EVENT - Palace Fighting Championship 7

On Thursday, March 20th the Palace Fighting Championship (PFC) will hold their seventh event from the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California.

The PFC World Welterweight Title is currently vacant, but both Richie Hightower and Bryan Travers want to take that crown home Thursday night. “I can’t think of a more compelling fight than Richie Hightower versus Bryan Travers for our vacant welterweight title. Both guys bring varying skill sets, Hightower likes to stay standing and use his kickboxing, clinch and elbows,” PFC President Christian Printup said. “Travers can stand and trade but probably would look for the takedown to utilize his wrestling and jiu-jitsu. It’s a very competitive fight and we’ll be proud to have either guy as our PFC Welterweight Champion.”

You may remember Hightower from the past season of Spike TV's "The Ultimate Fighter" (TUF) reality show, a product of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Hightower is also a PFC veteran, defeating Andy Maccarone at PFC 2 by knockout. Hightower’s stoppage of Maccarone in just 33 seconds is considered one of the best KOs in PFC history.

“I know exactly what everybody else knows about Hightower, due to his being on TUF. I’ve seen a lot of film, I even got tape of his fight before going on the show, I think it was PFC 2, so I have a lot to go on getting ready for this fight,” said Travers, who is a former NCAA wrestler and Gladiator Challenge Light Heavyweight champ.

“We will both have game plans. I think I’m bigger, stronger and skills to better enforce my will during this fight. I think he’s going to try and set the pace but I am going to crank it up even further.”

Knowing Travers wrestling prowess, Hightower has worked in his takedown defense, while continuing to sharpen his already lethal stand-up skills.

“I’m pretty well-rounded. I work on everything. I know he is a wrestler, so I’ve been working on my takedown defense a little more,” Hightower said. “But I’m also comfortable on the ground. I try and be as well-rounded as possible.”

Also on the card is a showdown for the PFC World Light Heavyweight belt, as champ Jeromy Freitag of Sacramento will defend his title for the first time against Brazil’s Jorge Oliveira.

- PFC 7 FIGHT CARD -

Jeromy Freitag vs. Jorge Oliveira

Richie Hightower vs. Bryan Travers

Phil Collins vs. Mike Martinez

Jorge Evangelista vs. Enoch Wilson

Glover Teixeira vs. Buckley Acosta

Carlton Jones vs. Rafael Del Real

Jeremiah Metcalf vs. Jimmy Dexter

Ulysses Gomez vs. Greg McDowell

Daniel Pinedo vs. David Mitchell

Danny Castillo vs. Andy Salazar

Robert Breslin vs. Brandon Jinnies