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BRESTOVAC KO’S DINIZ & EGLI CHOKES OUT NEVES AT FFC 31

FFC 31 NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS
TORTHAÍ OIFIGIÚLA
FFC FIGHT DOME ARENA
(all pictures courtesy of Final Fight Championship)

LAS VEGAS, NV, (Deireadh Fómhair. 14, 2018) The debut of the all-new Fight Dome Las Vegas delivered an explosive night of fireworks at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino on Friday night. “FFC 31 Oíche na Seaimpíní” was certainly a night to remember.

 

 

 

The Scorpion StingMladen Brestovac delivered the knockout of the night, with a blistering high left kick to the head of Jhonata Diniz at the two-minute mark of Round 3.

 

 

 

The trademark left head kick of Brestovac sent Diniz crashing to the canvas. Leis an bua, Brestovac retains the FFC Heavyweight Kickboxing title and improves his record to (55-14-1.). Diniz, who was the aggressor for most of the fight and showcased his exciting come-forward style, Titeann chun (16-6-0.)

 

 

 

Brestovac Retains FFC Kickboxing Heavyweight Title

 

 

 

ShkodranThe Albanian WarriorVeseli (83-18-1) won the FFC Welterweight Kickboxing Title with a 4th Round KO stoppage vs. FrancoisBang BangAmbang (18-8-1). A series of solid punches from Veseli rocked Ambang and sent him to a kneeling position at the 1:23 mark of the Round number four.

 

 

 

In the boxing portion of the evening, Shawn Miller, of Troy, NY (19-4-1) won a unanimous decision victory in his ten round title fight with DennisMongooseMorris (14-3-1). Miller won by the scores of 100-90, 97-93, 97-93, earning him the WBU Cruiserweight Championship.

 

 

 

In the FFC MMA Welterweight Championship, Ben Egli lived up to his reputation as an expert submission artist by choking out Roberto Neves at the 3:21 marc an chéad bhabhta. Egli won the fight by rear naked choke, something he has done a total of five times in his pro MMA career. The championship victory brings Egli’s record to (11-2-0) while Neves falls to (10-3-0).

 

 

 

“FFC 31 Oíche na Seaimpíní” was broadcast live on CBS Sports Network and the event made history as Final Fight Championship, one of the fastest growing combat sports promotion companies in the world, became the first promotion company to hold a multi-discipline event (Dornálaíocht, Kickboxing and MMA) in Las Vegas history.

 

Comhlánaigh “FFC 31 Oíche na Seaimpíní” results below:

 

 

 

TORTHAÍ OIFIGIÚLA

 

FFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (MMA)

Ben Egli (11-2-0), Portland, Oregon

Win by Submission Rear Naked Choke, 3:25 Rd 1

Roberto Neves (10-4-0), Sao Palo, Bhrasaíl

(Egli wins FFC Welterweight Title)

 

WBU CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Dornálaíocht)

Shawn Miller (19-4-1, 7 Kos), Troy, NY

Win by UD 10 Rds (100-90, 97-93, 97-93)

Dennis Morris (14-3-1, 12 Kos), Milwaukee, WI

(Miller wins WBU Cruiserweight Title)

 

 

 

FFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Cosdornálaíochta)

Mladen Brestovac (55-14-1), Champion, Zagreb, Chróit

Win by KO (Head Kick), 2:00 Rd 3

Jhonata Diniz (16-6-0), Curitiba, Bhrasaíl

(Brestovac retains FFC Heavyweight Title)

FFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (Cosdornálaíochta)

Shkodran Veseli (83-18-1), Zurich, An Eilvéis

Win by KO (Punches), 1:23 Rd 4

Francois Ambang (18-8-1), Mechanicsville, VA

(Veseli wins FFC Welterweight Title)

MMA Title Bout Headlines FFC 31 Night of Champions at Fight Dome

Clay Collard battles Dave Courchaine for the FFC MMA Lightweight Championship on Oct. 12

LAS VEGAS, NV, (Deireadh Fómhair. 1, 2018) – The main event is set for “FFC 31 Night of Champions” and it will consist of two rising stars in Mixed Martial Arts as Clay “Cassius” Collard (16-7-1) of Price, UT, cathanna Dave “Insane” Courchaine (20-7-0) of Cheney, WA, for the FFC MMA Lightweight Championship at the all-new Fight Dome Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.

 

 

 

After suffering two straight losses under the UFC banner in 2015, Collard returned to MMA in 2018 and responded with two straight victories, a TKO win over Troy Dennison, and a submission win (by triangle choke) against Carson Gregory.

 

 

 

As for Courchaine, he was on a five-fight win streak dating back to 2014 before losing to Arthur Estrazulas by 1ú round KO in January of 2017. Both fighters are hungry and both fighters have something to prove when they step into the ring on Oct. 12.

 

 

 

There will be one other MMA title bout on the “Night of Champions” as Ben Egli (10-2-0) of Tigard, NÓ, takes on Brazilian, Roberto Neves (10-3-0) for the FFC Welterweight Title. The remainder of the multi-discipline fight card will consist of championship bouts involving boxing and kickboxing.

 

 

 

The WBU cruiserweight title will be up for grabs in boxing as Dennis Morris (14-2-1) de Milwaukee, WI, goes up against Shawn Miller (18-4-1) of Troy, NY.

 

 

 

In Kickboxing, Glory veteran, François Ambang (18-7-1) of Mechanicsville, VA (via Cameroon), will fight battle-tested Albanian, Shkodran Veseli (83-18-1) for the FFC Welterweight Title, and Brazilian, Jhonata Diniz (16-5-0) faces off against, Croatian sensation, Mladen Brestovac (54-14-1).

 

 

 

“FFC 31 Night of Champions” will broadcast live on CBS Sports Network, Dé hAoine, Deireadh Fómhair. 12 ag 7 p.m. (PST) agus 10 p.m. (EST).

 

 

 

General ticket prices begin at $69. Tickets are available at any Las Vegas Caesars Entertainment Box Office, trí ghlaoch 702-777-2782 nó 855-234-7469 nó ar líne ag Ticketmaster.com. For groups of 10 or more call 866-574-3851 nó ríomhphost EntertainmentGroupSales@Caesars.com.

 

 

 

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