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 DMMA 183 Preview
Dynasty MMA Returns to the LA Memorial this Saturday Night with another DMMA vs WVT showdown in the Main Event. Giving the last two Showdowns took place under the WVT banner there will surely be NO shenanigans and Unjust happenings involved. This 10-fight card looks nice and spicy from top to bottom, just look at some of the names on the prelims for f$$k sake! Never Hurry will be kicking off the show, as he meets a former Lightweight turned Heavyweight Adrian Atkins. Kain Mack Heads to the DMMA cage for his 20th fight with the promotion as he collides with a former GDL Featherweight champ in Ishmael Egyptian. at Super Heavyweight we got two Power punchers going toe to toe as Tiago Lima 9 wins, 9 KO's faces Brock Harrisburg 13 wins, 11 KO's. Former Lightweight champion Xylon Kofel is now 1-1 since returning to the cage and will face off with Chike Obi in what should be a highly competitive affair. The Final Preliminary contest will pit submission Specialist Shape Shifter against Dangerous Striker Temirbek Yuldashev in a 205-pound contest. This Prelim event is low key as it gets and should be a fine treat for the LA Faithful. Today though I will be taking an in dept look at the Main Card and the Main Event in Particular as a true battle of the Beasts will meet right here in the DMMA cage. Godzilla vs King Kong, I think not this is all about the Panda and the Melon!
Main Card
Lightweight Contest
Jian Zhao(18-10-1) vs Galen Dall Jr(16-11-0)
A fairly new name to the DMMA scene Jian "Geotech" Zhao made his promotional debut last month at DMMA 174. Zhao looked sharp in the first round with Rokken Roll taking the opponent round but Rolls pressure against the cage and furious Takedown attempts slowly took the life out of the Chinese fighter. He gave a valiant effort in his debut but ultimately the jitters may have got the best of him. Zhao Is a former Cali MMA prospect and a former title contender at Blaze Brothers before the promotions demise. Jian has a spectacular skill set and when he is on, he is on, just look at his showing against former BB Lightweight champ Satanic Panic for starters.
Notable wins: Satanic Panic, Sunshine Okafor, and Marshal Mayhem
DMMA main stay Gallen Dall Jr will be making his 22nd appearance inside the DMMA cage. Dall Jr has fought the creme de la creme of this Lightweight Division and has held his own against them. Galen's only setback is consistency as he seems to struggle as soon as he gets close to title contention. Dall Jr is a great all-around fighter though and also puts on a show inside the cage winning 3 SOTN and 1 FOTN awards here so far. One of those Sub of the Night honors was against former Lightweight champ whom he put away in under 3 minutes with his patented Gallotine. Galen may not be the KO artist he once was but don't sleep on this BJJ Blackbelts ground game for a second.
Notable wins: Kra Hang, Benji Torres, and Bruce Lee(The one and only)
Middleweight Contest
Pavel Kostov(12-7-2) vs Iner Raledran(16-9-2)
Its amazing how deep this Middleweight division is when two guys with nearly 20 fights a piece are just now facing one another.
Pavel Kostov is inching ever so close to the top 5 at MW here at Dynasty and a win here will indeed put him there and into a big matchup next most Definitely. Kostov is 7-2-1 in his last ten outings and is fresh of a thorough beating of Harris Mint sending him out the org with his tail firmly tucked up his ass. The native of Moscow, Russia, Kostov has an elite skillset and is slowly piling up his award cabinet that sits firmly at 4 performance bonuses currently. Time will tell soon enough if the now 28-Year-old has what it takes to become a world champion.
Notable wins: Zachary Klimenko, Harris Mint, and Minoari Amida
If you want to talk about Performance Bonuses look no further than Iner Raledran, a winner of 9 Bonuses 4 FOTN, 4 SOTN, and 1 KOTN. Raledran is a close sparring partner of Galen Dall Jr at the Oblivion Gate facilities and is currently riding a three-fight win streak. This streak was very crucial this man as well, considering previously he was on a miserable 3 fight losing streak. Raledran is known to go after his opponents with murderous content as seen in his 13 first round finishes. With 7 wins by (T)KO and 7 more by Submission its a guessing game as to what he is looking to do so you have to be ready for anything.
Notable wins: Benji Torres, Gwynn Evans, and Eric Distefano
Light Heavyweight Contest
Gwynn Evans(17-9-0) vs Hjallis Kalske(12-6-0)
Former Heavyweight champion Hjallis Kalske looks to shine once again in his new home at 205 but standing in his way is a Welshman hellbent on keeping his current streak intact!
