Titan FC 16: Sylvia vs. Wagner was a mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 event to be held by the Titan Fighting Championships

Titan Fighting Championships

Titan Fighting Championships is a Mixed Martial Arts promotion based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba. It made its debut on July 11, 2011. On January 28, 2011 Titan Fighting Championships made its debut on HDNet with their best card yet, featuring Tim Sylvia vs. Abe Wagner in the main event at Titan...

 on Friday, January 28, 2011 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...

. Titan Fighting Championships made its debut on HDNet

HDNet

HDNet is a men's interest television channel in the United States, broadcasting exclusively in high-definition format and available via cable and satellite television...

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Background

Former UFC heavyweight champion Tim Sylvia

Tim Sylvia

Timothy Deane Sylvia is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion. He trains as a member of the Miletich Fighting Systems camp and is part of their MFSE group...

, who had put together a respectable four-fight run heading into Friday's Titan Fighting Championship 16 event, lasted just 32 seconds against "The Ultimate Fighter 10" cast member Abe Wagner

Abe Wagner

Abraham Wagner is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Early Life:...

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Main card

• Super Heavyweight bout:  United States Tim Sylvia
  Tim Sylvia
  Timothy Deane Sylvia is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter, professional wrestler, and former Ultimate Fighting Championship Heavyweight Champion. He trains as a member of the Miletich Fighting Systems camp and is part of their MFSE group...
  
   vs.  United States Abe Wagner
  Abe Wagner
  Abraham Wagner is an American mixed martial artist. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.-Early Life:...
  
  

Wagner defeated Sylvia via TKO (Punches) at 0:32 of Round 1.

• Welterweight bout:  United States Rudy Bears vs.  United States Jason High
  Jason High
  Jason High is an American mixed martial artist. High has competed for organizations such as the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Strikeforce, Affliction, and DREAM...
  
  

High defeated Bears via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 0:51 of Round 1.

• Lightweight bout:  United States Rich Clementi
  Rich Clementi
  Richard Thomas Clementi is a journeyman American mixed martial artist. He holds notable wins over Terry Etim, Sam Stout, Fabio Holanda, Melvin Guillard and Anthony Johnson.-Mixed martial arts career:...
  
   vs.  United States Aaron Derrow

Derrow defeated Clementi via Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:35 of Round 3.

• Middleweight bout:  United States Drew McFedries vs.  Samoa Gary Tapusoa
  Gary Tapusoa
  Gary Tapusoa is a Samoan-American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He currently fights for Titan Fighting Championships.-Strikeforce:...
  
  

McFedries defeated Tapusoa via TKO (Punches) at 4:42 of Round 3.

• Lightweight bout:  United States Drew Dober vs.  United States Bobby Cooper

Dober defeated Cooper via Decision (Unanimous)