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February kicks off with yet another busy weekend in the Ohio Valley, with three events going down inside our coverage area. All three events take place on Saturday night, with Hardrock MMA 70 and Trotter’s Legacy MMA in Kentucky, and Hoosier Fight Club 23 in Northwest Indiana. In addition to those three events, Fight Lab will return to the Ft. Bragg Army base in North Carolina for their second show on the base in less than a year.
Check out all of this weekend’s action, and be sure to return to BluegrassMMA.com early next week for results, recaps, and more from all of the events.
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February 7th – Shepherdsville, KY
Hardrock MMA returns to Shepherdsville for its first event of 2015, and 70th event overall. A total of 5 pro bouts are on tap, in addition to 13 amateur contests.
In the main event, Isaiah Ferguson (6-1) will look to bounce back from the first loss of his career when he faces Doug Ballinger (2-7). Ferguson finished his first six opponents, including five inside the first round. Then he dropped a tough split decision to Nate Maness at Hardrock MMA 69 in November. Now he’ll look to get back on the winning track when he faces Ballinger, who has won two of his last three.
Also on tap is a bout featuring Joe Maiani (3-4) vs. Jeff Holmes (4-4). Maiani is coming off of a first round submission win at Hardrock MMA 66, while the Pennsylvania native Holmes has won his last two via stoppage. A pair of unbeaten young pros wills quare off when Que Parks (2-0) takes on Matt Reilman (1-0). Parks has stopped his first two opponents in the first round, while Reilman earned a submission in his pro debut in December. In a heavyweight bout, Derek Sawyer (6-5) takes on Tim Dunn (2-3).