ACCLAIMED ARTIST SLONE UNVIELS UFC 55 PRINT
Officially licensed art unveiled days before UFC 55 takes place

Las Vegas (Oct 4, 2005) – Renowned artist Richard T. Slone has been commissioned by the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) to paint the upcoming UFC super fight featuring heavyweight champion Andrei Arlovski will face off against Paul “The Headhunter” Buentello in the main event of UFC 55: FURY live at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut on Friday, October 7, 2005.

“I’m honored to once again team up with the UFC to paint their UFC 55 event” said Slone, “The UFC is very exciting and is getting bigger and better each event. It’s the future of ring sports with some of the most dedicated athletes in the world”.

Slone painted two paintings that fit together perfectly to make the art print. The original paintings are 18x24 inches each and are rendered in Acrylic and Enamels on canvas. The paintings are officially licensed by the UFC and are available in posters at the event and through various other outlets including www.ufc.tv

Richard T. Slone has been hailed as the next great artist. His work is widely collected by art collectors and high-society. Owners of his originals include Donald Trump, Nelson Mandela, Hugh Hefner and Muhammad Ali. He is the official artist of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and at only 31 year of age is one of the most accomplished emerging artist’s in the world.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship® brand is the world’s leading professional mixed martial arts association and offers the premier series of MMA sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC® fight programs feature six live pay-per-view events annually through cable and satellite providers. In addition to its U.S. distribution, UFC® fight programs are distributed internationally throughout the world, including broadcast on WOWOW, Inc. in Japan, Globosat in Brazil and Bravo in the United Kingdom. Zuffa, LLC licenses the distribution of its fight show DVDs through Studioworks Entertainment, a Ventura Distribution company. “Ultimate Fighting Championship,” “Ultimate Fighting,” “UFC,” “The Ultimate Fighter,” “Submission,” “As Real As It Gets”, "The Octagon" and the eight-sided cage design are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or service marks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks referenced herein may be the property of Zuffa, LLC or other respective owners.

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For a higher resolution image or for any other request please contact
Joel Berman at (702)354-3665 or Email joel.berman@sloneart.com

Slone Art® Company media relations
info@sloneart.com

UFC® media relations
brosenberg@ufc.tv


Related Internet links:

Ultimate Fighting Championship (www.ufc.tv)
Richard T. Slone official site (www.sloneart.com)

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