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RFA 8 Main Event Full Fight Video: Sergio Pettis vs. Joe Pegg

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 18:30:30 +0000

Top 125-pound standout – and now RFA flyweight champion – Sergio Pettis continued to make his case for the UFC to bring him into the fold alongside his older brother, UFC lightweight and featherweight contender Anthony Pettis. Sergio made quick work of Dillard “Joe” Pegg at Friday night’s RFA 8 event in Milwaukee, which aired live on AXS TV, knocking Pegg out in the first round. Check out the full RFA 8 main event fight video of Sergio Pettis vs. Joe Pegg. Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

RFA 8 Main Event Full Fight Video: Sergio Pettis vs. Joe Pegg – MMA Weekly

Sergio Pettis vs. Dillard Pegg Resurrection Fighting Alliance 8 full fight video

BAD MMA News — Sun, 23 Jun 2013 01:35:00 +0000

Dillard Pegg was a game opponent early on Friday. But it didn’t take long for Sergio Pettis to turn up the heat. Pegg (5-2) worked a combination of kicks and well-intended strikes early against Pettis (8-0), the younger brother of UFC standout Anthony Pettis . Pegg took the main-event fight at Resurrection Fighting Alliance 8 on just 10 days’ notice when Jeff Curran pulled out. But after Pettis ducked and dodged his way around, he slipped past a Pegg left and landed a right hand to the jaw that dropped the Ohioan to the canvas. Pettis pounced quickly and just a few shots on the ground later, he had a 51-second win and RFA’s first flyweight title. The fight took place at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisc. The night’s main card aired on AXS TV

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RFA 8 Results: Sergio Pettis and Lance Palmer Become Champions, Remain Undefeated

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 11:54:12 +0000

Resurrection Fighting Alliance 8 took place Friday night at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee with rising talents Sergio Pettis and Lance Palmer keeping their unblemished records intact. Pettis wasted no time taking the fight to late-replacement Dillard “Joe” Pegg, who didn’t hesitate to engage. Less than a minute into their fight, however, Pettis landed a straight right hand to Pegg’s jaw, dropping him to the mat. Pettis swarmed and unleashed a few right hands, forcing the referee to step in and stop the fight. The victory puts the RFA flyweight belt around Pettis’ waist, but the UFC has a still-developing 125-pound division that would benefit from the addition of a fighter of his caliber. It wouldn’t be surprising at all if Sergio soon joins older brother Anthony on the UFC roster. It may have seemed a little odd that then-champion Jared Downing entered his featherweight title defense against Lance Palmer as a heavy underdog, but that was exactly where he found himself

RFA 8 Results: Sergio Pettis and Lance Palmer Become Champions, Remain Undefeated – MMA Weekly

RFA 8 results: Pettis wins quick, Palmer edges Downing

BAD MMA News — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 08:25:00 +0000

At just 19 years old, flyweight Sergio Pettis (8-0) may soon be ready for the bigtime. “The Phenom” needed just 51 seconds to rack up a win over fellow striker Dillard Pegg (5-2). The bout served as the main event of Friday night’s Resurrection Fighting Alliance 8 event, which took place at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisc. The night’s main card aired on AXS TV. Pegg stepped in on late notice to replace longtime veteran Jeff Curran , who withdrew from the fight to look after his family, especially two young children, after their family dog was involved in an accident that threatened the animal’s life

RFA president Ed Soares takes pride in building next UFC talent

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 22:05:00 +0000

Resurrection Fighting Alliance has a nice little streak going, and Ed Soares probably wouldn’t complain if it continued after Friday night. Soares, RFA’s president and a longtime MMA manager, is in Milwaukee for his promotion’s latest show, RFA 8, which takes place Friday at The Rave. The main card airs live on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET. With a main event between Sergio Pettis (7-0), the younger brother of UFC standout Anthony, and Dillard Pegg (5-1), Soares might be wondering if lightning might strike for a third time. “The headliner of RFA 6, James Krause , and the headliner of RFA 7, Brandon Thatch , now are both in the UFC,” Soares on Friday told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio) from Milwaukee just hours ahead of RFA 8. Krause took a seven-fight win streak, including five straight in the RFA, into a short-notice UFC debut this past weekend at UFC 161 – where he took home a double bonus and an extra $100,000 for his submission of hard-to-finish Sam Stout

Opponent change no worry for RFA 8′s Sergio Pettis. Now that weight cut …

BAD MMA News — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:10:00 +0000

This isn’t new territory for Sergio Pettis . He’s certainly been down this road before and come through it just fine on the other end. On Friday night, Pettis (7-0) meets Dillard Pegg (5-1) for Resurrection Fighting Alliance’s inaugural flyweight title. But he meets Pegg on short notice when his original opponent, Jeff Curran , pulled out of the fight. RFA 8 takes place at The Rave in Milwaukee.

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Opponent change no worry for RFA 8′s Sergio Pettis. Now that weight cut … – MMA Junkie

Fight Path: Dillard ‘Joe’ Pegg couldn’t pass up RFA 8 main event with Pettis

BAD MMA News — Thu, 20 Jun 2013 18:15:00 +0000

Dillard “Joe” Pegg was all ready to take two months off from MMA. He fought less than two weeks ago, on June 7, and defeated Jeremy Pender in an Absolute Action MMA show in Kentucky. As far as he was concerned, that was the last time he would fight for awhile because he needed the rest and he wanted a break. But that’s not how it turned out. “I swore to everyone I was taking time off,” Pegg told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “Then two days later one of my teammates called me, and he knew of an opening.

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Jeff Curran out, Dillard Pegg now meets Sergio Pettis in RFA 8 title fight

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:30:00 +0000

Jeff Curran ‘s hope for making one more run at a return to the UFC – this time in the flyweight division – has been put on hold. Curran (33-15-1) was scheduled to meet Sergio Pettis (7-0) in the championship headliner of Resurrection Fighting Alliance 8 next week. But the organization recently announced he has pulled out of the inaugural RFA flyweight title fight. With Curran out, Dillard Pegg (5-1) has stepped up in his place. RFA 8 takes place June 21 at The Rave/Eagles Club in Milwaukee, and the main card airs on AXS TV. “It’s unfortunate that Jeff Curran had to pull out of the fight on short notice, but this happens, even at the highest levels of MMA,” RFA President Ed Soares stated.

Jeff Curran out, Dillard Pegg now meets Sergio Pettis in RFA 8 title fight – MMA Junkie

Jeff Curran Out of RFA 8 Main Event; Sergio Pettis Gets New Opponent

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 03:23:53 +0000

RFA president Ed Soares on Wednesday announced that due to personal reasons, Jeff Curran was forced to pull out of the RFA 8 main event. Soares also confirmed that Dillard “Smokin’ Joe” Pegg (5-1) has agreed to step up as a late replacement to fight Sergio “The Phenom” Pettis (7-0) for the RFA flyweight title in the main event of RFA 8: Pettis vs. Pegg . RFA 8 takes place on Friday, June 21st at the historic The Rave / Eagles Club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV starting at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT

Jeff Curran Out of RFA 8 Main Event; Sergio Pettis Gets New Opponent – MMA Weekly