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Sterling, Virginia– Respect Is Earned (http://www.rie-mma.com/) will present a new event, American Cage Warriors (ACW)”… The Beginning, a Unique all amateur event, on July 30th -31st, at the Dulles Sportsplex in Sterling, Virginia. This event is the beginning of finding the next top MMA fighters.

The ACW’s open call was designed to draw amateur fighters, with the hopes of finding the next best talent across the country. Potential fighters will be given the opportunity to compete in front of some of the most knowledgeable and experienced MMA fighters, trainers and managers; as well as getting instant feedback from those judges as to their present fate in the MMA world!

Day one will consist of tryouts including a panel of judges from the likes of Jens Pulver, Don “Cowboy” Cerrone, Monte Cox, Ricardo Liborio, Tara LaRosa, Phil Migliarese, Rick McCoy and others. TapouT will even be there as they have offered to sponsor the top fighters from each event and allow them to train at the TapouT ranch in New Mexico to help further their career.

Fighters competing in the tryouts will be ranked by the judges and from those rankings, multiple four-man brackets will be created for day two of the event (Saturday), July 31st. Brackets will not be predetermined but rather based on the best group of fighters from tryouts, these brackets will also be created within that weight class. Fighters who successfully make the brackets will be competing for a multi-fight, pro contract (non exclusive) with RIE and $500 signing bonus for each bracket winner, plus the TapouT sponsorship for each bracket winner along with any other standouts.

Respect Is Earned CEO, Jon Price is very excited to have created a unique event for fighters and fans.

“We are absolutely jacked about ACW, it’s never really been done before but I think it’s something everyone wants to see. For the fighters to be in front of a panel of this caliber is a rare opportunity to say the least; and for the fans, seeing an up-and-coming, natural-born superstar, at their inception, will be really awesome to witness,” said Price.

Who: Respect Is Earned (RIE), presents; American Cage Warriors (AWC)
What: RIE is on the road to find the next best talent in MMA
When: July 30th- 31st
Where: Dulles Sportsplex 21610 Atlantic Boulevard. Sterling, VA 20166

Founded in 2008, Respect Is Earned LLC is fast establishing itself in the MMA world and has had previous events featuring fighters Mike Pierce, Paul Bradley, Tyron Woodley, Jesse Riggleman, Beau Baker, Bryan Goldsby, Kyle Baker and many other top fighters and continues to develop into a
feeder league to many big international promotions. Major partners of RIE include The Pearl Coalition, HDNet, TapouT, Papa John’s Pizza, XS Energy Drink, Soles for Souls, Perfect Water, Pure Adrenaline Radio and http://www.mamma-online.com/.

More information about RIE or the American Cage Warriors event, can be found at http://www.rie-mma.com/
For additional information contact: Justin Adams, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 866-407-1055