Twin Tiers Overtime - Episode 54 Luke Kelly and Chase Bailey, Gladius Fights 44 preview

Posted: Aug 31, 2023 / 06:53 PM EDT

Updated: Aug 31, 2023 / 07:47 PM EDT

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Twin Tiers Overtime heads back to the combat sports arena for another new episode!

Join hosts Nick Ketter and Kyle Nuss as they welcome guests Chase Bailey and Luke Kelly to the show. Corning native Chase Bailey and Mansfield native Luke Kelly are slated to face-off in the Gladius Fights 44 main event on September 2nd, for the 155 pound MMA title. Both unbeaten fighters tell the Overtime crew about their excitement to fight in front of their home crowds at The L in Horseheads.

In addition to the interviews, the guys preview several fights on the Gladius 44 card. A full look at the current card is listed below:

Main Event – 155 pound MMA Title – Luke Kelly vs Chase Bailey
Amateur MMA Heavyweight Title – Josh DePace vs Isaac Eddings
175 pound Submission Only – Skylar Rasmussen vs Kevin Carrier
155 pound Submission Only – Mason Lewis vs Jayden Peters
130 pound Kickboxing – Michael Santiago vs. Lesley Hines
135 pound Amateur Kickboxing – Andreas Quiroz vs Mitch White
130 pound Amateur Kickboxing – Alex Sengphonexay vs Jonny Scheg
190 pounds Amateur MMA – Nyles Rife vs Austin Richcreek

On top of the Gladius 44 action, Twin Tiers Overtime takes a look at another combat sports standout making strides in the area, Jayson Hackett. Hackett is set to fight for the Cage Wars lightweight title on September 15th. In Pro Wrestling, Xcite is set to bring world renowned luchador Super Crazy to the X2 at the Arnot Mall on September 3rd.

Tiers Overtime is a Two-Time NYSBA award winning, bi-weekly sports talk show dedicated to the Twin Tiers only on mytwintiers.com/sports. You can watch past episodes on our Twin Tiers Overtime page: 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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