A back injury has apparently forced BAMMA middleweight champ Tom ‘Kong’ Watson (14-4) to withdraw from his upcoming title defense against Frank ‘Twinkle Toes’ Trigg (21-8) in September.
MMAjunkie.com reported the news on Tuesday afternoon with sources close to the organization.
Stepping in for the injured Watson will be former Bellator welterweight tournament participant ‘Judo’ Jim […]
A back injury has apparently forced BAMMA middleweight champ Tom ‘Kong’ Watson (14-4) to withdraw from his upcoming title defense against Frank ‘Twinkle Toes’ Trigg (21-8) in September.
MMAjunkie.com reported the news on Tuesday afternoon with sources close to the organization.
Stepping in for the injured Watson will be former Bellator welterweight tournament participant ‘Judo’ Jim Wallhead (21-6), who will meet Trigg in a non-title bout at the English event.
BAMMA 7 is scheduled to take place on September 10 at the NIA Arena in Brimingham, England. The event should air live via web pay-per-view through the promotions website. The event also features a lightweight title bout between defending champion Rob Sinclair vs. Brazilian fighter Leonardo Santos.
Wallhead last saw action in March taking part in Bellator’s Season Four Welterweight tournament. ‘Judo’ faced former Bellator champ Rick Hawn at Bellator 35 in a quarterfinal match, and would end up losing to Hawn via unanimous decision. That loss ended an eight fight win streak that Wallhead had carried into that fight, which included a decision win at Bellator 32 last October.
Trigg is riding a two-fight win streak, having earned a TKO (doctor stoppage) win over John Philips at BAMMA 6 last May in London. The previous win came at an Israel FC: Genesis event in November, which also ended via TKO. Previous to that, ‘Twinkle Toes’ made two appearances with the UFC, losing both matches to Matt Serra at UFC 109, and to Josh Koscheck at UFC 103, before being dismissed for the second time in his career.
Press Release – London, England – June 27, 2011 – Following on from their hugely successful show at Wembley Arena in May, Europe’s largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organisation The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) have revealed details for the next event, BAMMA 7, to be held on September 10 at The National […]
Press Release – London, England – June 27, 2011 – Following on from their hugely successful show at Wembley Arena in May, Europe’s largest Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) organisation The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) have revealed details for the next event, BAMMA 7, to be held on September 10 at The National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
BAMMA’s World Lightweight Champion Rob Sinclair (10-2-0) will take on Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Black Belt Leonardo Santos (9-3-0).
Known for his explosive striking, Sinclair comes in to his 2nd BAMMA title defence off the back of a 3 fight winning streak. His opponent, Santos, first shot to fame on You Tube when a video of him defeating UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St Pierre at a grappling tournament in under a minute gained over 600,000 hits and most recently beating top UK contender Jason Ball by unanimous decision at his BAMMA debut in May.
Jude Samuel, Head of Talent at BAMMA said, “This is going to be a very explosive fight. Leo is a World Class BJJ fighter but when he fought Jason Ball, he actually out-boxed a boxer! Rob Sinclair on the other hand is one of the most explosive lightweights I’ve ever seen. Fans can expect some serious fireworks during this match.”
Joining them on the card will be Ultimate Fighter Season 8 winner Efrain Escudero (15-3-0) taking on the reining UCMMA Lightweight Champion Tim Radcliffe (11-4-0) and Gloucester’s Matt Ewin (22-9-1) will take on Middleweight contender Valentino Petrescu (11-2-0)
BAMMA 7 marks the organisation’s third visit to the city of Birmingham. In May 2010, BAMMA 3 at the LG Arena saw Tom Watson defeat Matt Horwich for the BAMMA Middleweight Title, Mark Adams defeat Alan Omer for the BAMMA Featherweight Title and Rob Sinclair successfully defend his Lightweight Title against Daniel Weichel.
BAMMA 4 in September 2010 at The National Indoor Arena saw a benchmark hit when Tom Watson defeated celebrity fighter Alex Reid over a 5 round war, widely considered to be one of the best MMA fights on UK soil. Over 835,000 people on Bravo watched the fight, making it the most watched MMA show in UK history and the event brought in a whole new wave of fans to the sport.
BAMMA’s last show, BAMMA 6 at Wembley Arena in May saw Tom Watson defend his Middleweight title against PRIDE veteran Murilo ‘Ninja’ Rua and was attended by the likes of Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jnr and BAFTA winner Noel Clarke.
Jude Samuel says “Birmingham is definitely our spiritual home so we are bringing BAMMA back in a big way! We push ourselves to make every event better than the last and this is no exception. Mixed Martial Arts is a global phenomenon and we want to show the UK how great the sport really is.”
Around 10 more fights are expected to be announced over the coming weeks.
Tickets are on sale Friday July 1st at 10am via www.bamma.com and are priced from £25 with strictly limited VIP packages available for £150 including a ringside seat, entrance to the VIP after party and more.
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BAMMA (The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts) is Europe’s biggest and most premier MMA organisation, launched in June 2009 with the aim of delivering Mixed Martial Arts events that fully capture the entertainment and sporting prowess on display in the world’s fastest growing sport. To achieve this aim, BAMMA brought together a team of highly skilled individuals with a wealth of combined experience across television production event organization, brand marketing and Mixed Martial Arts and set out to push the boundaries of MMA. BAMMA’s combination of arena sized venues, stunning fight cards and exceptional production values has led to BAMMA’s unrivalled position as Europe’s leading MMA promotion. With a highly experienced team and a presenting crew that includes Michael Schiavello, each BAMMA event always delivers a highly anticipated and unique experience.
