The full fight card includes:

LH: Renato “Babalu” Sobral vs. Vernon White
HW: Ricco Rodriguez vs. Mike Kyle
HW: Mark Kerr vs. Rick Roufus
HW: Jimmy Ambriz vs. Wesley “Cabbage” Correira
MW: Joe Riggs vs. Gustavo Machado
HW: Virgil Zwicker vs. David Mejia
MW: David Loiseau vs. Leopoldo Serao
WW: Tiki Ghosn vs. J.J. Ambrose
LH: Fabio Costa vs. Carlos Fuentes
FW: Georgi Karakahyan vs. Armando Sanchez
HW: Tony Sylvestor vs. Cain Velasquez

The World Cagefighting Organization, an upstart MMA organization owned by former professional boxer Bruce Bellocchi, has announced its Jan. 12 fight card — one that includes notables such as Renato “Babalu” Sobral, Ricco Rodriguez, David Loiseau, Joe Riggs, Mark Kerr and other former UFC and PRIDE fighters.

The event, which is co-promoted by Valor Fighting and Primal MMA, takes place at the San Diego Sports Arena, a 16,000-capacity venue located in San Diego, Calif.

In the night’s main event, veteran fighter Vernon White takes on Sobral, a former UFC light-heavyweight contender who was kicked out of the organization following a controversial UFC 74 victory over David Heath. After forcing a second-round tap-out, Sobral initially refused to break the chokehold and admitted to it in a post-fight interview. After being fined $25,000 and kicked out of the UFC, he returned for a win in December.

The event also marks the return of Mike Kyle, a former WEC fighter who was suspended indefinitely by the California State Athletic Commission after a brutal attack on opponent Brian Olsen at WEC 20. After illegally kneeing his opponent in the head, Kyle continued the baffling assault even as ringside officials tried to pry him off his dazed opponent.

Oddly, the event took place at an Indian casino and was not regulated, yet the CSAC was so disturbed by Kyle’s actions that it suspended him anyway. However, the commission reinstated Kyle in October. He’ll battle Rodriguez, a former UFC heavyweight champion, as part of the WCO’s main card.

A live Internet feed of the event will be available on the day of the event.

The WCO has already begun preparations for its next show, which will likely take place in April at the Astrodome in Houston, Texas.
Source: http://mmajunkie.com/