Nick Diaz Promotions announces WAR MMA debut event for June 22nd
Stockton Arena’s management “SMG” announced on Wednesday that the promotion known as WAR MMA will be making it’s debut in their facility Saturday June 22nd.
The event currently features six bouts including a Welterweight main event pitting former UFC Welterweight and Team Cesar Gracie fighter Daniel Roberts against Justin Baesman.
Roberts who attained a 4-4 record in the UFC was released in January of 2012, after losing three consecutive fights in a row, however he’s won his last two, bringing his career total to a record of 14-4.
His oponnent Baesman is also from the Bay area, and has amassed a record of 14-2 fighting in regional promotions around the area.
According to the official press release, WAR MMA bouts will be fought under the Unified Rules, although the promotion has chosen to ban elbows to a grounded opponent. WAR MMA will also take place in a ring rather than a cage and accoriding to the release, grapplers are encouraged “to advance their position instead of stalling.”
There are a few other former UFC and WEC fighters on the card as well which you can see in it’s entirety below:
Main Event:
170 lbs: Daniel Roberts vs. Justin Baesman
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125 lbs: Antonio Banuelos vs. Benny Vinson
145 lbs: Caleb Mitchell vs. Evan Esguerra
205 lbs: Roy Boughton vs. Liron Wilson
185 lbs: Mike Persons vs. Clayton McKinney
135 lbs: Darin Cooley vs. Cody Gibson.
Although Dana White has called this the “losing money business”, we’ll just have to see how the event looks and turns out. I’m sure no one would have ever taken Nick Diaz as a serious or competent promoter, but who knows, we all might be surprised. I know I’ll be watching out of pure curiosity.
