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Titan Fighting 21: Jorge
Santiago vs. Leonardo Pecanha Set For March 2
 Kansas
City, KS — Titan Fighting Championship officially announced that
Titan Fighting 21 will take place Friday, March 2 and will feature
former UFC middleweight and Sengoku Champion “The Sandman” Jorge
Santiago in a heated main event against former Bellator competitor
and fellow Brazilian Leonardo Pecanha. Titan Fighting 21 will be
held inside Memorial Hall in Kansas City, KS and HDNet will deliver
the entire main card live starting at 9:00 p.m. ET.
Titan Fighting 21 tickets are on sale now with general admission
priced at $35; VIP packages are available for $100 and $150. Tickets
can be purchased through www.Ticketmaster.comor by calling
Ticketmaster 866-448-7849.
“There is no doubt this is going to be one of Titan’s best events
ever, with knockout artist Jorge Santiago and submission specialist
Leonardo Pecanha headlining, and a star studded undercard, including
Joe Ellenberger, Wilk, Carrillo and Sharkbait, Titan Fighting 21 is
going to deliver for fight fans on March 2nd,” said Titan CEO Joe
Kelly.
Before entering the UFC for the second time in his professional
fighting career, Santiago (23-10) went 7-1 in Japan’s Sengoku
organization and 2-0 in Strikeforce, winning nine of his past 10
fights. The 31-year old holds a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
and is known for his aggressive style and deadly striking. He owns
nine wins by knockout and 12 wins by submission. Santiago’s battle
against Kazuo Misaki in Sengoku was awarded as Sherdog’s 2010 Fight
of the Year, and is considered by many to be one of the greatest
fights of all time.
“I can’t wait to fight for Titan on March 2nd and to show everybody
that ‘The Sandman’ is back and more dangerous than ever before,”
said Santiago. “I train with the best coaches and some of the best
fighters in the world, I’ve never felt better or more ready, and at
Titan Fighting 21 I’m going to make a fight nobody will forget –
especially Leonardo Pecanha.”
Pecanha (14-7-0) is a second degree black belt in Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu and holds multiple championships in BJJ. He began training
in BJJ at age six and is now a world class grappler, with victories
over accomplished fighters like Tarsis Humphreys, Mike Fowler,
Sergio Moraes, Andre Galvao and Rani Yahya. Of his 14 wins, 12 of
those have come by submission, and the other two by first round KO.
“I am honored to be headlining Titan Fighting 21 and I look forward
to finishing Jorge Santiago live on HDNet for all the fans watching
at home,” said Pecanha. “There’s isn’t anything that Santiago has
over me, I’m better on the ground, and more vicious standing up, so
there’s no way I’m letting this fight go to the judges’ scorecards –
I’m going to finish him, and fast.”
In addition to the main event between Santiago and Pecanha, Titan
Fighting 21 will feature a co-main event between
Joe “Nose” Wilk and Andrew Carrillo. The rest of the televised live
card includes: Joe Ellenberger vs. Jesse Zeugin; Brandon
Pfannensteil vs. Sharkbait; Junior Hernandez vs. Kevin Croom, and
Mirsad Bektic vs. Cody Carrillo.
On the undercard, Titan Fighting Championship will present the
amateur bouts Darrick Minner vs. Cody Peterson and Emery McReynolds
vs. Issac Enriquez.
For more information on Titan Fighting Championship, visit
www.titanfighting.comand follow on Twitter @TitanFighting.
ABOUT THE TITAN FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP(www.TitanFighting.com): The
Titan Fighting Championship is a Kansas City-based full-time Mixed
Martial Arts promotion headquartered out of the historic Memorial
Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. Owned and operated by veteran fight
promoter Joe Kelly, the Titan Fighting Championship has promoted
events since 2006. The goal of Titan FC is to promote and develop
the top up-and-coming fighters in the world and provide a platform
allowing them to take their respective careers to the next level.
Fighters who have gotten their start with Titan include Mike
Johnson, Jay Hieron, L.C. Davis, Rob Kimmons, Lee Gibson, Alan
Belcher, Bobby Voelker, Zak Cummings, Rudy Bears, and James Krause.
ABOUT TITAN ENTERTAINMENT:Titan Entertainment is a full-service
entertainment company that holds an exclusive lease on the historic
Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The company promotes and
produces events such as rock concerts, professional boxing,
professional wrestling, and mixed martial arts. Titan has promoted
sporting events that have been featured on ESPN, Fox Sports Net,
SHOWTIME, and HDNet.
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