Heavyweights Roberts and Hamanaka Anchor Team Japan at
November 5th’s MFC 5: USA vs. Japan

Six years ago, Englishman Alex Roberts traveled to Japan in search of the
traditional fighting arts, and on November 5th, the heavyweight prospect
will proudly represent the Land of the Rising Sun as part of Mixed Fighting
Championship 5: USA vs. Japan live from the Trump Tal Mahal Hotel and Casino
in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Roberts will be one of ten world-class
athletes set to clash with a ready team of American counterparts-- all in
MFC’s continued efforts to bring its unique brand of international crossover
competition to American soil.

“To represent Japan is a bit of an honor,” says the 29-year-old Kujuken
Kaikan kickboxer and # 4 ranked Pancrase veteran who now calls the country
known for its rich martial arts history his home, “but a fight’s a fight.” 
And what a fight it will be: 6’4’, 240-pound Roberts is set to square-off
against Renzo Gracie purple belt and recent Team Quest addition Jay White.

In the main event, light heavyweight Kazuhiro Hamanaka makes his U.S. debut
head-to-head against American Top Team’s Wilson Gouveia.  Training out of
the famed Takada dojo, Hamanaka touts a PRIDE victory over jiu-jitsu
standout Nino Schembri in his steady rise through the Japanese ranks. 
Equipped to wage war both standing and on the ground, heavy hitting opponent
Gouveia will certainly be a challenge.

Also on the card, Philadelphia’s Fight Factory phenom Eddie Alvarez steps
back into the MFC ring to continue his succession of damaging dominance.  In
his last two MFC appearances, Alvarez has brutally dispatched Japan’s Seichi
Ikemoto and Russia’s Danila Veselov with his fast hands and superior
showmanship.  Battling it out for three rounds with lightweight star Rich
Clementi at MFC 3, Daisake “13” Hanawaza will look to put an end to
Alvarez’s reign in the ring.  Is he up for the task?

Get in on the east coast’s fastest growing MMA event!  Tickets are available
now and can be purchased directly through the Taj Mahal Box Office
(609-449-5150) and through all Ticketmaster locations (1-800-736-1420 or on
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