Brian The Bandit Cobb signs Multi Fight deal with MFC

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World Top 20 Lightweight Brian The Bandit Cobb signs Multi Fight deal and Headlines MFC 30


Rival submission specialists to battle in MFC 30 co-main event

The Maximum Fighting Championship has signed world-ranked lightweight Brian
"The Bandit" Cobb to a multi-fight contract that will include his debut bout
in the main event at MFC 30: Up Close & Personal.

Cobb (18-6) will meet top title contender Drew "Night Rider" Fickett (41-13)
in a three-round, non-title affair on Friday, June 10 at the Mayfield
Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. HDNet Fights will air the event
live, including the evening's co-main event of Pete "The Secret Weapon"
Spratt against "The Irish Hand Grenade" Marcus Davis, beginning at 10 p.m.
ET/8 p.m. MT/7 p.m. PT (check local listings for channel designation).

"I am very excited about this matchup," said Mark Pavelich, MFC
Owner/President. "Brian Cobb www.fightmatrix.com
<http://www.fightmatrix.com/> is someone who has been on our radar for some
time, and I think this is the perfect time to bring him in.

"He's ranked in the top 20 in the world, which is outstanding considering
the depth of talent in the lightweight division. I believe he and Drew
Fickett will put on a tremendous showcase of their skills which will make
for a dynamic and entertaining fight. Having two extremely tactical fighters
like Cobb and Fickett apply their trade in a co-main event with such
devastating as Spratt and Davis - that's the best of both worlds for true
mixed martial arts fans." This is the direction our company needs to go in
to compete on the World stage; you will start seeing more signings from Top
30 guys in the MMA talent pool".

A submission specialist with 12 victories coming by way of tapout, Cobb
enters the MFC ring for the first riding a three-fight winning streak. The
31-year-old Bakersfield, California, product holds a notable career win over
Diego Saraiva, defeated Kazunori Yokota in Japan last fall, and holds three
wins in three bouts against former rival John Reedy - the only losses in
Reedy's career.

Along with his jiu-jitsu game, Cobb is an accomplished wrestler with a
decorated amateur career. A former high school All-American, Cobb was an
NCAA Division I national qualifier and was a Pac-10 finalist while competing
for Cal State University-Bakersfield.

Fickett, who fights out of Tucson, Arizona, will make his long-awaited
return to the Maximum Fighting Championship following his scintillating
performance over Matt Veach at MFC 28. The gifted submission specialist
carries a five-fight winning streak into his matchup against Cobb, and has
notable career wins over former MFC title challenger Derrick Noble, Josh
Koscheck, Josh Neer, and Kenny Florian.