When former TKO/UCC President Stephane Patry appeared on Ringside 
Report Radio on August 8th to announce his return to the Quebec MMA scene, he didn’t revealed too much, but after his press conference on Wednesday August 17th, a date, a venue and the blockbuster main events were revealed. October 7th at the Centre d’Excellence Sports Rousseau in Boisbriand, just 35 minutes north of Montreal, Instinct MMA is planning to knockout Quebec fans with a star studded card. A fight card with a triple main event featuring UFC veterans Pat Cote, Houston Alexander and pop icon Eric “Butterbean” Esch is just the beginning.
Former North American Hockey League enforcer and Quebec MMA fan favorite Steve Bosse (8-1) who has fought in every promotion in Quebec, including TKO, Ringside MMA, W-1, and the MFL. With notable wins over Craig Brown, Mychael Clark, and Marvin Eastman, Bosse puts his six fight win streak on the line when he headlines the event against Houston Alexander.
Houston Alexander (13-6) may always be remembered for knocking out Keith Jardine in his UFC debut, but now outside of the octagon, he is riding a four fight win streak with notable wins over Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, and Razak Al-Hassan in his last bout on August 13th in Albuquerque, New Mexico at MMA Fight Pit: Genesis. Alexander is definitely Bosse’s toughest test to date, but with two sluggers this bout promises to be nothing short of spectacular.
Former UFC middleweight title challenger Patrick “The Predator” Cote (15-7)is riding a 2 fight win streak since being cut from the UFC, with victories over Kalib Starnes and Todd Brown for Ringside MMA. A man who still considers himself a UFC fighter, Cote signed a fight deal in hopes to return to the Octagon by December. Cote will take on UFC and STRIKEFORCE veteran Crafton Wallace (18-5-1) who may be coming off two tough loses in a row, yet both dangerous on his feet and on the ground, as he has only gone the distance twice in 24 fights.
5-o Heavyweight Boxing sensation Eric Barrak will make his MMA debut on the card, as Patry continues to use crossover athletes in his promotions (i.e. Steve Bosse) to appeal to the masses. Barrak’s opponent is none other that Bart Gunn’s Wrestlemania 15 opponent Eric “Butterbean” Esch! Super Heavyweight fighter Butterbean has done it all, he beat up Johnny Knoxville in a department store, and went 77-8-4 as a Pro Boxer capturing the IBA Super-Heavyweight Champion and the WAA Heavyweight title. He went 3-4 fighting in K-1 as a Pro Kickboxer, and is now strictly fighting in MMA he’s gone 17-8-1 since debuting in 2003. Butterbean has his own reality TV show debuting this month on the Discovery Channel entitled Big Law: Deputy Butterbean, where he is followed performing his duties as a Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy in hometown of Jasper, Alabama. Barrak has finished his last four boxing matches in the first round by stoppage, but it will be a tough test in the transition to MMA against the crafty veteran like Butterbean who has eight submissions to his credit.
The promotion plans on putting on many exciting bouts in every division from Flyweights to Heavyweights! This card however, will also feature a bantamweight showdown between stand up specialists Dimitri Waardenburg and Syd Barnier, and Travis Cox versus Derek Gauthier. Other rumored fighters on the card are Guillaume Vigneau, Guillaume Lamarche, Yan Pellerin, Shawn Davidson and many more.
Instinct MMA
Date: October 7, 2011
Location: Centre d’Excellence Sports Rousseau in Boisbriand, Quebec
Main Event:
LHW- Houston Alexander (13-6) vs. Steve Bossé (8-1)
Semi-Main Event:
MW- Patrick Cote (15-7) vs. Crafton Wallace (18-5-1)
HW- Eric “Butterbean” Esch (14-8-1) vs. Eric Barrak (0-0 MMA 5-0 Boxing)
LW- Travis Cox (6-9-1) vs. Derek Gauthier (6-3-1)
BW- Syd Barnier (3-3) vs. Dimitri Waardenburg (7-5)
Guillaume Lamarche (7-5) vs. TBA
Shawn Davidson (4-1) vs. TBA
Dave Bédard (2-0) vs. TBA
Yan Pellerin (9-13) vs. TBA
Devin Henry (1-1) vs. TBA
Yannick Galipeau (2-4) vs. TBA
Jonathan Dubois (1-3) vs. TBA
Charles Houver (0-0) vs. TBA
Darson Hemmings (0-0) vs. TBA
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