UFC and MFC veteran Rodney Wallace returns to fight in North Carolina. Photo courtesy of MFCProMMA Now has learned that UFC veteran Rodney “Sho Nuff the Master†Wallace(10-4) will return to his home state of North Carolina to do battle with Georgia’s Aaron “Tex†Johnson(7-5) in a light heavyweight contest on April 15th.*The fight will likely main event the Scrap Live*7 event*that will take place in Winston-Salem, NC. We first reported the event a couple of weeks ago*and you can find all ticket information, times, and locations there.
Wallace*had a three fight stint in the UFC losing all three fights via unanimous decision, the last coming against rising UFC*prospect Phil*Davis last August.*Wallace then took a fight against UFC*veteran*David Heath in the Maximum Fighting Championship, earning a unanimous decision victory last November. Wallace*took a fight on short notice and returned to*the*Maximum*Fighting Championship this past*February, losing via second round submission to Emmanuel Newton.*
Johnson has fought primarily as a middleweight*in*the southeast with the majority*of his fights taking place in Georgia. He is*3-3 in his last six fights with his last outing ending in a submission loss*to T.J. Cook last October.
Here’s the card thus far:
Professional Fights
-Rodney Wallace vs. Aaron*Johnson
-Casey “Full Speedâ€*Johnson vs. William Metts
-Nick “The Brick†Blake vs. Timm Kitts
-Sylvain Bynum vs. TBD
Amateur Fights
-Brian Miller vs. Patrick Muegge
-Jeff Johnson vs. Jonathan Steed
-Lonnie Price III vs. Raymond Irizarry
-Crystal “Lil Sunshineâ€*Parrish vs. Ragan Powell
-Lalani Malley vs. TBD
-Bradley Essick vs. TBD
-Kris Kennedy vs. TBD
-Treven Armstrong vs. TBD
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