Boxing Icon Roy Jones Jr. Presents Thrilling MMA Card in "Caged Combat 4" on Friday, July 29 

      Eddy Ellis                                                 James Birdsley

Grand Ronde, OR - Steve Lopez's injured foot is the break James "Birdman" Birdsley plans to take advantage of. Lopez, slated to meet "Fast" Eddy Ellis of Yelm, Washington on July 29 at Spirit Mountain Casino, broke his toe during training this week. Coupled with injured ribs, the Xtreme Couture lightweight reluctantly pulled out of his match with Ellis. Birdsley, the UCE lightweight champion from Salt Lake City, immediately stepped in.

"It's a bad break for Ellis," said Birdsley, perhaps not realizing the pun. "I'm more experienced than Ellis, I have a better ground game, and he shouldn't plan to hear the final bell." Indeed, in Birdsley's 37 wins (against 11 losses), he has stopped an astonishing 36 opponents.

Ellis (16-15, 13 wins by TKO or submission), who co-owns the United Training Center and is its head coach, is on a tremendous win-streak, having only lost one match the past six years. 

Don't miss this action-packed night of fist-pounding brawls in the cage, promoted by Roy Jones, Jr.'s Square Ring Promotions in association with Spirit Mountain Casino. Tickets start at just $15 and are available for purchase at www.spiritmountain.com or by calling 800-760-7977. A limited amount of seats will also be available to purchase on the day of the event at the Event Center box office. Doors open at 7 p.m., with the first bout scheduled to go off at 8 p.m. 

In the co-feature, Seattle lightweight Eric Dahlberg of Team Demon meets Jory Erickson of Missoula, Montana's Great Northern Fight Club. Dahlberg is coming off a huge win over Douglas "The Phenom" Lima, who was 18-3 entering his fight with Dahlberg. Erickson comes off an important victory as well, a stunning knockout over five-time UCF veteran Brad Blackburn.

The seven-fight undercard is loaded with local talent. Salem middleweight Peter Aspinwall (3-1), a former SportFight amateur champ, takes on Portland's Tony King (3-3) in a middleweight tussle.

Portland's Tom Liesman makes his pro debut against former two-time Washington state high school wrestling champion Lee Morrison (2-2) in a lightweight showdown.

IFL veteran Aaron Stark (10-7) of Portland will fight Spokane's Jared Torgeson (6-7).

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About Spirit Mountain 
Spirit Mountain Casino is the Northwest's Premier Entertainment Destination. SMC opened its doors in October 1995. Named as Oregon's #1 visitor destination for more than a decade, Spirit Mountain offers the most dynamic gaming and entertainment options in the region with the opening of its brand new Mountain View Sports Bar and Raindrops Nightclub. The casino is located just 90 minutes west of Portland, nestled in the Willamette Valley's coastal range. 

Presenting the largest and most diverse gaming options in the Northwest, Spirit Mountain offers Nevada-style slots, blackjack, craps, roulette, poker, pai gow, keno and bingo throughout its spacious 90,000-square foot casino.

With 254 tastefully decorated rooms, including 14 elaborate suites, Spirit Mountain Lodge provides comfort and exemplary service for its overnight guests. Whether it's fine cuisine at its signature Legends restaurant, enjoying Oregon's largest buffet at Cedar Plank, or trying one of the other food outlets, patrons have a variety of high-quality dining options.

Spirit Mountain Casino is an enterprise of The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. For more information, please visit www.spiritmountain.com.