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Southern to square off against Rhoades for Prestige FC featherweight title

Prestige FC’s first title fight has been set as Kurt “The Hurt” Southern will battle Nick “Nyquil” Rhoads for the belt at Prestige FC 2: Queen City Coronation.Their featherweight championship fight tops the card that will take place on Saturday, March 12th in Regina – the ‘Queen City’ – and capital of Saskatchewan. The event will air live on The Fight Network as well as Saskatchewan’s Access 7.

Rhoads (8-2) rides a five-fight winning streak into the showdown highlighted by a first-round TKO finish of Thomas Schulte. A native of Tucson, Arizona, who is under the tutelage of MMA icon Thomas “Wildman” Denny, Rhoads’ record boasts four victories coming via submission.