Up-and-coming fighters looking to prove themselves this Saturday at latest Houston MMA amateur event
The Legacy Amateur Series returns to the Houston Arena Theatre this Saturday with their latest offering, Legacy Amateur Series 12.
As the feeder league of sorts for area fighters looking to eventually make it to the pro level (read: Legacy Fighting Championship), you can always count on seeing up-and-coming hungry young fighter competing on these cards and this one is no different.
In the main event of the evening at Legacy Amateur Series 12, Chris Rivera of American Combative Systems will be facing Gold Team’s David Acosta for the right to be called the next Legacy Amateur flyweight champion.
Meanwhile, the ladies are front and center in the co-main event as Ashley Cannon (TFS) travels from the DFW area to face Sam Hoger’s latest prospect Colbey Northcutt – a fighter with a heavy traditional martial arts background who hopes to do one better that her brother Sage, who debuted with a loss on the last LAM card and is also looking to pick up a win at LAM 8 as well. (read her pre-fight interview with Legacy talking about of them here)
The rest of the card features some notable up-and-comers as well.
There’s Aaron Reeves (Metro Fight Club) who makes his Legacy amateur return fresh off winning a title in Garcia Promotions’ Cage Combat show with a win over James Powell this past March.
Luis Lara (also from Metro) also returns for the first time since losing to Kolton Englund this past April.
Some other fighters worth keeping an eye on at Legacy Amateur Series 12 include relative a few relative newcomers with serious potential in GB Texas’ Isai Cabrera and Elite MMA’s Arthur Ashton and Zack Hunter along with the aforementioned Sage Northcutt who should be up for another exciting performance.
We’ll see who else makes a name for themselves here on TXMMA following Saturday night. For now, check out the planned card for Saturday, June 8th below.
Legacy Amateur Series 12 – Fight Card (subject to change)
125 lbs.: Chris Rivera (ACS) vs. David Acosta (Gold Team) * TITLE
135 lbs.: Ashley Cannon (TFS) vs. Colbey Northcutt (Hoger)
155 lbs.: Jeff Spangler (ACS) vs. Luis Lara (Metro)
125 lbs.: Mike De Leon (Hard Head Hitters) vs. Angel Zamora (Bushi Ban)
170 lbs.: Brennon Jones (SBA) vs. Aaron Reeves (Metro)
135 lbs.: Leomana Martinez (Bushi Ban) vs. Rene Saucedo (Metro)
170 lbs.: Leroy Vasquez (SBA) vs. Jason Langellier (Metro)
185 lbs.: Jason Carter (AFMA) vs. Ken Carter (GB Champions)
155 lbs.: Nico Escheverry (ACS) vs. Gabriel Valdez (Metro)
155 lbs.: Isai Cabrera (GB Texas) vs. Arthur Ashton (Elite MMA)
165 lbs.: Dayron Vasquez (Streamline Fitness) vs. Sage Northcutt (Hoger MMA)
170 lbs.: Jason Ramirez (Quicksilva) vs. John Villalobos (McCall MMA)
145 lbs.: Blair Chambers (Hard Head Hitters) vs. Zack Hunter (Elite MMA)
155 lbs.: Roberto Herrera (Rocky Long MMA) vs. Ryan Montie (Hoger)
170 lbs.: Jhonmer Payares (Excel) vs. Ryan Connelly (Bam Bam)