AXS TV FIGHTS to Broadcast Historic Co-Promotion Between RFA and Legacy
Mar 24, 2015 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- LOS ANGELES – For the first time in AXS TV
FIGHTS history two promotions are going head-to-head in a
co-promoted live event broadcast May 8. AXS TV FIGHTS tonight
announced that Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) and Legacy
Fighting Championship (Legacy) have agreed to put their top
fighters to the test for AXS TV FIGHTS: RFA VS. LEGACY SUPERFIGHT
on Friday, May 8 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
“We’ve been broadcasting MMA on AXS TV for over a decade and this is one of the biggest events in our history of combat sports,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of AXS TV FIGHTS. “I have been looking forward to the day AXS TV promotions would work together to promote an all-star card like this. RFA versus Legacy features three title fights including the much dreamed about champion versus champion match-up. Thank you to the fighters, RFA and Legacy for making this historic night come together.”
RFA President Ed Soares and Legacy CEO Mick Maynard later joined
AXS TV’s combat sports-focused news magazine “Inside MMA” to reveal
the line-up for this historic broadcast, headlined by a flyweight
superfight between RFA champion Alexandre
Pantoja (15-2) and Legacy champion Damacio
Page (19-9). The winner of this match will receive a
one-of-a-kind superfight belt, prominently featuring AXS TV, RFA
and Legacy.
To complement the night’s headlining superfight, the promotions have also agreed to each host a title fight in two co-main events. Undefeated RFA bantamweight champion Luke Sanders (9-0) will put his belt on the line against RFA contender Terrion Ware (13-3) while top Legacy contenders Dave Burrow (13-5) and Mike Bronzoulis (17-8) face off for the vacant Legacy lightweight championship.
The full main card is as follows (subject to change):
Flyweight Superfight Championship
RFA’s Alexandre Pantoja (14-2) versus Legacy’s Damacio Page (19-9).
RFA Bantamweight Title Fight
RFA Champion Luke Sanders (9-0) versus RFA Contender Terrion Ware (11-3).
Legacy Lightweight Title Fight
Legacy Contender Dave Burrow (13-5) versus Legacy Contender Mike Bronzoulis (17-8-1).
Heavyweight fight
RFA’s Jan Jorgensen (6-1) versus Legacy’s Joe Cason (9-1).
Welterweight Fight
RFA’s Bojan Velickovic (9-3) versus Legacy’s Charles Byrd (7-3).
Lightweight Fight
RFA’s Adam Townsend (12-3) versus Legacy’s Chris Feist (8-1).
Flyweight Fight
Legacy’s Brian Hall (8-2) versus an RFA fighter to be determined.
"Working with Andrew Simon and Mick Maynard, we will produce the first true promotion versus promotion MMA show and Superfight," stated Ed Soares, President of Resurrection Fighting Alliance. "Alexandre Pantoja versus Damacio Page is an exciting pairing for the inaugural AXS TV FIGHTS Superfight title, and I am eager to see how Luke Sanders handles his first ever bantamweight title defense against a dangerous Terrion Ware."
“We are excited to be a part of a series that is the first of its kind,” said Mick Maynard, CEO of Legacy Fighting Championship. “Both of our organizations have been instrumental in catapulting fighters to the next level in their careers for the last several years and this will be an even more entertaining and unique way to continue that legacy. Many have talked the talk, Legacy and RFA will now be walking the walk.”
ABOUT AXS TV FIGHTS
AXS TV Fights presents more LIVE mixed martial arts and kickboxing events than any other television network with 40+ LIVE world-class fight cards each year. "The Voice" Michael Schiavello and UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich call all the action as champions, challengers, and top prospects take center stage every Friday night at 10pE/7pP. AXS TV Fights can be found online, on Facebook and on Twitter. AXS TV is widely distributed in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other cable, satellite and telco providers. The network is also carried in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
“We’ve been broadcasting MMA on AXS TV for over a decade and this is one of the biggest events in our history of combat sports,” said Andrew Simon, CEO of AXS TV FIGHTS. “I have been looking forward to the day AXS TV promotions would work together to promote an all-star card like this. RFA versus Legacy features three title fights including the much dreamed about champion versus champion match-up. Thank you to the fighters, RFA and Legacy for making this historic night come together.”
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To complement the night’s headlining superfight, the promotions have also agreed to each host a title fight in two co-main events. Undefeated RFA bantamweight champion Luke Sanders (9-0) will put his belt on the line against RFA contender Terrion Ware (13-3) while top Legacy contenders Dave Burrow (13-5) and Mike Bronzoulis (17-8) face off for the vacant Legacy lightweight championship.
Leading up to these championship bouts, AXS TV FIGHTS: RFA VS.
LEGACY SUPERFIGHT will showcase four additional matches between top
ranked RFA and Legacy fighters on the televised main card.
The full main card is as follows (subject to change):
Flyweight Superfight Championship
RFA’s Alexandre Pantoja (14-2) versus Legacy’s Damacio Page (19-9).
RFA Bantamweight Title Fight
RFA Champion Luke Sanders (9-0) versus RFA Contender Terrion Ware (11-3).
Legacy Lightweight Title Fight
Legacy Contender Dave Burrow (13-5) versus Legacy Contender Mike Bronzoulis (17-8-1).
Heavyweight fight
RFA’s Jan Jorgensen (6-1) versus Legacy’s Joe Cason (9-1).
Welterweight Fight
RFA’s Bojan Velickovic (9-3) versus Legacy’s Charles Byrd (7-3).
Lightweight Fight
RFA’s Adam Townsend (12-3) versus Legacy’s Chris Feist (8-1).
Flyweight Fight
Legacy’s Brian Hall (8-2) versus an RFA fighter to be determined.
"Working with Andrew Simon and Mick Maynard, we will produce the first true promotion versus promotion MMA show and Superfight," stated Ed Soares, President of Resurrection Fighting Alliance. "Alexandre Pantoja versus Damacio Page is an exciting pairing for the inaugural AXS TV FIGHTS Superfight title, and I am eager to see how Luke Sanders handles his first ever bantamweight title defense against a dangerous Terrion Ware."
“We are excited to be a part of a series that is the first of its kind,” said Mick Maynard, CEO of Legacy Fighting Championship. “Both of our organizations have been instrumental in catapulting fighters to the next level in their careers for the last several years and this will be an even more entertaining and unique way to continue that legacy. Many have talked the talk, Legacy and RFA will now be walking the walk.”
ABOUT AXS TV FIGHTS
AXS TV Fights presents more LIVE mixed martial arts and kickboxing events than any other television network with 40+ LIVE world-class fight cards each year. "The Voice" Michael Schiavello and UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich call all the action as champions, challengers, and top prospects take center stage every Friday night at 10pE/7pP. AXS TV Fights can be found online, on Facebook and on Twitter. AXS TV is widely distributed in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other cable, satellite and telco providers. The network is also carried in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.
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