Reality Fighting on Jan. 3: Highlights to include Tim Sylvia and Matt Bessette in co-main events
by Brian Woodman Jr. on 12/23/14
Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim "the Maine-iac" Sylvia will headline Reality Fighting's next event on Jan. 3 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville.
Sylvia, who currently holds a professional record 31 wins and 9 losses (statistics provided by Reality Fighting), will face Juliano Coutinho (6-1) during the main event. Sylvia started his career in MMA with Reality Fighting in 1998, according to information from the organization.
Matt Bessette (13-6), the Hartford fighter who made it into the semifinals for Bellator's tenth-season featherweight tournament, will fight Kevin Roddy (15-5-1) in a featherweight bout. Bessette established himself in the Connecticut scene as a lightweight with Reality Fighting.
The card also includes; a middleweight fight between Jason Ward (4-1) and Cheyenne Vasquez (2-0); a bantamweight fight between Johnny Lopez (0-1) and Marvin Maldonado (1-2); and a featherweight fight between Rob Brown (2-0) and Melvis Figueroa (0-1).
Opponents for welterweight Jarrid Heon and featherweight Jessy Miele (2-0) have not been announced.
Amateur bouts scheduled for that evening include; a 150-pound fight between Jose Rivera (0-0) and Vinny Brightman (0-4); a featherweight fight between B. J. Prak (0-1) and Harris Bonfiglio (0-0); and a bantamweight fight between Mike Piacentini (1-3) and Joe Albani (0-1).
