Rodney Wallace & Evan Nedd Prepare for 8-Man 205-Pound Tourney at Vendetta FC

“I’m going 3-0,” promised Vendetta FC light heavyweight “Sho Nuff The Master” Rodney Wallace (6-0). “Anybody that want it, can get it! I’m knockin’ everybody out that come.”

And to win the Vendetta Fighting Championships eight-man light heavyweight tournament at A Night of Vengeance in Aruba Saturday night, Wallace will have to pick-off three of the other seven 205ers, who are Arubans Evan Nedd (0-0) and Gregory Milliard (1-1), Team Quest’s Aaron Stark (8-4), “Juggernaut” Antwain Britt (9-2), American Top Team’s “Fury” Carmelo Marrero (9-3), Brazilian Top Team’s Angelo Araujo (8-2), and Richard Hale (7-2-1).

Note: Videos recorded for originally scheduled event. The rescheduled event is Vendetta Fighting Championships in Aruba Saturday 5 September.

Wallace told Fighters.com, “I think me and Millard is going to tango first just because of the YouTube video. But, it’s never personal for me. It’s a sport. I want to destroy everybody equally. I really dont care who they put in front of me first, second, or third round.”

Wallace’s likely first-round opponent, Milliard, calls himself “toughest dude they got on the island.”

But, fellow islander Evan Nedd (0-0) disagrees. He told Fighters.com, “I have fought in several one-night tournaments and was champion three times and twice overall, in 2006 and 2007.”

Though Nedd’s official record is double goose eggs, his MMA experience is documented in video on YouTube and Boxrec records a 3-0 boxing record in the cruiserweight divsion.

Though Wallace has a better documented MMA record, including two wins in M-1 Challenge events, he doesn’t have the tournament experience Nedd has. He said, “I never fought in a one-night MMA tournament like this, but I wrestled in plenty of one-night tournaments. Same difference, just more blood.”

Like Wallace, Nedd has no particular personal vendetta’s to settle on his path to tournament victory, but expect the Arubans, Nedd and Milliard, to be on opposite ends of the bracket.

While Nedd is increasing his conditioning training to prepare for a potentially long Night of Vengeance, Wallace said, “Nothing ever change about my training. I train to improve the most I can each session.”

However, both fighters are studying film of their seven potential opponents.

Wallace said, “Of course I watch film on them, but not just because they’re my potential opponents. I watch film on everyone because everyone have different styles and apply different strategies. I just like to see if I can gain anything from anyone.”

“My intention is to finish my first fights early, so I can be fresh for the final,” Nedd revealed to Fighters.com, indicating he’ll be showing his best early to be fresh for the final.

However, Wallace’s strategy will be to hold a little back: “If you know anything about tournaments, then you know you’re fighting off your last fight and people are watching you so you dont want to show all your cards and you dont want to blow your load unless you have to.”

The main event features fought-everywhere, pimped-everything “Mr. International” Shonie Carter (45-18-7) versus Minnesota Martial Arts Academy’s “Eraser” Derrick Noble (24-12-1).

Former UFC heavyweight champion and King of Pancrase and veteran MMA broadcaster “El Guapo” Bas Rutten (28-4-1) will call the action, humorously no doubt, from ringside with Kenny Rice. FOX Sports Radio personality Tomm Looney will announce in the ring.

Fighters.com will publish the first-round tournament matchups Friday night.

Tickets for A Night of Vengeance can be purchased at Etix; and, if you live in the southern United States, mark 1 October on your calendar to watch the replay on FOX Sports South.