A Ricardo Almeida disciple and former Reality Fighting champ, Rivera steps into the cage on September 30th against a very skilled striker in Eric Tavares. Expect a rock-solid game plan involving takedowns and a ton of submission attempts before this one is over.

Solid jiu-jitsu and solid boxing. That’s Ligouri in a nutshell, and as one of the Northeast’s more experienced fighters (he’s been in everything from the UFC to the MFC), he’s a handful for any welterweight out there.

A crafty grappler with more ring time than you can shake a stick at, Rolon is one of the true MMA pioneers around these parts. It’s been over three years since his last venture into the ring, but the founder of Team Endgame is dusting off the gloves to take on Jerry Spiegel in what will be a battle between two of the nicest – and goofiest – guys in the sport.

He can out-strike the best of them, and dear Lord can he hit hard. A biceps injury has kept Rodriguez on the sidelines, but the salty slugger returns to action at Combat in the Cage to face ground specialist Tenyeh Dixon. Is Rodriguez healed enough to knock Dixon’s head into the third row? Or will Dixon do to Rodriguez what he did to the last striker he faced (i.e., submit the crap out of him)?

It’s been nearly two years, but the crowd-pleasing, heavy-handed heavyweight is finally making his return. With his brutal KO power and dead-on accuracy, Moreno was a Ring of Combat champ and at the top of the food chain — until Matt Serra-trained Tom Muller put him on his back and slapped on the choke. Will John Murphy stand and trade with Moreno on Saturday? And if so, how long before Moreno sends him into la-la land?