(And here we have Andreas Kraniotakes slugging the crap out of someone.)
Due to an arm injury suffered while training in Holland, Pedro Rizzo will no longer be able to meet Tim Sylvia in the main event of ProElite 2 (November 5th; Moline, IL). Stepping up on short notice against the Maine-iac will be Andreas “Big Daddy” Kraniotakes, a 12-4 heavyweight from Germany whose wins have all come by stoppage.
Sylvia vs. Kraniotakes will be just one of six heavyweight fights on ProElite 2′s beefy main card. In addition to the main event and the Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Wiuff co-headliner, the card will host the opening round of a heavyweight tournament featuring prospects from around the country. (Swagger-jackin’ Bellator, ‘eh guys?)
As confirmed on Inside MMA last night, ProElite has signed a multi-fight, multi-year television deal with HDNet, and the November 5th event will be aired live on the cable network. The current lineup of “ProElite 2: Big Guns” is after the jump…
MAIN CARD
Tim Sylvia vs. Andreas Kraniotakes
Andrei Arlovski vs. Travis Wiuff
Mark Ellis vs. Ryan Martinez (heavyweight tournament quarterfinals)
Jason Bosler vs. Richard Odoms (heavyweight tournament quarterfinals)
Chris Birchler vs. Jake Heun (heavyweight tournament quarterfinals)
Walter Harris vs. Esteves Jones (heavyweight tournament quarterfinals)
Reagan Penn vs. TBA
Waylon Lowe vs. TBA
PRELIMINARY CARD
Todd Monaghan vs. TBA (heavyweight tournament reserve bout)