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MATT MORGAN WRITES FOR ULTIMATE GRAPPLING.

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Posted on: Sep 12, 2008 at 1:07 PM CST

Channel: Local Sports

Location: KENTUCKY

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CAGE FIGHTER AND ARMY COMBATIVES INSTRUCTOR, MATT MORGAN, WHO IS STATIONED IN AFGHANISTAN HAD THE CHANCE TO MEET SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST MMA FIGHTERS. BJ PENN, MICHAEL BISPING, AND URIJAH FABER WERE AMONG THE FIGHTERS MORGAN NOT ONLY MET, BUT TRAINED WITH AS WELL. MORGAN DETAILED HIS EXPERIENCE IN A FEATURE ARTICLE IN THE OCTOBER ISSUE OF ULTIMATE GRAPPLING. WHEN MORGAN MENTIONED HIS TOP THREE FAVORITE FIGHTERS, LOCAL FIGHT TALENT SCOTT PORTER MADE THE CUT ALONG WITH THE LIKES OF PENN AND RANDY COUTURE. PORTER WILL BE CORNERING SCOTTSVILLE'S OWN, DONNY WALLACE IN AN XFC BOUT IN TAMPA, FLORIDA ON SEPTEMBER 13TH. THIS WILL BE WALLACE'S SECOND PRO FIGHT IN FRONT OF AN ESTIMATED CROWD OF 15,OOO. MORGAN, PORTER, AND WALLACE ALL STUDY BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU UNDER JOSH JOHNSON AND LUIZ PALHARES.

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