LK1 Fight Card

LK1 (Legacy Kickboxing 1) will take place Friday January 16th at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, TX. The event will be headlined by Brazilian power house Cosmo Alexandre vs. Regian Eersel. The co-main event will feature UFC veteran Pat Barry vs. Demoreo Dennis.

Alexandre was last in action this past November when he won the W5 Crossroad of Times one night tournament. Alexandre has fought for Legacy's MMA promotion in the past, but has consistently fought in both MMA, Muay Thai, and Kickboxing the past few years.

UFC veteran Pat Barry made a return to Kickboxing last year. A fan favorite during his UFC tenure, Barry always excited with his go for broke style.

The remainder of the fight card will feature veteran fighters from around the world, including Michael Corley vs. Marco Pique, and Valentina Schlevchenko vs. Lindsay Haycraft. UFC veteran Miguel Torres will also be making his Kickboxing debut against Angel Huerta.

LK1 will air live on AXS TV on Friday January 16, 2015.

Fight Card:

Televised
Cosmo Alexandre vs. Regian Eersel
Pat Barry vs. Demoreo Dennis
Angel Huerta vs. Miguel Torres
Michael Corley vs. Marco Pique
Valentina Schlevchenko vs. Lindsay Haycraft
Alex Morono vs. Lucas Pimenta
Justin Reiswerg vs. Will Morris

Pro Not Televised
Shannon Morton vs. Colbey Northcutt
Patrick Hutton vs. RJ Knepp

Amateur
Leizel Beliso vs. Bi Nguyen
Aaron Lehenbauer vs. Sam Mongonia
Greg Sanzo vs. EJ Turner
Jacon Rodriguez vs. Roceal Houston

Julie Kitchen will fight again, on one condition

Julie Kitchen has signed a contract to appear on Awakening’s first all-female Muay Thai show. The event which is set for summer 2015, will be hosted in the UK and streamed around the world. Awakening are making a bold move in the way in which they are organising the event, as it all rests on the success of the female fight community getting behind a Kickstarter campaign which starts on the 3rd of November. If the campaign doesn’t generate enough pre-sales, then we won’t get to see the Queen of Muay Thai fight one last time.

Awakening appeared on the scene just two years ago with their unique athlete database, and promotion of female fighters offering female athletes around the world another platform of exposure. Awakening is now looking to take another step forward and start hosting Muay Thai events.

“Thankyou to Awakening and I wish them success with the kickstarter, I hope each fan will make a donation to help contribute to Awakenings first show ever, there is only a 30 day window to make this happen, and all support is needed. x” Julie Kitchen

“I hope there is enough support to make this event happen and set my destiny to step in the ring again. If you are unable to make the event you can pre order your stream viewing very soon to support the campaign. X” Julie Kitchen

“It really is a novel approach to securing the funding to put on such an event. The event will be fan funded with a kick-starter campaign from you the fans by pre-ordering the live stream. Women’s fighting has always faced so many uphill struggles and now you, the fan, can make a real impact. I can not even begin to put into words how excited I am to be a part of such an event! Julie and I have very different styles and I am so excited to test myself against a legend.” Lindsay Haycraft

“We’ve always wanted to host Awakening events.The emphasis will always be on treating athletes with the respect they deserve, paying what they are worth, and not tying them down to multi-fight deals that might limit the progression of their career. You might be wondering… why Muay Thai? We feel that WMMA would be a much harder scene to slot into, but Muay Thai has a huge gap waiting for us.” Rew Mitchell / CEO of Awakening

“We get a lot of positive feedback from female fighters everywhere, and we’ve been asked quite a few times why we aren’t putting on shows. The only reason we haven’t done so yet is funding. A Kickstarter campaign puts the power into the hands of the community… if they believe in us, and want a show, then it’ll happen.” Andy Wilmot / Director of Awakening

The kickstarter campaign will need to raise around $48,000 of the $87,000 total that Awakening will need to host the event. Awakening aim to raise the rest through sponsorship deals if the campaign is successful.A more detailed breakdown of the costs will be available on the campaign’s kickstarter page when it is launched in a few days.

Fight fans will be able to pay for a pre-order stream and tickets at a discounted price, among other items. For the campaign to be a success Awakening only needs to achieve around 4,000 pre sales between Nov 3rd and Dec 2nd.

Pat Barry vs. Demoreo Dennis set for Legacy Kickboxing 1

Legacy Kickboxing will enter the Kickboxing scene in January of 2015 and have recently begun to announced their fight card. The already confirmed bouts are Cosmo Alexandre vs. Regian Eersel, Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lindsay Haycraft, and Marco Pique vs. Michael Corley. Legacy has now added UFC and Glory veteran Pat Barry to the line up as he will take on Demoreo Dennis.

Barry returned to the Kickboxing circuit after focusing on MMA for a few years. Since his return to Kickboxing he has gone 1-1. He defeated Ed Burris in his first fight back at CSC 39, while losing by KO to Zack Mwekassa at Glory16 in his most recent fight. 

Legacy continues to announce fights for it's first ever Kickboxing even and it is starting to shape into a solid fight card. Keep checking back here as we will have the latest from Legacy.

Fight Card:

Cosmo Alexandre vs. Regian Eersel

Valentina Shevechenko vs. Lindsay Haycraft

Marco Pique vs. Michael Corley

Pat Barry vs. Demoreo Dennis

Cosmo Alexandre set to headline Legacy Kickboxing 1 on January 16th in Texas

MMA promotion Legacy FC will throw it's hat into the Kickboxing ring at the start of 2015. Legacy Kickboxing 1 will take place on January 16, 2015 at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, TX.

The event will be headlined by Muay Thai and Kickboxing veteran Cosmo Alexandre and Dutch striker Regian Eersel. Alexandre has fought MMA for Legacy, he had a successful promotional debut this past February. Alexandre has fought some of the best names in the Muay Thai and Kickboxing world and is a staple in the North American fight scene. Eersel is 21 year old prospect out of Holland, and will be looking to put his imprint in the North American fight scene.

The only other fights confirmed for Legacy Kickboxing 1 are Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lindsay Haycraft, and Marco Pique vs. Texas native Michael Corley.

Fight Card:

Cosmo Alexandre vs. Regian Eersel

Valentina Shevchenko vs. Lindsay Haycraft

Marco Pique vs. Michael Corley