{"id":390772,"date":"2023-05-03T06:04:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=390772"},"modified":"2023-05-03T06:04:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:04:34","slug":"kelvin-vows-to-ko-wiuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/kelvin-vows-to-ko-wiuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Kelvin vows to KO Wiuff"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kelvin \u201cThe Big Hit\u201d Fitial poses as cornerman Keir Agda takes a selfie during a recent training session. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Kelvin \u201cThe Big Hit\u201d Fitial has vowed to knock out fellow mixed martial arts veteran Travis \u201cDiesel\u201d Wiuff when the two heavyweights face off in the main event of MCFC 2 set for May 13 at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, Minnesota.<\/p>\n

\u201cI really feel so good about this fight. [It will be a] knockout. That\u2019s my prediction. I\u2019m going to knock this guy out,\u201d he told Saipan Tribune.<\/em><\/p>\n

The 39-year-old, 250-lb Fitial is coming into the pay-per-view fight with a record of 15 wins, 13 losses, and two draws. The 6\u20193\u201d brawler fighting out of Four Seasons Martial Arts & Fitness won his last fight when he beat Ben Schneider via TKO in the first round of Brawl International 2.<\/p>\n

The 45-year-old, 265-lb Wiuff, meanwhile, boasts of a 78-22 win-loss record with one ending in a no-contest. The 6\u20192\u201d\u00a0 fighter out of Elite Performance MMA has won his last three fights and will certainly have the crowd rooting for him as he is from Rochester.<\/p>\n

Against all odds, Fitial said he\u2019s just happy to be back again inside the eight-sides of the MMA ring.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud and I\u2019m really happy. I\u2019ve been reaching out to all promoters out there. Most of them didn\u2019t really give me a chance but I knew that I\u2019m going to fight this year. I knew it in my heart, because I\u2019ve been training and finally, when I got that call, it was MCFC. And they said there\u2019s this guy, Travis Wiuff, who has a decade of fights. He\u2019s really experienced. But I\u2019m bringing the fight to him,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As for his training leading up to the fight, Fitial said aside from training by himself with cornerman Keir Agda, he has also been sparring against opponents at his home gym at Trench Tcch Gym with local fight promoter Justis \u201cCuki\u201d Alvarez.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got back to my training regimen from the very beginning when I was first fighting. I also do my swimming, my long runs, and now that I have a bike now I\u2019m also doing longer, longer bike rides to pick up my endurance. Of course I still play basketball, my favorite sport,\u201d said Fitial, who is the starting center for CK Saints and Martech Ol\u2019Aces in the 2023 Michelin Ultra Cup and Saipan Centennial Lions Basketball leagues, respectively.<\/p>\n

Asked how much he would earn fighting in the Med City Fighting Championships event, Fitial said the purse is the least of his concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t really care about the purse and all I care about is putting the islands back on the map [of MMA],\u201d said Fitial.<\/p>\n

Upon arriving in Rochester, his immediate order of business is to quickly acclimatize to Minnesota\u2019s weather which unknown to many is actually hot in May.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for your support. I\u2019m always here. I\u2019m still here. I love you guys and I\u2019m always fighting for the islands,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Fitial also made mention of his fight sponsors IT&E, La Mesa Cusina, Saipan Vegas Resort, and Health City Group.<\/p>\n

Med City Fighting Championships co-owner Matthew Vogt said Fitial, while a last-second replacement, is a worthy opponent for Wiuff.<\/p>\n

\u201cWiuff\u2019s original opponent had to pull out because he worked for a jail in Iowa, but the jail won\u2019t let him do it. So I looked around to find somebody that would make sense and we found Kelvin. I reached out and we wrapped this one up pretty quick. He had a great fight against Junior Tafa. He was taking some shots and he was giving some great shots. I expect him to get some good shots against Travis and so it will be an interesting matchup,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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