Архіви: Jaleel Willis

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БЕЛЛАТОР ММА 273: BADER VS. MOLDAVSKY ГОЛОВНА:
C-Райан Бадер (29-7, 1 Північна Кароліна) defeated IC-Валентин Молдавський (11-2) одноголосним рішенням суддів (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

Ryan Bader defends his heavyweight title: "“Очевидно, it was a really close fight and at the end there I’m like man that’s a toss up. I felt like I did more damage but it felt so good considering the last fight was a fight I lost. But it was a back and forth, even fight the whole five rounds. It’s just anticlimactic to go out there and have a exciting heavyweight championship five-rounder with a tough dude in Arizona. I wanted that bad!

I’m never too confident, going to judges you know. It’s the first time in my life that I was hoping that they weren’t scoring for the wrestling. I was rocking him pretty good with my punches and I was seeing everything clearly. I underestimated his clenching, his body lock, he kept stepping in front of me with this weird move and he’s stronger than I thought. I’ve never been picked up like before…but I just told myself to keep getting up and then keep with the strikes. At the end there he was just holding on and I landed 20 unanswered elbows to his head. Those can’t be ignored and so when he went to the score cards, I said who knows now…”

#6-Бен Хендерсон (29-11) переможений #7-Іслам Мамедов (20-2-1) за очками (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Benson Henderson following the win in front of his hometown: “Fighting in front of my adopted hometown Phoenix, AZ, it’s amazing. Last time I didn’t give Arizona a very good show. На цей раз, I thought I had a better performance so win or lose I knew that I could live with that. Just having a good performance, not a great performance but having a good performance, as opposed to having a bad performance, win or lose you always feel good after great performances. We’re seeking perfection. If you write a book, all these journalists, all these moviemakers, they want to make them part of a movie then make an amazing movie. If you want to, then you have to do your absolute best out there and that’s why I’m always after a better performance.”
“Сьогодні ввечері, getting my hand raised is awesome. This was the first time I fought in front of my sons, my two oldest sons. Мій 6 year-old and my 4-year-old. Tonight was a great night, but they’re not all great nights so I’m learning to definitely appreciate the good ones when I have them.”

“I felt that I did enough to deserve to get my hand raised, but you just never know. Like Burt Watson always says, if you leave it to the judges, they’re going to make you cry. He is absolutely right. Так, I definitely don’t ever want to leave it to the judges. When someone says split decision I’m like oh no, my boys are in the ring…but it was a good night, so I was thankful for it.”

Генрі Корралес (20-6) переможений Aiden Lee (10-6) via unanimous technical decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) - (accidental eye poke)

Henry Corrales following his victory: “That’s definitely not the way I wanted to end it here in Phoenix. The fans deserve more and that’s nothing against him, it’s just kind of a late finish and this was the final fight on my contract. This was my 15th fight with BELLATOR and my 20th win, so there’s a lot riding on this fight. I needed to go out there and put on a good performance…I tried.”

I didn’t feel like I really poked him to be honest with you and the replay was showing that it just didn’t look as serious as he was playing it off to be, but it’s the eye, so only he knows how much that hurt. He was super upset after and I was like hey big dog I didn’t poke you on purpose. I mean this is a fist fight! Але, he was walking away from the cage after and he was acting disappointed the the fight was stopped but while the fight was going on he wasn’t really fighting. His demeanor was off and he was kind of whimpering on shots and it’s like dude you weren’t really going, you were just acting.”

Сабах Хомасі (16-10) переможений Jaleel Willis (15-4) за допомогою представлення (arm-triangle) на 1:42 першого раунду

Sabah Homasi following his submission win: “It’s one of the kicks I threw I just kicked hard man. I expect this after every fight but just a little swelling. It’s the same stuff after every fight man from all my kicks.”

“You know I just I take whatever they give me. I had his back, I thought I was going to get the rear naked. I don’t like to exert too much energy on something, so if I don’t have it I’m not going to force it. I’m going to take something that’s there, so I let it go and I set up a little trap. It’s something that I’ve transitioned with very well from the back to that trick, so it was there and I took it.”

“He was saying something to me earlier and if he’s saying something to me he should say it like a man. Say it with your damn chest, don’t whisper it. I forgot what he said, but I told him he was going to feel real power tonight and that was it and then obviously quick fight. I’m healthy, Я перебуваю у відмінній формі, going to get back in the gym and whenever BELLATOR lets me know I’ll give my manager the green light.”

