Titan FC 29
| Titan FC 29: Ricci vs. Sotiropoulos | ||||
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| Promotion | Titan Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 22, 2014 | |||
| Venue | Crown Coliseum | |||
| City | Fayetteville, North Carolina | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Titan FC 29: Ricci vs. Sotiropoulos was a mixed martial arts event, held on August 22, 2014 at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.[1]
Background
[edit]Originally this event was supposed to headline by former UFC vets Ben Saunders taking on Matt Riddle for the vacant wetherlegith championship but Riddle pulled out due to injury and was replaced with Jose Landi-Jons.[2] The fight was then called off due to Landi-Jons running into visa issues and Ben Saunders returning to the UFC.[3]
Originally Mike Ricci & George Sotiropoulos were slated to take on one another at Titan FC 28, but Ricci suffered an injury and the bout was called off.[4]
Vinny Magalhães was scheduled to fight Dustin Jacoby but Magalhães suffered a minor injury and was replaced with Lucas Lopes.[5]
Official fight card
[edit]| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Mike Ricci | def. | George Sotiropoulos | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Kurt Holobaugh | def. | Lloyd Woodard | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:15 | |
| Welterweight | Bristol Marunde | def. | Micah Miller | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Keith Johnson | def. | Mike Bronzoulis | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 3:31 | |
| Featherweight | Brian Davidson | def. | Kevin Smith | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Lucas Lopes | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 4:15 | |
| Welterweight | Robert Washington | def. | Blaine Thomas | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 1:20 | |
| Middleweight | Steve Montgomery | vs. | Rakim Cleveland | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Luciano dos Santos | def. | Jeremy Severn | TKO (knees and punches) | 3 | 2:38 | |
| Lightweight | D'Juan Owens | def. | Mike Bruno | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ururahy Rodrigues | def. | Lamar Reed | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Titan FC 29: Ricci vs. Sotiropoulos". mmajunkie.com.
- ^ "Matthew Riddle out, Jose Landi-Jons meets Ben Saunders for belt at Titan FC 29".
- ^ "Ben Saunders Signs With UFC". Sherdog.com.
- ^ "Titan FC 28: Mike Ricci Withdrawing From Bout With George Sotiropoulus".
- ^ "Vinny Magalhaes Out Of Titan FC 29 Fight". fiveouncesofpain.com.