California Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Organization announces 8 ammy weight class tournaments

Press release

The California Amateur Mixed Martial Arts Organization, Inc. ("CAMO") announced today it will hold the first ever Official California State Championship for Amateur MMA, a statewide bracket-format tournament, culminating in State Championship title bouts on December 4, 2010.

Encompassing 37 events over a 3 month period, CAMO's California State Championship is a single elimination tournament that will crown State Champions in 8 weight classes.

The championships are open to all qualified licensed CAMO athletes and will commence in 8 different regions across the State. Regional champions will move on to the State Quarterfinals, followed by the State Semi‐finals (aka Northern and Southern California Championships). The Northern and Southern California champions will face off for the California State title on December 4, 2010.

Open sign-ups begin on August 7, 2010, by registering through the CAMO website (www.camomma.org) and brackets will be basically filled on a first come, first serve basis. The State Championship Tournament will begin on the weekend of September 11th with the first round of the Los Angeles and San Diego regions in Southern California, and the Sacramento and Bay Area regions in Northern California. The following weekend of September 18th, will see the launch of the Orange County and San Bernardino regions in Southern California and Central Coast and Central Valley regions in Northern California.

CAMO has chosen its top promoters in each region to host the first and second rounds and regional finals. Ed Holmes and Pete Hironaka of All Star MMA will handle San Bernardino. Todd Meacham of TFA will be responsible for Los Angeles, while California Fight Syndicate's Jeff Restivo and Anthony Arias will oversee the Central Coast. JW Event's Jason Weiner will promote the Central Valley region, Grappling X's Shawn Fowler will run San Diego, and Rebel Fighter's Enrique Perez will handle Sacramento. CAMO is currently in the process of finalizing promoters for Orange County and the Bay Area.

"We are very excited to be putting on this major event," said JT Steele, President of CAMO. "All the promoters we're working with are very well qualified to deliver successful high‐quality events and make this inaugural State championship something extremely special. With a State as a large as California and with the quality of athletes we have here, the athletes who win this Championship are sure to be among MMA's most elite amateur prospects. "

The official event dates, rules and additional details on the State Championship will be posted on the CAMO website in the coming weeks.

About CAMO:
California Mixed Martial Arts Organization, Inc. (CAMO) is a non‐profit public benefit corporation created to oversee and maintain the safety, credibility and integrity of amateur MMA in the State of California. Founded in 2009, CAMO is dedicated to helping foster the growth of the sport of amateur Mixed Martial Arts and to oversee the health, safety and welfare of the athletes that choose to participate in it. On August 24, 2009, the California State Athletic Commission officially delegated to CAMO the exclusive authority to regulate Amateur Mixed Martial Arts and also to oversee Pankration in the State of California.