(USA) Gresham, Oregon- Randy “The Natural?Couture and Matt “The Law?Lindland are proud to announce the biggest mixed martial arts (MMA) intercontinental championship event in the history of the Pacific Northwest. On the evening of April 17th at the domed sports arena on the campus of Mt. Hood Community College, SPORTFIGHT “The Ultimate Evolution of One on One Combat?/i> presents a huge evening of power, speed and skill. 12 bout card.
Randy “The Natural?Couture is the only fighter in UFC history to hold three championship titles and was recently selected by fans as the UFC’s #1 Fighter of All Time. Matt “The Law?Lindland is a 2000 Olympic Silver Medalist and UFC Fighting Legend. Together they operate Team Quest MMA Club in Gresham and with SPORTFIGHT they bring the competitive world of MMA to the Pacific Northwest.
To highlight the international nature of the sport, two world-renowned fighters from Brazil will be on the April 17th card. In the main event powerful Carlos Baruch will go head to head against Team Quest Fighter Chris Leben and in a featured match Glover Pexiera will attempt to take the SPORTFIGHT Light-Heavyweight Intercontinental Championship title from local phenomenon Matt Horwich.
SPORTFIGHT is sanctioned and regulated by the Oregon Boxing Commission. Advanced tickets are available through TicketsWest.com or by calling 800-992-8499.
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The fight card for SPORTFIGHT is as follows:
Chris Leben vs Carlos Baruch (185)
Jason Day vs Scott Smith (205)
Matt Horwich vs Glover Texiera (205)
Ed Herman vs Jason Flinn (185)
Troy O’Conner vs Hank Weis (170)
Justin Tavernini vs Virgil Ortigas (130)
Wrecc vs Casey Uscolla (195)
Amatuer Bouts:
Ralf Alarcon vs Michael Harlen (145)
JD Stanley vs Robert “Buck?Tiland (185)
David Brown vs Brent Miller (205-210)
Jim Pope vs Brandon Mihaljcic (210+)
Damien Douglas vs Brandon Melendez (170)
Rob Criswell vs TBA
David Kohn vs TBA
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