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A tremendous weekend of MMA action is upon us and everything will be kicking off on Friday Night with Titan Fighting Championships 41. The event will be headlined by two championship bouts as the women’s bantamweight title and the featherweight title will all be on the line. Also, WSOF veteran Valdir Araujo and a host of top MMA prospects will be stepping into the cage looking for some notoriety.
Main Event
Titan FC Women’s Bantamweight Title Decision Fight
Carina “Barbie” Damm (23-12-0) vs. Kalindra Faria (17-5-1)
Damm is currently undefeated under the Titan FC banner, having defeated Sarah Alper by decision at Titan FC 39. Faria will be making her Titan FC debut in this fight and she once challenged for the World Series Of Fighting Women’s Flyweight Title. Damm won the initial meeting between the two, that win came at X-Combat Ultra MMA in September 2009. Faria won the second battle between the two at MMA Super Heroes I, that event occurred in July 2013. Damm struggled with much smaller Sarah Alper in her last fight, Faria uses her superior striking game to finish Damm with strikes in the second to win the belt.
Co-Main Event
Titan FC Featherweight Title Fight
Andre “The Bull” Harrison (13-0-0) (Champion) vs. Alexandre “Popo” Bezerra (19-4-0)
Harrison will be making the fourth defense of his championship, last defending it against Deivison Francisco Rivera at Titan FC 39. Bezerra will be making his Titan FC debut in this fight and he is a former Cage Fury Fighting Championships Featherweight Champion. Harrison has already defeated a duo of UFC veterans in his career, they are Kurt Holobaugh and Steven Siler. Bezerra is a longtime veteran of the Bellator MMA promotion, where he earned a total of seven wins throughout his career. Harrison has been destroying opponents with his wrestling game, nothing changes here as he grinds out a decision over Bezerra in this one.
Titan FC Welterweight Division Fight
Valdir “BB Monstro” Araujo (16-7-0) vs. Taylor Krahl (7-3-0)
Araujo will be making his Titan FC debut in this fight, but he is a longtime veteran of the Championship Fighting Alliance. Krahl will also be making his Titan FC debut in this fight and he will be doing so while on a four fight winning streak. Krahl has been looking good in his last few fights, but Araujo is on a different level and he submits Krahl in the first round.
Titan FC Welterweight Division Fight
Rodrigo Cavalheiro Correia (18-5-0) vs. Jason Jackson (5-2-0)
Correia will be making his Titan FC debut in this fight and he has won three of his last four heading into this encounter. Jackson will also be making his Titan FC debut in this fight, but he has fought UFC veterans Hayder Hassan and Colby Covington. Correia is one of the best strikers in all of Titan FC, he finishes Jackson with strikes early in the opening round.
Titan FC Welterweight Division Fight
Martin “Smash” Brown (9-2-0) vs. Brock Weaver (7-3-0)
Brown will be making his Titan FC debut in this fight and he has only competed one time in the last two years. Weaver will also be making his Titan FC debut in this fight and he is a longtime veteran of Square Ring Promotions. Brown is good at using his striking game to earn wins, which is what he will do to avoid the ground game of Weaver and to get the decision win.
Titan FC Lightweight Division Fight
Demarques Jackson (5-0-0) vs. Raush “Cavalo De Guerra” Manfio (7-1-0)
Jackson will be making his Titan FC debut in this fight and this fighter has only competed once in the last two years. Manfio is currently undefeated under the Titan FC banner, having defeated Luiz Zequeira at Titan FC 39. Manfio is a scary striker who is quickly making an impact in the promotion, Manfio finishes Jackson with strikes in the first round.
Titan FC Featherweight Division Fight
Ramon Emilio “Cabeza” Martinez (7-1-0-1NC) vs. Caio Uruguai Rocha (5-0-0)
Martinez will be making his Titan FC debut in this fight and this will be his first fight outside of Brazil in his professional MMA career. Rocha is currently undefeated in Titan FC competition and he also holds wins in the Legacy Fighting Championships as well. Martinez has a threatening wrestling game that will give Rocha fits, but Rocha uses his striking game to get a decision win.
Titan FC Flyweight Division Fight
CJ “The Autobot” Hamilton (8-4-0) vs. Jay “Presto” Pressley (6-2-0)
Hamilton will be making his Titan FC debut in this fight and he will be doing so on the strength of a three fight winning streak. Pressley will also be making his Titan FC debut in this fight, but he has spent some time in the King Of The Cage promotion. Pressley is good wherever the fight winds up, Hamilton is slightly better at the ground game ad that gets him the decision win.
Titan FC Heavyweight Division Fight
Marino Eatman (3-0-0) vs. Steve Mowry (0-0-0)
Eatman will be making his Titan FC debut in this fight and he has spent his entire career until this point in Square Ring Promotions. Mowry will be making his professional MMA debut in this fight, but he did go undefeated as an amateur. Mowry may have had a good run in the amateur ranks, but Eatman has been grinding away in the professional rankings, Eatman gets another decision win here.
