MMA Connected on SportsNet
David Loiseau: Former TKO Middleweight Champion and UFC Middleweight contender
Sam Stout: UFC contender, Thai boxing champion and TKO veteran
Chris Clements: IFL, TKO and Ringside veteran
Patrick Cote: TKO Champion and UFC veteran
Chris Horodecki: IFL Grand Prix finalist, TKO veteran and MMA phenom
Jonathan Goulet: Canadian MMA Champion, UFC fighter
Antonio Carvalho: Shooto legend, Ranked in the Top 10 Bantamweight in the world.

W1: HIGH VOLTAGE – FIGHTCARD
Date: OCTOBER 10TH, 2009
Venue: ROBERT GUERTIN ARENA
Location: GATINEAU, QUEBEC

MAIN EVENT – W1 Welterweight Title
[170] “Mr. International” Shonie Carter (Chicago) vs. Carlos ‘The Ronin’ Newton (Warrior MMA, Newmarket)

CO-MAIN EVENT – W1 Bantamweight Title
[135] Adrian ‘The Bully’ Wooley (Ruffneck/Tapstar, Toronto) vs. Remi ‘Bam Bam’ Morvan (OAMA, Ottawa)

[145] Mike ‘Hurricane’ Hong (BAMA, Burlington) vs. Tom ‘The Bomb’ Waters (Warrior MMA, Newmarket)
[HW] Adrian Depuis (Dragon’s Lair, Orillia) vs. Hosier ‘Le Commando’ Bruno (Black Angels, Montreal)
[170] Chris Vorano (Barrie) vs. Nabil ‘The Thrill’ Khatib (Team Bushido/BTT Canada, Ottawa)
[145] Mitch Gagnon (Team Shredder, Sudbury) vs. Jeff Harrison (OAMA, Ottawa)
[145] Tommy Pariseau (Team Legion, Victoriaville) vs. John ‘Haggis Basher’ Fraser (Supreme Martial Arts, Sarnia)
[155] Luc Nadeau (Team Shredder, Sudbury) vs. Rob Tracey (Team Dux, Pembroke)
[145] Vito Attanasi (Team Borelands, Georgetown) vs. Josh Hill (Iron Tiger MMA, Stoney Creek)
[135] Tim Chessel (Team Pathless, North Bay) vs. Chris Myra (Team Dux, Pembroke)
[135] Nicolas Pariseau (Team Legion, Victoriaville) vs. Xavier Desrochers (OAMA, Ottawa)