Written By: Barry Laminack
The latest installment in the Legacy Fighting Championship, Legacy FC 9, is only weeks away. The card has gone through a few changes and is now taking shape and sets up to be a great night of fights.
Daniel Pineda shows off his belts
With 11 fights scheduled, there is no shortage of action for the fans in attendance as well as those watching live on HDNet. Legacy shows have become the hottest ticket in town and even though we are still about 30 days out from the show, 80% of the tickets are already gone! You can get tickets at LegacyFights.tv.
The card has two title fights on it as the co-main event will see a battle of pit bulls. Gilbert “The Pitbull” Jiminez will try and do what the previous four guys before him have not been able to do and that is beat Daniel “The Pit” Pineda in the Legacy Cage. After losing to Chas Skelly for the second time at Bellator 19 in May 2010, the current Legacy Featherweight and Lightweight champion has been on a tear. With wins over Rey Trujillo, Levi Forrest, Ray Blodgett and Frank Gomez, Pineda is unquestionably one of the hottest fighters in Houston right now.
Pete Spratt ducks under a Macaco hook
The main event of the evening will feature Jorge “Macaco” Patine taking on Mike “The Greek” Bronzoulis. When we first broke the news about this fight, we new it was going to be a candidate for fight of the year and nothing has happened that would change our minds. Macaco is fresh off of a victory over Pete Spratt at Legacy FC 8, where he won the vacant welterweight title. That title was vacated by none other than Mike Bronzoulis who gave up the hardware after signing a 3 fight deal with Strikeforce shortly after the promotion was bought out by ZUFFA, LLC (the owners of the UFC).
Be on the look out for a detailed breakdown of each fight on this card in the coming weeks. Until then, here is the card as it stands right now:
- 170 (C)Jorge Patino (20-13-1) vs Mike Bronzoulis (13-3-1)
- 145 Gilbert Jiminez (5-3-1) Vs (C)Daniel Pineda (14-7-0)
- 168 Jeff Rexroad (4-1-0) vs Paul Kelly (11-4-0)
- 170 Jonathan Harris (5-1-0) vs Antonio Flores (5-3-0)
- 135 Cody Williams (2-0-0) vs Steve Garcia (8-5-0)
- 185 Patrick Hutton (3-2-0) vs Noel Ligon (2-0-0)
- 170 Jeremy Morris (1-1-0) vs Justin Murray (3-1-0)
- 170 Frost Murphy (2-0-0) vs Cris Rucker (0-0-0)
- 155 Randy Hauer (7-12-0) vs Jesus Rivera (6-2-0)
- HVY Rakim Cleveland (2-1-0) vs Derrick Lewis (2-0-0)
- 145 Jeremy Mahon (1-3-0) vs David Armas (0-1-0)
Daniel, Steve, and Jeremy on the card…I think I got a stuffy…no just a lighter in my pocket…but yeah W A R 4 ! ! !
Stiffy*
what happened to chop fighting frost?
Great card! Great mobile theme!
Ummmmmm….I’m not fighting at 155. I’d die.
Stop being a sissy Rexroad. Do it for the fans!
Is have to surgically remove some appendages to make 155. Not sure how exciting a fight is be able to put on. Lol.
<– fight is at 135lbs … still waiting on contract
Cris Rucker, is fighting Frost, Jeff’s fight is at 168 and Cody you signed a multi fight deal already but i will be happy to send one over specifically for this date as well.
thanks for getting it over i just was waiting to see if the rounds were 3′s or 5′s …. happy they are 5′s >=]
Mike b, daniel. P, jeff r, jonathan h, cody, Patrick, frost, jesus, derrick, david, my picks. …..great card
Rakim is gonna put the smash down on the wacc beast…getem
My money on all the 4oz boys they are the super hero of houston go 4oz with heart dad.
Les Go Rakim put LEWIS to sleep..
Great card, lot of fighters I like to watch are fighting each other so no pix just hope every one comes out healthy!!
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Let’s go Derrick Silverback Fight Club all the way baby!!
IV oz
Lets wreck shop homies…
WAR Daniel
WAR Jeremy
WAR Jesus
WAR Bronzoulis
WAR MURRAY