MAY 10, 2013 – There’s been a lot going on lately in the life of 23 year old TXMMA prospect Ryan “Babyface” Benoit (6-1) and even more to come in the near future if everything goes according to plan.
The McKinney North High School grad recently announced just last week that he and longtime girlfriend Marilyn were having a baby girl. And as if that weren’t enough, he’s set to make his debut in the AXS TV-aired Maximum Fighting Championship (MFC) this evening and in the MFC 37 main event no less!
Benoit’s bout versus Anthony Birchak (9-1) was elevated to main event status after the cancellation of MFC 37’s planned main event between Chris Barnett and Smealinho Rama.
“It’s a dream come true,” he says. “MFC is the real deal and a great promo. The exposure I’m getting is awesome. I was dying just to get on a card and now I’m the main event. It’s just crazy. It means a lot I feel very blessed about the opportunities that have been given and I’m so thankful.”
Fighting out of the Saekson Janjira Muay Thai camp in DFW and also training down in Mexico at Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s gym in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico whenever he can get down there, “Babyface” feels he has stepped up in both training and skill lately and has high hopes for what he can accomplish in 2013.
With that in mind, Ryan Benoit will look to follow up his 3-0 campaign in the Legacy Fighting Championship last year with his first MFC win over his most accredited opponent yet in Arizona-based Anthony Birchak.
There’s been no love lost between the two ever since the fight was announced with both fighters chattering back and forth on Twitter.
“I hate that guy,” says Ryan Benoit. “No seriously the trash talk just comes with the fighting. Personally I think he is a douche but at the same I don’t have any personal reason to hate him besides him signing the contract to fight me. (As an opponent for me) He isn’t the most experienced but has the best record. I think we match up good but I think my skills will dominate his skills. I’m looking for a first-round TKO. Then hopefully it’s the UFC but if not I’ll fight for the MFC bantamweight title in August.”
“I would like to thank Saekson Janjira, my teacher for sure. I wish he was here with me. Thanks also to my sponsors: KO Reps, Lockout Supplements, and all my sponsors. Thank God for all these opportunities and for giving me my baby girl coming in October. Time to go win this fight.”