ПОПЕРЕДНЯ CARD:
Enrique Barzola (17-5-2) переможений Darrion Колдуелл (15-6) технічним нокаутом (страйку) на 3:01 три раунди з
Кріс Гонсалес (7-1) переможений Ви Авад (24-14, 1 Північна Кароліна) нокаутом (удари) на :36 першого раунду
Дальтон Роста (6-0) переможений Duane Johnson (6-3) одноголосним рішенням суддів (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Nikita Mikhailov (9-1) переможений Blaine Shutt (8-6) технічним нокаутом (удари) на 3:23 три раунди з
Лукас Бреннан (6-0) переможений Ben Lugo (5-5) за допомогою представлення (рука-трикутник дросель) на 2:27 першого раунду
Sullivan Cauley (3-0) переможений Ben Parrish (5-2) технічним нокаутом (удари) на 4:35 першого раунду

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FIGHT NIGHT RESULTS, ЦИТАТИ & PHOTOS FOR BELLATOR MMA 259: CYBORG VS. SMITH 2

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COMPLETE FIGHT NIGHT PHOTOS HERE - (PLEASE CREDIT: БЕЛЛАТОР ММА / LUCAS NOONAN)

POST-FIGHT VIDEO INTERVIEWS HERE

з-Cris Cyborg (24-2, 1 Північна Кароліна) переможений #4-Леслі Сміт (12-9-1) технічним нокаутом (страйку) на 4:51 п'ятому раунді

Cris Cyborg after retaining the title:

“I knew she was tough and I’ve fought her before. I know her and respect her and she’s a real fighter. I knew with her it would be a great match, because she’s capable and she’s tough."

“I was really working in sparring to keep going and going because I knew it was going to be this way. I noticed I enjoyed it a little more. It’s going to be 16 years as a professional fighter this month so I started to enjoy it in there."



“I’ve been working on grappling my whole life but I just feel like I’m getting better and better every day. I got a black belt, but it’s like a white belt because I’m always learning."

“I’ve been doing this 16 роки, I’ve got four titles. But before you can be a G.O.A.T. you have to fight the ‘Cat.’ So, I’d like to fight with Cat Zingano and I will ask Scott Coker. Because before you can be a G.O.A.T. you have to fight the ‘Cat.’”

#6-Леандро Higo (20-5) переможений Darrion Колдуелл (15-5) за очками (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

“I’ve been waiting for this fight for three years now. It’s exactly how I wanted it to go. I used my wrestling and I used my jiu-jitsu. I’m a complete fighter and I’m ready for any fighter on the planet because I believe I’m the best. I knew I had lost the first round, but in the second when he was throwing all those elbows and cut me open, I’m from a poor family in Brazil and that was nothing I hadn’t seen before. I felt happy being in that cage with blood all over me.

“He ended up taking me down in the second and I went for a kimura, which is something I’m very accustomed to doing, but he reversed it but then he didn’t do anything and I hit him with a lot of strikes on bottom. A lot of elbows and strikes and I stayed very on bottom and he wasn’t doing anything. That’s why I won the second and third round.”

“I think that I deserve a title shot. I just beat three of the biggest names in the game and I just beat a former world champion. And nobody has beaten the top three guys of this world-class caliber like I have done in three consecutive wins. I’m going for that world title and that’s what’s next for me. So let’s make it fast.”

#3-Austin Vanderford (11-0) переможений #4-Fabian Edwards (9-2) одноголосним рішенням суддів (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Austin Vanderford following his unanimous decision win:

“I like my fights bloody, whether it’s me or my opponent. I’ll get a scab. But hats off to Fabian who cut me up a little bit. But happy to get the win.”

“He was a big, сильний хлопець. I started feeling him give me that head and arm choke. На жаль, I didn’t capitalize on it. But I knew what I was going to do. I was going to just grind it out. He’s a good striker so I had to be careful but I felt good. Wrestling … it’s my heart. I’m ready for the next step.”

