On the eve of PFL Super Fights: Battle of the Giants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, your MMA weekend kicks off stateside tonight. 2300 Arena in Philadelphia is the host venue for Cage Fury Fighting Championships’ CFFC 137.
Live coverage begins tonight with prelims at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT on the promotion’s OnlyFans feed before shifting over to UFC Fight Pass at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT for the main card. All told, tonight’s card features 11 bouts in NextGen and professional MMA.
Main Event
At the top of the bill tonight is the battle for the Vacant CFFC Featherweight Championship between Anthony Dilemme (6-0 MMA, 5-0 CFFC) and Beau Samaniego (6-1 MMA, 3-1 CFFC). This is a four-round affair at five minutes per round to close the show, with a fifth round serving as a tiebreaker if needed.
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Co-Main Event
Immediately beforehand, the co-main event of the evening sees lightweight action between Alex Martinez (10-5, 1 NC MMA, CFFC promotional debut), an alumnus of the PFL and Brave CF, and Robert Varricchio (5-1 MMA, 3-1 CFFC).
Rest of the Card
Also on the main card tonight, you’ll see a bantamweight affair matching Adamu Abubakar (4-1 MMA, CFFC promotional debut) with Kaushik Saikumar (4-0 MMA, 1-0 CFFC), a contracted catchweight (140 lbs.) between Christian McAuley (4-0 MMA, 3-0 CFFC) and Tial Thang (7-4, 1 NC MMA, CFFC promotional debut), a lightweight bout pitting Armando Gjetja (8-5 MMA, 0-2 CFFC) against Collin Anglin (9-5 MMA, CFFC promotional debut), and a welterweight fight between Eric Nolan (5-3 MMA, 5-3 CFFC) and Aireon Tavarres (7-2 MMA, CFFC promotional debut.)
CFFC 137 Results:
Main Card: (9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT, UFC Fight Pass)
Main Event: Anthony Dilemme def. Beau Samaniego by TKO (Strikes) at 3:31 into Round 1, wins Vacant CFFC Featherweight Championship.
Co-Main Event: Robert Varricchio def. Alex Martinez by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28.)
Kaushik Saikumar def. Adamu Abubakar by TKO (Strikes) at 2:02 into Round 3.
Christian McAuley def. Tial Thang by Submission (Anaconda Choke) at 3:04 into Round 2. Catchweight: 140 lbs.
Armando Gjetja def. Collin Anglin by KO (Left Hand) at 0:55 into Round 1.
Eric Nolan def. Aireon Tavarres by KO (Left Hook) at 3:06 into Round 1.
Prelims: (7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT, OnlyFans)
Featured Prelim: Darwin Pena def. Jake Cena by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 4:23 into Round 1.
Co-Featured Prelim: Tom Hinz def. Christian Porter by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.)
Jose Rodriguez def. Xavier Martin by TKO (Strikes) at 4:22 into Round 3.
NextGen: Chris Hayes def. David Harrison by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27, wins Vacant CFFC NextGen Middleweight Championship.
NextGen: Jeremy Garcia def. Justin Cariss by Submission (Armbar) at 0:54 into Round 2.
