Swede Max “Power” Nunes will fight Polish fighter, Marcin Lazarz at BAMMA 12. Both fighters are based in London, and will face each other on March 9th in what will be an undefeated versus undefeated fighter bout in the light heavyweight division. The announcement from BAMMA officials is below.
Announcement
BAMMA 12
SATURDAY 9th MARCH 2013
METRO RADIO ARENA, NEWCASTLE
TELEVISED ON CHANNEL 5 (UK), AXS-TV (US), THE FIGHT NETWORK (CANADA), RED MEDIA (RUSSIA), TV ESPORTE INTERATIVO (BRAZIL), AND SETANTA (AFRICA)
In Association with:
Lonsdale – The Official Equipment Partner of BAMMA
Safe MMA – Independent British Medical Organisation
The UK’s premier Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, is proud to announce a Light Heavyweight match between Max Nunes and Marcin Lazarz to the main card for BAMMA 12, which takes place at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on Saturday 9th March 2013.
Tickets are on sale now from www.BAMMA.com, www.metroradioarena.co.uk and http://www.kililive.com/BAMMA
Newly contracted BAMMA fighter, Max ‘Power’ Nunes boasts a fight record of 9-0-0. Ranked at #3 in the UK Light Heavyweight rankings*, Nunes has attained 8 of his finishes in the 1st round; including his 2:58 Triangle Choke win over Tony Moran at BAMMA 10, and TKO against Kevin Thompson at BAMMA 11. Hailing from Sweden but based in London, Nunes is currently training over the Alliance Training Centre in the United States in preparation for BAMMA 12. He fights out of Nick Osipczak’s New Wave Academy
London based Polish fighter, Marcin Lazarz fights out of Team Titan and stands undefeated with a record of 5-0-0. He last entered the cage at BAMMA 11, where he secured an Armbar win over Sam Mensah 4:16 into round 1. Lazarz is ranked at #10 in the UK*.
BAMMA’s Managing Director, Ashley Bothwell said:
“Max Nunes really made his mark on international TV audiences at BAMMA 11 with his exceptional athleticism and skill; and he is widely considered to have world class potential. Lazarz is a hungry, top rated UK talent who will be looking to steal Nunes’ glory and move up the rankings. Fans can expect powerful, fast-paced action between these two unrelenting Light Heavyweights.”
BAMMA 12 will feature on Channel 5 and 5* in the UK; and will be televised on AXS-TV in the US, The Fight Network in Canada, Red Media in Russia, TV Esporte Interativo in Brazil and Setanta in Africa.
*Referenced UK rankings sourced from Your MMA website: http://www.yourmma.tv/rankings/details.asp/id/2585/uk-mma-rankings-january-2013.htm
BAMMA 12 FIGHT CARD
WITH MORE FIGHTS TO BE ANNOUNCED
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
MATT VEACH VS. JIM WALLHEAD
LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
MAX NUNES VS. MARCIN LAZARZ
BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
CURT WARBURTON VS. STEVIE RAY
BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE CONTENDERS FIGHT
BOLA OMOYELE VS. WAYNE MURRAY
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
LUKE NEWMAN VS. RYAN SCOPE
HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
DARREN TOWLER VS. CALLUM COOK
MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
KEVIN THOMPSON VS. SCOTT ASKHAM
