Quest for Glory FC: The Beginning

Vancouver BC (I-Newswire) April 30, 2011 - Vancouver May 2, 2011 Quest For Glory Fighting Championships is a newly established mixed martial arts fight series located in Vancouver, Canada, with its first event scheduled for June 17, 2011.


The Quest For Glory team consists of Sammy Piccolo as president and matchmaker, Ben Mehdi as director of marketing and communications, and Nadine Spuls as CEO. The mission is clear: produce high-quality mixed martial arts shows and promote fair practice matches.


"We want to be a mix of Pride and K1 at there pinnacles," stated Ben Mehdi. "It's really important that our image is as a league of true martial artists, an organization of honor and authentic competition. We look forward to sharing our brand of MMA with fans across the world."


Quest For Glory FC announces the release of pre-sale tickets for their June 17th show at the Croatian Cultural Center. The card will feature 15 action packed bouts with 3 MMA titles and 1 Muay Thai title on the line, as featured below.


The main event of this card will feature two undefeated competitors in Oliver Vajda (5-0 Carlson Gracie Jiu Jitsu Maple Ridge) and Walter Barrios (2-0 Infusion) competing for Vajda’s Bantam Weight Title.


A welterweight title is on the line between Shawn Pallan (Dragons den 2-0 in MMA and 3-1 Muay Thai) Chris Anderson (Vancouver Island 3-0 )


160lbs Muay Thai title bout between current title holder Joe Halfar (Poseners Pankreation 5-1) and Josh Write 3-1 (Dragon’s Den Elite)


West Coast BJJ’s undefeated Ryan Christopher (BC’s P4P #10) vs Brandon Shorter will compete for the 3rd MMA title of the evening in the 155lbs light-weight division.


The card will also feature two time former western Canadian Muay Thai champion and former BC Muay Thai champion Victor ‘The Dragon’ Wang (8-1 Muay Thai 3-1MMA) who will compete against undefeated Jake Lindell (4-0 Spokane CanUSA Fight Team) in a Canada versus USA MMA bout.


This event has been called “The Beginning” to reflect the start of the Quest For Glory Fighting Championships era.


A final main-card and the undercard are expected to be announced shortly.


Tickets will go on sale next week through ticketscene.ca visit QuestforGloryfc.com for more info


Quest for Glory, ‘The Beginning’ will be on June 17th at the Croatian Cultural Center in Vancouver BC
For media inquiries please contact Director of Marketing and Communications,
Ben Mehdi 604 376 5461 or ben@questforgloryfc.com

About Quest for Glory Fighting Championships:
Quest for Glory Fighting Championships believes that dedication to all disciplines of martial arts and respect of the sport’s roots is the key to quality competitions. By honouring the athletes and allowing each to represent themselves, their team and their hard earned talents Quest for Glory will bring the highest level of respect and showmanship to every battle that ensues in the ring.


We are dedicated to the growth of MMA and martial arts competition in British Columbia and on a world-wide platform. In an emerging sport we are here to showcase the future talents that will be the face of the sport tomorrow. The amateur MMA scene in BC is one of the most competitive in the world but it is only the beginning, MMA is young and this is a sport that is only on it precipice. Expect to see Quest for Glory competitors as the leading names in future professional MMA leagues and in world-wide competitions.


Glory has been sought by all great leaders in history; it has led to war, peace, redemption and humility. It is why the lone soldier will rise before the sun to draw it’s inspiration for another long day of training or why you ran 15 miles yesterday as a warm-up for your 4 hour training session. Glory is the strength that an honourable man can carry in his heart after a great test of will. This is the Quest, the quest is within each fighter, it is the path that they choose it is the power that drives them to battle every day.

Company Contact Information
Quest for Glory Fighting Championships
Ben Mehdi
2002 Foster Ave
Coquitlam, BC
V3J 2N6
Phone : (604)376-5461