Demetrious Johnson (Esther Lin/MMA Fighting)A Look Ahead: This Week In MMA September 21-27 Josh Davis September 21, 2014 Spotlight If you are anything like me, you are probably sitting at home watching Sunday Ticket in High Definition on your 50″ flat screen TV, enjoying the Sunday. As you watch your favorite team either excite you or disappoint you, depending on your allegiance, you stop and think, what events are next weekend? Well if you are like me and this is you, then I have you covered. You might think, “well the UFC just had UFC Fight Night 52: Hunt vs. Nelson so there probably isn’t much going on this weekend”, and if you did, you would be wrong. There are four events this weekend culminating with UFC 178 on Saturday night. Listed below are the four major events for this week. Titan FC On Friday September 26th, Titan FC will be hosting their 30th event as they bring Titan FC 30, live from Cedar Park Center, Cedar Park, Texas. The main card begins at 10:00 PM EST and will air on CBS Sports. The main event will crown the first ever middleweight champion as Vinnie Magalhaes is set to face Jason Brilz. The full fight card is listed below. MAIN CARD Jason Brilz vs. Vinny Magalhaes Walt Harris vs. Dave Herman Anthony Gutierrez vs. Walel Watson Iliarde Santos vs. Cody Williams Gleristone Santos vs. Robert Washington PRELIMINARY CARD Todd Moore vs. Danny Salinas Aaron Rosa vs. Darrill Schoonover Nick Mamalis vs. Pedro Nobre Nick Gonzalez vs. Warren Stewart Charles Adkinson vs. Matt Mazurek Phillip Platt vs. Julian Shore Gabriel Carrillo vs. Adam Nijem Richie Martinez vs. Leville Simpson Eric Hendon vs. Kevin Troyer Legacy FC On Friday September 26th Legacy FC returns to action as they present Legacy FC 35: Dennis vs. Leite, live from the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Tulsa, Oklahoma. This card will began at 8:00 PM EST with the main card airing live on AXS TV at 10:00 PM EST. This card is stacked from top to bottom and the main event is sure to offer fireworks as Myron Dennis faces Leonardo Leite for the lightweight title. The full fight card is listed below. MAIN CARD Myron Dennis vs. Leonardo Leite Levi Avera vs. Andrew Todhunter Edward Cline vs. Nolan Norwood Derrick Krantz vs. Daniel Roberts Rafael Lovato vs. Canaan Grigsby Justin Rader vs. Jarrett Rouse PRELIMINARY CARD Jesse Chaffin vs. opponent TBA Nicole Knudsen vs. Erin McDougall Cody Fuller vs. Micah Stockton Ken Coulter vs. Aaron McKenzie Derrick Adkins vs. Daryl Wilson Chase McDougal vs. opponent TBA Austin Anderson vs. Julian Learned Bellator Rounding out the Friday night schedule will be Bellator MMA as they present Bellator 126: Schlemenko vs. Hasley live from Grand Canyon University Arena, Phoenix, Arizona. Bellator 126 begins at 7:00 PM EST with the preliminary portion of the card airing on spike.com; the main card begins at 9:00 PM EST and airs on Spike TV. Bellator MMA continues to offer fight fans quality cards with exciting fights, and this main event will be no different as Alexander Schlemenko looks to rebound from his loss to Tito Ortiz at light heavyweight and defend his middleweight title against Brandon Hasley. The full fight card is listed below. MAIN CARD Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brandon Halsey Marcin Held vs. Patricky Freire Bubba Jenkins vs. Thiago Meller Mike Richman vs. Ed West PRELIMINARY CARD Ryan Martinez vs. Nick Rossborough Brandon Girtz vs. Benny Madrid Derek Campos vs. Estevan Payan Stuart Austin vs. Dan Charles Michael Parker vs. Joe Taimanglo Jacob Ortiz vs. Clifford Starks Raymond Pina vs. LaRue Burley UFC On Saturday, September 27, the UFC returns to form with UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso. In addition to the flyweight title fight between Johnson and Cariaso, this event will also mark the highly anticipated debut of Eddie Alvarez. UFC 178 takes place live from MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada. The preliminary portion of this card begins at 7:00 PM EST and will air on Fight Pass and Fox Sports 1 with the main card beginning at 10:00 PM EST and airing only on pay per view. The full fight card is listed below. MAIN CARD Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso Eddie Alvarez vs. Donald Cerrone Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier Tim Kennedy vs. Yoel Romero Amanda Nunes vs. Cat Zingano PRELIMINARY CARD Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki James Krause vs. Jorge Masvidal Patrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson Brian Ebersole vs. John Howard Kevin Lee vs. Jon Tuck Manny Gamburyan vs. Cody Gibson Pingback: Mma 21 September 2014 | Xtreme MMA Training() Pingback: Mma 21 September | Xtreme MMA Training()
