{"id":1237,"date":"2020-03-02T02:08:43","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T02:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.titansofthecage.com\/main\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2020-03-02T02:43:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T02:43:22","slug":"wytheville-meeting-center-to-host-states-top-mma-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.titansofthecage.com\/main\/?p=1237","title":{"rendered":"Sat. March 14th WYTHEVILLE MEETING CENTER TO HOST STATES TOP MMA FIGHTERS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Wytheville fighter Robbie Ring hopes to win MMA state championship in his hometown<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Titans of the Cage #29 will be held at the Wytheville meeting center on March 14th and will boast a fight card that will showcase twenty (20) fights inside the cage with ten (10) of those fights being title fights. Three local fighters from Ring-Combat Sports in Wytheville will headline one of the best fight cards this area has ever seen.  The event is overseen by the Virginia DPOR and sanctioned by United Combat Arts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wytheville\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own, Robbie \nRing will attempt to bring home his third championship belt.  The 19 year old \nRing, who trains out of Ring-Combat sports in Wytheville, is currently ranked as \nthe #2 fighter in both Virginia and Tennessee with an official record of 6-0.  \nHe will face a top notch competitor in Randall Austin Jr. out of Team Ox in \nJohnson City, TN in the main event of the evening.  In addition to being an \noutstanding MMA competitor, Austin has excelled in K-1 kickboxing contests \nthroughout the state of TN.  This fight will be for the United Combat Arts \nfeatherweight VA State Championship belt.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the co-main event of the \nevening, Ring\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s teammate Tyler \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ace\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Cardwell will put his TOC light heavyweight \nbelt on the line against Lee Poke of Cleveland, TN.  Cardwell is currently \nranked as the #3 light heavyweight in VA.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOC cruiserweight champ, \nC.J. Burleson who also trains out of Ring-Combat Sports in Wytheville will put \nhis belt on the line against the heavy handed Nicholas Fisher out of Roanoke.  \nBurleson is currently ranked as the #4 fighter in VA in his weight division and \nthis will be his third defense of his title.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other notable title fights \ninclude; Josh Cook of Halifax who will challenge current TOC featherweight \nchamp, Dylan Smith of Elite grappling in Lebanon.  Evan Lineberry of Hillsville \nwill face Adrian Guijoza of Greensboro for the vacant TOC bantamweight belt.  \nDylan Williams, of Hickory, North Carolina will take on interim flyweight champ \nWill Spann III of Myrtle Beach.  The TOC welterweight title will be up for grabs \nwhen Austin Cox of Elite grappling in Lebanon does battle with Brandon Williams \nof Team Phoenix in Greensboro.  Both Williams and Cox are former champions in \nthis division.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two dynamic fighters will clash for the vacant lightweight title when Ferdinand Goke of Greensboro, NC faces Josh Lilley of Beaufort, SC.\u00c2\u00a0 Current TOC Middleweight Champ, Zion Tomlinson of Team Legion in Roanoke will defend his title against Jordan Heath of Beaufort MMA in South Carolina. And finally, the 195 pound TOC kickboxing title will be on the line when challenger Andre Williams of Beckley, WV faces current champ, Antwon Curtis of Roanoke.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other exciting bouts \nscheduled for the undercard are as follows; Manuel Thurman of Cleveland, TN will \nface Matt Porter of Ring-Combat Sports in Wytheville in heavyweight action.  In \nflyweight action it will be Zach Bobbitt of Chase City taking on Logan Hurley of \nRing-Combat Sports in Wytheville and Ryan Arnold of Ring-Combat Sports in \nWytheville takes on Devon Shewey of Bland in lightweight \naction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still other bouts include; \n140 lbs. women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s kickboxing bout Allison Hibbard (Fort Mill, SC) vs. Hailey \nHarkey (Vale, NC), 145 lbs. Tyler Gilger (Beckley, WV) vs. Clay Bucci \n(Greensboro, NC), 215 lbs. Curtis Elser (Graysville, TN) vs. Chris Hamlett \n(Radford), 155 lbs, Kenny Gatlin (Greensboro, NC) vs. Tango Rogers (Princeton, \nWV) and 155 lbs. Logan Atkins (Myrtle Beach, SC) vs. Brandon Holloway \n(Greensboro, NC). <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two special youth grappling \nbouts will feature Tayden Taylor, son of Kyle and Amy Taylor taking on Bryton \nViars, son of Chris and Kayla Viars.  Both Tayden and Bryton are students at \nRing-Combat Sports in Wytheville.  Four year olds will show off their grappling \nskills when Avery Reeves, granddaughter of Ron and Jen Reeves takes on Mason \nHolston, son of Chad and Amanda Holston. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Wytheville meeting \ncenter will provide great comfort for all spectators as all seats will be padded \nbanquet room chairs.  There will also be two large projection screens so fans \nwill always have a clear view of the action inside the cage.   Doors open at the \nMeeting Center, 333 Community Blvd, Wytheville, VA at 5:00 PM and fights start \npromptly at 6:00 PM.  Tickets are available online at <\/strong>www.titansofthecage.com<\/strong><\/a> , at Ring-Combat Sports (213 W. Main St. in Wytheville) \nor at the door.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please follow Titans of the \nCage on Facebook or visit the website to keep up with all the latest MMA \naction.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Wytheville fighter Robbie Ring hopes to win MMA state championship in his hometown Titans of the Cage #29 will be held at the Wytheville meeting center on March 14th and will boast a fight card that will showcase twenty (20) fights inside the cage with ten (10) of those fights being title fights. Three local … <\/p>\n

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