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Mark
Burnett Presents King Of The Cage Legacy" Will Be Second KOTC Live
HDnet Broadcast
by
Matt Clarmont
Mark
Burnett Presents King of the Cage Legacy” will be the second event
held by the 12 year old MMA promotion that will be aired live on
Hdnet since the reality show king joined the ownership ranks of the
southern California-based fight promotion. The show will air on
March 26th at 10pm ET (7pm PT) and features bout between Mike Kyle
(14-7-1) and Jon Murphy (5-3). Also competing on the card are Jaime
Jara (25-7), Nick Gaston (1-0, 1 NC), and the highly touted Quinn
Mulhern (8-1), fresh off of his victory over UFC veteran Rich
Clementi.
King of the Cage's fight cards normally fill out in the weeks
leading up to their event. While no opponent has been named for
Mulhern, he will likely serve headlining duties if the scheduled
bout between Kyle and Murphy doesn't take that honor.
Mulhern's impressive record includes wins over Chris Brennan and
former King of the Cage junior welterweight champ Rick Legere. His
only loss came at the hands of current UFC fighter Mike Guymon.
Mike Kyle will also be making his second appearance on a Hdnet
broadcast of a KOTC card. His win over Travis Wiuff in their first
televised affair raised enough eyebrows to possibly warrant a second
consecutive headlining duty. His opponent, Jon Murphy, is regularly
underrated due to his less than stellar record. However, he has
recently revitalized his career by practicing a stricter training
regimen. His only losses prior to that renewed focus came against
some tough competition; Houston Alexander in his prime, Chase
Gormley, and current Strikeforce title contender Brett Rogers.
Jaime Jara was recently elected into the MMA-KO hall of fame. He is
9-2 over the last 2 years and is the man responsible for Giva “The
Arm Collector” Santana's only career loss. He has primarily spent
his career fighting at smaller shows but he is well-recognized among
California fight fans. He recently signed a 6 fight deal to compete
under the KOTC banner.
“King of the Cage: Legacy” will be hosted at Silver Legacy Casino in
Reno, Nevada and will air live on the High Definition Network as
part of a 3 year partnership between the entities. The deal includes
the monthly airing of live KOTC events and began during February's
“Vengeance” fight card. Tickets for the event are on sale now at
Ticketmaster.
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