Jaleel Willis (15-2) переможений Maycon Mendonca (11-5) одноголосним рішенням суддів (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Hannah Guy (3-1) переможений #8-Валері Луреда (3-1) одноголосним рішенням суддів (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Hannah Guy following her first win inside the BELLATOR cage…

“I felt like I had really good cardio, so that was awesome because I was really worried about that a little bit. I’m so thankful she took the fight and I’m so thankful BELLATOR gave me this opportunity.

“I thought I was going to finish with the triangle (удушення), чесно. She just slipped right out of there, so that was awesome of her. Her defense was really good. I was really impressed with that. I didn’t know what her ground game was but it was a lot better than I thought it was going to be.

“Grappling is just where I want to be if you’ve seen any of my other fights. My striking has really improved a lot though so I’m hoping to change that. But grappling has always been my strong suit. I didn’t want to just depend on my grappling, but I thought I landed some shots pretty well a few times. In this fight I thought I could see when the punches were coming. And I was able to defend a little bit better and how I’ve grown. So I’m just really proud of myself right now.”

Попереднє Card:
Ви Авад (24-13, 1 Північна Кароліна) переможений Нейт Ендрюс (16-4) нокаутом (страйку) на 3:16 першого раунду
#7-Грант Ніл (6-0) переможений #8-Tyree Fortune (5-1) за допомогою представлення (задній удушення) на 4:20 першого раунду
Суміко Інаба (2-0) переможений Kristina Katsikis (1-2) технічним нокаутом (страйку) на 3:35 три раунди з
Aviv Gozali (6-0) переможений Sean Felton (5-3-1) за допомогою представлення (п'ятка гак) на 1:17 першого раунду
#9-Давіон Франклін (3-0) переможений Тайлер Кінг (12-10) via KO at 2:02 першого раунду
#7-Leah McCourt (5-1) переможений 6-Джанай Гардінг (6-5) за допомогою представлення (трикутник дросель) на 2:42 два тури
Денні Сабателло (11-1) переможений Brett Johns (17-3) одноголосним рішенням суддів (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Alexander Shabliy (20-3) переможений #9-Alfie Davis (14-4) одноголосним рішенням суддів (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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BELLATOR MMA™ CONFIRMS FULL FIGHT CARD FOR BELLATOR 259 – LIVE ON SHOWTIME® NEXT FRIDAY, ТРАВЕНЬ 21 AT 9 P.m. І

CRIS CYBORG SET TO DEFEND WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST LESLIE SMITH IN A HIGHLY ANTICIPATED REMATCH

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ЛОС-АНДЖЕЛЕС– BELLATOR MMA has confirmed the full fight card forБЕЛЛАТОР ММА 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2цеП'ятниця, Травня 21 в Mohegan Sun Arena. The event caps off an exciting month of action for BELLATOR, and airs LIVE on SHOWTIME at9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

With plans to continue her dominance over the women’s featherweight divisionCris Cyborg(23-2, 1 Північна Кароліна) will put her world championship on the line against No. 4 місце в напівлегкійЛеслі Сміт(12-8-1) in a rematch to crown the world’s top 145-pound female athlete.

The БЕЛЛАТОР ММА 259 main card on SHOWTIME is loaded from top to bottom, including former bantamweight champion Darion Caldwell (15-4) rematching Чи не. 6 ranked bantamweight Леандро Higo (20-5) in a 135-pound contest, a top-five middleweight clash between the undefeated No. 3 місце Austin Vanderford (10-0) і Ні. 4 місце Fabian Edwards (9-1), and a welterweight matchup that will see the streaking Jaleel Willis (14-2) face off against former LFA champion Maycon Mendonca (11-4), who’ll be making his promotional debut. Capping off the main card action will be the undefeated Jackson Wink-product and No. 9 займає напівважку вагу Крістіан Едвардс (4-0) challenging Mississippi’s Ben Parrish (4-1).

As part of the launch of BELLATOR MMA on SHOWTIME, the network is offering viewers who are new to the SHOWTIME streaming service a 30-day free trial, followed by a discounted monthly subscription fee of $4.99/month for the next six months. Viewers can sign up atSHO.com/BellatorMMASubscribers will be delivered two premier BELLATOR MMA events per month throughout 2021 і за його межами, with all events scheduled to air live at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT anywhere the SHOWTIME service is available.

