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 LEGACY! 36 - Available on PPV
01.02.16 Belle Centre - Montreal Event Preview prepared by: Taylor Powell (107803)
LEGACY! 36
MAIN CARD
WELTERWEIGHT: Malik Al-Khaldi (10-1) vs Kevin Anderson (9-3)
Two fresh into LEGACY! welterweights will get their shot at the big time in the first fight on the main card. Malik Al-Khaldi is coming off the first loss of his young career by decision in his last fight. Al-Khaldi is 10-1 in his career with 9 of the wins coming by knockout. A staggering 5 of those 9 knockouts have come from head kicks. At a distance, he is a very dangerous fighter who is always one strike away from finishing the fight, which is a rarity anymore at 170 pounds. Kevin Anderson was successful in his debut fight, defeating young upstart Jericho Hill in the 3rd round by TKO. Anderson is more a of a pressure fighter who thrives on using his hands, whether it’s in the standup or in the clinch. If he can get this fight into the clinch, he should have some significant advantages over Al-Khaldi. Both fighters have solid defensive wrestling, so I wouldn’t expect to see much rolling on the mat in this fight.
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT: Brian Pereira vs Agustin Trujillo
A one-time challenger for the title at 205 pounds in Insanity, Agustin Trujillo has some work to do to convince the brass that he belongs after starting his time in LEGACY! 0-1-1. Trujillo fought to a draw with middling prospect Francisco dAnconia before being knocked out by the debuting Johan Attila in his last fight. Trujillo is a black belt in BJJ and has put it to good use with 5 of his 8 wins by submission, but he has also been knocked out 5 times in 15 career fights. He’ll once again face a man making his debut in the promotion. This time it will be former Troid fighter Brian Pereira. Pereira is also a very accomplished ground fighter, but he’s only been finished once in his 17 fight career. This is a good matchup for Trujillo who should be the better ground fighter and should be able to avoid a standup war that results in him getting tagged normally.
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT: Daniel Campos (23-9-1) vs Phillip Dyson (16-6)
In our co-main event, we have a very interesting fight in the open division. Daniel Campos is a bruising fighter who walks around just south of 300 pounds. He’s picked up a couple of unanimous decision victories in his first fights in the promotion. He should have close to a 40 pound weight advantage on the guy he’ll face in this fight. Phillip Dyson impressed in his debut with a 2nd round knockout of James Bomb, but was badly cut open in his last fight against Mookie Blaylock and eventually finished. This isn’t the first time cuts have been the story with Dyson. He has lost 5 of his 6 fights from cutting sustained. When he isn’t bleeding everywhere, Dyson is a terrific finisher though. Of his 16 career wins, 15 of them have come by way of TKO. One has to wonder if Dyson will be able to survive at the open weight division with his history of cutting problems.
FEATHERWEIGHT: Magnus Mamba (41-10) vs Sean Tallon (27-9)
In our main event, we have two featherweights who are very well known for their striking. Magnus Mamba has 34 wins by TKO in his 41 fight career, which is insane for a division like featherweight. Mamba was one of the most dominant champions in the history of the Dynasty Kickboxing organization. He successfully defended his title 9 straight times before moving on to fight in MMA. Since then, he’s challenged for titles at both Death Squad and Evolution in much higher weight classes. Since dropping to 145 pounds, Mamba has looked refreshed at 42 years old. Sean Tallon was also a professional kickboxer before making the transition to MMA. After failing to capture gold at 135 pounds in Steel Penn and Evolution, Tallon is hoping the move to 145 will be enough to get him on the right track. This fight should be a war on he feet as both guys are terrific strikers who won’t back down.
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