By Mike JohnstonCanadian mixed martial arts promotion, The Fight Club, has announced a new main event for its upcoming show TFC 12: Devastation that will see Chad Cox and Nick Hinchliffe do battle for the TFC middleweight championship. This bout replaces a fight between Craig Brown and Chase Degenhardt that fell apart due to an injury to Degenhardt.
Nova Scotia native Cox is 5-2, while his opponent is much more experienced. Hinchliffe is from Nanaimo, British Columbia and holds a record of 17-6. The bout will be for the vacant TFC Canadian Middleweight title.
Hinchliffe has won six of his last eight, with his only losses being to fellow Canadian MMA stars, current UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald and former UFC fighter Kalib Starnes. Hinchliffe is currently pursuing a slot on Season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. The TFC 12 bout will be the sixth fight for Hinchliffe in 2010.
His opponent, Cox, is coming off a decision loss to Nordine Taleb at W-1: New Ground, which took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia in October. Cox is a large middleweight with all of his wins coming by way of first-round stoppage.
Also on the card is former TFC Light Heavyweight Champion Victor Valimaki (16-7). He takes on Karl Knothe (17-6). Valimaki looks to get back in the win column after back-to-back losses to current TFC light heavyweight champ Martin Desilets. Undefeated rising welterweight star Rio Wells is also on the card as he takes on Louis Carles.
Here is the complete TFC 12 fight card to date:
185 lbs: Chad Cox (5-2) vs. Nick Hinchliffe (17-6) for the MW Title
205 lbs: Victor Valimaki (16-8) vs. Karl Knothe (17-6)
170 lbs: Rio Wells (4-0) vs. Louis Carles (7-2)
155 lbs: Dia Grant (2-3) vs. Alex Ricci (0-0)
155 lbs: Steve Beaumont (1-0) vs. Eric Andre (2-0)
170 lbs: Mike Scarcello (1-0) vs. Brandon Dumais (0-0)
265 lbs: Tom Benosocky (1-3) vs. Bobby Kalmakoff (2-7)
185 lbs: Travis Quesnel (1-0) vs. TBA
135 lbs: Sy Jewett (2-0) vs. TBA
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Nova Scotia native Cox is 5-2, while his opponent is much more experienced. Hinchliffe is from Nanaimo, British Columbia and holds a record of 17-6. The bout will be for the vacant TFC Canadian Middleweight title.
Hinchliffe has won six of his last eight, with his only losses being to fellow Canadian MMA stars, current UFC welterweight Rory MacDonald and former UFC fighter Kalib Starnes. Hinchliffe is currently pursuing a slot on Season 13 of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. The TFC 12 bout will be the sixth fight for Hinchliffe in 2010.
His opponent, Cox, is coming off a decision loss to Nordine Taleb at W-1: New Ground, which took place in Halifax, Nova Scotia in October. Cox is a large middleweight with all of his wins coming by way of first-round stoppage.
Also on the card is former TFC Light Heavyweight Champion Victor Valimaki (16-7). He takes on Karl Knothe (17-6). Valimaki looks to get back in the win column after back-to-back losses to current TFC light heavyweight champ Martin Desilets. Undefeated rising welterweight star Rio Wells is also on the card as he takes on Louis Carles.
Here is the complete TFC 12 fight card to date:
185 lbs: Chad Cox (5-2) vs. Nick Hinchliffe (17-6) for the MW Title
205 lbs: Victor Valimaki (16-8) vs. Karl Knothe (17-6)
170 lbs: Rio Wells (4-0) vs. Louis Carles (7-2)
155 lbs: Dia Grant (2-3) vs. Alex Ricci (0-0)
155 lbs: Steve Beaumont (1-0) vs. Eric Andre (2-0)
170 lbs: Mike Scarcello (1-0) vs. Brandon Dumais (0-0)
265 lbs: Tom Benosocky (1-3) vs. Bobby Kalmakoff (2-7)
185 lbs: Travis Quesnel (1-0) vs. TBA
135 lbs: Sy Jewett (2-0) vs. TBA
For more info visit thefightclub.ca. For more MMA news and notes follow me on http://twitter.com/MikeyJ_MMA
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