UFC Veteran Junior Assuncao (7-3) won a unanimous decision in a battle with a willing and worthy Kalvin Hackney (3-1) at Wild Bill's Fight Night 16 in Atlanta Saturday night.  Assuncao utilized his entire arsenal to wrestle, grapple and pound out Hackney in a clear win on all cards.  Judges saw the fight 27-30 across the board.  Ultimate Fighter, Cale Yarbrough (1-1), displayed an impressive and vastly improved ground game along with heavy hands to defeat a strong Anthony McKee (1-1) via TKO stoppage.  Local favorite Jeff Boudreaux (3-1) eventually tapped to Kentucky's Joe Heink (4-0) in a back-and-forth war of attrition.  Jeff Bedard (10-2), Dave Vitkay (7-8), Dustin Chovanic (2-0) and Clint Hester (1-0) all walked away with victories as well.  Assuncao Pleases The Masses With A Well-Rounded Exhibition of MMA Kalvin Hackney (3-1) entered the venue with an entourage of rappers repeating the phrase; "I wanna be a dog, I wanna be a beast."  Hackney proved to be a tenacious opponent; but, Assuncao's experience took the spotlight.  ...

Former UFC fighters Junior Assuncao (6-4) and Cale Yarbrough (0-1) as well as former WEC fighter "Little Popeye" Jeff Bedard (9-2) will fight at Wild Bill's Fight Night in Atlanta 8 November. Assuncao went 1-2 in the Octagon and is matched versus undefeated Kalvin Hackney (2-0). After a stint on TUF 7, Yarbrough made his professional debut in the Octagon at UFC Fight Night 14 in Las Vegas 19 July, losing to Tim Credeur (10-2). Bedard has lost two straight, his final fight in the WEC versus Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres (34-1) and his most recent fight versus Jarrod Card (7-3-1). No opponent has been announced for Yarbrough and Bedard. "This is the most competitive card, top to bottom, that I've ever seen in Georgia," said matchmaker David Oblas. "There's several huge names on this card and they're all fighting difficult fights. The fight fans in attendance will be getting one of the best shows that I've ever witnessed in my years in this business." ...