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The Victory Fighting Championships promotion will be making their highly anticipated debut on UFC Fight Pass this Friday Night. The event will be headlined by a pair of title bouts as Josh Neer faces Anthony Smith for the vacant middleweight title and Alonzo Martinez faces Jarred Mercado for the vacant featherweight title. Also, UFC veterans Jake Lindsey and Yuri Villefort will be competing and TUF alumni Dakota Cochrane is in action.
Main Event
Victory FC Middleweight Title Decision Fight
Josh “The Dentist” Neer (36-15-1) vs. Anthony “Lionheart” Smith (23-11-0)
Neer is a UFC veteran who has already defeated Smith, the win came via submission at Victory FC 41 in December 2013. Smith is a double champion heading into the bout as he is the current Resurrection Fighting Alliance Middleweight Champion and the Cage Fury Fighting Championships Middleweight Champion. Neer will actually enter the bout on a two fight losing streak, with both of those losses coming in Bellator MMA. Smith will enter the fight riding a six fight winning streak and only one of those bouts went to a decision. Neer will want to take the fight to the ground and Smith is better on the feet or on the ground, Smith gets a tthird round TKO on Neer to win the championship.
Co-Main Event
Victory FC Featherweight Title Decision Fight
Alonzo “Zo Diddy” Martinez (29-18-1) vs. Jarred “Shutout”Mercado (12-3-0)
Martinez is currently undefeated in Victory FC competition, last defeating Cody Carrillo at Victory FC 46. Mercado will be making his Victory FC debut in this fight and he does enter the fight riding a two fight losing streak. Martinez is actually a former Victory FC Welterweight Champion, he held the championship back in February 2008. Mercado recently challenged for the Resurrection Fighting Alliance Bantamweight Title, losing to Luke Sanders at RFS 20. Martinez has a massive experience advantage in the fight, but Mercado has better wrestling and he grinds out a decision to win the championship.
Victory FC Lightweight Division Fight
Dakota Cochrane (22-9-0) vs. Jake “The Librarian” Lindsey (10-3-0)
Cochrane fought six times in 2015 and he did compete previously in Victory FC, defeating Sean Huffman at Victory FC: Harrah’s Fight Night III. Lindsey has been undefeated since his UFC release, which came after a loss to Joseph Diffy at UFC 185. Cochrane will want to out wrestle a fellow ground fighter in Lindsey, which he will do to earn the decision.
Victory FC Lightweight Division Fight
Cody Carrillo (10-12-0) vs. Sean “P-Town” Wilson (35-27-0)
Carrillo has won only two of his last eight fights, but he is coming off of a win over Shakir McKillip at Revolution Cage War I. Wilson will enter the fight riding a two fight losing streak, with one of those losses coming to UFC veteran Justin Lawrence. Wilson is going to want to get this bout to the ground quickly and he will on route to tapping Carrillo in the first.
Victory FC Welterweight Division Fight
Kenneth Glenn (6-2-0) vs. Yuri Villefort (7-5-0)
Glenn will enter the fight on a two fight winning streak and none of his eight pro bouts have gone to the judge’s scorecards. Villefort is a UFC veteran who has only won just one of his last six fights, with that lone win coming over Doug Jenkins at Gladiator Challenge. Villefort has been on such a poor run lately that his momentum is on a huge downturn, Glenn will outstrike Villefort to get the decision win.
Victory FC Lightweight Division Fight
Grant Dawson (7-0-0) vs. Bryce Logan (3-1-0)
Dawson is coming off of an amazing year in 2015, having won five of his seven career fights in that year alone. Logan will be making his Victory FC debut in this fight and he will be doing so on a two fight winning streak. Dawson is a submission wizard who has earned all of his wins by submission, he quickly grounds and submits Logan in the first.
Victory FC Bantamweight Division Fight
Raufeon Stots (2-0-0) vs. Demetrius Wilson (1-0-0)
Stots will be making his Victory FC debut as a pro, but he did compete in the promotion as an amateur and he defeated Nolan DeMars by TKO. Wilson made his professional MMA debut in late 2015, defeating Jimmy Isaac Badger by TKO at Rumble Time Promotions. These are two competitors who will want to show off their striking skills, but it will be Wilson outstriking Stots to get a first round TKO finish.
Victory FC Middleweight Division Fight
Seth “Bad Boy” Bass (1-0-0) vs. Nate Flanders (0-0-0)
Bass made his professional MMA debut in mid-2015 at Victory FC 46, defeating Timehin Babalola by second round TKO. Flanders will be making his professional MMA debut in this fight and he did win six fights as an amateur. These are two competitors who both had amazing runs as an amateur, but it will be Bass finishing Flanders will strikes in the first.
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