BAMMA have added a Middleweight bout between Jorge Luis ‘Michelan’ Bezerra and Scott Askham to the BAMMA 13 preliminaries for Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena event on 14th September. The winner earns the opportunity to fight for the BAMMA World Middleweight title. BAMMA 13 tickets are on sale at http://bit.ly/1bUZXbR.
Jorge Luis “Michelan” Bezerra hails from Brazil and has attained an 18-9-0 professional record since debuting in 2005, with 15 of 18 victories scored in the first round, mainly via submissions. Representing Check Mat in Brazil, Bezerra boasts a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Doncaster’s Scott Askham holds an 11-0-0 record, with his first 8 professional wins secured between 4 seconds and 2:48; and the majority of those conquests via TKO. After defeating his first top-ranking challenge in Denniston Sutherland, on decision, Askham debuted on BAMMA for BAMMA 12 where he defeated Harry McLeman by Rear Naked Choke. Askham comes fresh off a victory over BAMMA’s former Number 1 ranked British Middleweight, Jack Marshman.
Scott Askham said:
“He has good BJJ but so do I: This is MMA and it starts standing! MMA has changed since the days of style versus style and you have to be good everywhere, which I am. I’m also hungry for the BAMMA World title.”
BAMMA 13 Tickets are on sale now from £25 at http://bit.ly/1bUZXbR
BAMMA 13 will feature on Channel 5 and 5* in the UK; and will be televised on AXS-TV in the US, The Fight Network in Canada, Red Media in Russia, TV Esporte Interativo in Brazil and Setanta in Africa.
BAMMA 13 FIGHT CARD SO FAR
MAIN CARD
BAMMA WORLD LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
MAX NUNES VS. JASON JONES
BAMMA WORLD WELTERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
JIM WALLHEAD VS. EDDY ELLIS
BAMMA WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
CURT WARBURTON VS. JAKE MURPHY
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
COLIN FLETCHER VS. TIM NEWMAN
PRELIMINARIES
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
JORGE MICHELAN VS SCOTT ASKHAM
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
DAVE FAULKNER VS LEON EDWARDS
FLYWEIGHT BOUT
MAHMOOD BESHARATE VS. JOE LAURENCE
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
HARRY MCLEMAN VS. MATT HALLAM
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
TIM WILDE VS STEPHEN MARTIN
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