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The Ohio Valley MMA scene is heating back up again this weekend after a pair of slower weekends to close out October due to Halloween, and this week offers a trio of fantastic events for fans in three different states. Hoosier Fight Club returns to Northwest Indiana with a top-notch main event pitting two unbeaten fighters, while Hardrock MMA returns to Shepherdsville, Kentucky for its Night of Champions event, also pitting a pair of unbeaten top prospects in its main event. And Uncle Joe’s MMA will head to Fostoria for a night of fights in the Buckeye State.
Check out previews of all three events below, and be sure to return to BluegrassMMA.com early next week for results from all of this weekend’s action.[/tps_header]
[tps_title]HFC 22: Kinser vs. Shoaff[/tps_title]
November 8 – Valparaiso, IN
Hoosier Fight Club has separated itself as one of the top promotions in Indiana, and they return to Valparaiso this weekend with HFC 22, a pro/am event that features 10 pro bouts. The feature bout here pits a pair of undefeated pros, as Tom Shoaff (6-0) meets Kurt Kinser (7-0) in the main event. Shoaff looks for his sixth win in a row inside the HFC cage, while Kinser competes for the first time since 2012. Kinser was probably the best Indiana prospect a few years back, and Shoaff has now taken that title with his dominant record in 2014, including wins over Austin Tweedy, Darius Yancy, and Bobby Emmons. Kinser is a Bellator and King of the Cage veteran and has been to a decision just once in his pro career.
The co-feature pits another pair of rising prospects, as Scott Marckini (4-0) takes on Robert Moffett (4-1). Marckini is a Michigan product who makes his HFC debut, while Moffett has earned all four of his victories via submission, but is looking to come off of a loss in his last outing. Veteran Larry DiGiulio (17-7-1) will also look for his sixth straight win.