This Saturday, May 2nd, the inaugural event of THE MMA ALLIANCE, LLC is set to go at the 7000+ seat SHOWARE CENTER in Kent, Washington, with 10 Professional MMA matchups. "The Uprising" features a stacked card filled with many of the Northwest top pros and is an event not to be missed by hardcore and casual MMA fans alike.

The Main Event is a heavyweight bout between Mike "300" Hayes out of Kirkland, WA's White Buffalo Warriors going up against DJ Linderman who represents Yreka, CA's Team Do Somethin'. The 6'4" Hayes has notable wins over tough NW warriors Matt Kovacs, Kyle Keeney, Josh Bennett and Jeremiah Constant. He is looking to rebound from a recent loss to Mario Miranda in March. DJ Linderman replaced Fabiano Scherner for this fight and enters with 3 consecutive wins on the Sportfight stage against Justin Moody, Mychal Clark, and most recently Kyle Keeney April 3rd. 

The Co-Main Event will feature Sportfight Middleweight Champion Mario Miranda versus Chad Vance out of Iowa. Miranda,  who trains under Matt Hume out of AMC Kickboxing in Kirkland, won his Sportfight belt on April 3rd over Tyson Jeffries and is undefeated as a pro at 7-0, notably handing UFC-bound Ricky Story his only loss. Vance is two time NCAA Division Three national wrestling champion and was also a member of Brock Lesnar's training camp for UFC 91.

In a Light Heavyweight bout that has the potential to be fight of the night, Former IFL Seattle Tigershark veteran Bristol Marunde will take on former Strikeforce competitor, Mychal "Bolo" Clark. Both these popular warriors live and train in the Seattle area (Marunde with West Coast Fitness and Clark with Lotus Jiu-jitsu), and both love to stand and bang so this one is sure to bring the crowd to its feet.

At 155 lbs, former IFL Seattle Tigershark Shad Lierley will fight Deryk Ripley. Lierley entered into the national MMA consciousness by going the distance with Chris Horodecki at the IFL's event in Everett in June of 2007, in a bout many considered to be 2007's fight of the year. After the IFL's demise, Lierley took some time off to get some body work done. Fully healed up, 5'10" Lierley enters this bout looking to take out the 6'0 tall Ripley who is a vet of 23 professional fights and hails from Missouri.

6 more pro fights will round out the undercard featuring a number of familiar faces to NW MMA fans. Tickets for The Uprising are available at ShoWare Center's Box Office, online at www.ShoWareCenter.com or by phone at 253-856-6999. Prices not including fees range from $75 for "cage side" seats to $30 for "end zone" seats. Doors open at 6 PM, Fights start at 7 PM. The Showare Center is located in Kent at 625 West James Street.

THE UPRISING FIGHT CARD

Main Event - Heavyweight

Mike "300" Hayes vs. Donald "DJ" Linderman

Mike Hayes                                                          DJ Linderman

Co-Main Event - Middleweight

Mario Miranda vs Chad Vance

Mario Miranda

Bristol Marunde vs. Mychal "Bolo" Clark 

          Bristol Marunde                                                         Mychal "Bolo" Clark 

Shad Lierley vs. Deryk Ripley

Shad Lierley

Dennis Parks vs. Marques Daniels

  Dennis Parks                                                       Marques Daniels

David Courchaine vs. Brad Luvaas

Dave Courchaine                                                             Brad Luvaas

John Heath vs. Taylor "Crash" Roberts

John Heath                                                            Taylor Roberts

William Hunt vs. Ira Evansen

Ira Evansen

Jon Maryanski vs. Rex Guzman

Jon Maryanski

Joel Pettit vs. Jason Koster

            Joel Pettit                                                   Jason Koster

About The MMA ALLIANCE:
The MMA Alliance was founded by partners Aaron McCrary, David de Jesus, and Sean E. Huertas combining their efforts with local UFC fighter Reese Andy for matchmaking and consulting. After observing a void of consistent, large venue professional events in the central King County market, the MMA Alliance has stepped forward in an attempt to bring high quality Professional MMA, which showcases the abundance of highly trained local athletes, into the greater Seattle area.

Beyond the cage, The MMA Alliance fosters a close working relationship with the Washington State Athletic Commission to ensure all events are properly sanctioned and certified, and all participating athletes are properly licensed. Further, the MMA Alliance works diligently both to help the sport continue entertaining the existing fan base, as well as increase the positive perception of the sport among casual fans.