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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Jim Ross and Chael Sonnen will be the announcing duo for next month's Battlegrounds MMA pay-per-view from the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., which will feature a one-night only tournament in the welterweight division.
Both men commented on their participation in the event in a press release on Thursday.
"As a longtime fan of MMA, to be asked to call the fights for the BattleGrounds MMA event is amazingly exciting for me," Ross said. "I've broadcast NFL and XFL games. Fox Sports boxing and WWE action, but MMA is a new adventure and one that I'm enormously excited about contributing to. To launch this phase of my broadcasting career in my home state, and with Chael Sonnen at cageside makes it an ideal opportunity and a bucket list experience."
"This is going to be a TV event that any MMA fan won't want to miss," added Sonnen. "I am thrilled to be working with a legend like Jim Ross and, together, we are going to make the BattleGrounds MMA event one of the most exciting extravaganzas in combat sports history."
The show has gotten a bit of a change again, as Dennis Hallman and Chris Honeycutt have pulled out of the tournament. Their replacements will be announced soon.
[Chael Sonnen art by Grant Gould (c) MMATorch.com]
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