After promoting a trio of boxing events, Rise Fighting IV is an amateur MMA event that is set to go down on October 10 in Montpelier, Ohio. The event takes place at the Ramada Inn.
Although the name is new, the faces are not, as the same promoters have promted MMA events in Ohio under the Ground and Pound and Purgatory banners. The organizaton recently transitioned to promoting boxing in the thriving Northwest Ohio boxing scene.
While the event is an amateur event, it will have a professional feel as longtime pro fighter Matt Montalvo (7-12) has been tapped as one of the matchmakers for the fight card alongside Skyler McCarty.
Stay tuned to BluegrassMMA as ticket information and the fight card for Rise Fighting IV are expected to be released soon.