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 Gladiator Fighting Championship will be returning to its roots tonight when it returns to The Palmtree in Vegas for GFC VII.� GFC will crown its first heavyweight champion tonight in the main event and the top contender for that title could emerge in the co-main event.� A capacity crowd is expected for this exciting night of MMA action.� Here's a look at the fight card:
In the first fight, light heavyweights Jason Washington (5-9) and Walter White (1-1) will square off.� Washington is the more experienced of the two fighters and relies heavily on his takedowns to neurtalize his opponents.� Washington has struggled with the weight cut coming into this fight and there are concerns that he could end up not making weight.� Tonight would be the first GFC appearance for Washington and a no contest could severly tarnish his reputation with GFC fans and management.� White will be making his secon appearance in GFC.� He is a solid boxer who showed off some heavy hands by scoring a TKO in his GFC debut.� This could be an interesting matchup of two fighters with very different styles and approaches to fighting.
The scond fight will be a middleweight battle pairing Mike Hunt (9-5) and Maykel Awang Bang (21-19-1).� Hunt fell short in his GFC debut and want to bounce back with a strong outing tonight.� He is somewhat one dimensional in his approach.� He is a skilled wrestler who is looking to take his opponents to the ground and blanket them.� Awang Bang is incredibly experienced and is a very versatile fighter.� He is a quite solid boxer but he also posseses a brown belt in BJJ and has very good submission skills.� It will be tough for Hunt to find an advantage in this fight, but he is a crafty fighter and anything can happen in GFC.
The lightweights will take center stage in the third fight when Air Canada (11-6) meets Anthony Villia (8-8).� Canada is 1-1 in GFC, losing his last fight by submission in the closing seconds.� He is typically most comfortable on the ground where he can put his submission skills to use.� He has scored some impressive TKO wins from his feet of late and appears to be improving his striking with each passing fight.� Villia also is 1-1 in his time with GFC.� He leans quite heavily on takedowns and is content keep his opponents off balance and prevent their attacks by repeatedly dropping them to the ground.� Each fighter has hopes of taking the next step in GFC with an impressive win.
The first heavyweight fight on the card will feature GFC newcomer Jesus Pope (15-6) taking on TheRock Obama (9-8).� Pope is a ground and pound specialist who has thunder in his fists.� Once he gets his opponents on their back, it is often lights out when he starts raining down heavy shots.� Obama was beaten somewhat badly in his first GFC fight.� Like Pope, he too seems to prefer to fight on the ground.� He likes to soften up his opponent with timely strikes and then go for the kill by employing his brown belt BJJ.� It remains to be seen if this one is going to turn into a grappling match or if one of the fighters will try to keep the fight standing.
The fifth fight will be a match between an undefeated Chris Christofi (3-0)and Liam Dennehy (4-5).� Christofi earned his first career win by knockout in his last outing.� He is a very good wrestling whose ground and pound strategy has served his well thus far in his young career.� Dennehy is a Muay Thai specialist who makes his money in the clinch.� He has no interest at all getting on the ground.� He wants to pull his opponents into the clinch and abuse them with vicious elbows and knees.� This fight will be a true battle of wills from a pair of drastically different competitiors.
Charles Manson (7-3) and Frankie Figgs (6-7) will be featured in the sixth fight.� Manson entered GFC with only one loss on his record but has dropped two straight fights since arriving.� Manson' strength is his boxing and his preference would be to simply stand and trade leather with his opponent.� Like Manson, Figgs has also lost both of his fights in GFC and is desperate to get into the win column.� Figgs is a very good striker who leans heavily on punch combinations.� This one could turn out to be a real crowd pleaser.
The seventh fight will match a couple of dangerous fighters in Cerventes Bison (16-10) and Jynkka Levanen (4-3-1).� Bison is an outstanding, well rounded fighter.� He is very strong on his feet but can hold his own when the fight goes to the canvas.� With eight career wins via KO or TKO, Bison has shown some pop and is always dangerous.� Levanen is the less experienced fighter but has an outstanding ground game.� Levanen is a BJJ black belt who will undoubtedly be looking to take Bison down and submit him.
In a matchup and heavy handed heavyweights, Turo Hamara (10-7) will battle Fred Flintstone (13-10).� Hamara owns seven career wins by KO or TKO and is a pure boxer.� He likes to throw a lot of punches and he likes to punish his opponents.� Flintstone is equally dangerous, owning ten wins by KO or TKO.� Flintstone tends to not throw as many punches, but the ones that he throws are heavy and with purpose.� This is the kind of fight that could produce a knockout of the night!
The co-main event will feature a pair of the most talented heavyweights in the division.� Dustin Martin (20-7-1) enters GFC sporting an impressive record and having shown massive power.� He is a proficient striker both from distance and in the clinch.� In his twenty eight fight career, Martin has only been the distance once, so you can expect fireworks.� Opposing Martin will be Blow Jimmy (17-14) who has had mixed results in his career.� Jimmy won his GFC debut by decision and seems to be willing to do whatever it takes to secure the win.� He generally does his best work on the ground.� The thing that could be alarming for fans of Jimmy is his propensity to be knocked out.� Ten of his career losses have come by KO or TKO and that could be a dangerous mix against a striker like Martin.
The main event will be for the GFC heavyweight title.� Squaring off for the title will be Cael Sanderson Bot (14-4) and Xavier Mack (0-0).� Bot started his career as a sparring partner and over time has worked his way up into the professional fight scene.� Bot is a master of ground and pound and is extremely powerful.� A fantastic wrestler, Bot has shown a suspect chin that could be problematic.� Mack too has shown that he can be knocked out, but has also won over eight percent of his fights via KO or TKO.� An excellent, well rounded fighter, Mack is comfortable standing and fighting or taking things to the ground.� Once thing is certain, both fighters will leave it all in the cage in pursuit of the heavyweight gold.
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