M-1 Finalizes 12-Bout Lineup for ‘Americas Round 2’

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.

A quarterfinalist on Season 8 of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series, Primm has lost two of his last three fights. The German-born 25-year-old last appeared in May, when he submitted Benjamin Jones under the Reality Combat Championship banner in Jacksonville, Fla. Primm was cut by the UFC in wake of his submission loss to Krzysztof Soszynski at “The Ultimate Fighter 8” Finale in December 2008. He holds victories against International Fight League veteran Mike Dolce and former World Extreme Cagefighting light heavyweight title contender Ariel Gandulla.

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.

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