With Camozzi UFC Bound, Young vs. Starks Headlines Shark Fights 20
By FCF Staff
With Chris Camozzi now booked to fight Francis Carmont at UFC 137 next month, Shark Fights has announced that a light-heavyweight fight between Strikeforce vet Artenas Young and the undefeated Clifford Starks will headline the promotion’s upcoming October 15th event.
Shark Fights 20 was originally set to feature a middleweight bout between Camozzi and Matt Lucas in the main event, however, Camozzi recently resigned with the UFC and will fight for the promotion on October 29th.
Young (7-3) has won back-to-back bouts while competing for Shark Fights and is coming off a unanimous decision win over Elvis Mutapcic in June.
Starks (6-0) has won six straight since turning professional in 2009 and competing primarily for the Arizona based promotion Rage in the Cage.
Here is the updated line-up for Shark Fights 20 which will be hosted by The Edgewater Casino Resort in Laughlin, Nevada.
Main Event:
Artenas Young (7-3) vs Clifford Starks (6-0)
Co-Main Event:
Georgi Karakhanyan (17-3) vs. Jared Downing (7-0)
Main Card:
Casey Milliken (2-3) vs Jimmy Jones (3-0)
Brandon Sene (2-2) vs Tim Slater (1-0)
Eddie Jackson (7-4) vs Rich Campbell (2-0)
Preliminary Bout:
Ernie Calma (1-1) vs Anthony Guerra (2-4)
Chris Brady (0-0) vs Ian Omalza (3-2)
Amy Riehle (0-1) vs TBD (0-0)
Christian Palencia (0-0) vs Kimo Yadao (0-0)