Sam Alvey  finally has his opponent for his first Maximum Fighting Championship title defense. Alvey (21-5), the promotion’s middleweight champion, will put his belt on the line this spring against  Wes Swofford (9-4) at “MFC 40: Crowned Kings.” Promotion officials recently announced the title fight. MFC 40 takes place May 9 at the promotion’s regular home at Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The main card will air live on AXS TV. The card also features a bantamweight title fight between champ Anthony Birchak (11-1) and Kevin Croom (13-4) and a rematch between Tom Gallicchio (18-8) and Kurt Southern (13-5) for the vacant lightweight belt. The bout order will again be determined by a fan vote.