Fight night is returning to Trinidad on Nov. 14, but likely without the sanctioning and oversight that were put in place following a catastrophic injury in April of 2014, which left fighter Steve Watts paralyzed. Cher-Ae Heights Casino has hosted two nights of mixed martial arts and amateur boxing in the year and half since […]
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Fight Night Returns to Trinidad
Seven months after local music promoter and amateur mixed martial artist Steve Watts was paralyzed during a bout, fight night is returning to Trinidad, albeit in a more regulated form. “It’s going to be a lot different,” said Steve Fossum, president of the International Sport Combat Federation, which has signed on to sanction Cher-Ae Heights […]
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Humboldt Music Promoter, Musician ‘Seriously Hurt’ in MMA Fight Saturday Night
A local musician and event promoter suffered a neck injury during the So You Wanna Fight amateur mixed martial arts event at Cher-Ae Heights Casino on Saturday, according to a report by John Ferrara at the Lumberjack. Steve Watts of Passion Presents was hospitalized in Redding following a body slam that immobilized him. Read more at the Lumberjack. Editor’s […]