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The Maximum Fighting Championship has officially announced that rising star Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford will battle UFC veteran Drew “The Master” Fickett at MFC 17: Hostile Takeover for the vacant MFC welterweight title.
TKO Xtreme first broke news of the fight on May 24 after MFC vice president Dave Pavelich made a post hinting at the possible bout.
Fickett is a wily veteran who’ll definitely go down as Ford’s toughest test to date. Fickett, better known as the Night Rider, possesses a decorated mixed martial arts record of 33-5-0 with submission victories over the likes of Mark Weir, Kurt “Batman” Pellegrino, Josh Koscheck, Josh Neer, Fabio Holanda, Carlo Prater, Nuri Shakir, and Brandon Melendez.
After departing from the UFC, Fickett joined the ranks of HDNet Fights and Strikeforce. Since his departure from the Las-Vegas based promotion, Fickett has secured four straight victories with stoppages over Anthony Lapsley, Mark Weir and Jae Suk Lim.
Fickett was originally expected to face Jake Sheilds in June for the EliteXC welterweight title but the bout was scrapped when Sheilds went under with a back injury.
MFC star Ryan “The Real Deal” Ford is currently one of Canada’s brightest prospects boasting an unblemished MMA record of 6-0. Ford holds victories over UFC veterans Pete Spratt and C.J. Fernandes along with Mike Sorenson, Adil Abbas, Randy Valette, and Aaron Gallant.
MFC 17: Hostile Takeover is scheduled for July 25, 2008 at the River Cree Casino in Edmonton, Alberta. Check out our rumors section for the latest MFC 17: Hostile Takeover card.
