RING OF FIRE
40: "Backlash" - Tonight From Broomfield,
Colorado
04-16-2010
Event date: Saturday, April 16, 6:30PM MST
Venue: 1st Bank Center, 11450 Broomfield
Lane, Broomfield, CO 80021
TAPOUT, INKD OUT APPAREL & BROTHERS BBQ
PRESENT: RING OF FIRE 40: BACKLASH!!
THATCH AND HOLLAND RETURN TO CAGE AT ROF
EVENT
Denver,CO - RING OF FIRE MMA is one of the
longest running Mixed Martial Arts
promotions in the world. On Saturday April
16th they return with ROF 40: BACKLASH!
Headlining the event will be a clash of two
of the top Welterweight prospects on the
professional circuit. ROF Young Gun
Champion, Brandon RUKUS Thatch will be
defending his belt against challenger Chris
THE HAMMER Holland.
There is no more dynamic exciting fighter in
the welterweight division then Brandon
RUCKUS Thatch. He is a lifelong martial
artist whose father and grandfather were
both professional fighters. After a short
stint in Kickboxing Thatch set his sights on
MMA, and has never looked back. Although
being known mostly for his devastating
striking ability, he has proved his worth on
the ground as well, with exactly half of his
victories coming by way of submission.
A neck injury de-railed the young star, and
after a 20 month absence he returned at ROF
39, where he finished Las Vegas fighter
Danny DEE-1 Davis in a non title bout.
Thatch now looks forward to returning to the
ROF cage and defending his YOUNG GUN Title
belt against Chris Holland. Thatch won’t
have to look very far for motivation as
Holland has beaten two of Thatch’s training
partners in the ROF cage. “I am looking for
a little payback for sure, but also to keep
my belt. It comes down to who wants it more,
me or him. This is my house, and these are
my fans. I won’t disappoint them. I’ll be
ready.” said Thatch.
Chris The HAMMER Holland is known for his
hard hitting aggressive fight style. He has
amassed a 7- 4 record, with all 7 of his
wins being a TKO or KO. He made his Ring Of
Fire debut at ROF 33 where he finished Chris
Williamson in the second round by TKO. He
returned at ROF 38 to face his biggest
challenge to date against knock out artist
Vinnie Lopez. In what promised to be a stand
up war, Holland shocked the crowd that night
with a KO victory in the first round. After
the bout MMA writer Luke Henderson wrote “At
a certain point, people are going to have to
stop referring to Holland as an underdog.
Every undefeated, or monster opponent that
is put in front of the man, is as quickly
put back out. This win cements Holland as a
real-deal main event draw, and more than a
few people in the crowd were wondering when
we might see him again.” The comment
couldn’t be more prophetic, as Holland gets
his shot at the title, in the main event,
come April 16th.
Making his return to the RING OF FIRE will
be grappling standout Chaun Sims. Sims
debuted for ROF in 2010 after working his
way up on smaller shows, bringing a
dangerous reputation with him. Sims is a
Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu under
professor Amal Easton and trains MMA at
GRUDGE Training Center with multiple UFC
veterans. Facing Sims will be Vitor Belfort
protégé Cesar MUTANTE Ferreira (3-1) from
Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Ferreira is one of
the hottest prospects to come from the
country known for producing some of the
toughest fighters in the world. Ferreira is
currently training in his home country, but
will do final fight preparations in Las
Vegas with his mentor Vitor Belfort.
One of the most intense fighters on the
roster returns to ROF competition as well.
ROF Women’s YOUNG GUN Champion, Michelle The
BOBCAT Blalock will defend her belt for the
first time on March 18th. Going undefeated
as an amateur, Blalock is ready to step up
into the professional ranks. Challenger her
for her title will be Heather Clark, who
hails from the world famous Jackson’s MMA
team in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The newest addition to the RING OF FIRE
roster is Jason THE DRAGON Lee. Lee was
voted the ATO 2010 Amateur Fighter of the
year. With a 4-1 amateur and 2-0
professional record, Lee looks to be one of
the top prospects to come out of the region
in quite a while. The DRAGON will face
Oakland’s Christopher Clark. Clark trains at
multiple gyms in the talent rich Nor Cal
area, and is a fighter out of the RINO
Sports Team.
ROF 40 BACKLASH also marks it's return to
the 1ST BANK CENTER, formerly known as the
Broomfield Event Center. The arena is
located just 15 minutes from both Downtown
Denver and Boulder. The venue just received
a multimillion dollar face lift and has
recently hosted UFC FIGHT NIGHT on SPIKE TV.
Tickets are priced at $20.00, 25.00, $35.00
and $45.00* and can be purchased online at
www.TICKETHORSE.com
Tickets also available at:
· TicketHorse charge-by-phone (8am - 8pm
M-Sat., 9am - 5pm Sun.): 866.461.6556.
· TicketHorse kiosks located at all Colorado
Dick's Sporting Goods Stores (credit cards
only).
*price does not include $4.00 facility fee,
additional charges may apply
Stop by the
Pancrase MMA Academy
booth and say hi to Clark and Jeremy.
Special deals on Pancrase MMA gloves and
T-shirts.
ROF 40:
Official Fight Card
Ring of Fire Young Guns Welterweight
Championship:
1. Brandon Thatch (169) vs. Chris
Holland (170)
Ring of Fire Young Guns Women’s
Lightweight Championship:
2. Michelle Blalock (125) vs. Casey
Noland (125)
3. Chaun Sims (185) vs. Cezar Mutante (184)
4. Jason Lee (185) vs. Coltin Cole (185)
5. Josh Cavan (169) vs. Tamboura Gerl (171)
Ring of Fire Young Guns Lightweight
Championship:
6. Marcus Edwards (155) vs. Nick Laney
(155)
7. Justin Gaethje (156) vs. Aaron Carter
(156)
8. Chad Romero (149) vs. Tommy Thompson
(145)
9. Joey Banks (145) vs. Pete Alvarado (150)
10. Henry Solis (228) vs. Rocky
Hoffschneider (260)
11. Tito Solis (170) vs. Josh Kammer (169)
12. Nick McCorkle (143) vs. Cory Kuechler
(140)
