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OREM — Back in the infancy of MMA it was one night of fights, except you could fight multiple people. In the first UFC they had “No Holds Bar” fights, where anything but gouging out eyes or fish hooking an orifice was allowed. Today it’s much different. There are rules to keep fighters safe, and commissions are in place to make sure of it. The days of tournaments have long been gone — until now.
World Championship Full Contact, better known as the WCFC, is a promotion that has a strong presence in Utah and Idaho. WCFC is holding a tournament on Jan. 20 at the UCCU Events Center on the UVU campus in Orem.
Previously, the WCFC held a 155-pound tournament won by Steven “Razor” Sharp. The tournament was one of the most exciting night of fights Utah has seen in recent history. Now the excitement is back.
The upcoming tournament, "Last Man Standing 2," will consist of five-minute rounds, with the winner fighting a total of three rounds. There will be two tournaments happening at the event: 170 pounds and the heavy guys ranging from 206 to 265 pounds.
This tournament has brought fighters from all over the country. This exciting night will have a total of 16 fighters, putting it all on the line for the chance to call themselves a WCFC Champion and take home a hefty fight purse of $4,000 to $6,000. Eight fighters from the welter- and heavy-weight divisions will be on a mission to submit or knock out anyone put in front of them.
Some of these fighters have fought in the UFC, such as Brandon “The Murderer” Melendez and Kasey “Ice Cold” Uscola. Some are relative unknowns who are on the fringe of becoming the next household name of MMA. The welter-weights will consist of Kyacey Uscola, Scott Pike, Mike Arrant, James Birdsley, Brandon Melendez, Ben Smith, Kirt Patterson and Ryker Ranstrom. The heavy-weights fighting that night will be Fabiano Scherner, Liua Fonua, DJ Linderman, Juan Hernandez, Jack May, Kyle Keeney,Ty Lee and Rodrigo Artilheiro. Every fight this night will be “Main Event” worthy any other weekend, but we get a whole night of them this time.
The fights were randomly drawn, and here are the matchups:
Heavy Weights:
- Fabiano Scherner vs. Liua Fonua
- DJ Linderman vs. Juan Hernandez
- Jack May vs. Kyle Keeney
- Ty Lee vs. Rodrigo Artilheiro Welter Weights:- Kyacey Uscola vs.Scott Pike
- Mike Arrant vs. James Birdsley
- Brandon Melendez vs. Ben Smith
- Kirt Patterson vs. Ryker Ranstrom
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