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Meet & Greet with Nick Catone, fighting on UFC 128 undercard
February 25, 2011
LAKEWOOD, NJ - Nick "The Jersey Devil" Catone of the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be at BlueClaws FanFest on Saturday, March 12th signing autographs from 2 pm - 3 pm. Plus, those at Fanfest can win two FREE tickets to see UFC® 128: SHOGUN vs. JONES on March 19th at Prudential Center in Newark. Catone will draw the winner's name at 3 pm.

Catone, who runs a studio in Brick and wrestled at Brick Memorial High School, is a graduate of Rider University. He is training for his next fight at UFC 128 against fellow New Jersey native Dan Miller.

The main event at UFC 128 is Mauricio "Shogun" Rua against Jon Jones for the World Light Heavyweight Championship.

Catone made the transition to Mixed Martial Arts when he graduated college in 2005. He holds a Brown Belt in Brazailian Jiu-Jitsu, and comes into the bout against Dan Miller with an 8-2 record in his young UFC career.

BlueClaws FanFest, which runs from 11 am - 4 pm, is a FREE event that marks the beginning of individual game ticket sales for the 2011 BlueClaws season.

The event will include a full day of FREE fun at the ballpark. In addition to individual game tickets going on sale for the first time, each reserve seat will be $1 off the regular price and will sell for just $9 (adult) or $6 (jr/sr).

FanFest includes free food and drinks and behind-the-scenes tours of the ballpark. Also, there will be a sale in the ClawsCove, two-for-one tickets in Dr. Bernard's Kids Zone, and fans can take pictures with the team's championship trophies. FanFest is present by Viridian Energy and The Garden State Film Festival.

UFC® 128: SHOGUN vs. JONES is at the Prudential Center in Newark on March 19th. Click here for more information. Tickets for UFC 128 are on sale now at all Ticketmaster locations, Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.

The Lakewood BlueClaws open the 2011 season on Thursday, April 7th at FirstEnergy Park against the Kannapolis Intimidators. That night, they will raise the 2010 South Atlantic League Championship banner.

Ticket packages and group outings are now on sale by calling 732-901-7000 option 3.

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