Unified MMA has announced the Main event and Co-main event for Unified 33

EDMONTON (Wed, March 15, 2018)– Matt Hamill is set to fight Canada’s top light-heavyweight, Teddy “Bear” Ash (10-3), in the main event of Unified 33 on May 11 at River Cree Resort & Casino in Enoch, Alta., Canada (a short, 25-minute drive from Unified’s home base in Edmonton).

This is Unified’s first event since the moratorium on combat sports in Edmonton was lifted. The co-main event features UFC vet Shane “Shaolin” Campbell (13-6) defending his lightweight title against Stephen “Big Bad” Beaumont (9-2).

Fighting out of Fort McMurray, Ash is riding high with four straight victories. Widely regarded as Canada’s top 205-pound contender, the 28-year-old heavy hitter holds recent victories over UFC vet Victor Valimaki, former Unified MMA champ Nick Campbell, and fellow top prospect Cameron Olson.

Hamill, meanwhile, enters the Unified MMA cage after a much-celebrated run in the UFC’s Octagon. The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 vet has fought in the main event or co-main event of UFC cards on multiple occasions. The well-rounded New York product holds victories over former UFC champions Jon Jones and Tito Ortiz at the famed MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and has also shared the cage with former champions Michael Bisping, Alexander Gustafsson and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. He most recently defeated UFC vet Luiz Cane via first-round knockout in Brazil.

Campbell is a 5-time UFC vet and former K-1 kickboxing champion who’s won three straight in the Unified MMA cage. Beaumont, meanwhile, boasts an impressive 9-2 record as a pro, most recently scoring a first-round submission at Unified 31.

The card, which marks Unified MMA’s debut at River Cree Resort & Casino, also features the return of former title challenger Mike Scarcello, Bellator MMA vet Behrang Yousefi, Neal Anderson, heavyweight Christian Larson, and the Unified debut of Canadian MMA pioneer Lee Mein.

Tickets are on sale now at TicketMaster.ca.

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