DC Metro Showdown 3 - Saturday, February 23rd in Lansdowne, VA

[Khun Kao]

It's that time again folks! The next "DC Metro Showdown" is scheduled for Saturday, February 23rd in Lansdowne, VA. We will feature full Thai rules MuayThai, SanDa, and Mixed Martial Arts fighting! The event will be sanctioned by the Global Combat Alliance (GCA). For more information, please visit: http://gcafights.com/



We have a number of local clubs sending fighters to this event, and we're still taking fighter applications:


Baltimore Jiu Jitsu
Capital Jiu Jitsu
Fightworks
Jeff Gordon's
MMA Institute
NOVA MMA (Team Lloyd Irvin)
One Spirit
Pro-Fitness
Sit-Dragonleg (Pittsburgh, PA)


We're offering a discount for advance purchase of tickets! $20 for General Admission, and $40 for Ringside Seating!

Please mark your calendars and be sure to come support your local fighters!!!!!!!!!!

Be sure to visit: http://khunkao.com/Promotions.html for more information and all the latest updates!!!

[Khun Kao]

GREAT!!!!! I'm looking forward to meeting you!!!!

[seany85]

good luck.

[Khun Kao]

New image for our flyers.....

[chamberlainJ]

Gotta question... do they have youth leagues on do you have to be 18?

Also, can some give me a site that has boxing leagues, kickboxing leagues, or MMA leagues for youth. Can they please try to be in the Phildelphia, PA or Trenton, New Jersey area or at least one that will allow me to be in matches. PLEASE!

[Khun Kao]

Youth Leagues? Not that I'm aware of. Some sanctioning organizations have youth divisions, though. I'm not sure if they have youth divisions for MMA, or just kickboxing

Some of the sanctioning organizations you may want to check out are:

Global Combat Alliance (GCA): http://gcafights.com
International Kickboxing Federation (IKF): http://ikfkickboxing.com
United States KickBoxing Assoc. (USKBA): http://uskba.com
United States Muay Thai Assoc. (USMTA): http://usmta.com
World Kickboxing Assoc. (WKA): http://wkausa.com

While many of these organizations seem to be kickboxing organizations at first glance, most have been promoting MMA bouts for years now.

[Khun Kao]

New Fight Poster:

[Khun Kao]

As always, the official fight card remains a bit of a "dynamic" affair leading up to the actual day of the event, but as of right now, our fight card seems set at:

*UPDATED FEB. 20 at 11 AM*

Match #1: Muay Thai
Lightweight/Welterweight
Ray King, 130 lbs (Sit-Dragonleg Muay Thai) vs. Rick Manor, 135 lbs (Evolution MMA)

Match #2: Muay Thai
Super Heavyweight
Jeff Kennedy, 235 lbs (Sit-Dragonleg Muay Thai) vs. Bill King, 240 lbs (Ohio Muay Thai)

Match #3: MMA
Lightweight
Kevin Breedan, 145 lbs (Evolution MMA) vs. Gary Killen, 150 lbs (VBAMA)

Match #4: Muay Thai
Middleweight
Bashir Ahmed, 165 lbs (Pro-Fitness) vs. Leo Napper, 165 lbs (Evolution MMA)

Match #5: MMA
Welterweight/Middleweight
Derrick Hepler, 170 lbs (Star City Fight Club) vs. Steven Wampler, 170 lbs (MMA Institute)

Match #6: Muay Thai
Super Welterweight/Middleweight
Kristen DeBruycker, 160 lbs (One Spirit Martial Arts) vs. Heather Pugh, 153 lbs (Ohio Muay Thai)

Match #7: Muay Thai
Middleweight/Cruiserweight
Derrick Neal, 180 lbs (Evolution MMA) vs. Jason Jones, 175 lbs (Sit-Dragonleg Muay Thai)

Match #8: MMA
Featherweight/Lightweight
Kendall Herring, 145 lbs (MMA Institute) vs. Edward Bendu, 145 lbs (Capital Punishment MMA)

INTERMISSION!

Match #9: Muay Thai
Middleweight
Hiro Perera, 175 lbs (Pro-Fitness) vs. Brian McAlister, 170 lbs (Ohio Muay Thai)

Match #10: MMA
Bantamweight/Featherweight
Scott Smith, 135 lbs (Evolution MMA) vs. Brian Lashom, 135 lbs (VBAMA)

Match #11: Muay Thai
Middleweight/Cruiserweight
Jarome Gaston, 180 lbs (Capital Punishment MMA) vs. Ben Smith, 170 lbs (One Spirit Martial Arts)

Match #12: MMA
Welterweight/Middleweight
Taylor Dixon, 170 lbs (Capital Jiu Jitsu) vs. John Stewart, 170 lbs (VBAMA)

Match #13: Muay Thai
Middleweight
Nic Bleser, 165 lbs (Star City Fight Club) vs. Ben Case, 170 lbs (Sit-Dragonleg Muay Thai)

[..n..]

Kru Brooks, do you expect a long queue to get into the fights? I’m trying to figure our what time to arrive…

[Khun Kao]

Hmmm.... that's really hard to say. There has been quite a bit of "buzz" surrounding the event, but I'm not really sure how to read that. Our advance ticket sales have been picking up as we get closer to the day of the event, but the weather forecast isn't very good and I'm concerned that it may affect the turnout....

To be safe, I'd recommend getting there around the time the doors open.