(PHILADELPHIA, PA) – Major League Wrestling today announced Lio Rush vs. Jacob Fatu for MLW FIGHTLAND '22 on Sunday, October 30 at the 2300 Arena in Philadelphia.
🎟 Tickets start at $15 at MLW2300.com and the 2300 Arena box office.
The card is a FUSION TV taping, airing on beIN SPORTS nationwide on cable and dish and in over 60 countries around the world.
Jacob Fatu said he was looking for a fight come Oct 30 in South Philadelphia but little did he know a free agent in the form of "The Man of the Hour" Lio Rush would step up and sign his name to the bout sheet.
Part of a double main event FIGHTLAND card, Fatu vs. Rush promises to be an explosive collision.
A former MLW World Middleweight Champion, Lio Rush dominated MLW in 2020-21.
A self described Fighting athlete, musician, artist and influencer, Rush would grab headlines and be in the mix for a title match if he can defeat the "The most dangerous man on planet earth".
In order to do so, Rush will have to channel his blistering speed with high octane innovation to overwhelm the near 300 pound former World Heavyweight Champion.
"This is a suuuuper lucha!," boasts MLW matchmaker Cesar Duran. "Two former world champions of MLW colliding for the first time ever? You cannot afford to miss this, amigos."
Styles makes fights and this is is one for the ages.
Two dynamic and explosive forces. Both possessing a cutting edge arsenal. Who will prevail in the hallowed grounds of the 2300 Arena?
Find out LIVE Sunday night, October 30 in Philadelphia at MLW FIGHTLAND '22!
Major League Wrestling returns to Philadelphia's 2300 Arena on Sunday, October 30. Buy tickets at http://MLW2300.com.
CARD
Jacob Fatu vs. Lio Rush
Willie Mack vs. Calvin Tankman
Some of the athletes and talent signed to compete and appear include:
World Heavyweight Champion Alex Hammerstone
Women's World Featherweight Champion Taya Valkyrie
Mance Warner
The Samoan SWAT Team
World Tag Team Champions Hustle & Power
Alex Kane and the BOMAYE Fight Club
Microman
World Middleweight Champion Shun Skywalker
Cesar Duran
Plus MORE wrestlers will be announced soon at MLW.com.
Buy tickets at MLW2300.com. Tickets start at $15. Tickets will also be available day of show at the box office unless the event sales out in advance.
DAY OF EVENT INFO
The schedule is as follows:
5:30 p.m.: Early entry for First Row Ticket Holders
6:00 p.m.: Doors open for general public (all ticket holders)
7:00 p.m.: Showtime
MORE ABOUT THE VENUE
2300 Arena (previously named Viking Hall, ECW Arena, New Alhambra Arena, Asylum Arena and The Arena) is a multipurpose indoor arena used primarily for professional wrestling, boxing, mixed martial arts, and concert events.
About Major League Wrestling
Major League Wrestling (MLW®) is a sports media holding company, offering television content, action figures, apparel, live events, and ancillary entertainment. MLW operates in major markets throughout the United States and Mexico, including New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Tijuana. One of the fastest growing wrestling leagues today, MLW programming is available worldwide on beIN Sports, Ayozat TV on SKY in the United Kingdom and in over 60 countries and counting.
MLW events showcase diversity and the full spectrum of professional wrestling, with athletes representing countries around the world with fighting styles, including: technical, Japanese strong style, lucha libre, King’s Road brawling, MMA, catch wrestling, hybrid wrestling, submission grappling and other disciplines.
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