Courage Fighting Championships 11 Preview

Posted on | April 30, 2008 | No Comments

CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ON CFC’S MYSPACE PAGE

On Friday, May 2, 2008 the Courage Fighting Championships, 11 will be presented by Andrae’s Harley-Davidson. The event will take place at the Holiday Inn in Urbana.

Fifteen fights are scheduled. The fight card features a 170-pound championship with undefeated Danville native Ryan Thomas (11-0) taking on Mike Prozilous of Bloomington. It also features 6-3, 320 pound super-heavyweight Dallas Blacker from St. Joseph as well as a 155-pound tournament for a Courage Fighting Championship belt. Various local fighters, including Kaleb Shields and J.R. Clifton of Urbana and Robert Vest and Marty Nunn of Mahomet, will also be competing that night. Nationally known UFC fighter, Spencer “The King” Fisher, will be officiating, and he will be available for autographs and pictures after the fights.

Doors will open on Friday, May 2, 2008 at 6:30pm. The fights will begin at 8:30pm. Ticket prices range from $30 to $75, and they are available at Andrae’s Harley-Davidson, Hooter’s, One World Pizza, Dragonz Lair, and Kickstart Tattoo & Piercing.

Courage Fighting Championships were started in 2003 by MMA and UFC fighter, Jason Reinhardt, from Decatur. Last year, the Courage Fighting Championships were chosen to be featured on TapouT’s reality MMA series, which continues to run on the Versus Channel today.

Past Courage Fighting Championship events have featured Spencer Fisher, King of the Cage World Champion, Clay French of Mattoon, former WEC Champion Chase Beebe, Pride veteran Joe Pearson, and Champaign’s own, Kyle Watson. Jason Reinhardt stated, “I believe this says a lot about the history of our organization. We have definitely proven ourselves as an MMA company over the years.”

Dave Reinhardt, Drew Miller, and Jason Reinhardt are all active in running the Courage Fighting Championships and promoting the May fight card. According to Jason Reinhardt, “This show has been created and produced by several people, not just one. We are pleased to finally bring the event to Champaign-Urbana. There are some great fighters and all around great martial artists from here. The fight card has shaped up very nicely, and the whole evening is going to be an exciting event.”

FIGHT POSTER (click on thumbnail to see full size):