MMA Update: Lucerne Valley’s Aaron Williams set to defend King of the Cage bantamweight title
Lucerne Valley's Aaron Williams returns to action Sunday after a two-year layoff as he is set to defend his King of the Cage bantamweight title.
Williams, nicknamed “Anza Boy,” is scheduled to square off against Juan Beltran in the main event of a King of the Cage card at the Toyota Arena, in Ontario.
The two fighters have not competed since Dec. 8, 2019, when Williams handed Beltran his first career loss by scoring a three-round unanimous decision.
The Lucerne Valley resident trains at Cobra Kai Martial Arts in Victorville.
The fight card also includes four other fighters from the High Desert. Brandon Rivera, a Victorville resident, along with a trio of fighters that also train at Cage Combat Academy — Dylan Morales, Michael Santiago and Jeremy Barrett.
Doors open at 3 p.m.. and the fights start at 4 p.m. For more information visit www.kingofthecage.com.
Upcoming Fights
Dec. 17
Granite Hills graduate Marcus Edwards will compete for the Titan FC welterweight title in Miami.
Dec. 18
Granite Hills graduate Bryan Baker returns to action at a Colorado Combat Club event held at the Island Grove Event Center in Greeley, CO.
Results
Nov. 27
Jose Cortez, who trains at Cobra Kai Martial Arts, defeated Christian Dighero by a three-round unanimous decision to capture the SparStarMMA featherweight title. Aaron Trobee, representing Gracie Jiu Jitsu in Apple Valley, defeated Brady Barrett by second-round submission in Wilmington.
Nov. 12
Sultana graduate Ryan Fillingame lost to Javier Garcia by unanimous decision at LFA 118, held at the Burbank Marriott Convention Center.
Oct. 29:
Eddie Lopez, a Victor Valley grad, lost to Alonzo Adams by unanimous decision
at a Mile High MMAyhem Event in Denver..
Mike Phillips is a freelance contributor to the Daily Press. Email him at mike@highdesertmma.com if you have questions or comments about local MMA fighters or are interested in sponsoring a fighter.
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