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VFN 26 will mark fifth title defense for Light Heavyweight champion Alexander Anderson, this time against Gabriel Douglas Key. Co Main Event will be proving ground for EPL 4 competitor “Big” Duncan McAlister who will take on Ascension’s Middleweight Craig Rave. These are just 2 fights, and we have 8 more on this card. Ready? Let’s go!
Tim Gates waited months to make his Pro debut. And he will finally gets a shot, against 0-2 Grayson “American” Pierce. Grayson wants to pick his first win and prove that he isn’t useless, and he has a potential to be someone more. He had tough times to use his awesome wrestling successfully, and Tim will not make it any easier now. Expect hard-hitting battle of these two up-and-coming stars of Welterweight division.
Mike Wazowski wasn’t happy with his debut, so it’s natural that he couldn’t wait to make better impression on fans and VF management. Rhodri Wilson stepped up to give him that chance. Or spoil it. It’s not a secret that 185 division is looking for top contenders now, so both of them want to prove same thing – that they belong here. Wrestler with Polish roots will look to take fight down as soon as possible, and even if Rhodri isn’t that good with his wrestling, he may now thing or two about it. And stand up edge? Definitely in hands of Wilson. Mike will fight hard for takedowns, before it’s only way for him to win.
When VF announced World Heavyweight GP, it was clear – Heavyweights will stay here for a while. Stan Berg is perfect example of what VF is looking for. This huge guy is speed and agile as hell, and he holds 2 submission victories – both came inside first minute of his fights. Livana Jalo will have to stop him from taking fight down, and do what he does best – punch his opponent’s face repeatedly. Semifinalist for GP has something to prove, and he wants to prove on Berg’s expense. Will Stan allow him to do so? Watch VFN 26 to get your answer!
Welterweight stand-out Max “Mad” Pein edged Daniel Haukka with Split Decision when he stepped to that cage last time. Now, he will take on “The Ripper” Jack Campbell who won’t allow him to throw him around. Both are strong and lethal with their striking skills, so we may expect KO finish, but…okay, let’s face it when two bangers collide, they don’t want to risk getting KOed. They may very well try to score a takedown, and do something on the ground. Everything may happen in that fight, and that’s why it’s so exciting
Luiz Silva is on his way to a title shot at 145lbs, 3-0 with 3 dominant performances thus far. He is probably the smallest Featherweight in VF, as he used to fight at 135lbs. First fight at 145 against Jakob Kellerman showed, that his size may be his advantage. Now Rajesh Koothrappali will test him. Will his 22cm of height advantage will decide about Luiz’s fate? “Pequeno” is a amazing boxer, but with a that big reach disadvantage , it seems impossible to overcome it. Is it really impossible? Luiz has a hard task in front of him, and Rajesh feels confident with it. He believes that Luiz will be just another victim of his skills.
Wazza Rooney needed combine 1 minute to knock out Jhiury Ajniafh TWICE. With these back-to-back wins he build quite a momentum. Now Krzysztof Jarzyna will try to steal it. Former Featherweight has a tough Lightweight debut in front of him, but wrestling background should make it easier for him. Everyone at 155 knows that Wazza don’t enjoy rolling around, as he prefers knocking you out asap. Krzysztof has a natural advantage in it, and he will use it for sure. Question is – will he has a time for it, before one of the Wazza’s punches finds its mark on Krzysztof’s chin?
Rafinha Capoeira shocked the world with a nasty 58 seconds KO of Steven Larkin, and now it was time for him to be shocked – when he lost his title to Jens Johansson. He wants that strap back, but he needs to build his way up. Chris “The Slugger” Hughes will do his best to stop Rafinha, but we saw that Brazilian wrestler – who was meant to take you down and hold there – can deliver fast and nasty KO in a blink of an eye. But it seems like Chris was just waiting for opponent like that, and he is not afraid of it. They are set for 3 round fight – and it will be scrappy one for sure.
It was biggest night for Sune Folkeson, when he KOed John Kruger and take Middleweight belt from him. KO artist will now face the challenge of 4-1 submission-magician, Sio Nutis. Pure grappler Vs striker match-up scheduled for 5 five minutes round. Imagine what may happen in it. Sune has one loss on his record, and it was via submission. Sio’s lone loss came by way of KO, so it shows you that Sio may be able to submit Sune – and Sune for sure can put Nutis’ lights out. They will have to be careful, but if you saw them fight before – you can count on high-paced fight.
Duncan McAlister will be one of 14 mans to compete on season four of European Premier League. But before that – Criag Rave will challenge him in Openweight weight. For Duncan it’s just warm up. For Criag – chance to get back on winning streak, as he is coming of a win in Ascension. They are nearly equal in there striking, but McAlister can swing his huge hands with a power of a nuclear bomb. On the other hand – Rave may use that, avoid Duncan’s punch, take him down and do his work there to submit him. And that’s how it looks like – either KO victory for McAlister, or submission victory for Rave. Simple, right?
Since joining VF Alex Anderson never saw third round. He barely saw second. Everyone at 205 knows what Alex is going to do. Drag you down to the ground, and beat you up, forcing ref to save you. Simple? Yeah, but still – no one was able to deal with it. Gabriel Douglas Key believes that his wrestling will be enough to stop Anderson’s attempts, and his boxing will seal the deal and give him the 205 world title. If you doubt that he can, go back and watch his highlights reel. This guy is riding 4 fights winning streak of first round KOes. How you want to argue with that? You can’t. But you nether can argue with Alex’s wrestling and ground and pound. Will Gabriel be a solution to Anderson’s style, or will it be just another nasty TKO for the champ? It’s time to find out!
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