Legacy Fighting Championship returns to Houston July 19th at the Arena Theater. In the main event, we will have Angel Huerta and Matt Hobar facing off for the Legacy FC bantamweight title. Hobar earned his spot with a win over Nelson Salas at Legacy 19 in Allen, TX.
A recent addition to the card, we will see recently retired boxing champ Holly Holm (3-0), continue her push as an MMA fighter.
In the other title match on the card, middleweight title contenders Bubba Bush and Larry Crowe will step in the cage to determine who deserves the middleweight strap. Larry is coming off of a devastating tko win at Legacy 18.
On the undercard, Ricky Turcios and Eric Garcia make their professional MMA debuts; Kenny Burke returns to action after almost 3 years off.
UPDATED 7-3-13: Updated Fight Card
UPDATED 6-14-13: Holly Holm will face Allanna Jones in her Legacy debut. Jones is coming off a submission lose to Fallon Fox at CFA 11.
UPDATED 5-29-13: Holly Holm signed a multi-fight deal with Legacy and is set to make her debut at Legacy 21.
UPDATED 5-17-13: Matt Riddle has jumped ship to Bellator. Bellator reportedly bought out Riddle’s contract. As of now, there has not been any word on who and if there will be a replacement for Artenas Young.
UPDATED 5-10-13: After recently being cut by the UFC, Texas native Leonard Garcia, has signed a multi-fight deal with Legacy FC. He will face Legacy vet, Rey Trujillo, in his first fight for the organization. With Leonard’s DGAS fighting style as well as Rey’s dynamic striking, this fight is sure to be one of the most entertaining.
Fight Card (Subject To Change):
Main Card (AXS TV)
Vacant 135 Title – Matt Hobar vs. Angel Huerta
Vacant 185 Title – Bubba Bush vs. Larry Crowe
145 – Rey Trujillo vs. Leonard Garcia
145 – Allanna Jones vs. Holly Holm
145 – Gerzan Chaw vs. Darrion Caldwell
170 – Jonathan Harris vs. Matt Rodgers
Preliminary Card
155 – Victor Hernandez vs. Rocky Long
135 – Ricky Turcios vs. Colin Wright
155 – Scotty Juarez vs. Eric Valdez
170 – Kenny Burke vs. Chris Lopez
155 – Jacob Capelli vs. Eric Garcia
UPDATED 7-3-13: Updated Fight Card UPDATED 6-14-13: Holly Holm will face Allanna Jones in her Legacy debut. Jones is coming off a submission lose to Fallon Fox at CFA 11. UPDATED 5-29-13: Holly Holm signed a multi-fight deal with Legacy and is set to make her debut at Legacy 21. UPDATED 5-17-13: Matt Riddle has jumped ship to Bellator. Bellator reportedly bought out Riddle’s contract. As of now, there has not been any word on who and if there will be a replacement for Artenas Young. UPDATED 5-10-13: After recently being cut by the UFC, Texas native Leonard Garcia, has signed a multi-fight deal with Legacy FC. He will face Legacy vet, Rey Trujillo, in his first fight for the organization. With Leonard’s DGAS fighting style as well as Rey’s dynamic striking, this fight is sure to be one of the most entertaining.
Also joining Holm in another Legacy debut is Jackson’s-Winkeljohn’s Mixed Martial Arts teammate and former UFC featherweight Leonard Garcia (15-11-1) who will take on Rey Trujillo (14-10) in the evening’s co-main event. Holm’s bout will be featured as part of the preliminaries and is currently slated to be the only female fight.