Money’s the man for Leites bout
Mar 30, 2010
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Fresh off signing a two-fight deal with the
Maximum Fighting Championship, Jesse “JT
Money” Taylor has garnered a spot in the main event for MFC 25:
Vindication.
Taylor (14-5) will meet Thales Leites (16-3) in the headliner bout of the MFC’s upcoming show on Friday, May 7 at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, and seen live throughout North America on HDNet Fights.
“This is a main-event matchup that could easily become a Fight of
the Year candidate,” said MFC Owner/President Mark Pavelich. “I
love Jesse Taylor’s aggressive nature and he is coming here with
bad intentions on his mind. And Thales Leites has a new-found
desire to showcase his raw power and talent.
“Neither one of these guys is going to sit back and let the fight come to him – they are going to step up and bring it. There is a title shot at stake here and both of these guys are coveting the MFC championship belt.”
Taylor, who fights out of Murietta, California, has an impressive list of wins to his credit as well holding verdicts over Jason Day, Chris Camozzi, and Jesse Forbes. “JT Money” is a former reality show cast member and holds a decorated career in amateur wrestling including a Division I NCAA tournament appearance and honored twice as a junior college All-American.
The Leites-Taylor encounter tops a star-studded lineup for MFC 25: Vindication which includes:
Ryan Jimmo vs. Wilson Gouveia, light heavyweight
Dwayne Lewis vs. Emanuel Newton, light heavyweight
David Heath vs. Solomon Hutcherson, middleweight
Luigi Fioravanti vs. Pete Spratt, welterweight
Tickets for MFC 25: Vindication are on sale now via the MFC Ticket Hotline at (780) 504-2024 or through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ca and charge-by-phone (780) 451-8000.
Taylor (14-5) will meet Thales Leites (16-3) in the headliner bout of the MFC’s upcoming show on Friday, May 7 at the Northlands Expo Centre in Edmonton, Alberta, and seen live throughout North America on HDNet Fights.
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“Neither one of these guys is going to sit back and let the fight come to him – they are going to step up and bring it. There is a title shot at stake here and both of these guys are coveting the MFC championship belt.”
Leites used solid takedown defense and took advantage of what
opportunities were in front of him on his way to a unanimous
decision victory over Dean Lister at MFC 23 back in December. That
win ended a two-fight losing skid for the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,
native who holds career victories over such notables as Nate
Marquardt, Drew McFedries, Pete Sell, and Jose Landis-Jons.
Taylor, who fights out of Murietta, California, has an impressive list of wins to his credit as well holding verdicts over Jason Day, Chris Camozzi, and Jesse Forbes. “JT Money” is a former reality show cast member and holds a decorated career in amateur wrestling including a Division I NCAA tournament appearance and honored twice as a junior college All-American.
The Leites-Taylor encounter tops a star-studded lineup for MFC 25: Vindication which includes:
Ryan Jimmo vs. Wilson Gouveia, light heavyweight
Dwayne Lewis vs. Emanuel Newton, light heavyweight
David Heath vs. Solomon Hutcherson, middleweight
Luigi Fioravanti vs. Pete Spratt, welterweight
Tickets for MFC 25: Vindication are on sale now via the MFC Ticket Hotline at (780) 504-2024 or through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.ca and charge-by-phone (780) 451-8000.
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