Pulver, McFedries Land Slots at Titan FC 18
Brian Knapp Apr 25, 2011
Former UFC lightweight champion Jens Pulver
will make his Titan Fighting Championship debut in a featured
featherweight match against Mike Powell
at TFC 18 on May 27 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan. The event
will air live on HDNet.
Pulver (Pictured; file photo) will carry a modest two-fight winning streak into the match. He last appeared under the Chicago Cagefighting Championship banner in March, when he took a split verdict from Wade Choate at The Odeum in Villa Park, Ill.
The 36-year-old Sunnyside, Wash., native has secured more than half
(13) of his 24 career victories by knockout or technical knockout
and owns notable wins over former two-division UFC champion
B.J.
Penn, one-time Shooto welterweight titleholder Caol Uno and UFC
veteran Dennis
Hallman. Pulver has not won three consecutive fights in nearly
seven years.
Based in Waterloo, Iowa, Powell has not competed since he posted a unanimous decision over Jovon Myles at Iowa Challenge 60 in August. It was just the second time in 12 professional outings he had gone the distance. Powell, who has rattled off three wins in a row, sports seven first-round finishes among his 10 victories.
Meanwhile, Pulver’s former Miletich Fighting Systems teammate, Drew McFedries, will lock horns with Strikeforce alum Darryl Cobb in a middleweight duel at TFC 18.
McFedries made his promotional debut at TFC 16 in January, when he stopped Gary Tapusoa on first-round strikes. The 32-year-old Iowan compiled a 4-5 mark inside the UFC before being released following his September 2009 submission defeat to Tomasz Drwal at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. A potent standup fighter, McFedries has secured seven of his nine career victories by knockout or technical knockout. Moreover, nine of his 15 professional bouts have ended inside one round. Wins against American Top Team’s Alessio Sakara, the well-traveled Marvin Eastman and Frenchman Xavier Foupa-Pokam anchor the McFedries resume.
Cobb finds himself on the rebound for just the second time in his career, having submitted to a Rodney Collier rear-naked choke at a Rumble Time Promotions event on April 15. The defeat snapped his five-fight winning streak. An East St. Louis, Ill., native, Cobb participated on the BET reality show “Iron Ring.” He trains under UFC veteran Jermaine Andre.
Pulver (Pictured; file photo) will carry a modest two-fight winning streak into the match. He last appeared under the Chicago Cagefighting Championship banner in March, when he took a split verdict from Wade Choate at The Odeum in Villa Park, Ill.
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Based in Waterloo, Iowa, Powell has not competed since he posted a unanimous decision over Jovon Myles at Iowa Challenge 60 in August. It was just the second time in 12 professional outings he had gone the distance. Powell, who has rattled off three wins in a row, sports seven first-round finishes among his 10 victories.
Meanwhile, Pulver’s former Miletich Fighting Systems teammate, Drew McFedries, will lock horns with Strikeforce alum Darryl Cobb in a middleweight duel at TFC 18.
McFedries made his promotional debut at TFC 16 in January, when he stopped Gary Tapusoa on first-round strikes. The 32-year-old Iowan compiled a 4-5 mark inside the UFC before being released following his September 2009 submission defeat to Tomasz Drwal at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. A potent standup fighter, McFedries has secured seven of his nine career victories by knockout or technical knockout. Moreover, nine of his 15 professional bouts have ended inside one round. Wins against American Top Team’s Alessio Sakara, the well-traveled Marvin Eastman and Frenchman Xavier Foupa-Pokam anchor the McFedries resume.
Cobb finds himself on the rebound for just the second time in his career, having submitted to a Rodney Collier rear-naked choke at a Rumble Time Promotions event on April 15. The defeat snapped his five-fight winning streak. An East St. Louis, Ill., native, Cobb participated on the BET reality show “Iron Ring.” He trains under UFC veteran Jermaine Andre.
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