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WHAT: “Real Pain” final weigh-in and press conference.
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 5th, 2012, 1:30 p.m.
WHERE: Providence Marriott Downtown Hotel
1 Orms Street
Providence, RI 02904
866.807.2171
WHY: Friday is the final weigh-in and press conference for “Real Pain,”
presented by Jimmy Burchfield’s Classic Entertainment & Sports, Inc., in
association with June Entertainment and 4zero1 Entertainment Group at The
Dunkin’ Donuts Center.
This event is open to the public. “Real Pain” is scheduled for Saturday, Oct.
6th, 2012. Former six-time World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) champion David
Bautista will make his highly-anticipated professional mixed martial arts debut
against Casa Grande, Ariz., veteran Vince Lucero (20-22, 11 KOs) in the main
event.
The undercard features 13 fights, including four Ultimate Fighting Championships
(UFC) veterans. Charleston, S.C., middleweight Chris McNally (5-4) will face
former UFC title contender Dave Loiseau (20-10, 13 KOs); former UFC welterweight
Marc Stevens (14-7, 6 KOs) of Lorraine, N.Y., will face dangerous Providence
native Luis Felix (7-6, 4 KOs); Boston native John “Doomsday” Howard (17-7, 6
KOs), a veteran of seven UFC shows will take on middleweight Brett Chism (16-11,
7 KOs) of Valdosta, Ga.; and former UFC welterweight Chad Reiner(29-13, 9 KOs)
of Omaha, Neb., will face Pawtucket, R.I., veteran Keith Jeffrey (8-2).
The remainder of the undercard is littered with Top 10 regional fighters,
including a dynamic showdown between No. 1 ranked 145-pounder Saul “The Spider”
Almeida (12-2) of Framingham, Mass., and No. 4 rankedCalvin Kattar (12-2, 6 KOs)
of Methuen, Mass. Pawtucket’s Todd “The Hulk” Chattelle (10-7, 8 KOs), the
former CES MMA middleweight champion, will end his five-month layoff and face
Boulder, Colo., nativeChandler Holderness (9-3, 4 KOs) in a bout originally
scheduled for June before Chattelle suffered an arm injury during training camp.
In the 205-pound division, Providence’s Greg Rebello (13-4, 7 KOs), No. 3 in the
northeast, will look to get back on track against Chris Guillen (13-12, 1 KO) of
St. George, Utah. Providence’s Mike “The Beast” Campbell (11-4, 7 KOs), now
ranked No. 5 among lightweights in the northeast, will face Philadelphia’s
Gemiyale Adkins (7-3, 3 KOs), a former welterweight making his first appearance
in the 155-pound division.
“Real Pain” also features another battle between two Top 10 fighters, this time
in the heavyweight division with No. 3 Josh Diekmann (12-4, 8 KOs) of Groton,
Conn., facing No. 5 Tyler King (4-1, 2 KOs), a former NFL offensive lineman from
Norwood, Mass. King and Diekmann actually fought on the same card in separate
bouts in Rhode Island back in February; King beat Eric Bedard while Diekmann
lost to former UFC contender Josh Hendricks.
Also on the undercard, No. 6 ranked middleweight Brennan Ward (3-0, 2 KOs) of
Providence will face Shedrick “Chocolate Thunder” Goodridge (2-2) of Rahway,
N.J.; Providence’s Nate Andrews (1-0) will battle Leon Davis (2-0) of
Springfield, Mass., in an interstate welterweight showdown; bantamweight Andre
Soukhamthath (2-1, 1 KO) of Woonsocket, R.I., will face Rob Costa (2-0) of Fall
River, Mass.; and Waltham, Mass., welterweight Tyson Chartier -2, 1 KO) will
faceKevin Horowitz (4-4) of Queens.
Tickets are available at www.cesmma.com or
www.ticketmaster.com and are priced at
$20.00, $35.00, $55.00, $75.00, $125.00 and $250.00. The show will also air live
on Direct TV Pay Per View for $29.95 ($39.95 in high definition) beginning at 8
p.m., or through Livestream via
www.bautistamma.com in high definition.
