FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – January 23, 2004

UFC fighter helps show picture of missing Las Vegas girl

A mixed martial arts fighter will assist in the search for a missing Las Vegas girl by wearing the child’s picture to his January 31 pay-per-view fight.

Frank Mir will appear on UFC 46: Super Natural -- an Ultimate Fighting Championship pay-per-view to be broadcast live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas  – wearing the picture of Griselda Arreola, a 13-year-old girl missing from Las Vegas.

Griselda has been missing since Nov. 5, 2003, when she left from school, possibly with her boyfriend Ricardo. His parents say they do not know where they are. They may be driving in a 1990s light brown Cadillac with Nevada plates beginning with “441 MN”. Griselda is Hispanic, 5’ 2” tall, weighs 135 pounds, and has dark brown hair and brown eyes. She may be using the nickname “Griz.”

Frank Mir’s advisor, Ted Concepcion, recently contacted Child Protection Education of America, a nonprofit missing children organization based in Tampa, about using Mir’s television appearance to help raise awareness about a particular case and the missing children issue in general. Mir will wear Griselda’s picture to the Octagon as well as during interviews in the days before the fight.

Mir and his advisor heard about this way of helping the missing children’s cause through professional boxer Derrick Harmon, who has worn pictures during his televised fights on HBO and Fox Sports regional channels.

Child Protection Education of America assists parents and law enforcement officers involved with missing children cases by offering free photograph distribution. CPEA also offers safety programs and information, including fingerprinting events using digital technology.

Mir, who is from Las Vegas, will be facing “The Project” in a heavyweight battle.

For more information about CPEA, see their Web site at www.find-missing-children.org. A picture of the child is also available from the Web site.

Contact:
Daryl Umberger
Public Relations Specialist

Toll free: 1-866-USA-CHILD