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It’s FIGHT WEEK for #DrillerPromotions as we return to the Four Seasons Centre in #Owatonna, #Minnesota this Saturday for O-Town Throwdown II. This 18-bout card is headlined by #UFC alumn and reigning Driller Promotions #heavyweight #champion, Travis “Diesel” Wiuff (73-20) taking on former #KSW and #Bellator #fighter Kevin “Concrete” Asplund. In addition to the heavyweight superfight, a pair of amateur #title #fights are set to highlight the preliminary portion of the card. #Strawweight champion Jessica Fresh (3-0) makes the first defense of the title she won last November in #Austin when she faces #Wisconsin’s Sarah Jacobson. #Undefeated #prospect Richard Rodriguez (7-0) and #RFAFighting vet Chad Brito (7-1) are set to square off for the vacant Driller Promotions #bantamweight title. Tickets for the event range from $30-100 and are available for purchase online at CageTix.com. Doors open at 5, fists fly at 5:30! #mma #mixedmartialarts #wmma #mnmma #fightnight #titlefight #rochester #fairbault #mankato #cagetix

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#FlashbackFriday - November 2014: #JessicaFresh (3-0) connects with a big right en route to claiming the #DrillerPromotions amateur #strawweight #title via third round #armbar of Cynthia Bottelberghe. The #undefeated #Iowa product returns to action on Saturday, April 18th at the Four Seasons Centre in #Owatonna, #Minnesota, as she makes the first defense of her belt versus #SarahJacobson. There are eighteen bouts scheduled in all. Tickets range from $30-100 and are available for purchase online at CageTix.com. #mixedmartialarts #mma #wmma #mnmma #titlefight #fightnight #cagetix #fbf

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#DrillerPromotions returns to the Four Seasons Centre in #Owatonna on Saturday, April 18th for O-Town Throwdown II. This massive 18-bout card features a pair of #title #fights, plus a #heavyweight #superfight between #1 ranked Travis “Diesel” Wiuff and #5 ranked Kevin “Concrete” Asplund. The co-main event sees local favorite Danyelle “Southern Boy” Williams (8-4-1) taking on #undefeated Academy product Ron Winslow (2-0). Jessica Fresh (3-0) returns to #Minnesota to make the first defense of her belt as she faces #Wisconsin’s Sara Jacobson. A battle of Midwest #amateur #prospects will decide who takes home the Driller Promotions #bantamweight title when unbeaten Richard Rodriguez (7-0) takes on #RFA veteran Chad Brito (6-1). Other fighters appearing on the card include: Sam Hernandez, Dalton Albrent, Michael Garcia, Sean Strube, Anthony Yost, Bradley Hicks, Tom Krenzel, Travis Turk, Jonathan Whitney, Santa Acosta, plus many, many more. Tickets for the show range from $30-100 and are available for purchase online at CageTix.com. Doors open at 5, fists fly at 5:30.

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Tonight marks one of the biggest days in the history of #Minnesota #MMA as @RFAFighting returns tonight to @MysticLakeCasino in #PriorLake for #RFA24! The main card features five Minnesota-based #DrillerPromotions vets, including the main event bout between #BenjaminSmith and #TatRomero for the vacant Resurrection Fighting Alliance #welterweight #title. The co-main event will see the “Career Killer” #MelvinBlumer taking on two-time world title challenger Jeff “Big Frog” Curran. The other half of the “Bash Brothers,” Marvin “The Terminator” Blumer, is also set to see action when he faces fellow #prospect #DerrickMinner. 2014 RFA ‘Submission of the Year’ candidate Dan “The Hitman” Moret (7-1)—whose only loss came via decision to current RFA #banamtweight #champion Luke Sanders—will locks horns with #RobertMoffett (6-1). And rounding out the televised main card is #undefeated bantamweight prospect, Andre “The Diva” Tieva (8-0) making his promotional debut versus former Driller Promotions 135 lb champion #MattBrown. Good seats are still available and can be purchased at the #MysticLake Box Office. Only one suite remains! Doors for the event open at 6 pm, fights start at 6:30. The televised portion of the card begins at 8 pm on @AXSTV. #mixedmartialarts #mnmma #fightnight #titlefight #twincities #jeffcurran #danmoret #marvinblumer #andretieva

