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Reaction MMA Jiu-Jitsu Matt Metts, Pro Fighter

In this week’s edition of his weekly blog, undefeated Reaction MMA pro Matt Metts talks about “HellDay” which recently took place for the MMA fight team. He also gives his impression of the Strikeforce fights featuring Barnett and Cormier and his opinion about the recent decisions by state athletic commissions regarding TRT.

Please also follow Matt Metts on Twitter, @Metts155

Words from a wooly-headed warrior: HellDay, Strikeforce, and TRT

Reaction MMA Undefeated Pro Blogs About Training

If you would like to get some insight into what goes into preparing for a professional MMA fight, check out the blog of Reaction MMA undefeated pro Matt Metts as he sheds some light into his daily preparations for XFC 18 coming June 22 LIVE on HDNET. This is the biggest fight so far in Matt’s career and he is 110% focused on training both hard and smart. If you haven’t seen Matt Metts fight before, you are in for a treat as you can ALWAYS expect serious fireworks when this Wooly Headed Warrior is in the cage! 38 days and counting and you can follow along as he posts updates.

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This Bout Looks to be a WAR!!

The XFC has a great matchup on the June 22nd, XFC 18 card between Matt Metts (1-0 pro, 7-0 ammy) vs Scott Holtzman (1-0 pro, 5-0 ammy) in the Lightweight division. Both fighters are identical in height. Both fighters are undefeated in their careers with each being 1-0 as a pro. Both of these fighters hold blue belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Metts is a 4 stripe blue under Coach Rob Nickerson at Reaction MMA in Lexington, KY, where Scott Holtzman is a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ben Harrison of Shield Systems in Knoxville, TN. Matt is regarded as the top MMA pro Lightweight in Kentucky and Scott is regarded as the best MMA Lightweight pro in Tennessee. Only one of these guys can remain undefeated. Somebody’s “OHH” has “Got to Go!” Both of these fighters are known for finishing their fights so there we should expect some serious fireworks when these two meet in the cage. This fight will NOT go to a decision and will likely be a serious candidate for either Fight of the Night, KO of the Night, or Submission of the Night. This fight will be broadcast LIVE on HDNET so set your DVR!

Reaction MMA Pro Matt Metts in XFC18 June 22nd

Reaction MMA Jiu-Jitsu Matt Metts, Pro Fighter

Today, the XFC posted the fight card and tickets went on sale for the June 22nd event in Nahsville, TN at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium. The fight between Matt Metts and Scott Holtzman will be at 155 lbs. and the fight will be televised LIVE on HDNET. If you cannot attend in person, please set your DVR for HDNET on June 22nd. This is an important next step in Matt’s career and we want to give him as much support as possible. It really does help to have people cheering for you in the crowd, especially when you are fighting and opponent from the local area. A group of us will caravan down to the event so coordinate with Mr Steel if you want to join the caravan.

Reaction MMA Pro Matt Metts Fights in XFC 18 June 22nd

Reaction MMA Jiu-Jitsu Matt Metts, Pro Fighter

The Matthew Wellington Group announced earlier today that Reaction MMA Pro Fighter Matt Metts (1-0 Pro, 7-0 Amateur) has reached an agreement to face Scott Holtzman (1-0) at XFC 18 in Nashville Tennessee on June 22nd. Holtzman won his professional debut against a fellow MWG client in Brandon Demastes at XFC 16 and is considered a top prospect in the lightweight division. Metts won his professional debut against Jason Keen last fall. This fight is set to air live on HDNet. Read the full release from MWG below.

MWG client Matt Metts (1-0 professional, 7-0 amateur) will face his biggest test to date on June 22 in a nationally televised bout against fellow lightweight prospect Scott Holtzman at Xtreme Fighting Championship 18.

Metts and Holtzman will square off on the feature portion of the card broadcast on HDNet. Needless to say, Metts — who trains at Reaction MMA in Lexington, Ky., under Jorge Gurgel BJJ brown belt Rob Nickerson — is excited for the chance to fight in front of a national audience for a top regional promotion.

“It seems like it will be fun,” Metts said. “It has been a goal of mine to fight on television since I started in the sport, and to get to this point is great. The best way to describe how I feel would be excited.”

Like Metts, Holtzman (1-0 professional, 5-0 amateur) is coming off of a successful professional debut after defeating Brandon Demastes at XFC 16. Holtzman earned a spot in the XFC by winning an amateur tournament and the promotion recently signed him to a five-fight deal following the Demastes win.

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Reaction MMA 2nd Overall at Arnolds 2012 Event

Reaction MMA Pro Fighter Matt Metts on Bluegrass LIVE

Matt Metts, Reaction MMA pro fighter and all around good guy, for a caveman, will be on the radio tomorrow, Feb 2nd. Please tune in to 106.1 to hear Bluegrass MMA Live at 6:00PM EST. The broadcast is from Pasquales in the Morehead area, so see it live if you can. If you can’t make the broadcast live, you can always find the podcast at Bluegrass MMA. Matt typically has something thought provoking to contribute to the discussion of MMA and various fighters and game plans. If you haven’t seen Matt Metts in the ring yet, you should catch his next fight as he continues his unbeaten career.