The nine-fight preliminary card has no shortage of action-packed bouts, featuring a top-10 light heavyweight matchup between No. 7 місцеГрант Ніл(5-0) і Ні. 8 місцеTyree Fortune(5-0) and the return of Israeli lightweight superstarAviv Gozali (5-0), as he looks to add to his five first round finishes and record breaking 11-second submission win. Більше, the charismatic No. 8 ranked women’s flyweightВалері Луреда (3-0), the always-excitingВи Авад(23-13, 1 Північна Кароліна), і Ні. 6 ranked Australian featherweightДжанай Гардінг (6-4), who takes on No. 7 ranked Irish sensationLeah McCourt(4-1). В кінці кінців, Чи не. 9 ранг легкийAlfie Davis (14-3) makes his sixth promotional appearance against BELLATOR newcomerAlexander Shabliy (19-3).

All prelims will stream live at5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT на YouTube-каналі BELLATOR MMA, YouTube-канал SHOWTIME Sports і Pluto TV. Full bout listings are below:

БЕЛЛАТОР ММА 259: Cyborg vs. Smith 2Головна Карта:

ЧАС ДЛЯ ШОУ

9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT

Featherweight World Title Main Eventз-Cris Cyborg(23-2, 1 Північна Кароліна) проти. #4-Леслі Сміт(12-8-1)

Bantamweight Co-Main EventDarrion Колдуелл (15-4) проти. #6-Леандро Higo(20-5)

Середній Бут: #3-Austin Vanderford (10-0) проти. #4-Fabian Edwards (9-1)

Бій в напівсередній: Jaleel Willis (14-2) протиMaycon Mendonca (11-4)

Бій в напівважкій вазі: #9-Крістіан Едвардс (4-0) протиBen Parrish (4-1)

 Попереднє Card: 

BELLATOR MMA YouTube Channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube Channel | Телевізор Плутон

5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT

Легкий бій: Ви Авад (23-13, 1 Північна Кароліна) протиНейт Ендрюс (16-3)

Бій в напівважкій вазі: #7-Грант Ніл (5-0) проти. #8-Tyree Fortune (5-0)

Бій у найлегшій вазі: Суміко Інаба (1-0) протиKristina Katsikis(1-1)

Легкий бій: Aviv Gozali (5-0) протиSean Felton (5-2-1)

Бій у найлегшій вазі: #8-Валері Луреда (3-0) протиHannah Guy(2-1)

Бут в суперважкій: Давіон Франклін (2-0) протиТайлер Кінг (12-9)

Легкий Бут: #6-Джанай Гардінг(6-4) vs. #7-Leah McCourt (4-1)

Легкий бій: #9-Alfie Davis(14-3) протиAlexander Shabliy(19-3)

*Картка може бути змінена.

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LFA RETURNS TO DALLAS NEXT WEEK WITH NEW MAIN EVENT LFA 28 – JACKSON vs. LUNA

MAIN EVENT:
THE LEECH
DAMON JACKSON
проти.
LUIS LUNA
LIGHTWEIGHT REMATCH
Спільно Головною подією:
TRAIL BLAZER
KEVIN HOLLAND
проти.
MOOSE
CHRIS BACHMEIER
У середньому Showdown
П'ятниця, DECEMBER 8th У прямому ефірі на AXS TV
THE BOMB FACTORY in DALLAS, TEXAS
Tickets are on sale NOW through TheBombFactory.com
Х'юстон, Техас – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion has a new main event at LFA 28, which takes place next week at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Техас.

