PXC ANNOUNCES FEATHERWEIGHT
TOURNAMENT
Pacific X-treme Combat's Top 4 Featherweights Battle for the Belt!
Striegl, Yachi, Kim and Thorell fight for the vacated PXC Featherweight Title!
With PXC's Featherweight Champ, Joe
Taimanglo, relocating to California and signing with Belator, PXC has decided
to position 4 of their top fighters in the Featherweight Division against
each other to decide who will be the new Champ! Taimanglo was slated to fight
the undefeated Mark Striegl, but was released to Belator in order to pursue a
title in the US mainland. Another PXC Featherweight, Hawaii's Dustin Kimura,
recently picked up a debut victory in The UFC, opening up PXC's Featherweight
Division for new stars to compete for the title.
The tournament will feature some of the most-respected names in
Asia-Pacific Mixed Martial Arts, and should make for 2 outstanding matches at
PXC-37, slated for May 18th in Manila, Philippines. The winners are scheduled
to face each other in a Title Fight in August.
Representing the Philippines, and one of the favorites
in the tournament, is undefeated Filipino-American, Mark Striegl, who trains
out of Figth Corps MMA in Baguio City, Philippines. Striegl's last victory was
last November against Hawaii's Harris Sarmiento, who currently holds the PXC
Lightweight Belt and sometimes fights at Featherweight as well. With that
victory, Striegl established himself as the top contender for Taimanglo's
Title. And with over 700,000 viewers of that bout in the country, Striegl has
become a household name and the top prospects to The UFC from the Philippines.
Striegl also spent considerable time training and studying in
Japan and has fought in several leagues throughout Asia building up
a large fan base while collecting 12 wins as a professional.
Recently signing with PXC with a mission to beat Striegl is
Shooto Champion, Yusuke Yachi from the famed Krazy Bee team in Tokyo, Japan.
Yachi Yusuke has incredible technique both on his feet and on the ground
and his extremely aggressive fighting style and conditioning is expected
to make this Striegl's toughest bout to date. At the young age of
22, Yusuke trains alongside UFC Fighter, "Kid" Yamamoto, and is
also talked about as one of the top prospects to The UFC from Asia...but
determined to add the PXC Featherweight belt to his trophy case.
Representing South Korea is one of the best MMA fighters in
Seoul training in the most-respected camp, Korean Top Team (KTT). "The
Beast", Jang Yong Kim has fought in Korea and Japan before signing with
PXC and has recorded wins in PXC's Featherweight Division against Harris
Sarmiento, Raja Shippen, and Fasie Jessie. His last fight was a loss against
Joe Taimanglo for the Featherweight Title almost a year ago and this is Kim's
opportunity to regain momentum and position himself for another PXC
Featherweight Title Fight in August.
Finally, ready to stand up against Kim is Hawaii's Nate Thorell,
a rising star from 808 Fight Factory in Honolulu with an impressive 4-1 record
as a professional. Standing almost 6 feet tall, Thorell has experienced
fighting elite grapplers and continues to train against some of the best in the
world from Hawaii. Thorell has quick striking ability from any angle and
incredible endurance. The only question is how he plans to deal with Kim's
aggressive takedown and submission offensive.
PXC-37 is presented by San Mig Strong Ice and Sports 5. With
special thanks to Axe Apollo, PLDT MY DSL, Fitness First, FHM Philippines,
FHM.com.ph, Premiere Condoms, Healthway Agility Phil, Beer Below Zero, Real
Sports Radio, Loqal.ph, Filquest Media Concepts, Eden Night Club, SM Tickets
and TicketWorld.
For more information on PXC, check out www.pxc.com.ph or www.facebook.com/pxcmma. Tickets
now available at www.smtickets.com and www.ticketworld.com.ph!
