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Ready, set, go: Edson Berto RFC Lightweight Champ, IFL’s Josh Odom, UFC TUF’s Allen Berube, Former NFL Veteran Marcus Jones all on fightcard For RFC X
One of the nation’s premier Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fight promoters, Real Fighting Championships (RFC) presents another sensational championship fight card on Saturday, November 10th, in Tampa’s Sun Dome. Photo courtesy of RFC
Edson Berto
The main event will feature James Edson “Little Tiger” Berto against IFL Fighter Josh Odom.Berto who has fought on many previous RFC cards, and is tuning up for another national TV bout on Showtime’s EliteXC series. Berto trains out of Tiger’s World of Martial Arts located in Winter Haven, Florida and comes from a strong family of well rounded fighters. His father and trainer Dieseul Berto is a former Pride and UFC fighter, his brother Andre is a 2004 Olympic boxer who has since turned professional with an undefeated record of 20-0, and brother Cleveland is a Florida State wrestling champion and also placed second in the National tournament.  Josh Odom, a MMA Freestyler, fought for Frank Shamrock’s Razorclaws IFL Team in 2006-07. Training at the Shamrock Academy with Frank, he’s very proficient in the Shamrock Submission Fighting style. He also has extensive karate experience, serving as an instructor in his hometown of Tallahassee, Fla.
Odom has been a part of another team, serving a tour of duty in the Army and ascending to sergeant. He served in Baghdad, Iraq along with fellow members of the 124th Infantry Division of the Florida National Guard.
Photo courtesy of RFC
Josh Odom Former NFL Tampa Bay Bucs Defensive End, Marcus Jones is the latest student of Trainer Rob Kahn’s of Gracie Tampa to join the Pro ranks. He is coming off his recent Pro Debut as a MMA fighter to face Roman Hellems from Des Moines Iowa in a Heavyweight contest. Tampa favorite, Allen “Monstah Lobstah” Berube, a participant in UFC’s TUF 5, returns to the RFC against Ali "Little Scorpion" Radwan from “The Hit Squad” in Tampa. Also featured on the fight card will be: - Eric "Machete" Marrero, World Class, Vale Tudo, Tampa, FL vs. Shane Weinischke, Freestyle, Tallahassee MMA. Tallahassee, FL 135 lbs
- Danny "BadBoy" Babcock, Freestyle, Team Animal, Port St. Lucie vs Robert Orta, Wrestler, Homestead MMA, Miami 185 lbs
- Eric Swiger, Freestyle, Mauricio Villardo BJJ, West Palm Beach, FL vs. Gay Henry, Shootfighting, Tiger's World, Winter Haven, FL 205 lbs
- Yosmany "The Spartan" Cabezes, ASSC Spartan Gym, Tampa, FL vs. Zack Knight, Wrestling, USA Martial Arts, Ocala, FL 185 lbs
- Ricky Bennett, Sub Wrestling, SPMF, St Petersburg, FL vs. Donald Airey, Sub Wrestling, Team Revelation, Spring, FL 140 lbs
- Eduardo Boza, Wrestling, Homestead MMA, Homestead, FL vs. Terrance Reasby, Freestyle, Des Moines MMA, Des Moines, IA.
The event will be taped for a future TV broadcast with commentary by Fight Zone TV’s Jay Adams and color analyst, Miguel Torres. Mixed Martial Arts or MMA is a term for the combat sport in which two competitors attempt to achieve dominance over one another by utilizing three general tactics: striking, finishing holds, and control. The rules allow the combatants to use a variety of martial arts techniques, including punches, kicks, joint-locks, chokes, takedowns and throws. The sport features competitors from various martial arts such as Karate, Jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai, Tae Kwon Do, Boxing, Kick-boxing, Wrestling and Judo. It has become the hottest fight sport in the world. And now you can see for yourself what the excitement is all about on Saturday, November 10th live at the Sun Dome located at 4202 E. Fowler Ave. in Tampa, FL. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Fights start at 7:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased through RFC at 813-964-9818 and all Ticketmaster locations, or by visiting Ticketmaster. Ticket Prices start at $25.00 for general admission.
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