UFC veteran Shane Primm will collide with Wesley Welch in a middleweight matchup at M-1 Global “M-1 Selection 2010: The Americas Round 2” on Saturday at Bally’s Hotel in Atlantic City, N.J. The event will feature 12 bouts across five weight classes.
Welch, nicknamed “The Salamander,” will carry a four-fight winning streak into the match, though he has not competed since he submitted Brad Nordquist with a first-round armbar in October. Based in Yelm, Wash., the 27-year-old trains alongside UFC veteran Dennis Hallman at Victory Athletics. Nine of Welch’s 12 career wins have come by submission.
M-1 Global “M-1 Selection 2010: The Americas Round 2”
Saturday, June 26
Bally’s Casino Hotel
Atlantic City, N.J.
Shane Primm vs. Wesley Welch
Josh Bacallao vs. Joshua Key
Tom Gallicchio vs. Reggie Pena
Aaron Meisner vs. Vagner Curio
Mike Johnson vs. Tyson Jeffries
Byron Byrd vs. Mike Shenkenberg
Antuan Mitchell vs. Robert Rodriguez
Daniel Vizcaya vs. Ariel Sepulveda
Mehdi Hassan vs. Robert Leonard
Andrei Kopylov vs. Ed Carpenter
Matt Hopkins vs. Kenny Garner
Patrick Bennett vs. Nick Smiley