With belt at stake, Jungle Fight 22 takes place tonight

The Ibirapuera Gymnasium, in the capital of São Paulo, hosts the twenty-second edition of the Jungle Fight. The event will feature the organization's first world title fight, with the semifinals between Brazilians Yuri Marajó and Francisco Massaranduba and between the Peruvian Manuelo Morales and the Mexican Nino Marroquin. The winners qualify for the grand final, which will be the last fight of the night. Another highlight of the promotion will be the super fight between Edward Pamplona e Edilberto Crocotá.

“This edition will be excellent, another milestone in the history of Jungle. We will have the debut of Pamplona at the event, one of the biggest idols here in São Paulo, and the definition of the world champion of Jungle Fight”, says Wallid Ismail, organizer of the Jungle Fight.

“We also just signed an exclusive contract with Globosat. Until 2012, all live broadcasts of the event will be on Combate and, 21 days later, the best fights will be replayed on SporTV”, said the organizer.

Check out the full card of the event that will be broadcast live on Canal Combate from 22pm.

GP semi-final under 70 kilos

Manuelo Morales (Peru) vs. Nino Marroquin (Mexico)

Francisco Massaranduba vs. Yuri Marajó

Married fights

Edilberto Crocotá vs. Eduardo Pamplona

Eric Becker vs. Marcelo Guimarães

Johil de Oliveira vs. Alessandro Zóio

GP Final

Morales and Marroquin winner vs. Winner of massaranduba and Marajo

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