Penza, 27 August 2014. PenzaNews. Up to 1.5 thousand Penza residents will take part in a large-scale run devoted to “The Battle on the Sura – 2” International mixed martial arts (MMA) tournament. The participants of the run will start off from the planetarium in Belinsky central park on Saturday, September 6.

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The purpose of the campaign is to support Mikhail Shein, a local fighter and one of the participants of “The Battle on the Sura – 2,” who will battle against Jeff Monson from the USA at “Diesel-Arena” on Sunday, September 21.

Special guests are expected to visit Penza on the race day, such as Vladimir Hryunov, one of the most prominent fight promoters in the world and the organizer of “Wladimir Klitschko — Alexander Povetkin” and “Roy Jones — Denis Lebedev” matches; Dmitry Chudinov, Russian boxer and WBA world champion; Jeff Monson himself; and Yulia Volkova, former singer of “t.A.T.u.”

The guests, together with the organizers of the tournament and its participants, will gather for an evening event dedicated to “The Battle on the Sura – 2” in “Izumrudny gorod” [Emerald City] entertainment center, where they will participate in a press conference, a concert, and photo and autograph sessions, and will shoot a trailer video for the main battle.

Beyond that, Yulia Volkova will perform “Not Gonna Get Us,” the song that became the unofficial anthem of the Olympic Games in Sochi, as well as other hits of “Tatu,” the Internet service “Penza-Sport” reports.