Deron Winn battled Ed Ruth at the Olympic Team Trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)Deron Winn, two-time junior college wrestling champ and freestyle competitor, will be making his professional mixed martial arts debut next month in the San Francisco Bay area.
Winn's first MMA fight will take place at Conquer Fighting Championships' Conquer 3 event at Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, Calif. on Saturday, March 18.
Winn made the announcement on his Facebook page Friday.
"March 18th! Craneway Pavilion Richmond, California. Go to Conquerfighting.com to get tickets to my professional MMA debut!" wrote Winn alongside a photo of himself, stripped to the waist, that looked like a promotional poster for the event.
Winn's opponent has yet to be announced.
In September 2016, InterMat reported that Winn had signed a contract with Zinkin Entertainment, an organization that represents a number of former mat stars entering mixed martial arts competition.
Winn was a three-time Missouri state wrestling champ for Liberty High School outside Kansas City. He then enrolled at St. Louis Community College, Meramec where he was a two-time NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) champ. At the 2008 NJCAA Nationals, Winn was presented with the Most Outstanding Wrestler Award. He also wrestled freestyle for USA Wrestling at 98 kilograms/189 pounds.
March 13 Update: Deron Winn will be going up against Mike Morales of Susanville, Calif. in a main-event bout at 205 pound. Morales brings a 9-5 record to the match.
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