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A video recap of this past weekends BAMMA 6 main card from the Wembley Arena in London, England. Headlining the show was a middleweight title bout between champ Tom ‘Kong’ Watson, and challenger Murilo ‘Ninja’ Rua. Also featured were two more 185 lb bouts between UFC vet Frank Trigg vs. John Phillips, and […]
A video recap of this past weekends BAMMA 6 main card from the Wembley Arena in London, England. Headlining the show was a middleweight title bout between champ Tom ‘Kong’ Watson, and challenger Murilo ‘Ninja’ Rua. Also featured were two more 185 lb bouts between UFC vet Frank Trigg vs. John Phillips, and Ivan Salaverry vs. Matt Ewin.
(Photo by David Lethaby via Sherdog.com)
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts held it’s latest event from the Wembley Arena in London, England today (at 1:30PM EST/10:30AM PST).
BAMMA 6 was headlined by the middleweight title defense of champion Tom “Kong” Watson against challenger Murilo “Ninja” Rua. While former UFC veteran Frank Trigg […]
(Photo by David Lethaby via Sherdog.com)
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts held it’s latest event from the Wembley Arena in London, England today (at 1:30PM EST/10:30AM PST).
BAMMA 6 was headlined by the middleweight title defense of champion Tom “Kong” Watson against challenger Murilo “Ninja” Rua. While former UFC veteran Frank Trigg faced John Phillips in another middleweight matchup.
The 3-fight main card was broadcast live on SyFy in the UK, while Canadians tuned into The Fight Network to watch the event. The event was also available as an online Pay Per View for the rest of the world at BAMMA.TV. Four of the preliminary bouts were also available for purchase at BAMMA.TV, while the promotion also offered one prelim bout for free via their Facebook page.
The full ‘Quick Results’ for BAMMA 6: Kong vs. Ninja is as follows:
Main Card
Middleweight Championship bout: Tom Watson def. Murilo Rua via TKO (Head kick) – R3 @ 2:06
Middleweight bout: Frank Trigg def. John Phillips via TKO (Doctor stoppage) – R1 @ 2:41
Middleweight bout: Matt Ewin def. Ivan Salaverry via unanimous decision
Preliminary Card:
Middleweight bout: Valentino Petrescu def. Joao Paulo de Souza via unanimous decision
Lightweight bout: Leonoardo Santos def. Jason Ball via unanimous decision
Welterweight bout: Che Mills def. Marcio Cesar via KO – R1
Lightweight bout: Scott Jansen def. Craig Chesters via TKO – R1
Heavyweight bout: Catalin Zmarandescu def. Sharif Mohammed Ali via Submission (Choke) – R1
Lightweight bout: Shane Omer def. Aaron Wilkinson via TKO
Welterweight bout: Sam Watling def. Leigh Cohoon via unanimous decision
Lightweight bout: Costas Doru vs. Jeremy Petley draw
Welterweight bout: Lee Taylor def. Kenny Moyston via TKO
Welterweight bout: Jeremy Bailey (170.5) vs. Laurens-Jan Thijssen (170.5)
Light heavyweight bout: Ryan White def. Fraser Opie via submission (Guillotine choke) – R1
Welterweight bout: Murray Fullerton def. Charles Scott via submission (Armbar)
Props to Sherdog.com for the preliminary card restults
(Pictured Tom Watson and Murilo “Ninja” Rua, photo via ESPN.com)
Also hosting an event this weekend will be the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts from the Wembley Arena in London, England.
Headlining the event will be a middleweight title bout featuring champion Tom Watson (184.5 lbs), who takes on challenger Murilo “Ninja” Rua (185 lbs).
Also featured […]
(Pictured Tom Watson and Murilo “Ninja” Rua, photo via ESPN.com)
Also hosting an event this weekend will be the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts from the Wembley Arena in London, England.
Headlining the event will be a middleweight title bout featuring champion Tom Watson (184.5 lbs), who takes on challenger Murilo “Ninja” Rua (185 lbs).
Also featured on the main card will be two other middleweight bouts featuring matches between John Phillips vs. Frank Trigg, and Matt Ewin vs. Ivan Salaverry who replaced Phil Baroni at the event.
Fans can watch the 3-fight main card live on SyFy in the UK, The Fight Network in Canada and available as an online Pay Per View for the rest of the world at BAMMA.TV. The UFC will also featrone one preliminary bout for free via their Facebook Page between Scott Jansen vs. Craig Chesters.
Main card:
Middleweight bout: Tom Watson (184.5) vs. Murilo Rua (185)
Middleweight bout: Frank Trigg (184.5) vs. John Phillips (186)
Middleweight bout: Ivan Salaverry (186) vs. Matt Ewin (184.5)
Lightweight bout: Jason Ball (156) vs. Leonardo Santos (156)
Welterweight bout: Che Mills (170.5) vs. Marcio Cesar (171)
Preliminary card:
Lightweight bout: Scott Jansen (156) vs. Craig Chesters (155)
Heavyweight bout: Catalin Zmarandescu (236) vs. Sharif Mohammed Ali (241)
Lightweight bout: Shane Omer (154) vs. Aaron Wilkinson (156)
Welterweight bout: Sam Watling (169) vs. Leigh Cohoon (170)
Lightweight bout: Costas Doru (156) vs. Jeremy Petley (155)
Welterweight bout: Lee Taylor (170.5) vs. Kenny Moyston (167)
Welterweight bout: Jeremy Bailey (170.5) vs. Laurens-Jan Thijssen (170.5)
Light heavyweight bout: Ryan White (203.5) vs. Fraser Opie (206)
Welterweight bout: Charles Scott (169.5) vs. Murray Fullerton (168)
A back injury has apparently forced BAMMA middleweight champ Tom ‘Kong’ Watson (14-4) to withdraw from his upcoming title defense against Frank ‘Twinkle Toes’ Trigg (21-8) in September.
