Three championships will be on the line when mixed martial arts promotion King of the Cage returns to Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, on June 22. Airing live on MAVTV, the King of the Cage event dubbed "Golden Era" will feature eight mixed martial arts bouts.
A middleweight championship fight between two Californians will hold court as the co-main event of "Golden Era." San Diego's Matt Lagler will face Rancho Cucamonga's David Gomez. Both fighters are seasoned veterans with Lagler holding the knockout power advantage.
Two more California natives will enter the cage in the second co-main event match, this time challenging for the KOTC welterweight championship. San Pedro's Travis Williams (2-2) will glove-up against Upland's Edson Gomez (4-1).
Closing out the featured portion of the night will be a bantamweight clash between 3-0-1 Anthony Jimenez and 2-1 Albert Veloz. Jimenez and Veloz also hail from "The Golden State."
Rounding out KOTC's "Golden Era" night of fights will be:
Carlos Ochoa vs. Rick James
Andrew Lazo vs. Aaron Williams
Jay Pinto vs. Richie Palomino
Kevin Villareal vs. Roberto Hernandez
Gibran Alvarez vs. Jonathan Noriega