The NAAFS will return to the Canton Civic Center in Northeast Ohio on March 7, and the first bout is set for the card, as George Comer (5-1) will take on Joey Holt (4-2) in a lightweight battle that has been years in the making.
Comer, who is more affectionately known as “Bonesaw,” has just one loss in his career, which came at the hands of Clint Musser in his professional debut. Since then, however, he is undefeated with five straight wins. All of the wins have been impressive, including victories over Khama Worthy, Stephen Singleton, Brian Camozzi, and Anthony Morgan. Most recently, he stopped the hype train known as Joe Lile Jr. with a unanimous decision victory in the main event at Coveted Fighting Championship 3 last June. This will be the first appearance since then for the GriffonRawl fighter, who has competed almost exclusively for the NAAFS during his career where he has posted a 14-1 overall record.
Holt comes in looking to start a winning streak, as he snapped a two-fight losing streak in his last outing with a first round submission over Adam Assenza at PFC3 in October. The East Liverpool native also possesses a 3-0 pro boxing record, but he returned to MMA in in 2013 after a nearly two-year layoff. It was a rough return for Holt, as he dropped back-to-back fights to Julian Lane and Rob Hanna under the Pinnacle FC banner before turning things around with the win over Assenza. Holt actually holds a victory over the only man to defeat Comer, as he stopped Clint Musser with a highlight reel flying knee knockout at Bellator 51 in 2011. Interestingly enough, that bout also took place inside the Canton Civic Center.
Multiple other bouts have already been rumored for the card, but the most substantiated rumor for the event is that multiple time Bellator MMA veteran John Hawk (10-5) will be competing for the heavyweight title. The former NAAFS champ has gone 2-0 in his return to heavyweight, with wins over William Penn and Bobby Brents.
The next NAAFS event will be on January 31 near Toledo, as Antonio Castillo Jr. and Isaiah Chapman will square off for the organization’s bantamweight title.
Be sure to stay tuned to BluegrassMMA.com as more bouts are expected to be made official for this event in the coming days.