Twin Tiers Overtime - Special Edition Matt Phillips fight announcement

Posted: Jan 27, 2022 / 11:20 PM EST

Updated: Jan 27, 2022 / 11:20 PM EST

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Twin Tiers Overtime is back for a special episode!

Join hosts Nick Ketter and Kyle Nuss as they welcome back, professional kickboxer and MMA fighter Matt Phillips, who announces his next fight! Phillips will return to the Seneca Allegany Resort and Casino and the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship octagon on March 12th to take on Manuel Moreira. Best known as Matt “Baby Face” Phillips in the octagon, the Elmira native looks to continue his success in the same building in which he won his last fight.

In his first fight, Phillips debuted in Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships with a 34 second knockout of Derek Greene in the first round, at the Seneca Allegheny Casino Resort. Phillips’ win earned knockout of the night and amassed over 150,000 views on the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championships Instagram page.

As for his opponent in March, Phillips says Moreira is a true fighter.

“His last fight he took on two or three days notice and did well,” said Phillips. “I am excited to compete against him.”

Phillips also tells the Overtime crew about his recent training and signing with Dodge Sports UFC & MMA Management team.

Stick with 18 Sports on air and online for the latest on Phillips and his chase for gold in the octagon.

Watch Episode 16 of Twin Tiers Overtime, when Matt Phillips joined the guys to discuss his career and upbringing in Elmira: https://www.mytwintiers.com/twin-tiers-overtime/twin-tiers-overtime-episode-16-mma-fighter-and-elmira-native-matt-phillips/ .

Twin Tiers Overtime is a bi-weekly sports talk show dedicated to the Twin Tiers only on mytwintiers.com/sports. You can watch past episodes at the special Twin Tiers Overtime page here: https://www.mytwintiers.com/twin-tiers-overtime/

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Twin Tiers Overtime is the new sports show serving the Elmira-Corning regional area hosted by WETM’s own Kyle Nuss and Nick Ketter. Overtime highlights the local/regional sports scene with discussions and interviews with athletes, coaches, and more.

Kyle Nuss

Born and raised in Elmira, NY, Kyle developed a passion for sports at a young age from reading the local sports sections, watching as much ESPN as humanly possible, and following his favorite teams the Yankees, NY Rangers, and NY Jets. Kyle went on to form his own sports website Twin Tiers Sports where he covered local sports and worked as a beat writer covering the Elmira Jackals for The Sin Bin.net. Kyle also interned with the Elmira Pioneers for two seasons and WETM-TV in the Sports department before joining the WETM-TV production department in October of 2018.

Nick Ketter

Nick is a Horseheads High School alumni, a former sports intern at WETM-TV, and a current newscast director at WETM-TV. He attended Corning Community College and is a proud graduate of SUNY Oswego. At Oswego, he covered several of the school’s teams through the broadcasting club WTOP-10. Nick was on the broadcast team for the award-winning NCAA D-III Basketball Tournament broadcasts and an award-winning Oswego vs. Plattsburgh “Whiteout Game” broadcast. Nick also held the Sports Package Coordinator position at WTOP-10 allowing him to further cover the teams. Nick gained on-air experience as a sports anchor. Nick’s love of sports goes back to his youth when he was a multi-sport athlete in several leagues in Basketball, Baseball, Hockey, Track, and Football.

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