Titans of the Cage #33 MMA event will be held on May 20 at the Wytheville Meeting Center. The card is stacked for this event, featuring 26 hard-hitting MMA bouts. The event is overseen by the Virginia DPOR and sanctioned by United Combat Arts. The state of Virginia licensed amateur sanctioning organization determines the rules, weight classes, round length and size of gloves used.
The preliminary card will begin at 4 p.m. and will feature five bouts with both teen and adult competitors; with many being Wytheville based competitors. Following the prelims, the main fight card will get started immediately thereafter (approx. 5 p.m.) and will feature more than 20 action-packed MMA bouts.
Pedro Jiminez (right) of Ring Combat sports will return to fight at TOC #33
Many Wytheville-based fighters will once again be headlined on this card.
Wytheville’s own Ring-Combat Sports once again has several fighters represented, with the following fighters on the main card; Pedro Jimenez Vasquez (RCS) vs. Dalton Huffstetler (Beckley, WV), James Collins (RCS) vs. Noah Steward (Harrisonburg), (Roanoke), Cory Brewster (RCS) vs. Alan Smith (Harrisonburg), Chris Mohr (RCS) vs. Nikita Stoll (Harrisonburg), Joseph Wagner (RCS) vs. Curtis Davis (Austinville), Jordan Cizl (RCS) vs. Michael Polzella (Meadows of Dan), Alijah Webb (RCS) vs. Roger Akers (Floyd) and Brandon Webb (RCS) vs. Chris Hamlett (Roanoke) for the vacant light heavyweight title. Wytheville teen fighters will take the cage for exhibition bouts with Austin Sayers (RCS) vs. Brody Lowe (Princeton, WV) and Tyler Mills (RCS) vs. Will Wilson (Roanoke). Also in a teen kickboxing bout it will be Chanler Wimmer (Richlands) vs. Colt Gibson (Princeton, WV).
TOC veteran ring announcer Rick Caruso is back for his 16th event at TOC
Headlining the main card in the main event of the evening will be Daniel “Smiley” Wilkins (Lincolnton, NC) taking on Upright Odoemena (Charlotte, NC) for the TOC lightweight title. In the co-main event of the evening it will be Brandon Webb of Ring-Combat sports facing Chris Hamlett for the TOC light heavyweight title. Other titles will be on the line when Jonathan Freeman (Winston-Salem, NC) takes on James Huffman (Harrisonburg) for the vacant bantamweight title and Benny Inetanbor (Charlotte, NC) challenges current champion Lewis Glover (Georgia) for the welterweight title.
In a featured exhibition match we have well known local professional fighters stepping in to face each other in a highly anticipated kickboxing bout, when Derrick “day walker” Lambert of Princeton, West Virginia, takes on Antwon “Rumble” Curtis. The females also take center stage when Carissa Hodge of Ohio faces Hannah Ross of Harrisonburg. Other great matches include; Addison Hendry vs. Nyzaiah King, Anthony Roberts vs. Evan Null, Josh Baker vs. Trent Cecil, Logan Kiernan vs. Ryan Henderson, Zay Martin vs. Will Valentin, Mac Shumate vs. Brant Thomas, Elijah Gardner vs. Kyshon Lee, Devan Hancock vs. Shawn Ciafardini and Galen Green vs. Hunter Peeler.
Austin Sayers (left) of Ring Combat Sports returns to TOC #33
The Wytheville meeting center will provide great comfort for all spectators as all seats will be padded banquet room chairs. There will also be two large projection screens so fans will always have a clear view of the action inside the cage and there will be concessions on site. Several professional fighters will be in attendance to meet fans and take pictures, so if you have never attended Titans of the Cage, make this your first one.
Doors open at the Meeting Center, 333 Community Blvd, Wytheville, VA at 3 p.m. and prelim fights start promptly at 4 p.m. Followed by the main fight card at 5 p.m. Tickets are available online at www.titansofthecage.com , at Ring-Combat Sports (2190 W. Ridge Road in Wytheville) or at the door. Please follow Titans of the Cage on Facebook or visit the website to keep up with all the latest MMA action.
