Wes Osburn
Springfield, Missouri, USA, Pro MMA: 0-1, A/MMA: 4-1, A/KB 4-0, 255, 6'5", 8-18-1985, Glenn Cozzens (417) 880-3558, - (2-19-08)

Osburn - Osborn Suspended

*All Photos of Wes Osburn by Carrell Photography, Springfield, MO, 2007

  1. February, 2nd, 2008
    "MID-MO-FIGHT SHOW 6" in Moberly, Missouri, USA
    ISCF Sanctioned
    AMATEUR BOUT: Lost to Daniel Gallemore by TKO at :08 into Round 1.
  2. January 25, 2008
    Buffalo Run Casino Peoria Showplace
    PRO BOUT: Lost to David Fuller by TKO at :30 of round 1. Physician requires Osborn suspended until 02-24-08.

  3. January 5th, 2008
    Cage Championships IX
    ISCF Sanctioned
    AMATEUR BOUT: Defeated Rey Espinoza by referee stoppage due to strikes at 1:06 of the first Round.

  4. August 18th, 2007
    Cage Championships 6 - Sullivan, Missouri, USA
    ISCF Sanctioned
    AMATEUR BOUT: Defeated Chris Drezinski at 10 seconds in round one due to KO from strikes.

  5. JUNE 23rd, 2007
    CAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS V - Sullivan, Missouri, USA
    ISCF Sanctioned
    AMATEUR BOUT: Defeated Garrett Sheppard at 1:43 of Round One by TKO, Referee Stoppage.

  6. February 10th, 2007
    CAGE CHAMPIONSHIPS III - Union, Missouri, USA
    ISCF Sanctioned
    AMATEUR BOUT: Defeated Jason Cowman 1:39 in the first round, stopped by the referee.



MONDAY, February 11th, 2008, AT 10:00 PM, PT

It Will Be Awhile Before
Wes Osburn Fights Again...
Legally...

A little over a week ago on February 2nd, Amateur MMA fighter Wes Osburn of Springfield, Missouri entered the ring at Ricky Duane Davidson II's "MID-MO-FIGHT SHOW 6" in Moberly, Missouri, USA to fight for the vacant ISCF Mid-Central Regional Heavyweight Title. Eight seconds later, the fight was over after his opponent, Daniel Gallemore connected with a right that knocked Osburn to the floor. When Osburn attempted to get up he was wobbly which forced the Referee to end the bout.

What many did not know is that Osburn had lied to the Promoter and the ISCF Representative as well as his opponent. The lie touched on many different fronts.

To begin with, as everyone here reading this knows, once you fight as a PRO, you are considered a PRO from that moment on. However, Osburn has Glenn Cozzen (Left) listed as his trainer. The question is, did Cozzen's know what was happening? This is still yet to be determined by the ISCF. Regardless, from what is clear, Osburn didn't think that rule about amateurs and pros applied to him because the weekend before this fight on January 25, Osburn fought on Dale Cook's Xtreme Fighting League "Superbrawl 2008" event at the Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, Oklahoma and was registered and paid as a Pro MMA Fighter.

Osburn fought in bout number 2 against a fighter named David Fuller. In the bout, Fuller defeated Osborn by a punch KO only :30 seconds into round 1. On top of this, according to sources, he was also suspended by the Oklahoma State Boxing Commission for a KO Suspension.

We were able to find Fuller on Sherdog's (2-0) database which included the Osburn result. We know when the fighter background check was done (Friday, February 1st, 2008 - 8:40 PM/PST ) for Davidson's ISCF Event that Osburn fought on that Osburn was not listed in the Sherdog database. Other than this we saw that Cook (Promoter Dale Cook) was calling Fuller the "THE 300LB SMASHING MACHINE" with a record of 1-1. The promotion also had Osburn listed as 2-0, when we know for a fact that he was actually 3-1 when he stepped into the ring against Fuller in Oklahoma on January 25.

So what does this mean? Well, lets break it down...

However, any smart state commission official can and will see that this can, and HAS happened to not only MMA fighters but also in Professional Boxing and Kickboxing. Sometimes the records of suspension authorities such as "Fight Fax" are not updated quickly enough and because of this, no one knows about a KO, suspension, let alone that a fighter fought as a Pro. This is not an isolated incident with MMA. It has happened before and as in Pro Boxing, it will happen again. What needs to be done is those of us in MMA need to be man enough to "Step-up" and let people know when they see this coming. Thus was the case here...

It has been made clear to us here at the ISCF that several individuals KNEW Osburn had fought Pro on this Oklahoma fight card before he was to fight on Mr. Davidson's fight card as an Amateur. More so, these same individuals KNEW he was Knocked Out on the Oklahoma event. However, because these individuals work with some other ( So called) MMA sanctioning bodies based out of Missouri and Oklahoma they thought they would rather try and make the ISCF look bad here rather than "Step-up" for the safety of a fighter that was just "KNOCKED-OUT!"

So due to their desired "Political Gain" none of these other individuals were man enough to "Step-up" and let anyone know about Osburn's KO... However, what these silent individuals don't realize is that the "Negligence" card is on them now, not the ISCF, not the Promoter or the ISCF Event Representative.

So who is negligent here? Certainly Osburn holds the main responsibility of his own negligence. However, in addition, those in the sport who knew ahead of time and stayed quiet shall carry the burden of guilt as well. By not stepping up, they risked the safety of Osburn to begin with. With just 1 Pro fight, the difference of Osburn's ability would not have been suddenly better having now fought that 1 Pro fight. However, he would not have been allowed to fight as an amateur anymore.

When those associated with the ISCF step-up and inform someone that a fighter on their card is pro and booked to fight amateur, or that a fighter just got knocked out and he shouldn't fight, many, even some state commissions take it as if we are crying to them. LET THIS BE A LESSON NOW, Before someone gets Killed! Even to the State commissions. If you are informed by ANYONE about a fighter with circumstances such as these, you need to LISTEN!

Taking this a step further, IF other event promoters as well as Sanctioning Bodies posted their pre-fight fight cards on a legitimate web site (As the ISCF does), more people could see things like this coming far before they happen. The question is though, "Who else will do this?" Their excuse has always been "This is too much work..." This is what sets the ISCF apart from these other "So called Sanctioning bodies." To the ISCF, sanctioning the sport of mixed Martial Arts whether pro or amateur is more than letters and a sanctioning fee. This is, as it has ALWAYS BEEN, about Fighter Safety!