For months the war of words between IFL and ROC veteran Brendan Barrett and Randy Smith finally has a venue to be turned physical. Lou Neglia and Brendan both confirmed yesterday that Barrett/Smith will finally go down at Ring of Combat 32 at the Taj Mahal in Atlantic City.
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Had the chance to speak with Lou Neglia this afternoon about a couple match-ups on his October show. I asked Lou how the Kim Couture (1-3) and Munah Holland (MMA debut) fight came together. It started, as Lou says, when both girls’ management teams called Lou looking for fights. Lou put them together because he likes the styles clash. He said on the phone:

If it stays on its feet, Munah wins. If it goes to the ground, Couture wins. Its a good styles fight.

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This morning’s post announcing Villante vs Richards 2 made a glancing mention to Kim Couture vs Munah Holland currently listed as the show’s co-main event.

It took Jim D’ja Eat Yet? Genia to remind me just where I knew Munah Holland from. She is an incredibly accomplished fighter, despite her complete lack of any MMA record.
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Gian Villante, current Ring of Combat Heavyweight Champion, will get a rematch from this past spring’s Light Heavyweight Title fight with Demetrius Richards on October 23rd.
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Jim The Kid Hettes will be taking a step up in competition this weekend when he squares off against Dwayne Shelton for the Cage Fight Featherweight title. Hettes/Shelton in the main event marks a drastic improvement over previous Cage Fight main events and is the first really compelling match-up I’ve seen on their card in a while. Unless you’re really into a 0-2 vs a pro debut as your co-main event…

Anyway, Dwayne Shelton has a rough looking record at 9-7 with a 3 fight losing streak, but look at some of the guys who have wins over him. Wilson Reis, Chris Liguori, Cole Miller and Din Thomas. Few fighters are willing to take fights that tough, and at a point in his career when he needs to break a losing streak in a serious sort of way, he takes one of the region’s top young prospects, in 5-0 black belt BJJ fighter Jim Hettes.
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