This is an article taken from The Morning Journal.
LORAIN — On April 10th you could possibly meet the next Ultimate Fighter, Jason "Dynamite" Dent.Dent will be in attendance and will sign autographs at Lorain County's next Mixed Martial Arts "fight night", as Superior Cage Fighting puts on "Battle in the Heartland II" at Elyria Roll Arena.Dent, who has won nearly every major title in Northeast Ohio in his weight class, is one of the contestants on SpikeTV's reality-series 'Ultimate Fighter', which begins tonight at 10 p.m. This season the show pits U.S. fighters against United Kingdom fighters in a competition to be the "next" ultimate fighter. The prize — a six figure contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship.It starts off with 32 fighters and only 16 make it to the next level. Will Dent make it? Stay tuned."I'm in my prime," said Dent, who went the distance in UFC 63 against Roger Huerta and UFC 68 against Gleison Tibau, but lost both bouts by scoring decision, 30-27. "I'm 28 years old and I don't know how much longer I'm gonna be fighting. Getting a contract is very important to me. I wanna be recognized as one of the best, and the best fight in the UFC — they got all the best."Dent was intrigued by the reality show that is entering its ninth season."When I went to Chicago there were over 700 people trying out," Dent said. "That intrigued me. I wanna fight the best in the world — and that's in the UFC — that's why I wanna be there. The smartest path was through the Ultimate Fighter."For now, Dent will have to keep his lips sealed about the outcome until after the live season finale on June 20.In the meanwhile, Dent is excited to have Dan Jones, A.J. Carl, George Comer, Dan Farnworth and Dave Klima represent his academy on April 10. His academy, which is based in Mentor, has five professionals, including himself, and over 20 amateurs."In MMA, you can use your feet, you can use your knees, you can use your elbows, you can wrestle a guy — there's so many ways to win and unfortunately so many ways to lose. That's what makes our sport so exciting ... it takes a lot of blood, sweat and tears to be successful."The night will feature four title fights. Amherst's Mike Garcher (2-0) will take on middle weight champion Trey Duplessee (4-0), who is from Elyria, for his title. Elyria's Paul Trotman will square up with Southview's Edison Martinez for the 135 pound title. Dominic Jones (Amherst) will fight for the 155 pound interim title against Jones, from GriffonRawl. In the fourth title bout, GriffonRawl's A.J. Carl will take on Jason Schmucker (Canton).Other locals fighting are Southview's Jose Martinez and Joe Wilson and Lorain's Eric Parks. Amherst has representatives Tony Rottari, Kenny Shinfelt and Mike Maderitz. Elyria also has Marcus Washington. Eric Belottie, who is a LaGrange native that went to St. Ed's, will also be on the card. Midview's Kyle Norton and Clyde's Nathan Schwartz, who wrestled at Cleveland State, fill out the card. Powerhouse Gym, located in Elyria, will have nine fighters represent their gym, joining the likes of other fighters from Indiana and Pennyslvania. In total, there is approximately 20 fights scheduled."Every time I go to Superior Cage Fighting's show, the crowds keep getting bigger and bigger," Dent said. "They keep bringing in better and better fighters. Superior Cage Fighting is putting it together good and they're growing."Dent will be signing autographs at 5 p.m. the day of the show. For tickets or more information, call (440) 309-4459 or go to http://www.superiorcagefighting.com/.
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