July 3 – MMA Update – Next ShoXC Set for Aug. 15

By:  | Posted: Thursday, July 3rd, 2008 at 10:08 pm.

Hawaiian striker Poai Suganuma and Jared Hamman will meet for a second time at the next ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series show on Friday, Aug. 15 at the Table Mountain Casino in Friant, Calif. Showtime representatives confirmed the rematch between the two light heavyweights.

A veteran of the Pancrase and K-1 Hero’s promotions, Suganuma (9-1) needed just 15 seconds to dispatch the previously unbeaten Hamman with a flying knee on the ShoXC: Elite Challenger Series in April. Hamman protested the stoppage, though he appeared to be momentarily unconscious against the cage after the knee found its mark. The 26-year-old Suganuma will enter the match on a four-fight winning streak and has secured seven of his nine career victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission.

Hamman (9-1) — a former college football player and current assistant coach at the University of Redlands in Redlands, Calif. — has never gone to a decision in 10 professional bouts. He holds notable victories against UFC and Pride Fighting Championships veteran Travis Wiuff and rising light heavyweight prospect Aaron Rosa. Seven of Hamman’s nine career wins have come by KO or TKO.

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REINER, DEEDS EYE VFC DATE

UFC veteran Chad Reiner will square off with Demi Deeds in a welterweight match at Victory Fighting Championship 24: Revolution on Saturday, July 26 at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

The former VFC welterweight champion, Reiner (17-6) has not competed for the promotion in almost two years. He made two failed appearances inside the Octagon, as he lost a unanimous decision to Josh Burkman and found himself on the wrong end of a 13-second knockout against Anthony Johnson. Reiner, on a three-fight losing streak, will hold a four-inch height advantage over the 5-foot-7 Deeds.

Deeds (12-5), meanwhile, has won four of his last five bouts, losing only to UFC and World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Shonie Carter in that span. He has secured 11 of his 12 wins by knockout, technical knockout or submission; only one of his 17 career matches has gone to the judges.

VFC 24: Revolution
Saturday, July 26
Mid-America Center
Council Bluffs, Iowa

VFC Lightweight Championship
Alonzo Martinez vs. Sharron Leggett

VFC Bantamweight Championship
Zach Wolff vs. Josh Arocho

Chad Reiner vs. Demi Deeds
Larry Weyrich vs. Anthony Smith
Joe Ellenberger vs. Ted Worthington
Dominic Brown vs. Bobby Voelker
Aaron Prascek vs. Ryan Jensen
Sam Rauch vs. Ryan Braun
Niko Carbajal vs. Brandon Pfannenstiel
Lance Mooney vs. Brandon Cooley

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IN BRIEF

• Ronald LeBreton Jr. tested positive for suspected marijuana use following his decision victory over Cameron Adams at an Invincible Entertainment event June 21 in Ontario, Calif., according to a report released Wednesday by the California State Athletic Commission. The 22-year-old LeBreton Jr. (4-2) was fined $500 and suspended for three months for his infraction.

• Tait Fletcher, a cast member on season three of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, will take on Bryan Harper at King of the Cage: Badlands on Saturday, July 12 at the Isleta Casino in Albuquerque, N.M. Fletcher (4-1) has not competed since he secured a split decision victory against Auggie Padeken at an X-1 World Events show in Hawaii 11 months ago. The unbeaten Harper (5-0) last appeared in February, when he knocked out Chad Herrick at KOTC: Stand Off.

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