Lightweight Title Bout, Added to BAMMA 7 Fight Card

Last Monday, British Association of Mixed Martial Arts announced a trio of fights for the promotion’s BAMMA 7 tournament. The fight card features a lightweight title bout between reigning champ, Rob Sinclair, and Sengoku vet, Leonardo Santos. Also in the card is a lightweight match between TUF 8 winner, Efrain Escudero, and Tim Radcliffe. Moreover, Matt Ewin will square off against Valentino Petrescu at middleweight.

BAMMA’s head of talent, Jude Samuel, said in an official statement:

“This is going to be a very explosive fight,” stated Jude Samuel, BAMMA’s head of talent, in an official release. “Leo is a world-class BJJ fighter, but when he fought Jason Ball, he actually out-boxed a boxer! Rob Sinclair, on the other hand, is one of the most explosive lightweights I’ve ever seen.”

BAMMA 7 will take place on September 10, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.

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Santos Against Yamada for SRC 14

Four-time BJJ World Cup Champion Leonardo Santos will be making his comeback to the Sengoku ring in the fight with rookie Sotaro Yamada. It will all happen in Sengoku ring on August 22 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.

It was last March when Santos choked out King of Pancrase Kiuma Kunioku in the first round. Yamaha has not stepped on the ring since 2008 and allotted his time on practicing his grappling.

See the full list of the fights below:

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