Confusion!

Marvin Cohen announced he’s organizing an amazing armwrestling tournament - WORLD BAR ARM WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

On 22 May 2013 we wrote about that:

Not only money matters!

What’s also necessary is organizers’ passion and an idea for the whole enterprise. Do people in Las Vegas have such an idea?

They’ve recently announced to the whole world, that they’ve got a lot of money. Here’s what you can read on their website:

There is a huge tournament in Las Vegas that has pay outs for each first place in each class of $10,000 and the overall winner is $20,000. Each first place winner gets a key to a brand new truck, but only one key will start the truck. Marvin Alex Cohen – organizer Joe Hand Promotions, who is the premier distributor of closed circuit pay-per-view "UFC" & boxing and special events in the country.

Dave Chaffee posted this message. I spoke with Marvin Cohen (the man running this tournament) earlier this week and he is a great guy! Very enthusiastic about armwrestling and has big plans in helping our sport grow. I am definitely going to this one! 10 grand to the winner of each weight class/ 20000 to the winner of the heavyweight class. Plus a chance to win a new truck! I’m very excited about this one! And how could you not be with the possibility of winning those prizes?

When we called Marvin to learn more details about the tournament he invited athletes from Europe, in particular those from Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Latvia and Bulgaria to take part in the competition. He even offered to cover the costs including entry fees, accommodation and promised many other attractions.

Our champion, Marlena Wawrzyniak, considered taking part in the competition in Vegas as a warm-up before the World Championships.

http://en.armpower.net/article/en/dilemmas-finally-2557.html

Fortunately, she decided to compete in Gdynia only.

Impressed with the competition in Vegas, we would even call Marvin the Armwrestling Icon.

http://en.armpower.net/article/en/armwrestling-icon-is-back-2556.html

I dread to read it now:

It looks like competition for „A1” and NEMIROFF WORLD CUP?

Marvin Alex Cohen: Our team respects and honors A1. As well as what Igor Mazurenko has accomplished. Therefore all winners of A1 and Igor’s events (NEMIROFF WORLD CUP) will be given FREE hotel rooms in Las Vegas August 22-23 and 24. Let me know who they will be.

Any problems with visas, contact me!

Dear Readers, if need be, I will show you my correspondence with Marvin.

Athletes including Zanna, Tzvetan and Andrey have decided to compete in the World Bar Arm Wrestling Championships due to “propaganda”, it can’t be called otherwise. Full of enthusiasm they went together with Igor Mazurenko to Vegas in the belief that they will be competing in a world-class event.

As soon as they reached London it turned out that the organizer was having some “serious problems”. That’s what he wrote when he emailed me.

And that was the last time we heard from Mr. Marvin Cohen.

Athletes from Europe have already landed in Vegas.

We learned that UAL decided to organize a substitute competition, so that the hosts do not lose their face.

The venue remained the same- Las Vegas

Aug 24th Sat 2013 - UAL IV

Entry fees – lower, pay-outs – much lower.

We don’t know yet whether athletes from Europe will be taking part in the competition.

We don’t know yet whether the competition will even take place.

That’s what organizers offer now:

Aug 24th Sat 2013 - UAL IV

Open Class Tournament Men's Right Arm & Left Arm / 4 weight classes

Ladies Open Tournament 2 weight classes

entry fee per arm is $50

The pre-party / early weigh-ins and pre-registration will start at 6pm friday night in the Grand Ballroom Suite 121 and close at 10:00pm sharp, we will have a professional photographer onsite to take pictures of you for future promotions. Please have your drivers license and or passport on hand, if you have your SS card that would be great. Sat morning at 7am registration will open, you can also take photos at that time as well. Registration will close at 9:00am and the main event will start at 11:00am in the same Grand Ballroom 121

Weight Classes have been changed for this 1-time event as athletes have cut to specific weights due to a prior engagement / event:

Men's Right & Left Arm 4-weight classes

Light Weight 0 - 165

Middle Weight 166 - 190

Heavy Weight 191 - 220

Super Heavy Weight 221 - over

Ladies will have 2 Weight Classes

Light Weight 0 - 140

Middle Weight 141 - up

Payouts

Men's Open Class Right Arm

1st place - $500