LFA 28 will feature a new main event when UFC vet DamonThe LeechJackson battles longtime rival and fellow Legacy FC alum Luis Luna in a lightweight rematch. The change came when original headliner Evan Cutts suffered an injury in training. Undefeated prospect Jaleel Willis was set to face Cutts, but will now have his LFA debut at a future date. LFA 28 – Джексон проти. Luna takes place this П'ятниця, December 8th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Техас. Вся основна карта буде транслюватися в прямому ефірі і по всій країні на AXS TV на 9 p.m. І / 6 p.m. PT.
Damon Jackson is a UFC vet and former Legacy champion that is coming off an impressive submission win at LFA 16,” Встановлений Соарес. “He will face his longtime rival Luis Luna, who has been wanting a rematch with Jackson for over four and a half years. LFA started at The Bomb Factory in Dallas in January and returned in July. We will continue our exciting history in Big D next week at LFA 28.
Tickets for LFA 28 – Джексон проти. Luna are available for purchase NOW at TheBombFactory.com.
Джексон (12-2-1) comes into this fight looking to remind people that history has a way of repeating itself in the world of combat sports. In April 2013, Jackson faced Luna (14-6) in his fifth professional fight. The bout was Luna’s eleventh as a professional fighter. Jackson won the bout via armbar, but not without a bit of controversy.
The fight was back and forth until Jackson landed an illegal knee to a downed opponent in Round 1. The referee stopped the action and re-centered the fighters, but Luna was angry. When Jackson put his hand out to touch gloves, Luna ignored the gesture and threw a left hook and a flurry of punches that dropped Jackson. The NAIA All-American, Джексон, used his elite wrestling skills to survive the round.
In Round 2, both fighters came out firing. Luna gained top position off a trip that he utilized during the early striking exchange. Джексон, who is a master scrambler and appropriately nicknamedThe Leech”, quickly got back to his feet and landed a double-leg takedown. He then advanced seamlessly into a full mount. After raining down some ground and pound, Luna turned and Jackson moved with him, while transitioning into a fight-ending belly down armbar at the 1:15 mark of Round 2.
Jackson got the win that night, but Luna feels that the fight is not finished. While Jackson went on to gain fame fighting for Legacy FC, UFC, and LFA, Luna also elevated his profile by fighting in Legacy FC and is widely considered one of the top lightweights in the state of Texas. While Jackson is looking to have history repeat itself, Luna is aiming to prove another old adage. That would be the one that says lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Therein, as the Bard would tell us, lies the rub. The LFA 28 headliner will settle this bad blood rivalry, while also determining which maxim expresses the most truth.
Головна Карта (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. І / 6 p.m. PT):
Головна подія | Легкий бій (155 фунт)
Damon Jackson (12-2-1) проти. Luis Luna (14-6)
Середній Бут (185 фунт)
Kevin Holland (10-3) проти. Chris Bachmeier (10-1)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 фунт)
– Алонзо Menifield (4-0) проти. Otavio Lacerda (9-4)
Півня Бут (135 фунт)
Miles Johns (5-0) проти. Caio Machado (10-4)
Легкий Бут (145 фунт)
Steven Peterson (15-6) проти. Dustin Winter (6-4)
Бій в напівсередній (170 фунт)
Melvin Jordan (5-2) проти. Nikolay Veretennikov (4-3)
Бій в напівсередній (170 фунт)
Ramiz Brahimaj (4-0) проти. Ben Simons (2-1)
У Вересні 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 28 will be the third LFA event to take place in the City of Dallas. It will also be the seventh time that the LFA has traveled toThe Lone Star Stateof Texas. Further information about LFA 28 буде оголошено найближчим часом. The entire main card of LFA 28 буде транслюватися в прямому ефірі по всій країні і на AXS TV на 9 p.m. І / 6 p.m. PT.
Будь ласка, відвідайте LFAfighting.com оновлень сутички та інформації. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting і Twitter в @LFAfighting.

LFA RETURNS TO DALLAS IN DECEMBER WITH LFA 28 – CUTTS vs. WILLIS

MAIN EVENT:
THE BUTCHER
EVAN CUTTS
проти.
THE REALEST
JALEEL WILLIS
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Спільно Головною подією:
THE LEECH
DAMON JACKSON
проти.
LANDSHARK
THAI CLARK
LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
П'ятниця, DECEMBER 8th У прямому ефірі на AXS TV
THE BOMB FACTORY in DALLAS, TEXAS
Tickets are on sale NOW through TheBombFactory.com

