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By: Brad Walker, MMATorch Columnist
Today, Saturday, August 15, XFO brings its annual super card back to the Sideouts Bar and Eatery in Island Lake, Ill.
Outdoor War holds the position as the largest and most prestigious card in Illinois each year, and will feature a planned 30 fights in one action packed day. As with each of the last two years, XFO will also induct two more of a long list of past fighters into its Legends shrine.
The fighters thus far enshrined in the XFO Legends are Jeff Curran, Pat Curran, Bart Palaszewski, Clay Guida, Daniel Straus, and Eric "Red" Schafer. Joining them this year are UFC women's straweight competitor Felice Herrig and former Tapout TV star and fan favorite Matt "Sunshine" Fiordosa. Others eligible for this year's XFO Legends vote - which were strictly limited to former XFO fighters - also included Bellator Champion Will Brooks, UFC veteran Chael Sonnen, UFC veteran Matt Hamill, and former WEC Bantamweight Champion Chase Beebe. It was a close voting process, but Fiordosa and Herrig won the fan vote to become XFO's newest Legends.
As a side note, this will be a legendary night for me as well, as my lovely wife will be attending her first live MMA card in our 10 years together!
As for the card itself, UFC Veteran Drew McFedries (11-7) takes on Tony Parker (17-11) in the night's main event in what will be a sure fire "Fight of the Night" showdown. McFedries is an exciting fighter, and he will be sure to bring his veteran experience in the Octagon into XFO's cage on Saturday night.
Here's the rest of the card:
Featherweight Bout: Joe Pacheco (8-7) vs Mike Santiago (14-9)
Bantamweight Bout: BJ Harlin (2-5) vs David Garcia (0-0)
Womens Strawweight Bout: Valeria Meija (2-0) vs Pearl Gonzalez (3-1)
Heavyweight Bout: Derrick Weaver (2-3) vs Wes Anderson (2-1)
Lightweight Bout: Jordan Wiggins (1-2) vs Pat Hastings (1-2)
Bantamweight Bout: Justin Seeberger (0-0) vs Marshawn Hughes (0-4)
Bantamweight Bout: Kurt Dereen (3-3) vs Cory Galloway (4-1)
Flyweight Bout: Reggie Brown (0-0) vs David Williams (1-0)
Middleweight Bout: Brian Booth (3-3) vs Alfred Walker (6-4)
These are just a few of the bouts on this card; however, you can find the entire fight card online at LocalMMATickets.com if you would like to know more. Tickets will be sold at the door, but I warn those interested that there are very few left to be purchased, as all VIP and front row seating has been sold out for nearly a week.
Stay tuned this weekend for my report and results from cage side!
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