Lion Fight 20 set for February 20th in Connecticut with Baars vs. Bohrman main event

Lion Fight is set to return Friday, February 20, 2014 with Lion Fight 20. The promotions first event of the year will take place at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut. The main event will feature Lion Fight women’s welterweight champion Jorina Baars as she attempts to defend her title against challenger Casey Bohrman. The co-main event will feature east coast standout Chris Mauceri vs. Sittisak Por. Sirichai.

Baars profile drastically increased in the combat sports world when she soundly defeated MMA women’s standout Cris “Cyborg” Justino at Lion Fight 14 by unanimous decision. The undefeated fighter will attempt to defend her Lion Fight title for the first time against Bohrman.

Mauceri will look to add a solid name to his resume of wins when he takes on Sittisak. The only loss on Mauceri’s record is to the current Lion Fight super lightweight champion, Kevin Ross. Sittisak holds a split decision win over Ross, which took place at Lion Fight’s first event Battle in the Desert.

The remainder of the card will feature names such as Lion Fight standout Jason Andrada, and CSA Gym standout Gaston Bolanos.

Fight Card:
Jorina Baars (c) vs. Casey Bohrma – Lion Fight Women’s Wetlerweight Championship
Chris Mauceri vs. Sittisak Por. Sirichai
Jason Andrada vs. John Nofer
Tom Evans vs. Julio Pena
Tim Amorim vs. Bryce Lawrence
Gaston Bolanos vs. TBD

The Warriors Cup XXI Results

The Warriors Cup XXI took place this past Saturday in Rahway, NJ and the event featured two pro fights. In the main event Muay Thai veteran Rami Ibrahim tangled with Deividas Danyla in a WBC Muay Thai International Challenge bout. Danyla scored a (T)KO victory over Ibrahim in the second round when the doctor called an end to the fight at 1:08 in the round.

In the co-main event John Nofer defeated Amine Ballafrikh by (T)KO due to doctor stoppage in the fourth round of their bout. It was a solid win for Nofer who continues to prove to be one of North America's top young talents.

Results:

Deividas Danyla def. Rami Ibrahim via (T)KO (Doctor Stoppage) at 1:08 of Rd. 4

John Noefer def. Amine Ballafrikh via (T)KO (Doctor Stoppage) at 0:46 of Rd. 4

Ariel Abreu def. Sean Woodham via KO at 1:10 of Rd. 1

Joe Logan def. Jared Tipton via Unanimous Decision

Brian Hansen def. Paul Banasiak via KO at 1:10 of Rd. 2

Adam McCann def. YouYung Cho via Split Decision

Victor Romero def. Brian Bogue via Split Decision

Chanon Kuldraree def. Kevin Sanchez via Unanimous Decision

Rich Stambach def. Ethan Geffen via Split Decision

Henry Lee def. Stergos Mikkios via Unanimous Decision

Jermain Palmer def. Vinny Melillo via Unanimous Decision

Mike Gallagher def. Malcolm Hill via Split Decision

Sam Santiago def. Jack Hu via Split Decision

Manny Reinoso def. Chris Bartolino via Split Decision

Chris Berrocal def. Ray Kwan via Unanimous Decision