http://mmajunkie.com/news/25537/legacy-fighting-9-airs-dec-16-on-hdnet-with-bronzoulis-patino-kelly-rexroad.mmaThe Texas-based Legacy Fighting Championships returns to the HDNet airwaves on Dec. 16.
That's when Legacy Fighting Championship 9 takes place at Houston's Arena Theater.
The co-headliners feature some notables, including Mike Bronzoulis,
who's coming off a Strikefore victory, and Paul Kelly, who recently
concluded a UFC run with a 5-4 record.
Legacy officials recently confirmed the plans with
MMAjunkie.com (
www.mmajunkie.com).Bronzoulis (13-3-1) fights for the title when he takes on newly crowned
welterweight champion Jorge Patino (25-13-1), who earned a
split-decision victory over Pete Spratt in the Legacy Fighting 8
headliner on Sept. 11. It was the 16-year vet and onetime UFC fighter's
second straight win after a tough 2-5 skid from 2006 to 2010.
He nows meet fellow Strikeforce vet Bronzoulis, who recently scored a
third-round TKO of Chad Leonhardt at Strikeforce Challengers 18.
Bronzoulis recently vacated the Legacy title that Patino won. Bronzoulis
won it with a TKO of Jonathan Harris and defended it was a TKO of Joe
Christopher earlier this year. Bronzoulis, who's based out of Houston,
is now 5-1 in his past six fights.
Kelly (11-4), meanwhile, takes on fellow welterweight Jeff Rexroad (4-1).
Kelly recently suffered a submission loss to Donald Cerrone at UFC 126
and was cut following a four-year, nine-fight run with the world's top
MMA organization. A two-fight "Fight of the Night" winner, the British
fighter looks to pick up a victory, which would mean alternating wins
and losses during seven straight fights.
Rexroad has spent his entire career with the Legacy promotion, where
he's 4-1 with two decision, one knockout and one submission win. His
lone loss came via decision to Craig Gardner, though he's since
rebounded with three straight victories, including a second-round
submission of John Malbrough at Legacy Fighting 8.
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