Mike Easton vs. Chase Beebe Bantamweight Championship Fight Announced for UWC: Man “O” War
Mike Easton
East coast MMA promotion Ultimate Warrior Challenge has announced that Mike Easton will face Chase Beebe for the first-ever UWC bantamweight championship in the main event of UWC: Man “O” War on February 21st at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
“The UWC has always been committed to delivering the highest quality fights for metro Washington, DC and east coast MMA fans,” said UWC CEO S. Marcello Foran in a press release announcing the fight. “That’s why we are so excited to announce the signing of this bout. Chase Beebe and Mike Easton are two of the best bantamweight fighters in America – if not the world – whose styles are tailor made for each other. If there was ever a ‘can’t miss’ fight for fans in the Washington, DC area, this is it.
“Booking this fight was a no-brainer. Both fighters are incredible athletes and always do a superb job of entertaining the crowd. We are dying to see how Beebe’s in-your-face grinding style will look against Easton’s first-rate athleticism and vicious knockout power. I know whoever wins this fight will have definitively earned the title ‘UWC Bantamweight Champion’.”
The Ultimate Fighter 8 cast member Antwain Britt will be in action in the co-main event against an opponent to be announced.
Looks like a good card, long drive though.
I thought all zuffa contracts were exclusives?
He was on the show, but he didn’t win, therefore probably does not have a Zuffa contract.
Especially since he hasn’t been seen in the UFC since his appearance.
Britt went home from the show with a Broken hand, hasn’t been picked back up yet, but if he keeps winning he might get picked up later. I guess Bebe got cut by WEC.
They all sign contracts just to be on TUF-where it goes from there depends on there showing-look now at least all the TUF guys have showcased in the UFC-WOW after tht schooling M.Torres gave Bebe & took his belt he never was the same…better luck else where I guess…
Wow, Beebe gets dropped after 2 loses in the WEC. And his 2nd one was a very close fight with Ribeiro. Hope he gets back to the WEC soon and rematch Torres.
I was talking about Beebe. He was The Bantamweight Champion of the WEC, a Zuffa company.
Bebe must have got cut after losing to Torres, and then Reibeiro. Either that or his contract came up and they didn’t renew him.