It’s been so long since we’ve been treated to a truly worthwhile card, we’re just bubbling over. The main card is loaded with a pair of title fights and a title eliminator. The prelims are equally praiseworthy with the retirement fight of Robbie Lawler after a 22-year career filled with amazing knockouts and bloody battles.
The rest of the prelims are just a laundry list of certified bangers that any fight fan can appreciate. We’ll finally see the return of Tatsuro Taira since his previously scheduled fight was moved to this card. Taira’s future looks incredibly bright so his fights are automatically “must watch” TV.
Let’s take a look at the prelims:
Robbie Lawler vs. Niko Price 170 lbs
Jack Della Maddalena vs. Josiah Harrell 170 lbs
Yazmin Jauregui vs. Denise Gomes 115 lbs
Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield 205 lbs
Edgar Cháirez vs. Tatsuro Taira 130 lbs
Vitor Petrino vs. Marcin Prachnio 205 lbs
Cameron Saaiman vs. Terrence Mitchell 135 lbs
Shannon Ross vs. Jesus Aguilar 125 lbs
Kamuela Kirk vs. Esteban Ribovics 155 lbs
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