Х'юстон, Техас – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to northern Texas next month at LFA 28 with a pair of talented veterans facing undefeated prospects at the top of the card.
У головній події, Legacy FC standout EvanThe ButcherCutts faces top undefeated prospect JaleelThe RealestWillis in a welterweight war. У со-хедлайнера, UFC vet DamonThe LeechJackson squares off with undefeated Kansan ThaiLandsharkClark in a lightweight showdown. LFA 28 – Cutts vs. Willis takes place this П'ятниця, December 8th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Техас. Вся основна карта буде транслюватися в прямому ефірі і по всій країні на AXS TV на 9 p.m. І / 6 p.m. PT.
Evan Cutts is a long-time Legacy FC standout that has made a name for himself by taking out big name prospects,” Встановлений Соарес. “He will make his LFA debut against Jaleel Willis, who is one of the top undefeated welterweight prospects in the sport. LFA started at The Bomb Factory in Dallas in January and returned in July. LFA 28 will continue our exciting history in Big D on П'ятниця, December 8th.”
Tickets for LFA 28 – Cutts vs. Willis are available for purchase NOW at TheBombFactory.com.
Cutts (8-3) is a longtime Legacy FC standout that will be making his LFA debut in front of his friends and family in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) площа. “The Butcherhas made a career out of cutting through the dreams of highly-touted prospects, while proving to be one of the most formidable ground specialists in the 170-pound division. В 2011, not long after his 20th birthday, the now 26-year-old Texan made his pro debut and quickly gained global recognition later that year. This happened when he faced Reagan Penn, the prodigious younger brother of UFC Hall of Fame member B.J. Пенн. Cutts eagerly took the high-profile bout and made the most of his opportunity by defeating the jiu-jitsu wunderkind. Cutts later reached the quarter-finals of Bellator’s hit reality television show Майстер бою. Now the Legacy FC standout is looking to hand another highly-touted prospect his first career loss in the main event of LFA 28.

Вілліс (8-0) makes his LFA debut to much fanfare. Widely-regarded as one of the top prospects in the world at 170-pounds, the Memphis native has done it all and made it look easy up to this point. The Bellator and WSOF vet has run roughshod over the competition throughout his three and a half year career. After winning a regional title in his hometown over the summer, Willis signed a multi-fight contract with LFA, the leading developmental organization for prospects looking to reach the UFC. His first assignment as an LFA fighter will be the perfect task for the hungry, young welterweight. The 25-year-old heads into enemy territory to face a man many consider a trueprospect killerin the headlining bout of LFA 28. If successful, the man known asThe Realestcould cement his case as the realest threat to current LFA welterweight champion James Nakashima, while also pushing himself up the overall pound-for-pound prospect list.

The co-main event of LFA 28 will feature another showdown between a battle-tested veteran looking to regain past glory and an aspiring undefeated prospect looking for a marquee win. Three-time UFC vet and former Legacy FC featherweight champion DamonThe LeechJackson is moving back up to the lightweight division, which is the same weight class where he made his UFC debut on the main card of UFC 177. He will take on undefeated Bellator vet ThaiLandshark” Кларк, who will be competing in his first live televised fight. The Kansas native is looking to take advantage of this opportunity by staying undefeated against his toughest test to date.
Головна Карта (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. І / 6 p.m. PT):
Головна подія | Бій в напівсередній (170 фунт)
Evan Cutts (8-3) проти. Jaleel Willis (8-0)
Со-головна подія | Легкий бій (155 фунт)
Damon Jackson (12-2-1) проти. Thai Clark (7-0)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 фунт)
– Алонзо Menifield (4-0) проти. Otavio Lacerda (9-4)
Півня Бут (135 фунт)
Miles Johns (5-0) проти. Caio Machado (10-4)
Півня Бут (135 фунт)
Steven Peterson (15-6) проти. Tristan Grimsley (7-7)
Бій в напівсередній (170 фунт)
Melvin Jordan (5-2) проти. Nikolay Veretennikov (4-3)
Бій в напівсередній (170 фунт)
Ramiz Brahimaj (4-0) проти. Chad Box (3-0)
У Вересні 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 28 will be the third LFA event to take place in the City of Dallas. It will also be the seventh time that the LFA has traveled toThe Lone Star Stateof Texas. Further information about LFA 28 буде оголошено найближчим часом. The entire main card of LFA 28 буде транслюватися в прямому ефірі по всій країні і на AXS TV на 9 p.m. І / 6 p.m. PT.
Будь ласка, відвідайте LFAfighting.com оновлень сутички та інформації. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting і Twitter в @LFAfighting.

WORLD SERIES OF FIGHTING COMPLETES WSOF27 MAIN CARD WITH TWO NEW BOUTS FEATURING THREE UNBEATEN, RISING STARS

Undefeated KO artist JaleelThe Realist” Вілліс (фото) will put his 5-0 record on the line against fellow unbeaten welterweight Chauncey Foxworth (2-0) at WSOF27 on Saturday, Січень 23, live on NBCSN from the FedExForum in Memphis, Штат Теннесі.

