KOTC ADDS RIGGS TO DEC. 15 CARD

[keithlewis]

http://www.thefightnetwork.com/news_detail.php?nid=5530

KOTC ADDS RIGGS TO DEC. 15 CARD

A middleweight fight between UFC veteran Joe “Diesel” Riggs and Mike “Gates of Hell” Gates has been added to the King of the Cage “Avalanche” event on Saturday, Dec. 15 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Riggs (27-9) is coming off a first-round knockout victory over Eugene Jackson at a Strikeforce show in September. After defeating Dan Chambers inside Canada’s Hardcore Championship Fighting promotion in July, Riggs was granted his release from the remainder of his contract with the Zuffa LLC-owned World Extreme Cagefighting.

Gates (4-1-1, 1-0 KOTC) has been a busy man this month, as he fought twice in one week. He lost a decision to Anderson Conclaves at KOTC “Battlescar” on Nov. 3 before rebounding to submit Lucas Sinclair under the Palace Fighting Championship banner one week later.

With over 35 fights, including eight inside the UFC Octagon, Riggs will serve as a step up in competition for Gates.

KOTC “Avalanche”
Saturday, Dec. 15
Moncton Coliseum
Moncton, New Brunswick

KOTC Canadian Lightweight Championship
Rory MacDonald vs. Kajan Johnson

Joe Riggs vs. Mike Gates
TJ Grant vs. Stephan Lemarche
Kevin Manderson vs. Samuel Guillet
Josh Strickland vs. Karl Ericson
Alex Sung vs. Walter Meiss
Max Daigle vs. Johnny Roscoe
Ryley Kerry vs. Shane Daley
Stephane Porier vs. Terry Kerr
Rene Allain vs. Michael Waugh
Chris Doucette vs. Sean Locke
Todd Westcott vs. Jeff Black
Ryan Kenny vs. Steve Olyarnyk
James Saunders vs. Shawn Clarck
Matthew Mahar vs. John Hachey

[Rush381]

I saw this dude fight at KOTC Battlescar. Should be a good fight but Diesel is a tough dude...

[NWOWolfpack]

Should be a good fight day/night with KOTC and Icon cards that day.

[TheBrokenVow]

HDNet Fights is that night as well.