“UWC 7: Redemption” took place Saturday night Oct. 3 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. In the main event Mike “The Hulk” Easton won a very controversial split decision over Chase Beebe to retain the UWC Bantamweight Title. Easton addressed the booing fans after the fight, “I was killing him standing up. It was a close fight, but it is what it is…It was controversial I enjoyed that fight. I love those kinds of fights. I’m the Champ, gotta beat the Champ!”
In the co-main event undefeated Pat Runez went five full rounds with with flyweight champ John Dodson. In the end Runez out-pointed Dodson to win a split decision and become the new UWC Flyweight Champion. Runez spoke to the fans after the fight, “As long as UWC keeps bringing in quality opponents like John Dodson, I’ll be ready to come back and defend the belt.”