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King of the Cage Nanaimo Weigh in results |
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MMA News Written by Baxter Redfern + MMARR Staff, Photgraphs by Baxter Redfern
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Friday, 16 November 2007 |
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Nick Hinchliffe facing off against Pride veteran Travis Galbraith
Baxter Redfern was at the KOTC November Rain weigh ins at the Aquatic Centre and everything is set to go for tomorrow at the Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo B.C. The main event will feature Pride Veteran Travis Galbraith taking on Nick Hinchliffe. Not much is known about Hinchliffe but his opponent is well known in Canadian MMA circles. He is a Pride veteran having fought on the Pride USA event against Kazuhiro Nakamura. This will be a light heavyweight contest but he has actually competed at 170 lbs in the past, against UFC veteran Jonathan Goulet and and former UFC WW champion Georges St. Pierre. The semi main event will feature Chris Peak rematching Marcus Hicks. They fought once before in Langley B.C over 4 years ago, and Peak got the upper hand in that fight taking the victory via Kimura. Hicks will be looking for revenge against the game Peak who is on a 2 fight win streak. Just three weeks ago he knocked out Lee Mein in Lethbridge and will be looking for more of the same against Hicks. Main event between Nick Hinchliffe and Travis Galbraith The full weights of all the fights as well as the order of the fights is below. KOTC “November Rain” will open the doors at 6:30 and the event will start at 7:30 at the Frank Crane Arena tomorrow. Tickets are still available.
Aaron Brevik 138lbs vs. Chris Lesley 139.5 lbs Dan Maciver 182.5 lbsvs. Dave Sparling 183 lbs Anthoney Vagay 135.5 vs. Kevin Timothy 143.5 lbs Alex Mayer 144.5 lbs vs. Darcy James 147 lbs Rick Le Blanc 150.5vs. Aaron Ram 152 lbs Sean Albrecht * vs. Martin Julien 155 lbs Sean Albrecht was not at the weigh ins at all due to ferry troubles, his opponent Martin Julien was there and did weigh in so the fight still may happen but it is unknown at this time. Inderjit Basala * vs. Jason Mackie 188 lbs Inderjit Basala weighed in at 191 lbs. His opponent Jason Mackie who weighed in at 188 pounds agreed to meet Basala at a catch weight of 190 lbs and Basala still had another pound to cut before he makes weight. Kelly Le Blanc 165 lbs vs. Keegan Marshall 169.5 lbs Abdul Majid 133 lbs vs. Jack Sawel 133 lbs Rob Velek 172 lbs vs. Aaron Bruce 176 lbs Marcus Hicks 205.5 lbs vs. Chris Peak 205.5 lbs Nick Hinchliffe 199 lbs vs. Travis Galbraith 201 lbs Aaron Brevik flexing for the cameras |