Valimaki to defend, Ford to fight for TFC titles

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The Fight Club is pleased to announce the full fight lineup for TFC 9: Total Chaos, which will take place Saturday, Dec. 5 at 8:00 p.m. MT at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton.

In the first of two TFC world title matches, TFC light-heavyweight champion Victor Valimaki will make his first defence of the title he won over Lew (The Titan) Polley at TFC 8: SALVATION when he takes on Victoriaville, Que.’s Martin (The Stress) Desilets. A dominating knockout puncher, Desilets is a champion in his own right as he holds the current XMMA 205-pound title.

The TFC welterweight world title will be on the line as Ryan (The Real Deal) Ford of Edmonton faces U.S. Marine and Iraq veteran, John Walsh of Camp Pendleton, Calif., in the co-main event.

Undefeated fighter Jordan Mckay of Vancouver’s Revolution fight team will face The Ultimate Fighter season 6 participant, Richie Hightower in a featured bout.

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