NAAFS "Caged Fury"

Date:March 31st, 2007
Time:Doors Open at 5PM
Location:Grays Armory

From pkw.com:Below is the updated fight card for March 31st' Caged Fury event set for the Gray's Armory in Cleveland. This Event is nearly sold out...so don't wait to get your tickets if you have not already. Good seats still remain and are available below or by calling 330-280-8442. Northeast Ohio's first major MMA event of 2007 is just a few weeks away as the mixed martial arts stars of tomorrow prepare to lay it on the line once again in C-Town! In what promises to be another amazing night of action at the historic Gray's Armory, the NAAFS will schedule between 15 to 20 sanctioned MMA bouts for this card featuring both the top pro and amateur fighters in the region. NAAFS Pro Series Featured Bouts265 lbs – Josh “Heavy” Hendricks 16-5 (Strong Style Fight Team) vs Todd Brown 13-1 (South Bend, IN)205 lbs – Jason “Freebird” Freeman 7-1 (Vander Fighting) vs Jason “The Wrecking Ball” Jones 7-1 (Infinity Fight Team)155 lbs - Donny “Eagle Eye” Walker 7-4 (GriffonRawl) vs Josh “Bam Bam” Souder 10-6 (Team Gurgel)185 lbs - Mitch Whitesel 7-5 (Wreckroom Athletics) vs Allan Weickert 9-5 (Peek Submission Fight Team)155 lbs - Mike Boyd 3-1 (Strong Style Fight Team) vs Torrance “The Tyrant” Taylor 3-3 (Rising Dragon MMA)160 lbs - Mike “The Bull” Russo 11-9 (Team Griffonrawl) vs Brent Amon 2-1 (N. Eastern Pummeling Den)185 lbs - Taiwon “The Iron Dragon” Howard 4-1 (Rising Dragon MMA) vs Brandon Pierce 2-0 (Team Gurgel)NAAFS Preliminary Card145 lbs - Zach Moomey 6-1 (Scodova MMA) vs Jason Eckles 4-0 (Infinity Fight Team)265 lbs - Felix “The Cat” Catheline 1-0 (Wreckroom Athletics) vs TBA205 lbs - Brian Rogers 2-1 (Instigator Fight Team) vs Mike Darling 0-1(Team Air GadFly)205 lbs - Nicholas Duell 3-2 (Jungle Fight Team) vs Nick Golembieski 2-1 (Knock Out Factory)170 lbs - Ricky “The Thriller” Miller 2-0 (Jungle Fight Team) vs Kenny Rowe 0-0 (Team Air GadFly)155 lbs - Danny "Little Thunder" Balon 5-3 (DNA) vs Anthony Hayes 1-2 (Next Level/Easlick MMA) 185 lbs - Silas "The Virus" Maynard 1-0 vs Matthew Goshay 0-0 (John Irvin MMA)155 lbs - Kevin Rothacker 0-0 (Strong Style Fight Team) vs Jim Myers 0-1(Team Air Gadfly)155 lbs - Aaron Dugan 0-0 (Northeastern Pummeling Den) vs Aaron Weaver 0-0 (Iron Cross MMA)*All bouts subject to change

UFC 68 "The Uprising"

Date:March 3rd, 2007
Time:10:00 pm
Location:Nationwide Arena Columbus

A mix of seasoned veterans, up and coming prospects, and Octagon newcomers will comprise the undercard of UFC 68: The Uprising, which will take place at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio on Saturday, March 3rd.In the main event, Tim Sylvia defends his UFC Heavyweight title against former two-time champion Randy Couture. Also featured will be the returns of former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin (who takes on Jason MacDonald) and former UFC Welterweight king Matt Hughes (who will battle Chris Lytle).Rounding out the pay-per-view portion of the card will be an intriguing light heavyweight matchup between Jason Lambert and former world title challenger Renato ‘Babalu’ Sobral and a middleweight clash between 185-pound bangers Martin Kampmann and Drew McFedries.In preliminary contests, welterweight contenders Jon Fitch and Luigi Fioravanti square off, TUF3 light heavyweight Matt Hamill takes on former national wrestling champion and UFC debutant Rex Holman, and lightweights Jason Dent and Jamie Varner look to move up the 155-pound ladder when they face off in bouts against Gleison Tibau and Jason Gilliam, respectively.Written by:Thomas Gerbasi