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The next level

David Letourneau has jumped on the bandwagon and now has faith in his fists. Coaches and training partners have told the 31-year-old local mixed martial artist that his striking ability is top notch ever since he began training.
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David Letourneau works some ground-and-pound at the Leading Edge Gym in Thunder Bay. (Scott Paradis, tbnewswatch.com)
David Letourneau has jumped on the bandwagon and now has faith in his fists.

Coaches and training partners have told the 31-year-old local mixed martial artist that his striking ability is top notch ever since he began training. But during fights Letourneau (2-1) always had more confidence in his ground game.

"I’ve always thought that I needed to get the fight to the ground to win," The welterweight fighter during a training session at the Leading Edge Gym he fights out of. "I never believed in my hands."

That changed after a February fight in Alberta.

Letourneau faced off against Nick Hrynchyshyn and won via unanimous decision in what Maximum Fighting Championship promoters labeled the fight of the night.

"It was just all over the place, back and forth, lots of action," he said, adding that his ability to stand up and strike was well tested. "After that fight, it made me believe in my hands and my stand up. I have the ability to out strike most people."

Letourneau will take that newfound confidence into the cage when he fights under the Manitoba-based promotion Canadian Fighting Championships at the Winnipeg Convention Centre on Friday, Oct. 8. It will be his first fight under the CFC promotion.

The Thunder Bay fighter expected to go up against Justin Barnard (5-1) during his interview with tbnewswatch.com, however the CFC’s official website has since named Letourneau’s opponent as Igor Caetano (1-1).

"This next fight is the next level," Letourneau said about his now replaced opponent. "He is kind of the gatekeeper who is either going to keep me where I am, or send me to that next level."

Caetano has a submission win and a submission loss on his professional record. His victory came in the first round against via an arm-triangle choke against Ben Snyder, while his loss to Kris Donaldson came in the second round via strikes.

The October fight will also be Caetano’s first under the CFC promotion.

Meanwhile, both of Letourneau ’s wins have come from the judge’s scorecard, while his only defeat came from a submission.

Letourneau said he will be looking to finish his fight, but is confident that his cardio will take him comfortably to a decision if he cannot knock out or submit Caetano within the match’s three, five-minute rounds.

No live broadcast is currently scheduled for CFC 6. More information is available on the fight promotion’s website.

 

Coming Monday: tbnewswatch.com previews local MMA fighter Matt Veal (6-5) and his upcoming professional fight with the CFC.


 




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