Shonie Carter To Headline in Aruba Versus Derrick Noble

UFC and MMA veteran “Mr. International” Shonie Carter (45-18-7) is still lighting up marquees and notching new stamps in his passport. MMA’s pimp will headline Vendetta Fighting Championship’s A Night of Vengeance in Aruba 5 September versus Minnesota Martial Arts Academy’ “Eraser” Derrick Noble (24-12-1), a card that will also feature an eight-man light heavyweight tournament that includes Team Quest’s Aaron Stark (8-4), “Juggernaut” Antwain Britt (9-2), and American Top Team’s “Fury” Carmelo Marrero (9-3).

Carter is on a three-fight winning run that most recently included a split decision over George Lockhart (7-3) at Throwdown III in Salt Lake City last February.

One-time UFCer Noble came up short to “Mandingo” Antonio McKee (22-3-2) in a UD loss at MFC 20 in Enoch last February.

Britt is coming off an eight-second KO of American Top Team’s “Samuray” Antonio Mendes (2-4) in the Shine Fights premier in Columbus last May. Mendes’s teammate, Marrero, surely intends to exact some furious vengeance on Mendes’s behalf. Marrero comes to the tournament from a UD loss to “Darth” Ryan Bader (7-0) at Fight Night 18 in Nashville April, Marrero’s second, though brief stint in the Octagon. Fighters.com hopes Britt and Marrero get a crack at each other in round one.

IFL vet Stark tapped Rashad Brooks (2-5) in a rear naked choke at CATC 4 in Alabama last November. An eight-man tournament seems like a mouthful after a 10-month hiatus.

“Sho Nuff The Master” Rodney Wallace (6-0) and Brazilian Top Team’s Angelo Araujo (8-2) will also compete in the tournament while Gregory Milliard (1-1), Evan Nedd (0-0), Richard Hale (7-2-1), Ovince Saint Preux (3-2), and Xtreme Couture’s Nick Fekete (1-0) will fight on the card.

“El Guapo” Bas Rutten (28-4-1) will announce the card and soak up some of the white powder beaches of Aruba.