Landon "The Show" Showalter will be entering the cage for what looks to be the last time this coming Sat October 15th when he takes on MMA veteran Shonie Carter in the main event of Rumble on the Ridge XX at the Snoqualmie Casino. After 12+ years of competition as an MMA fighter and going up against the likes of Chris Leben, Matt Lindland, Dennis Hallman, and Pete Sell, Showalter is calling it quits to concentrate on his family, his gyms and growing fight team, and on his submission tournament, the Arlington Submission Challenge. In this interview, Landon talks about his retirement fight with Shonie Carter, looks back on his career, talks about his gym and his students, and gives tribute to his longtime coach and friend Charles Pearson.

NW Fightscene would like to thank Landon for taking the time out of his training to talk with us. He will fight October 15th 2011 in the main event of Rumble on the Ridge XX at the Snoqualmie Casino against Shonie Carter in a 180 lb contest. More info on this event is at Coga-MMA.com or SnoCasino.com.  Landon is the owner of the Arlington Kickboxing Academy (AKA) which is located in Arlington WA at 21108 67th Ave. NE. He also runs the growing Arlington Submission Challenge (ASC) which just had its 10th tournament this past September. More info on AKA and the ASC is online at Arlingtonkickboxingacademy.biz