<p>Welterweight : </p><p> </p><p>
Champion : Julio Regueiro ( 32-3 Overall, 5-1 CUFA, 2 title defences )</p><p> </p><p>
Kind of a messy division, Evan Gardner lost the title to Bobby Brubaker by first round KO. In Brubaker's first defense, he TKO'd Julio Regueiro in 30 seconds with a body kick. Unwilling to fight anyone in the top 10 of my WW division because they didn't have strong enough names, Brubaker sat back and waited. Regueiro won a rebound fight and the two were matched up again. </p><p> </p><p>
This time Julio submitted Brubaker in the first round. Originally planning a fourth matchup between the two(third in CUFA), Brubaker was unable to defeat Gardner the second time around so those plans needed to be scrapped. Regueiro would defend the title against Nathan Chambers and Evgeni Medtner, finishing both by submission. </p><p> </p><p>
Guy Moss won an early tournament in 2002 before preparing for the Olympics. He managed to win a silver medal in wrestling in July 2004, becoming the first Olympic medal winner on the roster. </p><p> </p><p>
Next fight : Julio Regueiro vs. Evan Gardner</p><p> </p><p>
Lightweight : </p><p> </p><p>
Champion : Jake Keane ( 30-6 Overall, 3-0 CUFA, on hiatus )</p><p>
Interim Champion : Sukarno ( 34-1 Overall, 3-1 CUFA, 1 title defense )</p><p> </p><p>
Original champion Bosco Curbeam signed on for GAMMA, rendering the title vacant. Chad Zoff won the title against an overwhelmed Nigel Collett and would go on to defend the title successfully three times over Lazaro Campos, Georges Nouri and and Lubos Plasil. In the biggest Lightweight fight of the time, Zoff was matched up against Hekichi Shimizu, still undefeated and coming in from Alpha-1. Zoff dominated the first round, knocking Shimizu around the ring and nearly KO'ing him. </p><p> </p><p>
In the second, Zoff knocked Hekichi down again and followed it up with ground and pound. Getting overzealous, he was swept where Heikichi promptly took his back and choked him unconscious. Zoff would lose his rebound fight against Rupert Lennox, a massive underdog at +490, ending Zoff's chance of a quick return to the top of the division. </p><p> </p><p>
Meanwhile, Jake Keane and Sukarno battled it out in a number one contender fight. Despite going 0-13 on takedowns, Keane was able to get the unanimous decision win and the opportunity to fight for the title. Keane destroyed Shimizu, beating him into retirement in a three round blowout. He would promptly announce that he was going on hiatus. </p><p> </p><p>
Sukarno would get matched up with Benny Danare for the interim title, stopping him via leg kicks in the third round before defending the title against Manoel Cabral winning via 2nd rd KO. With everyone else in the top 10 trading wins, his next fight is set to be against Lubos Plasil. </p><p> </p><p>
23 year old Canadian Robbie Lynn ( 13-2 Overall, 9-2 CUFA) is currently ranked 10th in the division and has risen to be a star. He's been one of the only protected guys in the organization and a big fight with Chad Zoff is on the horizon. </p><p> </p><p>
Next fight : Sukarno vs. Lubos Plasil for the interim Lightweight Title</p><p> </p><p>
Featherweight : </p><p> </p><p>
Champion : Yagi Jokichi ( 19-0 Overall, 5-0 CUFA )</p><p> </p><p>
Another division that lacks stability as any of the top 10, and to a lesser extent top 20, can beat each other on any given night. The title has changed hands a massive 8 times in three years and has only been defended successfully twice. </p><p> </p><p>
Not much to say here. Phillip Ziskie has just joined from GAMMA where he went 2-1, losing only to Helio in a lightweight title fight. Dropping back to 145, he TKO'd former champion and perennial contender Lamont Banner in 48 seconds to earn the next fight. </p><p> </p><p>
Meanwhile, former champions Tomohiro Takeuchi, Sammy Gaffigan(2), Yoshiro Makamoriand Lamont Banner are battling it out for the next title shot. </p><p>
Brian Berkley ( 10-0 Overall, 10-0 CUFA ) is currently ranked #13 and is on the verge of some big name fights. It's a tough top ten to crack though. </p><p> </p><p>
Next Fight : Yagi Jokichi vs. Phillip Ziskie</p><p> </p><p>
Bantamweight :</p><p> </p><p>
Champion : Ollie Rockmetteller ( 17-1-1 Overall, 6-1 CUFA, 2 time champion )</p><p> </p><p>
Just like the featherweights, all of the top guys here exchange wins and the belt seemingly every event. The only man who has managed to defend the title (twice!) was Markus Waller, who lost the title to Ollie by 57 second TKO. Walle has since gone 1-2 in his last three fights, losing to Kanji Togo and Brian Claremont.</p><p> </p><p>
Ollie Rockmetteller lost the title in his first defense to Brain Claremont in a straight boxing match where both guys landed double digit power shots but neither went down and ended in a unanimous decision. </p><p> </p><p>
Claremont lost in his first title defense to Apolonio Redondo Jr by quick stoppage who then got KO'd by Ollie in the fourth round. </p><p> </p><p>
Kameo Oya ( 14-1 Overall, 8-1 CUFA) is a bonafide star, the biggest name built up entirely in CUFA. He's finished 7 of his 8 opponents by strikes, and had a massive trilogy with a Canadian regen Garner Gagne who handed him his first professional loss by ground and pound. All three fights finished in the first round, Oya winning the series 2-1. Still too young/raw to fight the top guys in the division, #5 Bantamweight in the world is in a touch spot. </p><p> </p><p>
Next fight : Ollie Rockmetteller vs. Kanji Togo</p>