MMA Fight Night coming to Hard Rock Northern Indiana
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana to host its first MMA Fight Night
Contributed By: The 411 News
Twelve MMA fights - five professional and seven amateur matches
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana is expanding its slate of entertainment offerings by hosting its first ever MMA fight night in the Hard Rock Live venue on Friday, November 7.
The Hard Rock Live concert venue will be transformed into an MMA fight ring.
The ring will be built in the center of the venue with a combination of floor seats in rows, tables of ten flanking two sides, tables of ten on the stage overlooking the ring, riser seats, and standing tables for four on the outer wings.
Audience members are in for twelve + MMA fights – five professional and seven amateur matches. The Main and the Co-Main events are both title matches.
For the main event, José Perez will compete against Roland Pruden for the EFN Professional Featherweight title. In the co-main event, Valenti Atsas will defend his Professional Welterweight title against Irv Jones.
Also battling it out in the pro fight lineup that evening will be Dash Harris vs. Chris Renteria and Seijo Imazaki vs. Terry House. A series of seven amateur fights will lead up to the five pro level matches.
Local and Notable Amateur Fights:
• Bryce Crump vs. Zhiian Suliev
• Shawn Briggs vs. Luis Diaz
• Antonio Orlando vs. Scottie Sopko (Hobart Native)
• Harley Canas vs. Rich Napier
• Brendan Sheehy vs. Mario Hernandez
• Kenny Anderson vs. Cole Cervantes (Griffith Native)
• Andre Brown vs Jacob Brewick
Fighters listed on the fight card are subject to change.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Tickets for Elite Fight Night 28: Rumble at Hard Rock went on sale Friday, September 19. Tickets start at $79.75. This show is a combination of reserved seating and standing room only. Ages 21 and up.
The Hard Rock Live box office is open every Friday and Saturday from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. and on show days starting at 12 p.m. Visit Ticketmaster at https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0500632DECCD583B
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana is located at 5400 West 29th Ave. in Gary, IN, directly adjacent to the I80/94 Burr Street Interchange.
For more information, call (219) 228-2383.
Story Posted:09/20/2025
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