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(11.7.14, London) BAMMA has confirmed the addition of a British welterweight title fight to the main card of “BAMMA 16: Daley vs Fernandes” which takes place on 13th September at Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse: Scotland’s Shaun Taylor aims to usurp BAMMA Lonsdale British Welterweight Champion, Leon Edwards. Tickets are on sale at http://bit.ly/1xZ6u2g

BAMMA Lonsdale British Welterweight champion, Leon ‘Rocky’ Edwards, scored the title at BAMMA 15 when he defeated veteran Wayne Murrie. To this date the Birmingham fighter has never been beaten, with his sole loss due to disqualification for an illegal knee. Edwards holds a current professional MMA record of 7-1-0 and a prior Amateur record of 8-0-0. At BAMMA 11, Edwards defeated Jonathan Bilton via TKO just 1:11 in to round 2; at BAMMA 13 he defeated Adam Boussif via Arm-Triangle choke at 2:10 in round 1; Edwards returned for BAMMA 14 to devastate striker Wendle Lewis at 1:20 into round 1.

Shaun “The Disgrace” Taylor is undefeated with a record of 7-0-0 that includes 5 first round finishes and the majority of wins via Submission. Fighting out of the Lycans Fight Team / Gracie Barra Ayrshire in Kilmarnock (Scotland), Shaun Taylor is now signed to BAMMA for 4 Fights over 18 months. Taylor holds a purple belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu and has competed multiple times in Muay Thai. 

Photo: Mark Blundell

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