01/03/2012
It is time to break our silence.
Firstly, we at FighterZone apologize from the bottom of our hearts to ALL who bought tickets for last Saturday. No one feels worse than we do, for the way things turned out. Yes, you have a right to be angry. Yes, we slipped up and yes, you deserve compensation.
We understand that the war of words and accusations hurling back and forth between us and a certain team, are not the main concern of the public. You paid to see a show, which turned out to be a let-down in many ways. To clarify-the pullouts happened on event day just before doors opened. There was no way to warn the fans even that morning- please understand that we were not trying to avoid ticket returns.
When we began this project, we had a vision of what we wanted- to present huge names of the kickboxing world to our own countrymen, amidst an attractive line-up of rising stars and local Undercards who would get a chance to fight in the same ring as legends of the sport.
We accept that many things could have been better managed due to our inexperience, but we also believe that we should not be faulted for trying our best. We were NOT going to let the show collapse due to the pull-outs on event day. The reshuffled fight card was not something we wanted, but it was necessary for the show to go on.
We thank Teams: Kraus, Souwer, Bow, Ekapop, Daniel, Kim, Azfar, Fadhli, Subhi and Christof from the bottom of our hearts for enabling the show to go on. Team Fairtex: we are sorry not to have met your expectations this time. Team Gallo Cassarino and Tum: It is a pity that this fight was not allowed to happen and we hope that one day it can still be possible.
Team Pinto: What we have to say to you will be done so in private.
To the fans: Allow us a week to regroup our strength and decide regarding terms of recompense. The head of our team has been hospitalized due to an accident last Saturday and we seek your understanding that we need time to get things moving again.
We hope you will hold back on the negativity and give us some room. If you can't support us, at least give us your understanding. We thank you all sincerely and will be in touch once again.
-FighterZone