MFC 38: Behind Enemy Lines’ tale of the tape
Behind Enemy Lines event offers three main-card matchups
A look at the main-card matchups slated for Friday night’s MFC 38: Behind Enemy Lines mixed martial arts event at the Shaw Conference Centre:
Tito Jones vs. Anthony Birchak
Competing for the MFC world bantamweight title Tito Jones Record: 10-6 From: Tempe, Ariz. Age: 32 Height: five-foot-six Weight: 134.6 pounds Notes: The winner of his past three fights in a row ... Makes his Maximum Fighting Championship debut on Friday ... Neuropsychology student who was born at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines ... Trained in boxing under Roy Jones Sr. Anthony Birchak Record: 10-1 From: Tucson, Ariz. Age: 27 Height: five-foot-eight Weight: 134.8 pounds Notes: Won his MFC debut, earned title shot at MFC 37 ... Winner of four fights in a row ... Holds notable wins over Ryan Benoit, Matt Leyva and
Tyler Bialecki.
Jason South vs. Sam Alvey Competing for the MFC world middleweight title Jason South Record: 10-0 From: West Jordan, Utah Age: 36 Height: six-foot-three Weight: 184.2 pounds Notes: Nine of 10 career wins have come via submission ... Five victories have come inside the opening round ... Making MFC debut; holds notable wins over Phil Dace and Kyacey Uscola. Sam Alvey Record: 20-5 From: Murrieta, Calif. Age: 26 Height: six-foot-two Weight: 184 pounds Notes: Boasts 12 wins by knockout, eight in the first round ... This is his second shot at the MFC middleweight crown after a close-decision loss in title fight at MFC 36.
Anthony Hamilton vs. Smealinho Rama
Competing for the MFC world heavyweight title Anthony Hamilton Record: 10-1 From: Albuquerque, N.M. Age: 33 Height: six-foot-five Weight: 264.6 Notes: Makes his MFC debut riding a four-fight winning streak ... Five of his wins have come via knockout, including three in the first round ... Holds a master’s degree in business administration. Smealinho Rama Record: 6-0 From: Calgary Age: 21 Height: six-foot-two Weight: 250.6 pounds Notes: Named Fight Matrix’s 2012 male rookie of the year ... All six of his wins have come in the first round, including a TKO of Mike Hackert at MFC 36 ... Ranked No. 1 heavyweight in Canada and No. 35 in the world. Undercard matchups: Jonatas Novaes vs. Kurt Southern (lightweight), Teddy Ash vs. Jared McComb (middleweight), Aaron Gallant vs. Matt Jelly (lightweight), Daniel Mark vs. Corey Gower (bantamweight), Adam Wayne vs. Garret Nybakken (lightweight), Nick Campbell vs. Cody Krahn (middleweight), Paul Gerbinski vs. Sheldon Adamson (lightheavyweight)