Two Title Fights, No. 1 Contender Bout Set For Titan FC 39

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Titan FC officials have confirmed three planned fights for Titan FC 39, including a pair of title fights.

Pat Healy and Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante meet in the main event on UFC Fight Pass for the lightweight belt, while Andre Harrison defends his title in the co-main. Also, newly-signed Dhiego Lima faces David Michaud in a No. 1 contender match.

Below is the complete press release from Titan FC:

Titan FC 39 will take place at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables, FL and will feature a main event for the lightweight championship, pitting veterans Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante and former Titan FC 155lb., champion Pat Healy on Friday night June 10.

Featherweight champion Andre Harrison will attempt to defend his title for third time against Deivison Ribeiro in the co-main event. In a battle to determine the number one welterweight contender, Dhiego Lima will face David Michaud. Kurt Holobaugh will face Luciano Dos Santos in a lightweight match-up and Preston Parsons will take on Ignacio Bahamondes.

“Titan FC continues to put on action packed events and we are extremely excited to showcase an amazing fight card at the Bank United Center headlined by JZ Cavalcante and Pat Healy for the Titan FC lightweight championship,” said Titan FC COO Lex McMahon. “We’ve stacked the deck with a host of competitive match-ups. This is a card that you don’t want to miss, whether live in the arena or at home on UFC Fight Pass.”

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Titan FC officials have confirmed three planned fights for Titan FC 39, including a pair of title fights.

Pat Healy and Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante meet in the main event on UFC Fight Pass for the lightweight belt, while Andre Harrison defends his title in the co-main. Also, newly-signed Dhiego Lima faces David Michaud in a No. 1 contender match.

Below is the complete press release from Titan FC:

Titan FC 39 will take place at the Bank United Center in Coral Gables, FL and will feature a main event for the lightweight championship, pitting veterans Gesias “JZ” Cavalcante and former Titan FC 155lb., champion Pat Healy on Friday night June 10.

Featherweight champion Andre Harrison will attempt to defend his title for third time against Deivison Ribeiro in the co-main event. In a battle to determine the number one welterweight contender, Dhiego Lima will face David Michaud. Kurt Holobaugh will face Luciano Dos Santos in a lightweight match-up and Preston Parsons will take on Ignacio Bahamondes.

“Titan FC continues to put on action packed events and we are extremely excited to showcase an amazing fight card at the Bank United Center headlined by JZ Cavalcante and Pat Healy for the Titan FC lightweight championship,” said Titan FC COO Lex McMahon. “We’ve stacked the deck with a host of competitive match-ups. This is a card that you don’t want to miss, whether live in the arena or at home on UFC Fight Pass.”

JZ Cavalcante: Zuffa Purchase of Strikeforce Helped Me Get a Fight

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MMA Fighting recently spoke to lightweight JZ Cavalcante about why it took him so long to get a second fight in Strikeforce, why Zuffa purchasing Strikeforce was a good thing for him, his thoughts on fighting Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on June 18 in Dallas and his take on the Strikeforce lightweight division.

 

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MMA Fighting recently spoke to lightweight JZ Cavalcante about why it took him so long to get a second fight in Strikeforce, why Zuffa purchasing Strikeforce was a good thing for him, his thoughts on fighting Justin Wilcox at Strikeforce: Overeem vs. Werdum on June 18 in Dallas and his take on the Strikeforce lightweight division.

 

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Strikeforce Live Blog: Josh Thomson vs. JZ Cavalcante Updates

Filed under: StrikeforceThis is the Diaz vs. KJ Noons 2 live blog for Josh Thomson vs. JZ Cavalcante, a lightweight bout on tonight’s Strikeforce card from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Thomson has won nine of his past 10 fights. Cavalcante is a…

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Josh Thomson vs. JZ Cavalcante is a fight on the Noons vs. Diaz 2 Strikeforce event.This is the Diaz vs. KJ Noons 2 live blog for Josh Thomson vs. JZ Cavalcante, a lightweight bout on tonight’s Strikeforce card from the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.

Thomson has won nine of his past 10 fights. Cavalcante is a highly regarded international fighter who will be making his Strikeforce debut.

The live blog is below.



Josh Thomson Thought About Pulling Out of Fight Three Weeks Ago

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Josh Thomson talks about which rounds he won, JZ Cavalcante‘s guillotine choke in the first round and the assorted injuries he picked up training for the fight in the Diaz vs. Noons 2 post-fight press conference.

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Josh Thomson talks about which rounds he won, JZ Cavalcante‘s guillotine choke in the first round and the assorted injuries he picked up training for the fight in the Diaz vs. Noons 2 post-fight press conference.

Diaz vs. Noons 2 Video: Press Conference Highlights

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Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons took questions from the media in the final press conference before Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 event. MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was there to capture all the action.

Find out what Marloes Coenen, Sarah Kaufman, Josh Thomson and JZ Cavalcante had to say Thursday after the jump.

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Nick Diaz and K.J. Noons took questions from the media in the final press conference before Saturday’s Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Noons 2 event. MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon was there to capture all the action.

Find out what Marloes Coenen, Sarah Kaufman, Josh Thomson and JZ Cavalcante had to say Thursday after the jump.