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Adrenaline MMA Middleweight Division Fight
Nick “Leatherface†Ross borough (11-10-0) vs. Keith Johnson (0-1-0)
Nick Rossborough is a longtime veteran of the Ultimate Combat Experience promotion, where the first fourteen fights of his career took place in. Despite having tons of experience in the Ultimate Combat Experience promotion, Nick Rossborough only won six fights in the promotion. Nick Rossborough most recently competed in Jeremy Horn’s Elite Fight Night promotion, where he defeated Eugene Parker and William Brewer. Nick Rossborough will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with eight prior victories coming by way of submission. Keith Johnson has only fought once in his MMA career thus far, and this will be his first fight in nearly three years. In his lone MMA fight, Keith Johnson lost to Ryan Ellison by submission at the Full Throttle 8 event in August of 2006.
My Prediction: Nick Rossborough
Adrenaline MMA Lightweight Division Fight
Joe Jordan (44-12-2) vs. Juan Zapata (17-0-0)
Joe Jordan will be making his Adrenaline MMA return in this event, but he once fought at UFC 61 in a losing effort to Hermes Franca. Joe Jordan had a marquee year in 2008, going undefeated in six fights, with a victory over International Fight League veteran Ryan Williams. In his first appearance at Adrenaline MMA, Joe Jordan defeated the aforementioned Ryan Williams by unanimous decision. Despite having a great 2008, this will be the first time in 2009 that Joe Jordan has competed in an MMA fight. Joe Jordan is a fighter who is comfortable wherever the fight ends up, with thirty one career victories coming by knockout and submission. Juan Zapata will be making his Adrenaline MMA debut in this fight, but he is an undefeated prospect with seventeen career victories. Juan Zapata is a veteran of the Cage Brawl promotion, where he defeated the likes of Daniel Watts, Marcus Brimage and Stephen Wilhite. Juan Zapata will be looking to use his striking skills to gain the victory, with ten career victories coming by knockout.
My Prediction: Joe Jordan
Adrenaline MMA Light Heavyweight Division Fight
Jeremy “Gumby†Horn (80-19-5) vs. Chris “The Professional†Davis (4-0-0)
Jeremy Horn is one of the most experienced fighters in MMA history and he has fought in promotions like the UFC, Extreme Challenge, Hook N’ Shoot, Rings, PRIDE, TKO, King Of The Cage, International Fight League and Art Of War. Jeremy Horn has also fought top MMA fighters like Dan Severn, Frank Shamrock, Chuck Liddell, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Ricardo Arona, Eugene Jackson, Randy Couture, Elvis Sinosic, Gilbert Yvel, Vernon White, Forrest Griffin, Renato Sobral, Dean Lister, Davis Loiseau, Chael Sonnen, Anderson Silva, Josh Burkman, Trevor Prangley, Matt Lindland, Jorge Santiago and Nate Marquardt. Jeremy Horn will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with forty nine career victories coming by way of submission. Chris Davis is an undefeated fighter who is a veteran of the Rumble At Raxx promotion, where half of his career fights happened at. Thus far in his MMA career, Chris Davis has defeated Mike Perez, Donavin Hawkey, Brad Rineheart and Brett Chism. All of Chris Davis’s four professional fights thus far have ended within the first round, which speaks to his finishing abilities. Chris David will be looking to put the fight on the ground, with three prior victories coming by way of submission.
My Prediction: Jeremy Horn
Adrenaline MMA Lightweight Division Fight
Rich “No Love†Clementi (32-14-1) vs. Sasuke Zapata (17-1-0)
Rich Clementi will be making his Adrenaline MMA debut at this event, but he is a longtime veteran of UFC competition. While in the UFC, Rich Clementi defeated Ross Pointon, Anthony Johnson, Melvin Guillard, Sam Stout and Terry Etim, while suffering losses to Din Thomas, Yves Edwards, Roan Carneiro, Gray Maynard and Gleison Tibau. This fight in Adrenaline MMA will mark the first fight in nearly two years that Rich Clementi has fought outside of the UFC. Rich Clementi will be looking to put this fight on the ground, with fifteen career victories coming by way of submission. Sasuke Zapata is the brother of Juan Zapata, who is also competing on Adrenaline MMA III against Joe Jordan. Sasuke Zapata is a longtime veteran of mixed martial arts who holds victories over Marcus Brimage and David Martin. Sasuke Zapata will be looking to use his striking skills to gain the victory, with eleven victories coming by way of knockout.
My Prediction: Rich Clementi
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