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Ring of Fight 81 will go down on September eighth on the Tropicana On line casino and Lodge Resort in Atlantic Metropolis. Louis Neglia and Frankie Perez’s Useless Critical Promotions have been stalwarts in bringing excessive finish expertise to the ROC cage. This night time seems to be no completely different. Three championship belts are on the road together with one other battle card stacked with nice matchups.
145 lb Ring of Fight Championship
Nekruz Mirkhojaev is 8-3 and on the cusp of some nice issues. He has gained 4 in a row and will get higher each battle. He takes on Cristian Lopez. Lopez is making the transfer down a weight class after splitting his final two fights, each in opposition to present champion Armando Gjetja. He’s relentless, and gifted. It is a large matchup.
Co-main Occasion…..170 lb Ring of Fight Championship
Yonkers native and Animals MMA stud, Jimmy Drago (4-1) will entertain Marquez MMA standout Itso Babulaidze (3-0). These two welterweights are each super-talented and work as arduous as you probably can. This can be my alternative for Struggle of the Night time as I can be cage-side internet hosting the pre-fight present, commentating, and hopping into the cage to speak to a few of the night time’s large winners.
Foremost Occasion…..155lb Ring of Fight Championship
Armando Gjetja (7-3) defends his light-weight title in opposition to Jacob Bohn (13-10). Gjetja is surging and has gained 5 straight together with some spotlight reel finishes. Bohn is a troublesome, savvy veteran and is driving a 3-fight successful streak. Gjetja has gained 5 in a row and is among the most fun fighters I’ve encountered on the regional scene. He has tons of instruments in his toolbox and can also be a really slippery southpaw with an enormous coronary heart and motor. He has been completely on hearth since teaming up full time with Ray Longo, who’s getting one of the best out of him. MyMMANews reached out to Gjetja. I requested him if he thought it was vital to be entertaining in addition to successful. He tells us…
“It’s one of many essential issues. The extra you get into this sport, you notice completely different points of all of it. In fact, it does begin as a dream whenever you’re a young person. For me, I’d be watching on YouTube highlights of Mirko Cro Cop, Fedor Emelianenko, Cain Velasquez, all these nice legends. However then you definately get into it and see the fact of all of it. You’ve acquired to be a killer and on prime of it, you bought to be entertaining. Not solely entertaining, however it’s a must to be a showman. That is present enterprise. On the very finish, you’re in to carry an expertise and numbers do depend. I’d say it could possibly be a borderline detrimental factor. Simply know the principles and play by the principles.”
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Gjetja is definitely worth the worth of admission and can have a wealth of his fellow Albanians within the stands screaming for him. You may see the prefight present and whole occasion without spending a dime by downloading the Ethereal.TV app or visiting their web site. I’ll have a full recap and outcomes in addition to any updates or adjustments to the cardboard.
Commentator for Artwork of Conflict Cagefighting. Greater than 15 years expertise within the PA/NJ regional MMA circuit. Commentator/put up battle interviews. Tv/media/occasion manufacturing. USKA Struggle Sports activities media and manufacturing.The story of the fighter is what Bob loves concerning the sport. From the bottom degree, to the very best, he solely cares concerning the two warriors who do battle as soon as the cage doorways shut. Every thing else is secondary. With out their blood, sweat, and tears, he wouldn’t be right here having fun with each minute.
