Press Release – XFC will make its first appearance of 2013 in Charlotte, North Carolina for XFC 22: Crossing the Line. The fight card is set to feature a mix of the top local talents and some of the XFC’s biggest names in both the men’s and women’s divisions. The main event for the scheduled card will be a Lightweight matchup between South Carolina’s Jason “The Ronin” Hicks and Tennessee’s Scott “Hot Sauce” Holtzman.
The winner of the bout will reportedly be the first in line for a title shot with the newly crowned XFC Lightweight Champion, Nick Newell. The XFC Lightweight division has become one of the most active under the promotions banner during the 2012 season and was capped off with Newell’s victory over Eric Reynolds at XFC 21. Making their way through the division, with consecutive wins inside the promotions cage, Hicks and Holtzman turned heads and had fans eager for the matchup.
Hicks, an XFC Open Fighter Tryout Winner, holds a perfect record of 5-0 with four finishes. He is 2-0 under the XFC banner, including his most recent win, a second round Armbar over Shane Crenshaw at XFC 19. He had been scheduled to fight Kevin Forant in December, before Forant was pulled from the card due to a broken hand.
Holtzman, the X-series Tryout Winner, meanwhile holds and unblemished 3-0 record, with all three wins in the XFC. He most recently defeated Chris Coggins in a referee stoppage, when Gary Copeland was forced to step in and save Coggins from the brutal ground and pound of Holtzman in the closing seconds of the first round at XFC 20. Coggins is best known for taking current champion Nick Newell a full three rounds before losing a close decision.
This will be a matchup of Holtzmans’ strength and athleticism versus Hicks technical skills. So far there are mixed reports as to who should be the favorite in the bout, with each fighter holding an advantage in different aspects of their game.
XFC returns to Charlotte, North Carolina for its first event of 2013, XFC 22 ‘Crossing the Line’. Closing out a strong 2012 schedule with a new Lightweight Champion crowned, expect another year of entertaining shows from the fastest growing promotion in the MMA community. XFC 22 is presented byICRealtime and Throatpunch Apparel Ind. For more information on the 2013 schedule and XFC 22 go to www.officialxfc.com and follow the promotion on Facebook and Twitter ‘@OfficialXFC’.
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