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Jungle Fight 6 Jungle Fight VI promises a real show Lyoto Machida is confirmed against Dimitri Wanderlei and Antony Rea is out
April 29, 2006 Hotel Tropical Manaus (AM), Brazil
- Special Thanks go out to André Araújo for the following information:
BJJ fighter Rany Yahyra's teammate Dimitri Wanderley has been announced as Lyoto Machida's opponent at the sixth edition of Jungle Fight (JF), which takes place on April 29, at Tropical Hotel, in Manaus (AM). The match closes the official card, which includes nine other bouts under MMA rules. The absence on the card is Antony Rea. His opponent Diego Clemente got injured during training and he will not be able to fight. As soon Dimitri received the confirmation, he celebrated: "It will be an honor to fight Lyoto. I thank the opportunity Wallid is giving me and I'll not [let] down the audience," promises the fighter from Brasilia, who did his last fight at Storm Brasília last year, when he defeated Cláudio Godoy (BTT).
Pride veteran José Pelé Landi is one of the real pearls of JF 6. Representing the old school of Vale-Tudo, he is ready to fight Nova União black belt Thales Leiles, who has surprised the world with great performances at Rumble on the Rock and MARS. After fighting in several MMA shows in Europe, Katel Kubis (Nogushi Team) returns to Brazil to fight 2005 sensation, Peruvian Tony Mendigo, who has fought at Pride and Meca. Another awaited match is between Edson Draggo and BJJ black belt Márcio Corleta. At last Jungle Fight 5, Draggo gave no chances to Chuteboxer Hélio Dipp and broke his jaw with a punch sequence. Now it's time for Corleta to show his value inside the ring.
With the official announcement, event's promoter Wallid Ismail has done what he had promised: matched the toughest and balanced combination of fighters in Jungle Fight's history. "It was my primarily goal. I want to feature a show to the world. We gonna have fighters who fought in Japan, in United States and in Europe. It will be a mix of potential new talents and known amazing fighters. It will be a war! Everybody knows Jungle calls attention to itself and everybody will set inside the ring ready to kill or die! Who wins is the audience… the one who show up at Tropical Hotel, or sign Pay-per-view at Premiere and watch it live," adds Wallid.
The athletes' arrival in Manaus is schedule for next Thursday, with specialized press. Check out below the complete card:
Complete Card (subject to change):
- Davina Maciel vs.
Kanako Inaba
- From the MídiaFoco Company with a little editing from us (color, highlights, etc...)
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