AFC & FCC Present: Freestyle Combat Challenge XIV Coming March 6th

[Curly Howard]

Submitted by: ADCC NEWS / MMA Editor
Posted On 02/11/2004


AFC & FCC Present: FREESTYLE COMBAT CHALLENGE XIV
SATURDAY, MARCH, 6th 2004
RACINE MEMORIAL HALL,
72 7th ST, RACINE, WISCONSIN

- Call for tickets - Freestyle Academy 262-605-8760.
- $25 tickets available through PAYPAL - freestylecombat@yahoo.com (state amount, pick up at will-call)


The FREESTYLE COMBAT CHALLENGE XIV returns to Racine, Wisconsin on Saturday, March 6th withanother card of Mixed Martial Arts. An exciting AFC 135 LB Title match between Wisconsin's Ryan Ackerman and Canada's Ryan Diaz is scheduled as the main event. 'Our 135 lb title is vacant, and this is a chance to get two of the very top guys at that weight together to decide the title.' states matchmkaer Miguel Iturrate. Ryan Ackerman has fought all over the world at this point, and he has developed into a force at 135 and 145 lbs. Ackerman will have a home field advantage, but in Ryan Diaz he gets a 135 lber who also fought his whole career against much bigger guys.

The rest of the card features the Wisconisn area's top fighters, as local martial arts schools from Wisconsin such as Adrian Serrano's JJ and Dave Strasser's Feestyle Academy are heavily represented on the card. Other Martial Arts schools that are competing in Racine and are learning to call it home include American TOP TEAM, Animal House and Duneland Vale Tudo.

The preliminary card appears below.

MARCH 6th, 2004 - AFC & FCC Present: Freestyle Combat Challenge XIV

Card Subject To Change:

3 RDS / 135 LBS: (VACANT TITLE): Ryan Ackerman (Grappleworx, Mukwonago, WI.) v. Ryan Diaz (Gibson Pankration, Vancouver, Canada)

2 RDS / 225 LBS: Rob Smith (Serrano's JJ & Grappling, Milwaukee, WI) v. TBD

2 RDS / 185 LBS: Nick Thompson (Strasser's Freestyle Academy, Kenosha, WI) v. Emyr Bussarde (American TOP TEAM, FT Lauderdale, FL)

2 RDS / 205 LBS: Solomon Hutcherson (Strasser's Freestyle Academy, Kenosha, WI) v. Bruce Nelson (Freelance, ND)

2 RDS / 170 LBS: Justin Weiman (Strasser's Freestyle Academy, Kenosha, WI) v. Chris Malik (Angel's Reign, WI.)

2 RDS / 155 LBS: Joe Chacon (Strasser's Freestyle Academy, Kenosha, WI) v. TBD

2 RDS / 170 LBS: Aaron Jarvis (Strasser's Freestyle Academy, Kenosha, WI) v. Joel Blanton (Animal House, Indianapolis, IN)

2 RDS / 155 LBS: Brian Geraghty (Strasser's Freestyle Academy, Kenosha, WI) v. TBD

2 RDS / 185 LBS: Dan Hart (Jim's Gym, IL) v. John Kolosci (Duneland Vale Tudo, Portage, IN)

2 RDS / 135 LBS: Eddie Wineland (Duneland Vale Tudo, Portage, IN) v. Tim Panikuchi (Serrano's JJ & Grappling, Milwaukee, WI)

[DOGGx0]

this is what PIRDE and the UFC have to do. maybe they can learn a thing or 2 from the promoters of AFC and FCC. ttt for this upcoming event.