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Former #DrillerPromotions #heavyweight #champion #RaphaelBulter (@thasilencer) returns to action tonight when he faces #JoshDiekmann as part of the #Bellator134 card at the legendary #MoheganSun in #Uncasville, #Connecticut. The 2004 National #GoldenGloves #champion, Butler, has compiled a 8-­1-­1 record since transitioning to #mixedmartialarts from the professional #boxing ranks, including a 3-­1-­1 record inside the #Bellator promotion. All three of Butler’s BFC wins have come by way of first round #KO or #TKO. Facing "The Silencer" is Diekmann, who has shared the cage with the likes of #UFC vets Josh Hendricks, Christian Morecraft, Kevin Jordan and Justin Eilers. The Connecticut native hasn’t lost since 2012; which includes a 47­-second #knockout of Mike Wessel back at Bellator 123 last September. The bout will be streamed live and free on Spike.com starting at 6 pm CST. #mma #mnmma #rochester #prospect #alliancemma

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The best kept secret in #MidwestMMA, #PatMagdaleno (@pagmag135) returns to action tonight for Big John’s MMA at the #Kewadin Casino in #SaultSteMarie, #Michigan. The 26-year-old #Roufusport product enters the bout with a record of 6-0—all six wins coming by way of first round stoppage. #mma #mixedmartialarts #wimma #fightnight #localmma #bantamweight #prospect

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Main event is official: both #ChadCurry and #HughPulley make weight for their #lightweight encounter! Tickets for the event range from $30-100 and are available for purchase online at @cagetix. Doors open at 6, fists fly at 7. This is an ALL AGES show. Weigh-ins and afterparty take place right down the hall from the venue at Torge's Live. #mma #mixedmartialarts #localmma #mnmma #fightnight #titlefight #prospects #cagetix #rochester #chatfield #owatonna #fairbault

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Both @wiggstoraw and @angelpacheco92 successfully make weight for their #lightweight #title co-main event tomorrow night in #Austin, #Minnesota! Good seats are still available for purchase online at @cagetix. Doors open at 6, fists fly at 7. #mixedmartialarts #mma #titlefight #mnmma #localmma #fightnight #rochester #fairbault #albertlea #cagetix

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The #DrillerPromotions live blog makes it's return this Friday night at the @HolidayInn Conference Center in #Austin, #Minnesota for A-Town Throwdown V! The interactive CoverItLive blog will allow users to follow the event in real-time, including live results, video clips, and pictures from inside the venue. If you’re unable to attend, be sure to check it out at DrillerFights.com. You can also join in on the coverage by hashtagging #drillerfights on your social media of choice. Fans can follow us directly on Twitter, Vine and Instagram at @DrillerFights; otherwise, good seats are still available for purchase online at @cagetix. Doors open at 6:00, fists fly at 7:00. This is an ALL AGES event. FOURTEEN bouts scheduled in all! Afterparty takes place right down the hall from the venue at Torge's Live. #mixedmartialarts #mma #localmma #mnmma #fightnight #prospects #owatonna #fairbault #rochester #chatfield #cagetix #titlefight #wmma

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#Fightweek number two of 2015 has officially arrived for #DrillerPromotions! We return to the @HolidayInn Conference Center in #Austin, #Minnesota this Friday night for A-Town Throwdown V. This 13-bout card is headlined by #undefeated #lightweight @chadcurrymma (6-0) taking on #StLouis #prospect @hughthewolverine (4-1). Also featured on the card will be a amateur lightweight #title #fight as @wiggstoraw (4-1) makes the first defense of his belt in a rematch versus @angelpacheco92 (6-3). Tickets for the event range from $30-100 and are available for purchase online at @cagetix. Doors open at 6, fists fly at 7. This is an ALL AGES show. Weigh-ins and afterparty take place right down the hall from the venue at Torge's Live. #mma #mixedmartialarts #localmma #mnmma #fightnight #titlefight #prospects #cagetix #rochester #owatonna #fairbault #chattfield

