SPRINGDALE, Arkansas — To support his fighters and sign autographs, nine-time UFC champion Matt Hughes will be making a special appearance at the Pro Battle MMA show here in October.

The event is scheduled here October 4 at the NW Arkansas Holiday Inn Convention Center. Besides Hughes, EliteXC middleweight champion Robbie Lawler, wrestling coach Marc Fiore, UFC vet Travis Lutter, UFC fighter Rich "No Love" Clementi and others will attend.

THE CARD
• Jacob Hey (4-1) of The Hit Squad vs. Nathan Murdock (7-4) of Inferno Martial Arts

• JC Pennington (17-5-1) of Team Voodoo vs. Kevin Frasier (12-0)

• Igor Almeida (4-0) of Team Mob vs. Paul Halme (2-0) of Travis Lutter's BJJ Academy

• Amir Killah (2-2) of The Hit Squad vs. Shane Waits (8-3) of Team Extreme

• Hitalo Machado (4-1) of the American Top Team vs. Mario Staples (13-11) of The Hit Squad

• Alfonso "Warkat" Williams (0-0) vs. Chris Westfall (2-0) of Travis Lutter's BJJ Academy

• Ira Guyer (3-0) of the American Top Team vs Joe "Bubba" Bunch (8-1)

• Brian Foster (13-2) vs. Tommy Speer (9-3) of The Hit Squad

• Jon Madsen (2-0) of The Hit Squad vs. Tracey Willis (4-0)

• Jarad Inhofe (3-0) vs. Jacob Brannon (2-0) of Travis Lutter's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

FOR MORE INFO
 www.probattlemma.com/