So there is a UFC double header coming up this weekend but there are still other fight cards. With that here we go around the world:
CLASSIC ENTERTAINMENT AND SPORTS – CES MMA 24
New England promotion Classic Entertainment and Sports holds an event at the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island on June 27th:
Luis ‘Rockstar’ Felix vs Julian ‘Nitrane’ Lane
Brett Oteri vs Ricardo ‘Golden Boy’ Funch
Greg ‘Ribz’ Rebello vs Aaron ‘Tex’ Johnson
Dinis ‘Sweetbread’ Paiva vs Joe Cushman
Saul ‘The Spider’ Almeida vs Andres ‘The Black Shark’ Jeudi
Kaline ‘The Dark Angel’ Medeiros vs Brigitte Narcise
Willie Brown Jr. vs J.A. Dudley
Keenan Raymond vs James Murrin
Pete ‘The Heat’ Rogers Jr. vs Michael Shane Lamm
Joe ‘Julio’ Reverdes vs Randy ‘Romeo’ Campbell
VALE TUDO JAPAN – VTJ 5TH IN OSAKA
Old time Japanese Vale Tudo Japan holds an event at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium in Osaka, Japan being held on June 28th:
Teruto Ishihara vs Jung Hwan Jo
Takumi ‘Da Japanese Ironman’ Nakayama vs Wataru Miki
Ryuichi Miki vs Czar ‘Little’ Sklavos
Hiromasa Ogikubo vs Kana ‘The One Man Riot’ Hyatt
Yasuaki Kishimoto vs Shinji ‘Torao Supernova’ Sasaki
Yusaku Nakamura vs Kenji Yamamoto
Tsuneo ‘Jackknife’ Kimura vs Kazunari Majima
Junya Kodo vs Hidenobu Izena
Akira Takano vs Takaaki Takaaki
PANCRASE – 259
Longtime Japanese promotion Pancrase will be holding an event at the Differe Ariake in Tokyo, Japan on Sunday, June 28th, 2014:
Hikaru Hasumi vs Juntaro Ushiku
Katsuhiro Sakanaka vs Ryo Iseki
Toshihiro ‘Rider Hiro’ Shimizu vs Shohei ‘Convoy’ Masumizu
Yusuke Ogikubo vs Kirihito Kodama
Toshio Mitani vs Kento Kanbe
Ryo ‘Rambo’ Kawamura vs Shinsho ‘Animal’ Anzai
Mitsuhisa Sunabe vs Hiroaki Ijima
Takuya Eizumi vs Yusei Shimokawa
Shoko Sato vs Masato Sannai
Shingo Suzuki vs Brent Schermerhorn
Akihiro Yamazaki vs Kosei Kubota
Hiroyuki ‘Hulk’ Oshiro vs Masaomi Saito
Kosuke ‘Coro’ Terashima vs Daiki Gojima
Satoshi Inaba vs Jun ‘Seitei’ Doi
Shigeaki ‘Kusa Max’ Kusayanagi vs Kenji Nagaki
Keigo ‘Chris Man’ Hirayama vs Ben Buchan
Chiaki Wakana vs Takumi Shimazaki
IMMAF World Championships
The International Mixed Martial Arts Federation (IMMAF) will be holding its’ inaugural World Championships from June 30th-July 5th. The first few days of the competition will take place at the University of Nevada Las Vegas’ Cox Pavilion. In conjunction with the UFC International Fight Week’s UFC Fax Expo, the finals will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Centre.
Will you be watching the IMMAF World Championships or other events this weekend? Feel free to leave a comment!