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#ThrowbackThursday - October 2013: Former #DrillerPromotions #middleweight #champion Thomas “Hulk” Herrera (8-3) lands a kick to the body en route to his decision victory over Jaydee Carney. Herrera returns to action in the same building he won his first #title—the @HolidayInn Conference Center in #Austin, #Minnesota—next Friday, February 13 when he faces Juan Pablo Hernandez. Tickets for the event range from $30-100 and are available for purchase online at @cagetix. Doors open at 6, fists fly at 7. This is an ALL AGES show. Weigh-ins and afterparty take place right down the hall from the venue at Torge's Live. #mma #mixedmartialarts #localmma #mnmma #fightnight #prospects #cagetix #tbt #rochester #owatonna #fairbault

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#DrillerPromotions returns to the @HolidayInn Conference Center in #Austin, #Minnesota on Friday, February 13th for A-Town Throwdown V. This fourteen bout card will feature a battle between amateur female #prospects, as #RFAFighting vet #ChelsiWestdorp makes her fifth appearance inside the #DrillerPromotions cage when she faces #unbeaten #JenniferD’Acquisto of #Milwaukee. Westdorp returns to Minnesota for the first time since her decision #victory over Kelsey Johnson back in October at #RFA19. Training out of -#Roufusport, D’Acquisto makes her Driller debut following a 2-0 run for #Wisconsin-based North American Fighting Championship. Tickets range from $30-100 and are available for purchase online at @cagetix. This is an ALL AGES event. Weigh-ins and afterparty take place right down the hall from the venue at Torge's Live. #mma #mixedmartialarts #localmma #mnmma #fightnight #wmma #cagetix #rochester #owatonna Follow the link bellow to check out the hype video for D’Acquisto/Westdorp! http://bit.ly/1KnFhdY

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#DrillerPromotions returns to the @HolidayInn Conference Center in #Austin, #Minnesota on Friday, February 13th for A-Town Throwdown V. The main event of the card has been signed and made official as #undefeated #lightweight #prospect @chadcurrymma (6-0) will look to keep his record perfect when he faces heavy-handed #southpaw Hugh “The Wolverine” Pulley of #StLouis. The @mariorobertojj #purplebelt, Curry, enters the bout ranked as the number two lightweight in Minnesota. All six of “Blitz” Curry’s wins have come by way of stoppage, including a submission win in his most recent bout over one of the top lightweights in the #Midwest, #AlonzoMartinez. Pulley makes his Driller debut with an overall record of 4-1; all four wins by way of first round #TKO. In addition to an impressive professional record, Pulley was also a two-time amateur champion, compiling a 7-1 record before turning pro in April 2013. Curry vs. Pulley serves as the main event to this 14-bout card. Tickets range from $30-100 and are available for purchase online at @cagetix. Weigh-ins and afterparty take place right down the hall from the venue at Torge's Live. #mma #mixedmartialarts#localmma #mnmma #fightnight #prospects #cagetix #rochester #owatonna #localmma

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Full photo gallery from our event two weeks ago at 7 Clans Casino in #RedLake, #Minnesota is now available courtesy of Jesse Kelley on the Sterling Entertainment Group Facebook page and DrillerFights.com. The sellout crowd saw #ReeseHernandez #RNC #JaquisWilliams to claim the #DrillerPromotions #middleweight #title. #MichaelBullen received #KOTN honors, while #ZackMorrison and #BrianMiller collected the #FOTN award. Driller returns on Friday, February 13th at the Holiday Inn Conference Center in #Austin, Minnesota for A-Town Throwdown 5. Tickets for the event range from $30-100 and are currently available for purchase online at CageTix.com. FOURTEEN bouts scheduled in all! #mma #mixedmartialarts #fightnight #localmma #mnmma #fights

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Good luck to #DrillerPromotions products Clarence Jordan, Jimmy Zidek and Jason “The Giant Killer” Huntley in their bouts tonight for Dakota Fighting Championships at Scheels Arena in #Fargo, #NorthDakota. Fights start at 7:30 and tickets are available at the door. #mma #mixedmartialarts #mnmma #prospect #fightnight #localmma

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The Minnesota Militia warming up the cage for tonight's #mixedmartialarts at the 7 Clans Casino in #RedLake, #Minnesota! Limited tickets will be available for purchase at the door and range from $25-75 #mma #mnmma #northland #fightnight