Friday Nov 6, 2015
Friday, November 6 at 6pm
Doors open at 5pm
Mystic Lake Casino
2400 Mystic Lake Blvd NW
Prior Lake, MN 55372
Tickets: $25 - $100 & Tables $600 and $1,000
952-496-6563
Mixed martial arts, the fastest-growing sport in the world, makes its thrilling return to Mystic Lake Casino Hotel on Friday, Nov. 6.
Doors open at 5 p.m. with fights scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. The main card, which will be broadcast live on nationwide television via AXS-TV, starts at 9 p.m. sharp. The event will be regulated by the Minnesota Combative Sports Commission.
Resurrection Fighting Alliance, which is one of the premier MMA promotional companies in the United States and the top feeder league for the UFC, returns to Mystic Lake with its elite-level MMA action. It's RFA's third appearance at Mystic Lake, this time presenting RFA 32.
RFA 32 will bring some of the top fighters in the world to the Mystic Lake Showroom. The event also features several of the top prospects from the state of Minnesota.
"RFA is a national promotion, a spot for the best prospects to cut their teeth and do it on national TV," said Shakopee's Jeremy Bjornberg, who helped put the fight card together for RFA. "RFA puts these up-and-comers in the national spotlight. It's exciting stuff, and we're thrilled they've decided to come back to Mystic Lake, which has been a gracious host. Mystic offers the perfect venue for MMA."
RFA 32 will feature Minnesota's own Melvin Blumer and jiu-jitsu, along with black belt Bruno Frazatto, who will take on Melvin's identical twin brohter Marvin. Melvin Blumer is Minnesota's top-ranked 135-pounder, and he's coming off a devastating knockout victory over UFC veteran Jeff Curran. That win came during RFA's last appearance at Mystic Lake in March.
The card also is scheduled to host the Minnesota debut of former Gophers wrestler Logan Storley, who made a successful MMA debut in August. Storley was a four-time All-American for the Gophers.
Minnesota's top prospect, Chad Curry, also will be in action. Curry, who trains at the Mario Roberto Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rochester, is a perfect 7-0 as a professional. Other ranked Minnesota prospects scheduled to be in action include Ben Neumann, Sean Richman, Karter Holthusen, Ben Locken, Dan Moret, Reese Hernandez
The night also will feature women's MMA, including Minnesota's top female prospect Linsey Williams.