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‘MFC 33: Collission Course’ Weigh-in Results – Coy & McGillivray Set For Title Bout

Press Release – May 3, 2012 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – The Maximum Fighting Championship’s welterweight title bout set for MFC 33: Collision Course has been secured after both combatants stepped off the scale at the official weigh-in. Nathan Coy (10-4), who fights out of American Top Team’s camp in Coconut Creek, Florida, hit the […]

MFC 33: Collission Course

Press Release – May 3, 2012 – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada – The Maximum Fighting Championship’s welterweight title bout set for MFC 33: Collision Course has been secured after both combatants stepped off the scale at the official weigh-in.

Nathan Coy (10-4), who fights out of American Top Team’s camp in Coconut Creek, Florida, hit the scale at 169.4 pounds, while rival Ryan McGillivray, fighting in his home town of Edmonton, Alberta, registered in at 169.6 pounds.

The MFC welterweight title matchup headlines Friday night’s card airing live on HDNet Fights from the Mayfield Conference Centre beginning at 10 p.m. ET/8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT (check local listings for channel designation).

In a featured lightweight tilt, former U.S. Marine Adam Lynn (17-8), holder of the MFC’s 2011 Knockout of the Year award, weighed in at 154.2 pounds, and his opponent, Mukai Maromo (6-2), who captured the MFC’s 2011 Fight of the Year honor, stepped off at 155.6 pounds. The battle between Lynn and Maromo marks the first time in MFC history that back-to-back winners of the MFC’s Knockout of the Night will face each other.

MFC 33: Collision Course – Official Weigh-In Results

MFC Welterweight Title: Nathan Coy – 169.4 vs. Ryan McGillivray – 169.6

Lightweight: Adam Lynn – 154.2 vs. Mukai Maromo – 155.6

Catchweight (195): Edwin Dewees – 208.0* vs. Luke Harris – 195.2

Catchweight (175): Jamie Toney – 174.0 vs. Andrew Buckland – 177.4**

Lightweight: Diego Bautista – TBA*** vs. Sabah Fadai – 155.2

Middleweight: Derek Parker – 184.4 vs. Jared McComb – 186.0

Lightweight: Matt Jelly – 155.6 vs. Garrett Nybakken – 156.0

Welterweight: Josh Kitchen – 170.2 vs. Mike Scarcello – 170.4

*Edwin Dewees missed catchweight by 13 pounds; forfeits 20% of purse

**Andrew Buckland missed catchweight by 2 pounds; forfeits 20% of purse

***Diego Bautista en route to Edmonton will weigh-in before 5 p.m. MT

MFC 33 – Fighter Featurette On Welterweight Ryan McGillivray

Former Ultimate Fighter contestant and current MFC welterweight Ryan McGillivray is spotlighted in this feature. McGillivray takes on Nathan Coy for the MFC welterweight championship this Friday on HDNet.

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Former Ultimate Fighter contestant and current MFC welterweight Ryan McGillivray is spotlighted in this feature. McGillivray takes on Nathan Coy for the MFC welterweight championship this Friday on HDNet.

Canadian Ryan Jimmo To Debut At UFC 149 Against Anthony Perosh

Former Maximum Fighting Championship light heavyweight title holder, Ryan ‘Big Deal’ Jimmo (16-1), will try once again to make his debut after an injury forced him out of his first scheduled appearance last January. According to Sportsnet.ca, Jimmo is set to make his debut against Australian fighter Anthony ‘The Hippo’ Perosh (13-6) at the upcoming […]

Former Maximum Fighting Championship light heavyweight title holder, Ryan ‘Big Deal’ Jimmo (16-1), will try once again to make his debut after an injury forced him out of his first scheduled appearance last January.

According to Sportsnet.ca, Jimmo is set to make his debut against Australian fighter Anthony ‘The Hippo’ Perosh (13-6) at the upcoming UFC 149 event in Calgary this July.

UFC 149 is expected to take place on July 21, 2012 at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The Jimmo vs. Perosh bout will likely appear on the television broadcasted prelim card.

Jimmo had been scheduled to face Karlos Vemola at UFC on FX 1 last January, but was forced out due to injury. The ‘Big Deal’ is currently riding a fifteen-fight win streak, which includes winning, and defending the MFC title twice in 2011. The Karate styled fighter earned his most recent victory was a unanimous decision win over Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou at a MFC 31 event last October.

Perosh has won three straight in the Octagon since returning to light-heavyweight in the Octagon. ‘The Hippo’ returned to the UFC in February 2010 to face Mirko ‘Cro Cop’ Filipovic as a late replacement in a heavyweight bout at UFC 110. ‘Cro Cop’ would end things in the second via doctor stoppage. Since then, Perosh has won three straight earning his last victory in March at UFC on FX 2 over Nick Penner.

‘Maximum Fighting Championship 33 – Collision Course’ Video Promo

Live fights return to HDNet Fights May 4th with MFC 33 LIVE from Edmonton, Alberta. The MFC welterweight title is on the line as Nathan Coy meets Ryan McGillivray. Plus, Edwin “Bam Bam” Dewees takes on Luke Harris.

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Live fights return to HDNet Fights May 4th with MFC 33 LIVE from Edmonton, Alberta. The MFC welterweight title is on the line as Nathan Coy meets Ryan McGillivray. Plus, Edwin “Bam Bam” Dewees takes on Luke Harris.

Maximum Fighting Championship President Sticking With A Ring Over A Cage, For The Fans

Maximum Fighting Championship president Mark Pavelich has long held to the principle that a ring is superior to a cage when it comes to mixed martial arts, by offering fans a better view of the action and eliminating a lot of the boring clinch work seen when fighters are up against the cage. Pavelich had […]

Maximum Fighting Championship president Mark Pavelich has long held to the principle that a ring is superior to a cage when it comes to mixed martial arts, by offering fans a better view of the action and eliminating a lot of the boring clinch work seen when fighters are up against the cage.

Pavelich had been ready to make the move from a ring to a cage, but has flip-flopped that decision and will keep the MFC ring (which was for sale $19,500) for this Friday’s upcoming MFC 33: Collision Course event set for the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

In a recent interview with theScore, the MFC pres gives his reasons why a ring is better than a cage, telling them that he’s constructed an even bigger ring for this Friday’s (May 4, 2012) event.

“I hate cages. I always have because it’s not good for viewing MMA. I’ve always thought that’s a downfall in MMA. People watching a show in a cage are watching the video screen and not the actual apparatus. I think that’s ridiculous because in every other sport you watch, like if you’re watching hockey, you’re watching the game, not the video screens. In MMA more people are watching the video screens and not the actual apparatus of people fighting in.

“I’ve never liked cages and I’m struggling never to go in one (again).”

“I’ve constructed a five-roped ring for MMA, with bigger corner pads and tighter ropes,” he said. “It was made by Throwdown Industries in Las Vegas. It’s a 32-foot ring and it’s phenomenal to watch MMA in.”

This Friday’s MFC 33 event card appears as follows:

Welterweight bout: Nathan Coy vs. Ryan McGillivray
Lighweight bout: Adam Lynn vs. Mukai Maromo
Middleweight bout: Edwin Dewees vs. Luke Harris
Welterweight bout: Jamie Toney vs. Andrew Buckland
Lighweight bout: Sabah Fadai vs. Diego Bautista
Middleweight bout: Derek Parker vs. Jared McComb