Poster for the MMA Talent Circuit 8. Photo: Disclosure
On April 5, 2013, the MMA Talent Circuit debuted on the national calendar of events with a night of fights promoted in the city of Valinhos (SP). Celebrating its first anniversary, the organization returns to its hometown for its eighth edition, which takes place next Saturday (12). For the “party”, a card with 17 fights was prepared, headlined by the fight that will decide the challenger for the bantamweight belt, between Fernando Neto and Arthur Oliveira.
In this first year, the Talent Circuit revealed athletes for the national scene, such as Rick Monster, which today participates in TUF Brasil 3, and was also home to athletes who had been in the UFC, such as Marcos Vina, Wagner Galeto and Leandro Buscapé. The repercussion surrounding the event surprised André Ferraro, CEO of the organization. “We started without expecting to achieve so much impact and the return this year was very good. Today, we have several renowned athletes who have passed through the Talent cage and this is a great source of pride for us. At the beginning, no one knew if it would work and we faced the challenge head on. Now we are starting to reap the rewards”, commented the director.
Check out the complete card of the Talent 8 Circuit below, which takes place on April 12th, in Valinhos (SP):
MAIN CARD
Bantamweight (Up to 61kg): Fernando Neto x Arthur Oliveira;
Light weight: (Up to 70kg) : Claudiere Freitas x Davi ramos;
Lightweight (Up to 70kg): Rodrigo Cabeça x Rafael Bueno;
Featherweight (Up to 66kg): Guilherme Faria x Maikon Carvalho;
Featherweight (Up to 66kg): Ricardo Carcacinha x Rafael Baraka;
Heavyweight (Up to 120kg): Xandão x Fernando Santo Forte;
Light heavyweight (Up to 93kg): Fernando Tréssino x Márcio Teles;
Flyweight (Up to 57kg): Bruno Bulldoguinho x Soslenis Grilinho;
Flyweight (Up to 57kg): Ângelo Gambá x Zé Reborn;
Bantamweight (Up to 61kg): Júnior Preto x Everton Monteiro.
PRELIMINARY CARD
Lightweight (Up to 70kg): Rafinha Lokal x Flávio Papinha;
Lightweight (Up to 70kg): Mário Nikito x Leonardo Santos;
Flyweight (Up to 61kg): Gustavo Erak x Bruno Marques;
Middleweight (Up to 83kg): Adriano Mão de Pedra x Uyran Presuntinho;
Welterweight (Up to 77kg): Anselmo Assumpção x Tales Alves;
Flyweight (Up to 61kg): Roberto Souza x Gustavo Veiga;
Featherweight (Up to 66kg): Moreno Bibi x Alexandre Amaro.
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