The event hosted by UnCivil War MMA titled "UnCivil War IV: Rising" will feature 12 fights with the area's 'Rising' star MMA Fighters. The fighters will compete in 'No-Holds Barred' Mixed Martial Arts fighting where they can defeat their opponent with punches, kicks, knees, chokes and joint locks. There are a few rules according to fight promoter Eric Stevens. "Fighters aren't allowed to knee their opponent to the head or strike to the groin or spine. They aren't allowed to poke each other in the eyes or any orifice for that matter!" says Stevens.
According to Stevens what makes this event so exciting is that it features competitors that will soon become pro fighters. "One day in the not too distant future you will see these same fighters on bigger promotions and television as well. It's really awesome to see a fighter on TV that you used to watch at smaller shows and hang out with at the after party".
One example is Ozark High School Graduate and Wrestler Devian Golden. Devian Golden recently made his professional debut fight at the O'Reilly Family Event Center. Devian won a decisive one-minute and fourteen-second victory over Pro MMA Fighter Luke Shepard. Devian is expected to try out for the next Ultimate Fighter season featuring the Welterweight Division. Before his professional carreer began Devian 'Superman' Golden was a headliner and Champion at UnCivil War. "Shows like UnCivil War offer you the chance to see these fighters compete up close and personal before they become rockstars and you have to watch them on TV or from hundreds of feet away in a huge arena", says Stevens.
Title Fights
This weekend's event will feature three championship title fights in the Flyweight (125 lbs.) Division, Featherweight (145 lbs.) Division and Lightweight (155 lbs.) Division.
The UCW Flyweight Title fight features a re-match between Ray Allard of Cantrell's MMA and Anthony Lupica of the Barry County Fight Club. These two last fought each other in October in Branson, Missouri. The fight ended in controversy when Lupica was knocked unconcious and Allard struck Lupica on the ground knocking out his front teeth. Both od these fighters are top ranked Flyweights in the region and this re-match will be a war.
The UCW Featherweight Title fight features the current UCW Featherweight Champion Shane Beck of Barry County Fight Club defending his title against Springfield Fight Club's Chris Reed. If Shane Beck successfully defends his title he will become the undisputed UCW Featherweight Champion. Beck faces a tough opponent in Chris Reed. Chris Reed has 5 cage victories including a victory at the inaugural UnCivil War.
The UCW Lightweight Title fight features a match-up that Springfield area MMA fans have been wanting to see for quite some time. Christian 'The Prince' Camp of Cozzens Jiu-Jitsu has been making a stir with impressive victories over 4 tough opponents. Camp has never been submitted, he has never been knocked out in fact no one has ever finished him. His record has two losses. One loss coming from a cut over his eye that Camp was glad to continue fighting with however the doctor refused to let Camp continue. The other loss was a 5 round title fight that went to the decision with Jeff Escobar, one of the top ranked amateur MMA fighters in the state. Camp will face Springfield Fight Club's Shawn Hembree. Hembree is the more seasoned fighter and boasts more cage victories than Camp.
In addition to these amazing title fights there will be 9 other fights featuring some of the area's top MMA talent. Be sure to be there. for more details go to UnCivil-War.com. Tickets are available online and at the door. Promoter Stevens says "All of the VIP Seating including the VIP Tables have been sold out but there is still plenty of General Admission seating available."
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