The Cedar Valley Fighting Association returns to Rudd, Iowa on Saturday, November 7th with it's biggest event of the year.
The Cedar Valley Fighting Association's Rumble in Rudd events have featured some of the best cage fights in Iowa. The next edition set to take place at the Rudd Community Center on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 8:00 PM will feature the biggest fight night of the year.
The event features UFC veteran and three time world champion Travis Fulton of Cedar Falls as he takes on Mike Bannister of Albert Lea, Minnesota. Fulton currently has a mixed martial arts record of 227 wins 39 losses and 7 draws. He fought in UFC 20 & 21 and has won the IFC world championship at both the Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight class. Fulton has fought in 13 different countries, has been featured in countless fighting magazines and television shows. Fulton has beaten such world ranked fighters as Heath Herring, Wes Sims, Joe Riggs and Wesley Corriera and has stepped in the ring and fought Rich Franklin, Forrest Griffen, Dan Severn, Ben Rothwell, and many of the top fighters currently fighting in the UFC.
There will also be a CVFA Light Heavyweight title match between Mark Orton of Mason City and Jim Schneider of Leroy, Minnesota. Orton comes in with a record of 10 wins and 1 loss and has mauled every opponent that has been placed in the cage with him in the past year. Schneider has won 2 tournaments for the CVFA and comes in with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses.
Also fighting will be Mariah Johnson of Nashua. Johnson has a record of 3 wins and 0 losses and recently only needed 55 seconds to defeat the number 1 ranked fighter in the CVFA Women's lightweight class..
There will also be an amateur sign up division in which local competitors can sign up to compete. Interested participants must be at the Rudd Community Center on November 7th between 5-7 PM to register.
Advance tickets are $15 general admission $25 ringside table seats and are available at Rettlaw's in Charles City and The Elephant Keg in Nora Springs.
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