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FFC 33 Results from Las Vegas

New Kickboxing Champion Crowned at FFC 33
Chub Upsets Previously Unbeaten Vrtacic for Middleweight Title
(Duab: Mykta Chub (tshuav) wins FFC Middleweight Kickboxing Title with Orsat Zovko (txoj cai) FFC CEO/Founder)
Photo courtesy: Sergey Baranov/Final Fight Championship

 

Las Vegas, NV, (Kaum Ib Hlis Ntuj 2, 2018)The Main Event ofFFC 33delivered an upset and a new champion, as Mykta Chub (18-7-0) defeated previously unbeaten champion Andi Vrtacic (10-1-0) los ntawm split kev txiav txim siab (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) to win the FFC Middleweight Kickboxing Title.

 

 

 

Chub and Vrtacic displayed a great deal of endurance during their five round war. Chub was able to pin Vrtacic into the corners quite often during this fight, frustrating the young Vrtacic and preventing him from using his signature high kicks. Vrtacici landed some nice head kicks and few solid combinations but it wasn’t enough to impress the judges, allowing Chub to steal the win, and the title.

 

 

 

In the Co-Main Event, which involved two very exciting MMA lightweight fighters, Darrick Minner (22-9-0) wasted no time submitting former UFC Fighter, “Cassius” Av nplaum collard (16-8-1) by rear naked choke in the very first round. The submission victory, which was the 19th of Minner’s career, only took 31 seconds to execute.

 

 

 

Andre Keys (10-1-0) went the distance with Randy Fuentes (7-7-1) in their Super Welterweight Boxing bout. Keys won by split decision (55-59, 55-59, 58-56) in a fight that featured both fighters standing in the pocket and trading hard shots for the majority of their six round fight.

 

 

 

In a Kickboxing Lightweight matchup, despite breaking his left arm in the fight, Chris McMillan (38-10-0) won a split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) against Teo Mikelic (18-7-0) in a fight that featured some vicious kicks and crisp punches by both fighters.

 

 

 

The night began with Sherrard Blackledge (1-0-0) winning his professional MMA debut by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27) over Jordan Christensen (0-2-0) in the Welterweight division.

 

 

 

Most of these fights ended up going the distance and the fighters did not disappoint tonight,” said FFC CEO/Founder, Orsat Zovko. “FFC 33 showcased a lot of endurance and toughness and delivered an entertaining show for the fans.

 

 

 

FFC 33took place at its permanent home, “Fight Dome”, which is located at Caesars Entertainment’s Rio Las Vegas. The event aired nationwide on CBS Sports Network.

 

 

 

Kawg sib ntaus Championship (FFC) is the first and only professional combat sports franchise offering fans a unique ‘multi-discipline’ kev (Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA), where every event culminates with a championship title bout. All FFC events take place insideFight Domeat Caesars Entertainment’s Rio Las Vegas, the all-new mecca of combat sports.

 

 

CompleteFFC 33MMA results below:

 

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(Kickboxing) FFC MIDDLEWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

 

 

Mykyta Chub (18-7-0), Ft. Lauderdale, FL via Ukraine

Win by Split Decision, 5 Rds. (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

Andi Vrtacic (10-1-0), Pula ,Croatia

(Chub wins FFC Middleweight Title)

(MMA) LIGHWEIGHTS

 

Darrick Minner (22-9-0), Nebraska City, NE

Win by Submission (Tsheb liab qab caj pas) :31, Rd. 1

Av nplaum collard (16-8-1), Toquerville, UT

 

 

(BOXING) SUPER WELTERWEIGHTS

 

Andre Keys (10-1-0), Tacoma, WA

Win by Split Decision, 6 Rds. (55-59, 55-59, 58-56)

Randy Fuentes (7-7-1), McAllen, TX

(Kickboxing) LIGHTWEIGHTS

Chris McMillan (38-10-0), Calgary Alberta, Canada

Win by Split Decision, 3 Rds. (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

Teo Mikelic (18-7-0), Pula, Croatia

 

 

 

(MMA) WELTERWEIGHTS

Sherrard Blackledge (1-0-0), Las Vegas, NV (Pro Debut)

Win by Unanimous Decision, 3 Rds. (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)

Jordan Christensen (0-2-0), Las Vegas, NV

Kickboxing Title Bout Headlines FFC 33 Multi-Discipline Event on Nov. 2

Mykyta Chub fights Andi Vrtacic for the FFC Middleweight Championship at Fight Dome

Las Vegas, NV, (Lub kaum hli ntuj 30, 2018)The main event is set forFFC 33and it will involve two explosive kickboxers from overseas. Mykyta Chub (17-7-0) of the Ukraine, battles Andi Vrtacic (10-0-0) Pula, Croatia, for the FFC Middleweight Championship on November 2nd, at Fight Dome located at Caesars Entertainment’s Rio Las Vegas.

 

 

 

Both fighters have fought for FFC multiple times. Chub has a (3-1) record during his tenure with Final Fight Championship. Vrtacic, who is the defending middleweight champion, boasts a (4-0) record with FFC.

