Art of Fighting Professional Mixed Martial Arts
PRESS RELEASE
Art of Fighting 8: Fury
May 22, 2010 - THIS SATURDAY
Germain Arena
Estero, FL
CRAFTON WALLACE RETURNS TO THE CAGE
TWO UNDEFEATED WRESTLERS STAR IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT
LONG AWAITED HEAVYWEIGHT BRAWL TO TAKE PLACE ON AOF 8 CARD
LOCAL FIGHTERS LOOK TO MAKE A NAME FOR THEMSELVES
Professional mixed martial arts cage fighting returns to Germain Arena this Saturday, May 22 at Germain Arena is beautiful Estero, Florida. The fight card will consist of returning Art of Fighting (AOF) fighters including 8 undefeated fighters and a main event against Crafton "The Blaze" Wallace and former champion Waachiim Spirit Wolf. The co-main event will consist of two Florida fighters battling to maintain their undefeated records as Joe Robinson from Gracie Tampa faces 4 time AOF winner Raul Amaya from Champions MMA in Bradenton.
Crafton Wallace vs. Waachiim Spirit Wolf -
Naples native and long time professional mma competitor Crafton Wallace returns to the cage to seek redemption after a tough grueling decision loss back at Art of Fighting 6 in November. Reinvigorated and now at full health, Crafton has decided to drop weight classes and is fighting 10 lbs. lighter than in his previous bouts as a middleweight. The famous Florida fighter will look to make an impressive debut in his new welterweight division. "Crafton Wallace at welterweight is a scary thought for the other welterweights in the state of Florida, Crafton will be looking to send a message." said promoter Nathan Smith
Crafton will face California native Waachiim Spirit Wolf. Spirit Wolf is undefeated in Florida and represents the state that brought Crafton his last loss. Look for a tough match up as Waachiim will look to defeat the well known Wallace in efforts to further his career as Wallace will look to earn another victory to gain his twentieth mma win.
Joe Robinson vs. Raul Amaya -
Two undefeated fighters square off in the co-main event of the evening. Both fighters hold a perfect 4-0 professional mixed martial arts record and many people have deemed this the best welterweight match up in the state of Florida. Joe Robinson hasn't fought inside the cage since July of 2008 while Amaya has stayed active slaying his last four opponents since April of last year. Both fighters give hommage to their solid wrestling abilities which usually results in an exciting bout of wit and stand up technique. "Two wrestlers usually means a stand up war" says promoter Nathan Smith, "These two guys are going to go to war to protect their undefeated records."
Mike Bukovich vs. Dave Yost -
This long awaited heavyweight match up will come just a month after Yost's disappointing loss to title holder Marcio "Pe de Pano" Cruz. Prior to the title shot, Yost was on a tear finishing opponents with ease inside the Art of Fighting cage. Look for the popular Florida native to be aggressive in another tough match up against the humungous Mike "Boom Boom" Bukovich. Buckovich is 6'5" tall and weighs over 290 lbs. Buckovich hasn't fought inside the cage since 2007 but holds an impressive 8-4 record. This fight is being hailed as the "Fight of the Night" award by mma experts in Florida including AOF match maker Nick Smith.
Other Fighters and Match Ups -
The card will also consist of local fighters to the Fort Myers/ Cape Coral area including two fighters from Lee County Combat, one fighter from Toro Gym and another from Black Trunk.
Travis "The Pitbull" Cox (Lee County Combat) will look to make his second AOF appearance in the lightweight division after a successful lightweight debut in November at AOF 6. Travis will face tough scrapper Eric Reynolds out of Champions MMA in Bradenton.
Dusty Fellows (Lee County Combat) is a former Florida State high school wrestling champion and now attends FGCU in Estero. Dusty was successful his last time inside the AOF cage as he won his pro debut in an impressive 47 seconds. Dusty will face another undefeated fighter Matt Kersse who also won his pro debut inside the AOF cage.
Also, Fred Weatherly (Black Trunk) will be making his professional mixed martial arts debut this Saturday against wrestler Sergio Rodriguez and Drew Stone (Toro Gym) will make his second AOF appearance. "The professional MMA game is still developing in the Fort Myers area, look for these guys to try and represent for their local gyms" states promoter Nathan Smith.
The fight card consists of 10 professional mixed martial arts match ups. The event will be taped for airing on Sun Sports at a later date. Doors open at 6pm with the first fight slated to start at 7 pm. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster.com or the Germain Arena Box Office and range from $25 to $65. For more info visit Ticketmaster.com or AOFMMA.COM.
