BAMMA have announced a Middleweight bout between Jorge Luis ‘Michelan’ Bezerra and  Scott Askham to the BAMMA 13 preliminaries for Birmingham’s National Indoor Arena event on 14th September. The winner earns the opportunity to fight for the BAMMA World Middleweight title.  BAMMA 13 tickets are on sale at http://bit.ly/1bUZXbR.

Jorge Luis “Michelan” Bezerra hails from Brazil and has attained an 18-9-0 professional record since debuting in 2005, with 15 of 18 victories scored in the first round, mainly via submissions. Representing Check Mat in Brazil,  Bezerra boasts a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Doncaster’s Scott Askham holds an 11-0-0 record, with his first 8 professional wins secured between 4 seconds and 2:48; and the majority of those conquests via TKO. After defeating his first top-ranking challenge in Denniston Sutherland, on decision,  Askham debuted on BAMMA for BAMMA 12 where he defeated Harry McLeman by Rear Naked Choke. Askham comes fresh off a victory over BAMMA’s former Number 1 ranked British Middleweight, Jack Marshman.

Scott Askham said:

“He has good BJJ but so do I: This is MMA and it starts standing! MMA has changed since the days of style versus style and you have to be good everywhere, which I am. I’m also hungry for the BAMMA World title.”

BAMMA 13 Tickets are on sale now from £25 at http://bit.ly/1bUZXbR

BAMMA 13 will feature on Channel 5 and 5* in the UK;  and will be televised on AXS-TV in the US, The Fight Network in Canada, Red Media in Russia, TV Esporte Interativo in Brazil and Setanta in Africa.

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