By TXMMA STAFF
HOUSTON, TX – The Legacy Fighting Championship has been making noise as one of the top regional promotions in the country. Mick Maynard and Collin Cantrell have been quite successful at pairing raw, but talented up-and-comers with grizzled veterans that have name recognition. Legacy’s business model has been smart, and they have a home on AXS TV that makes them an attractive option for fighters looking to get more exposure before getting the call from Zuffa.
Maynard and Cantrell have seen the need to expand their operations to satisfy demand for their product, but have not taken to signing fighters released by Zuffa in a foolhardy fashion. As the fan base of the burgeoning fight promotion grew so has their ability to target and acquire big name talent like recent UFC vet Matt Riddle. Legacy’s talent acquisition department has done a masterful job at not overpaying when adding to their roster of fighters. “It would be foolish to overpay for these fighters, some are washed up and not as good as GSP,” said Maynard.
Maynard and Cantrell are looking to step out of their comfort zone and gamble big with their next decision. Legacy’s brain power are aiming to become trendsetters and capitalize on the attention that Fallon Fox has been receiving by signing her to a mega fight deal. Though that is not big news on its own, the fact that Fox will be the first fighter signed to Legacy FC’s transgendered division certainly is. When discussing their decision to create a TG fight league, Maynard explained that only a fool would fail to recognize Fox’s talent which is “somewhere between that of Ronda Rousey and Megumi Fuji’s on their best day.” Cantrell told TXMMA he believes anyone who refuses to fight Fox is a fool and they are going to put an end to all these fighters ducking her. The plan is to provide her with a platform to fight in against opponents who won’t say foolish things about alleged unfair advantages. Her next opponent in this newly created fight division remains to be announced, but is rumored to be Butterbean in an open-hand pancrase match. You would be a fool to miss it when it goes down!
