Cameron Smotherman, Mando Gutierrez to Headline Fury FC Challenger Series 9

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Cameron Smotherman (@Lilcampster) and Mando Gutierrez (@MandoGoes4Gold) will throw down in the main event of Fury FC Challenge Series 10 which takes place November 12th. pic.twitter.com/jXzfsSmuuq

— Alex Behunin (@AlexBehunin) October 10, 2023

Cameron Smotherman and Mando Gutierrez will trade leather in the main event at Fury Fighting Championship Challenger Series 9 on Nov. 12. The booking was first reported by Alex Behunin of MMA Mania on Wednesday.

Smotherman (8-4) will look to defend his Fury FC bantamweight title against Gutierrez in a five-round affair that will go down in Houston. “The Baby-Faced Killer” dethroned former champ Peter Caballero with a stunning Round 2 knockout to top off a four-fight win streak back in February.

Smotherman subsequently made an appearance on Dana White’s Contender Series Season 7, Week 2 in a bid to earn an Ultimate Fighting Championship contract, where he was knocked out by Charalampos Grigoriou a minute into the bout.

Meanwhile, Gutierrez (8-2) will be making his promotional debut when he challenges Smotherman for the 135-pound strap. “El Toro” racked up a three-fight winning streak in the regional circuit when he made an appearance on DWCS Season 6, Week 9 against 17-year-old Raul Rosas Jr. last September.

Gutierrez came up on the short side of an emphatic unanimous decision loss that soon made Rosas Jr. the youngest fighter in UFC history. However, the Murcielago Mixed Martial Arts product has since made his way back to the win column with a Round 1 technical knockout of Tim Eschtruth at WXC 88 last October.Josh Acosta vs Andre Whatley RC Guzman vs Joshua Cristerna Jaymez Ramon vs Joe Perez Jace Bryan vs Adrian Palacios Orlando Davila vs Richard Gallego