McKee-Cobb Title Bout, Lewis-Gouveia 5-Rounder Set for MFC 32

Originally slated to meet on Oct. 7, the pair will instead tangle for McKee’s belt Jan. 27 in the co-main event of MFC 32 “Bitter Rivals” at the Mayfield Inn Trade and Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta. Occupying the other co-headlining slot will be the MFC’s first non-title five-rounder, a 205-pound clash between UFC veteran Wilson Gouveia and MFC mainstay Dwayne Lewis.

McKee, 41, has been sidelined by a knee injury for much of 2011, his lone bout since his one-and-done stint in the UFC coming in an August submission win over Australian Jai Bradney. Former California State Bakersfield wrestler Cobb, 31, enters the title tilt on a four-fight winning streak, having earned his status as No. 1 contender with a June pummeling of Drew Fickett.

Inactive since his May 2010 loss to current MFC light heavyweight champ Ryan Jimmo, 33-year-old Gouveia will look to halt a three-fight skid which includes stoppage defeats at the hands of Nate Marquardt and Alan Belcher. Alberta native Lewis also seeks to rebound from a February loss to Jimmo, prior to which “D-Bomb” had recorded wins over Razak Al-Hassan and Mike Nickels.

In addition to the co-main events, MFC officials also announced Sunday that two lightweights fresh off of wins at MFC 31, Californian Adam Lynn and Edmonton’s Mukai Maromo, will meet at MFC 32.