The Canadian based Colloseo Championship Fighting promotion appears to have it’s upcoming July CCF Bushido card almost complete, with just one fighter left without an opponent according to MMA-Japan.com.
What makes the Edmonton, Alberta based promotion of interest is the fact that they will be using the PrideFC rules for this July event. Some rules include head stomps and kicks to a downed opponent, but does not allow the use of elbows.
The CCF promotion has sanctioned the event through the International Combative Sports Association (ICSA), which is not associated with the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC) who follow the Unified Rules of mixed martial arts.
The event is set to take place on July 23, 2011 at the Eagle River Casino and Travel Plaza, in Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada, which is just outside of the city of Edmonton.
Headlining the event is a heavyweight bout between UFC vet Gilbert ‘The Hurricane’ Yvel vs. KOTC vet, and multiple promotion champ, Tony ‘Kryptonite’ Lopez. Also featured in the co-main event is a lightweight bout between former MFC champ Antonio ‘Mandingo’ McKee who meets (unconfirmed) CCF champ Jorge Filo Brito.
The event will air on a pay per view stream via ustream.com (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ccf-bushido)
The full CCF Bushido card appears as follows (according to MMA-Japan.com):
MAIN EVENT
Gilbert “The Hurricane” Yvel 36-16 vs Tony “Kryptonite” Lopez 24-6CO MAIN EVENT
Antonio “Mandingo” McKee 25-4 mfc champ vs jorge filo brito CCF champ
Ross “The Boss” Ebanez 20-7 vs Fabio “Negao” Nascimento 11-5
Jesse Juarez 15-6 vs Nick “The Juggernaut” Hinchliffe 18-7
David “Tarzan” Douglas 8-3 vs Shane “Sugar” Nelson 13-5
Donald Sanchez 22-11 vs tbaPRELIMINARIES
Shane Pacarro 3-1 vs Arnold Ranon 2-1
Kris Kucher 2-1 vs Eddy Millis 1-3
Josh Kyrejto 5-7 vs Tiago Tavares 2-1