MFC tomorrow night

In Edmonton right now for MFC 21 tomorrow night. Covering the event for sherdog. Just got back from the weigh-ins which were your typically boring weigh-ins. Jay Whitford weighed in 9 pounds overweight for his fight with Dwayne Lewis. Mike Cook weighed in with a Rey Mysterio mask on. John Alessio and Andrew Buckland had a pretty intense stare down.

Really excited for this card. The main event is going to be a great fight. Emanuel Newton is taking on Trevor Prangley for the MFC Light Heavyweight Title. Newton is one of Antonio McKee's fighters and won the title from Roger Hollett at MFC 19. He is undefeated over his last 10 fights and is 11-3-1 overall. He is a good all-around fighter. I wouldn't say he is really great at any one thing, but solid all around. He's young, mid 20's, and still has a ton of growth potential. I can definitely see him in the UFC someday. Prangley has been around forever, he had his first fight back in 2001. Most people know him from his 4 UFC appearances, but he also has solid wins against Chael Sonnen, Andrei Semenov, and Falaniko Vitale outside of the UFC. Prangley is also a really solid all around fighter and this should be a really good fight.

I am excited to see Bobby Lashley fight live to see if he really is a legit prospect or not. I don't expect Mike Cook to be too much of a test, but it should tell us something. John Alessio is fighting the Canadian prospect Andrew Buckland. For the record, John Alessio was the first interview I ever did for sherdog back in the spring of 2002 before he fought Chris Brennan. He really needs the win to bounce back from his disapointing showing in Japan against Andre Galvao. Ryan Jimmo, one of the most entertaining fighters in Canada, is fighting Mychal Clark, another one of McKee's guys that I know nothing about. And Aron Lofton is taking on Marvin Eastman in the first fight on the HDNet broadcast. I guarantee that that fight will not get out of the first round.