 

 

 

The fans at Fight Dome Las Vegas loved our Kickboxing fights at FFC 31,said FFC CEO/Founder, Orsat Zovko. “And we are excited to have world champion kickboxers fighting for us again on November 2nd.”

 

 

 

The Co-Main Event forFFC 33will feature an MMA Lightweight clash between, Darrick Minner (16-5-0) Nebraska City, NE, and former UFC Fighter, Cassius” Av nplaum collard (16-7-1) Toquerville, UT.

 

 

 

There will be one other Kickboxing bout atFFC 33” raws li Chris McMillan (87-10-3) of Calgary Alberta, Canada, yuav siv sij hawm nyob rau hauv Teo Mikelic (18-6-0) Pula, Croatia, in the Lightweight division.

 

 

 

In Boxing, it will be a battle of two Super Welterweights in a six round contest as Randy Fuentes (7-6-1) McAllen, TX faces off against Andre Keyes (18-4-1) ntawm Tacoma, WA.

 

 

 

FFC 33will air on CBS Sports Network, as a part of a multi-year agreement to broadcast FFC’s ground breaking multi-discipline (Boxing, Kickboxing and MMA) Fight Dome series at Caesars Entertainment’s Rio Las Vegas. The event will also air in Spanish on Claro Sports in Mexico and Latin America. Check your local listings for more information.

 

 

 

Daim pib rau “FFC 33are available at any Las Vegas Caesars Entertainment Box Office, los ntawm hu xov tooj 702-777-2782 los yog 855-234-7469, lossis hauv online ntawm Ticketmaster.com.

 

 

For more information about Final Fight Championship, thov mus saib finalfightchampionship.com, Facebook at Facebook.com/FFCFighting, and Follow FFC on Instagram/Twitter @FFCFighting.

LFA BRINGS LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT TO MINNESOTA WITH LFA 34 – WATLEY vs. Jenkins

LFA theem
NCAWS NYIAS NTIAJ TEB TITLE Sib ntaus
TO MINNESOTA WITH
LFA 34 – WATLEY vs. Jenkins
MAIN kev tshwm sim:
LFA NCAWS NYIAS zus
Robert WATLEY
vs.
LFA #1 LIGHTWEIGHT CONTENDER
Brandon Jenkins
NCAWS NYIAS NTIAJ TEB TITLE Sib ntaus
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Travis PERZYNSKI
vs.
TREY OGDEN
NCAWS NYIAS showdown
PLUS COV ROV QAB NTAWM POJ NIAM LUB MMA Pioneer:
“TSHUAB RAB pHOM”
Kelly KOBOLD
Friday, MARCH 2nd LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at the MINNETONKA BALLROOM
hauv lub tshiab
Mystic LAKE CENTER
UA NTEJ LAKE, MINNESOTA
Daim pib ntawm kev muag khoom Lub ib hlis ntuj 26th ntawm MysticLake.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the LFA will return to Minnesota in March with a lightweight title fight, ib tug high-tswg sib showdown, and the return of a women’s MMA pioneer.

Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 34 will feature the return of LFA lightweight champion Robert “Sib cuag” Watley when he defends his title against LFA #1 khaub-ncaws nyias contender Brandon “Cov Human Highlight Lus” Jenkins. LFA 34 – Watley vs. Jenkins takes place Friday, Lub peb hlis ntuj 2nd at the Minnetonka Ballroom inside the new Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
“Kuv pog mus yuav coj lub LFA khaub-ncaws nyias lub ntiaj teb Championship mus rau lub Minnetonka Ballroom hauv lub tshiab Mystic Lake Center ntawm LFA 34”, Hais Soares. “Peb muaj plaub zoo heev txheej xwm nyob rau Mystic Lake xyoo tas los. Kuv zoo siab ncha moo tias LFA thiab Mystic Lake Twv txiaj yuam pov muaj ib daim ntawv cog nyob rau hauv qhov chaw rau tsim plaub nyob teb chaws uas tawm hauv TV MMA txheej xwm nyob rau Mystic Lake lub ntiaj teb no hauv chav kawm ntawv chaw nyob rau hauv 2018. Mystic Lake has been a great partner and we are all looking forward to watching Robert Watley defend his lightweight title against Brandon Jenkins in Minnesota on Lub peb hlis ntuj 2nd.”
Tickets for LFA 34 – Watley vs. Jenkins yuav muaj muaj rau purchase Lub ib hlis ntuj 26 ntawm MysticLake.com.
Watley (9-1) is widely considered the top lightweight prospect in the world. Tus txiv neej lub npe hu ua “Sib cuag” was highly regarded on the east coast regional MMA scene before signing with LFA in 2017. His fight résumé consisted of multiple regional titles and a seven-fight win streak. That earned him an immediate shot at the inaugural LFA lightweight title against the final RFA lightweight champion Thiago Moisés at LFA 17. The Maryland native shut down the RFA champion on every score card. Watley then punctuated his championship reign with a dominant TKO victory over Daryl Wilson in his first title defense at LFA 27 nyob rau hauv Kaum ib hlis. The champ now has his sights set on picking up his tenth straight victory and second successful title defense at LFA 34.
Jenkins (11-5) khwv tau nws txhaj koob tshuaj tivthaiv ntawm LFA kub tom qab winning ib tug ntawm cov tseem nco fights ntawm 2017. Tus txiv neej lub npe hu ua “Cov Human Highlight Lus” added further proof to that nickname with his three round thriller against Carl Wittstock at LFA 29. Jenkins battered his foe in a highly entertaining affair that many fans and pundits considered a “Sib ntaus ntawm lub xyoo” neeg tuaj sib tw. Lub yeej ua kom tiav ib tug muaj kev vam meej 2017 rau lub Mystic Lake kev ruaj ntseg tus neeg zov, uas pib nrog ib tug TKO kov yeej Billy Christianson ntawm LFA 2. Interestingly, cov leeg setback ntawm lub xyoo no tuaj rau tau phaib ntawm LFA 20. While many felt that Jenkins had done more than enough to earn the decision, lub zos nyiam poob ib tug split kev txiav txim siab nyob rau hauv nws hometown. Jenkins wasted no time reflecting on the controversial decision and quickly rebounded with his epic win over Wittstock. Tam sim no nws tau nws sights teem rau LFA kub ntawm LFA 34.
Cov pa roj carbon monoxide-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 34 will feature a battle between two of the LFA’s top lightweight contenders. Perzynski (22-9) ua ib tug loj daim ntawv nyob rau hauv nws LFA debut ntawm LFA 20 kawg lub caij ntuj sov, thaum nws nres RFA vet Carl Wittstock ntawm Tsheb Liab qab caj pas hauv thawj ob feeb ntawm cov lus qhib round. The Minnesotan set up the submission with a barrage of strikes that thrilled his home state fans. Perzynski now looks to repeat that feat with a man who made an equally impressive LFA debut just seven days after him last summer.
Ogden (9-2) yuav tsum tau tsawg tshaj li ib nrab ntawm ib puag ncig rau ntawm LFA 21 last summer to match Perzynski’s accomplishment one week earlier at LFA 20. Ogden, zoo li Perzynski, also used a Rear Naked Choke to defeat an RFA vet in his LFA debut. Lub yeej tuaj tiv thaiv T.J. Brown thiab teem ib lub showdown nrog ib tug txiv neej uas ua ib tug ze li ntawm zoo tib yam promotional debut. The Kansas City based fighter Ogden now meets Perzynski in the co-main event of LFA 34. The winner is looking to gain separation in a highly competitive and deep LFA lightweight division.
The main card of LFA 34 will also feature the return of women’s MMA pioneer “Tshuab rab phom” Kelly Kobold. Tom qab ib tug rau ib tug thiab ib nrab xyoo hiatus los ntawm kev ua si nawv, she made her return to MMA last summer at LFA 20.
Kobold (18-3-2) yog ib tug ntawm cov feem ntau fwm poj niam nyob rau hauv kev ua si nawv. Nws tau nyiam ib tug illustrious kev MMA hauj lwm uas hnub rov qab ze li ntawm kaum xyoo. A true pioneer for women’s MMA, Kobold returned to the sport against Christine Stanley in a bout that was ruled a draw at LFA 20. Now she is back and ready to stake a claim at the top of the LFA women’s flyweight division at LFA 34.
Tam sim no tshaj tawm Main Card (Televised rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT):
Main tshwm sim | Hnav Title Bout (155 lb)
– Robert Watley (10-1) vs. Brandon Jenkins (11-5)
Co-Main kev tshwm sim | Hnav Bout (155 lb)
– Travis Perzynski (22-9) vs. Trey Ogden (9-2)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Jordan Griffin (14-5) vs. Darrick Minner (20-7)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Nate Jennerman (10-3) vs. John Devall (15-8)
Poj niam Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Kelly Kobold (10-5) vs. TBD
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Bobby Lee (7-1) vs. Nate Ammerman (4-0)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
– Tim Hiley (5-0) vs. Willie Whitehead (2-1)
Nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2016, RFA thiab Legacy FC ua hauj lwm tshaj tawm hais tias lawv yuav phiajcim tsim LFA. This new powerhouse promotion would serve as the premier developmental organization in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pib nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2017. RFA thiab Legacy FC tau launched rau cov hauj lwm ntawm ntau tshaj 150 ncaws pob uas tau mus txog lub pinnacle ntawm MMA los ntawm competing nyob rau hauv lub UFC.
LFA 34 yuav tsum yog tus fifth LFA kev tshwm sim mus rau qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub xeev ntawm Minnesota. RFA thiab Legacy FC tuav ua ke cuaj txheej xwm nyob rau hauv lub “Thaj av ntawm 10,000 Pas dej” ua ntej lub merger. Rau ntawm cov txheej xwm coj qhov chaw nyob rau hauv lub RFA banner hauv lub Mystic Lake Twv txiaj yuam pov Hotel. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm LFA 34 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
Thov mus saib LFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting thiab Twitter ntawm @LFAfighting.