MAIN EVENT: CARLOS FODOR VS. MIKE RICCI
CO-MAIN: TEDDY HOLDER VS. SHAMIL GAMZATOV

LIVE ON NBCSN FROM FEDEXFORUM
IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE ON SATURDAY, Січень 23
Лас-Вегас (Січень 5, 2016) -світовий Серії Fighting (WSOF.com) announced today that it has completed the live NBCSN televised (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT), main card portion of its inaugural event of the New Year that will also mark its debut at the FedExForum in Memphis, Штат Теннесі. в суботу, Січень. 23, with two new bouts featuring three undefeated, висхідні зірки.

In a lightweight (155 фунти) contest that will kick off the live NBCSN telecast of WSOF27, неперевершений Bryce “Thug Nasty” Mitchell будуть умиротворяти з Jorge Medina в той час як, в напівсередній вазі (170 фунти) збігаються, Jaleel “The Realist” Willis і Chauncey “The Machine” Foxworth will put their respective, perfect records on the line against one another.

“We are looking forward to kicking off 2016 with another spectacular, action-packed fight card that is filled with our customary mix of established, name fighters and top level prospects that have been climbing the ranks of rival competitors in order to make it to the big show,"Сказав Світової серії Боротьба Президента Батько начальників.

Bryce Mitchell vs. Jorge Medina

На тільки 21 років, Mitchell (4-0) of Searcy, Ark. is quickly gaining steam on the professional circuit and a reputation for being a considerable threat on the mat. Since making his pro debut last January, he has produced first round submissions – three by way of rear-naked choke and the last by way of armbar – in all four of his starts.

Як любитель, Mitchell delivered similar results, earning all five of his victories between June 2013 і серпень 2014 by way of first round submission, en route to a near-perfect 5-1 запис.

Mitchell’s opponent, Медіна (4-2) of Nashville, Тенн., has also imposed his will on the canvas with phenomenal submission work, forcing his first three professional opponents to tap out from either strikes or from a rear-naked choke.

A product of Nashville MMA, the training camp that gave rise to notable stars such as Дастін Ортіс і непереможний Luke Sanders, Medina is looking to rebound from a second round (4:22) ВООЗ (kicks) defeat at the hands of Pedro Gomes березня 28, 2015.

Jaleel Willis vs. Chauncey Foxworth

Вілліс (5-0) of Memphis is a former high school wrestling star who has carried his previous athletic success into the cage where he has been taken the distance of a fight just once over the course of five professional matchups.

Outside of the sole unanimous decision that he was the victor of, Willis has finished all of his adversaries inside of one round, and all with an onslaught of punches.

Зустрітися, Foxworth (2-0) of Hot Springs, Ark. has dominated similarly, scoring first round TKO’s in both of his efforts as a professional. The 24-year-old competed as an amateur for nearly three years and 15 кінці, виграш 7 of the contests by way of (T)КО або підпорядкування.

Tickets for WSOF27 start at just $39.99, and are on sale at WSOF.com, всі місця Ticketmaster, ticketmaster.com, the FedExForum Box Office, або по телефону (800) 745-3000.

In the lightweight (155 фунти) головна подія, Майк "Марсіанський" Річчі will square off rival star Caros "Майбутнє" Фодор.

The 29-year-old Ricci (11-4) Монреаля, Квебек, Canada is riding a three-fight win streak after scoring a highlight reel KO on Джо Кондон with a head kick in the first round (2:41) of their WSOF25 quarterfinal stage tournament matchup on November 20, 2015.

Фодор (10-4) з Kirkland, Мити. is a 31-year-old protégé of Метт Х'юм and brother of fellow World Series of Fighting athlete Фенікс Джонс, looking to notch his third consecutive win in his promotional debut after concluding a successful, four-fight run in Asia.

In the light heavyweight (205 фунти) спільно Головною подією, heavy-handed finisherТедді Тримач (9-2) Бартлетта, Штат Теннесі. will battle undefeated Шаміль Гамзатов(9-0) Махачкали, Росія.

Gamzatov, the number two ranked light heavyweight in the Ukraine, has yet to be taken past the second round of a fight, while Holder has earned all nine of his professional career wins by way of (T)КО або підпорядкування.

The WSOF27 preliminary bout card will be announced soon.

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