Combat FC Announce Huge UK Show

Combat Fighting Championships (CFC) have announced their first ever United Kingdom show, with a line up that rivals any ever seen in Europe.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship have been throwing money at the UK, in the hope of establishing themselves as the number one MMA brand. To many fans, the CFC show on Saturday May 17th at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle will look far more appealing than the UFC’s upcoming London show. Combat Fighting Championships have put together a card that includes a mixture of big, international names - such as Ricco Rodriguez and Jeff Monson and homegrown stars like Dan Hardy, Robert "Buzz" Berry and Mark Weir.

Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest growing sport in the world and in May, the CFC will bring the best the world has to offer on an action-packed night of race-pulsing entertainment to one of the top venues in the north of England.

Top of the bill will be a tantalising heavyweight clash between two of the biggest names in the sport with Former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion Ricco Rodriguez taking on Jeff "The Snowman" Monson.

Rodriguez - a 6ft 4in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu specialist - has beaten some of the legendary names of the Heavyweight division including Andrei Arlovski, Paul Buenetello and MMA legend and current Heavyweight number one, Randy "The Natural" Couture.

In Jeff Monson, he faces one of the most experienced Heavyweights in world MMA, a 5ft 9in pit-bull who is a master of submission wrestling and has tested his skills against some of the most dangerous proponents of MMA in history, men like Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell, Forrest Griffin and Tim Sylvia.

Combat FC's COO M. Preston Clarke said: "To be bringing CFC to the United Kingdom is a pleasure in itself and we are excited to showcase our event in Newcastle on Saturday May 17th at the Metro Radio Arena. Combat FC is all about quality Mixed Martial Arts and is dedicated to providing the sporting world with quality MMA events. MMA is still an emerging sport in the UK and we aim to bring the best of it to new fans all over the country - we will bring the best athletes with the greatest mix of skills together and give the UK an exciting night of Mixed Martial Arts."

Karl Woolley, Combat FC's CEO, said "Our match makers are dedicated to bringing the fans the fights they want to see and we know they won't be disappointed with this card. We have athletes, like Ricco Rodriguez, who have beaten some of the top names in MMA including Randy Couture and Andrei Arlovski. We will continue to support the development of top athletes and competitions and are willing to work with and support companies that are dedicated to quality Mixed Martial Arts."

It will be a night of drama, action and heart; of winners, losers and world class Mixed Martial Arts - the only question you need to ask is: can you afford to miss it?