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Rhoads, Tweet win Prestige FC titles, Aiemann Zahabi remains unbeaten
REGINA – American Nick (Nyquil) Rhoads submitted Saskatoon’s Kurt (The Hurt) Southern to win the Prestige FC featherweight championship.
Rhoads (9-2-0) left Southern (14-7-0) unconscious with a D’Arce choke 49 seconds into the third round at “Prestige FC 2: Queen City Coronation.”
Also Saturday night at the George Reed Auditorium at the Orr Centre, Regina’s Charmaine (Not So Sweet) Tweet (8-6-0) won a unanimous decision over American Jessy (The Widowmaker) Miele (5-3-0) to win the women’s 145-title.
Montreal bantamweight Aiemann Zahabi (6-0-0), the younger brother of star coach Firas Zahabi, won by TKO at 2:17 of the first round when Kyle Oliveira (3-2-0) suffered a knee injury trying to avoid a kick.
A new MMA promotion, Prestige FC held its first show in October. It is owned by Saskatchewan businessman Derek Daku with Regina-based Cord Crowthers serving as CEO and matchmaker.
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