Australian MMA promotion Cage Fighting Championship (CFC) will be the battle of the Heavyweights at the Homebush State Sports Centre in Sydney in just over a week at the CFC21 event. Soa Palelei with face Bob Sapp in the headline bout.
Fresh from his wins over Joe Lielur at AFC 3, and Shunske Inoue at CFC 20; Soa “The Hulk” Palelei (16-3) is set to meet American Bob Sapp (11-11) in what should be an intriguing match-up.
Palelei is focused on his ultimate goal: trying to gain an invitation for a spot on the UFC Heavyweight roster. He is not shy of taking opportunities as they come up, however.
Sapp on the other hand, is looking to be at the end of his career, with his last five fights ending as a loss within the first round.
It can be safe to say that Palelei will take this one in the first round, via TKO, his heavy hands will be too much for Sapp. What this fight does give CFC is the chance to be on the international stage, thanks to the inclusion of the One FC network.
The media interest has peaked in the event, perhaps on the back of questioning the legitimacy of Sapp within this fight, however the big positive from this interest is that CFC and Soa Palelei will be granted discussion for the weekend of May 18th.
A strong performance by Palelei will certainly help his chances to catch the eyes of the UFC brass.
Also making the trip down under is Jeff “The Snowman” Monson (44-13), a veteran on the MMA circuit fighting since 1997 in a combination of local and international promotions including the UFC, Strikeforce and M-1.
Monson is set to take on local Heavyweight “Big” Jim Yorke (15-4), who is on a four fight win streak over two years, however is coming off an 18 month break from the cage.
This should be a great fight as Yorke has pulled out some great submission wins in the past, however going into the fight with such a strong chance of ring rust and going up against a ADCC champion grappler, I give the edge slightly to Monson. This should be a good fight and is not to be missed.
Given that this is such a big event for the promotion, CFC have changed venue from the usual Big Top location at Luna Park to the Homebush State Sports Centre and for the first time, they will be live streaming the event on their website at a cost.
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