John Dodson and Pat Runez Tangle for Title
The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC), the premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization on the East Coast, announced today a second title fight for their October 3rd “UWC 7: REDEMPTION” between Greg Jackson product John “The Magician” Dodson and Arizona Combat Sports’ Pat Runez.
The fight will be held at the George Mason Patriot Center Arena in Fairfax, Virginia and will be contested at 125 pounds for the UWC Flyweight Championship title.
“One of the next big things in MMA is going to be the growth and development of the flyweight division in the United States. The reality is there is enormous talent out there and we believe we’ve found some of the best and hungriest to prove themselves. The UWC is excited to be on the front lines of the flyweight effort,” said UWC founder and CEO S. Marcello Foran.
“With Dodson and Runez, we have two top competitors in the division who have nearly identical styles and both come from two of the best camps in all of professional MMA. We can’t think of a better way to offer top shelf flyweight action to MMA fans than to make this fight the co-main event of the evening. It has all the makings to be one of the best flyweight fights in MMA history.”
About The Magician: John “The Magician” Dodson (12-4) hails from the elite Team Greg Jackson out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and is a two-time UWC veteran and TapouT show star. Dodson has significant, international flyweight experience and has fought many tough opponents. Dodson trains with UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, Nate Marquardt, PRIDE and Strikeforce veteran Joey Villasenor and WEC fighters Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Damacio Page.
About Pat Runez:
Pat Runez (6-0) fights out of Arizona Combat Sports in Tempe, Arizona. Runez is a two-time Palace Fighting Championships veteran and holds significant wins over Anthony Peralis and Luis Gonzalez. Runez is viewed as a blue chip flyweight prospect and trains alongside UFC fighter and winner of Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” season 9’s Ryan Bader as well as UFC fighters Matt Riddle, Aaron Simpson, C.B. Dollaway, former WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit and WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner. Runez holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
John “The Magician” Dodson vs. Pat Runez will be contested for a maximum of five rounds each to be five minutes in duration.
Also...
UWC 7: REDEMPTION features current UWC Bantamweight Champion Mike “The Hulk” Easton (8-1) and former WEC World Champ Chase “The Rage” Beebe (12-4) as the main event.
Beebe and Easton were scheduled to battle last February at UWC Man “O” War only to have the fight cancelled at the last-minute when Beebe pulled out with a training injury days before the event. This will be Easton’s 2nd UWC Title defense.
For more, visit these official UWC sites...
UWC MMA | UWC on FaceBook | UWC FaceBook Groups| Twitter | Myspace | UWC Fans
The Ultimate Warrior Challenge (UWC), the premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organization on the East Coast, announced today a second title fight for their October 3rd “UWC 7: REDEMPTION” between Greg Jackson product John “The Magician” Dodson and Arizona Combat Sports’ Pat Runez.
The fight will be held at the George Mason Patriot Center Arena in Fairfax, Virginia and will be contested at 125 pounds for the UWC Flyweight Championship title.
“One of the next big things in MMA is going to be the growth and development of the flyweight division in the United States. The reality is there is enormous talent out there and we believe we’ve found some of the best and hungriest to prove themselves. The UWC is excited to be on the front lines of the flyweight effort,” said UWC founder and CEO S. Marcello Foran.
“With Dodson and Runez, we have two top competitors in the division who have nearly identical styles and both come from two of the best camps in all of professional MMA. We can’t think of a better way to offer top shelf flyweight action to MMA fans than to make this fight the co-main event of the evening. It has all the makings to be one of the best flyweight fights in MMA history.”
About The Magician: John “The Magician” Dodson (12-4) hails from the elite Team Greg Jackson out of Albuquerque, New Mexico and is a two-time UWC veteran and TapouT show star. Dodson has significant, international flyweight experience and has fought many tough opponents. Dodson trains with UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, Keith Jardine, Nate Marquardt, PRIDE and Strikeforce veteran Joey Villasenor and WEC fighters Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and Damacio Page.
About Pat Runez:
Pat Runez (6-0) fights out of Arizona Combat Sports in Tempe, Arizona. Runez is a two-time Palace Fighting Championships veteran and holds significant wins over Anthony Peralis and Luis Gonzalez. Runez is viewed as a blue chip flyweight prospect and trains alongside UFC fighter and winner of Spike TV’s “The Ultimate Fighter” season 9’s Ryan Bader as well as UFC fighters Matt Riddle, Aaron Simpson, C.B. Dollaway, former WEC Welterweight Champion Carlos Condit and WEC Lightweight Champion Jamie Varner. Runez holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
John “The Magician” Dodson vs. Pat Runez will be contested for a maximum of five rounds each to be five minutes in duration.
Also...
UWC 7: REDEMPTION features current UWC Bantamweight Champion Mike “The Hulk” Easton (8-1) and former WEC World Champ Chase “The Rage” Beebe (12-4) as the main event.
Beebe and Easton were scheduled to battle last February at UWC Man “O” War only to have the fight cancelled at the last-minute when Beebe pulled out with a training injury days before the event. This will be Easton’s 2nd UWC Title defense.
For more, visit these official UWC sites...
UWC MMA | UWC on FaceBook | UWC FaceBook Groups| Twitter | Myspace | UWC Fans
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