April 8, 2011 – Fight fans, you don’t have to wait until Saturday night to get your fill of Texas MMA action as debuting promoter Fabian Butler and 24/7 Entertainment brings MMA to West Texas in a big way with their inaugural card at to Midland Horseshoe Arena tonight starting at 7:30pm.
The event will feature the flyweight debut of WEC and UFC veteran Will Campuzano. Fresh off two UFC fights at bantamweight, Campuzano looks to make his way back up to the big leagues in the 125 weight class. He’ll look to take that first step tonight by taking on 5-3 Randy Hinds.
Also on the card is Daniel “Jacare” Almeida, a light-heavyweight Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Bruno Bastos of Nova Uniao.who currently sports a 3-0 record in MMA to go along with a plethora of grappling accomplishments. Taking on 1-1 James Gray II, Texas fight fans could be looking at one of the future top MMA big men in the state, if he isn’t there already.
The card also features some top talent from around the state, such as Cody Pfister (4-0) and Anselmo Luna (5-2), who are set to tango in the main event of the evening.
The 24/7 event will also feature old-school barroom legend and hometown favorite Brad “Lunchbox” Barnes, a Midland police officer marking his exit from MMA with a retirement match of sorts against Matt Holland.
24/7 Entertainment – April 8th Quick Card
155 – Anselmo Luna (4-0) vs Cody Pfister (5-2)
125 – Will Campuzano (8-4) vs Randy Hinds (5-3)
155 – Robert Hantz (5-3) vs Edwynn “Ox” Jones (6-20)
HWT – Brad Barnes (0-1) vs Matt Holland (0-1)
205 – Alejandro Siller (0-1) vs Allen Watson (2-5)
205 – James Gray II (1-1) vs Daniel “Jacare” Almeida (3-0)
145 – Joseph Davison (1-1) vs Matt Hobar (2-0)
185 – Christopher Golden (0-3) vs Russell Brewer (4-1)
Weigh-In Pictures courtesy of Cortni Gibbs of Envi Photography!