Gwyn Evans has bounced around a bit in his career in terms of Weight Classes himself starting off at Middleweight where he gained early notoriety as a former C4 Middleweight champion. Evans then decided to move down to Welterweight in June of 2022 where he compiled a 2-2 record thus forcing him into a manic depression of eating Gravy field donuts with his mate Constantin Niculescu . Gwynn has now settled in at 205 where he has looked decent going 3-1 in the division. Evans now finds himself in the biggest fight of his career against a Former HW champion, and with a win could and should be in a potentially possible #1 contender fight within his next three fights if not his next two but maybe just his next fight. Will see.
Notable wins: Ramone Rocksaw, Pierre Ledoux, and Sora Izanagi
Hjallis has always been a small Heavyweight through ought his MMA career, and it's quite remarkable and goes to show that Size doesn't always matter as he captured the DMMA Heavyweight title. Kalske and his Manager Marky Mark decided they had enough with fighting those big bastards at HW and started putting in the training to get him down to 205. Kalske made his long-awaited Light Heavyweight Debut at DMMA 175 just three weeks ago and took out a consistent top ten fighter in Yar Bol with and electrifying 1rst round submission victory. The Fin is now looking to make an immediate impact in his new home and given he can secure another finish similar to the Bol finish, look out. Make no Mistake this guy is a FINNisher with 9 of his 12 victories coming by way of fight stoppage.
Notable wins: Jason Hightower, Jules Durand, and Yar Bol
Co-Main Event
Super Heavyweight Contest
Hans Schultz(12-2-0) vs Alistair Ubereem(12-4-0)
The lead up to the big Main Event is a battle of the Behemoths in its own right as two former Kickboxer's look to tee of on one another!
Former ENIGMA Super Heavyweight champion Sgt. Schultz is coming off his second loss to the 265+ Kingpin known as KT Panda. This last go round though saw him get more strategic with his gameplan as he took Panda to a 5 round decision winning at least one round clearly in the process. Though the loss still stung this was a huge improvement and shows he still has the tools to become a champion here at DMMA if he can just use them to the fullest. Hans is now 2-2 in the DMMA cage with his only losses being to the champ. The big Austrian has the has the power and a hell of a chin to go with it but expect him to keep his opponents guessing in a classic game of chess inside the Octagon.
Notable wins: Haw Thorn(Cureent DC HW Champ), Parta Matti, and Tony Viikinki
Alistair Ubereem has been on a tear since changing up his managerial and Fight team going 8-1 since the change. Hes not just winning fights either his destroying his opponents as shown by his 11 (T)KO wins. Ubereem may have dabbled in Kickboxing a bit, but MMA is his home, and he is now at the top of his game fighting in this Dynasty 265+ division. Alaistar has shown in his recent fight History to have a deadly High Kick as well winning three fights by 1rst round Ko or TKO with the Head Kick. This by far Alastair's biggest fight since his sole Title fight opportunity in January of 2021 fighting for CWMMA. A win here, and Alaistair is most definitely getting his name on the map here at DMMA.
Notable wins: Sheikh Mahmut, Julio Christ, and Hero Primo
Main Event
Super Heavyweight Super Fight
KT Panda(16-5-0) vs Zheko Melondov(41-13-1)
Zhe Melon Mane meets Zhe Panda Mane!
This will be KT Panda's first non-title fight since winning the DMMA Superheavyweight bout in July of last Year. Since then, he has Successfully defended his crown 8 times as he tries to close in on the record of Jaxon Magrath for most successful title defenses. His only loss in this current dominate run was his bid to become double champ where he became the victim of Adan Puno's life altering Superman Punch. Panda man persevered nicely though winning his next two title defenses by Unanimous Decisions. KT will be seeking his 8th Performance bonus in this fight and with a counterpart like Melondov it's very possible. KT Panda is a crowd favorite and the staple for this exciting 265+ division here at DMMA. Though he has yet to hit the top 100 p4p, it seems like the inevitable though at some point could it be this Saturday in LA that he cracks that mark?
Notebale wins: Kevin Faulk, Hans Schultz, and Tony Viikinki
Zheko Melondov is a true veteran of the sport, the 36 year old will be making his 56th appearance in the MMA cage with an impressive 41 victories thus far. 39 of those wins were in devastating (T)KO fashion. Melondov had early success in his career under his sensei Steven Segal winning the WPFC Heavyweight championship in August of 2019. Zheko then went on to fight for the Combate promotion changing fight camps a few times along the way. While in Combate he earned a shot at then champ Karim Johnson a fight he lost via first round TKO. Melon man now fights for WVT under his new Management the Crazy Horse Enterprises. Though he has falling short in his title opportunities against Tali Ihantala, it's a well-known fact Zheko puts asses in the seats with downright Vicious KO PAAAAAAAAANCHHHHH!
What a Main Event and overall awesome fight card we got here Ladies and gentle jerks! Its what the fans want, its what the fans need, and by golly it's what they're going to get DAMNIT!
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