Legacy fc 34 official discussion

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Olyimpic gold medalist Henry Cejudo will make his third attempt to compete in the flyweight division at the Legacy FC 34 card in Tunica, Miss., on Aug.29, against Bellator and Strikeforce veteran Brian Hall, Legacy FC owner Mick Maynard told MMAFighting.com.

Hall (6-2) enters the fight coming off a TKO victory over Cortez Phelia in his flyweight debut at the Bellator pay-per-view card in May, winning his second bout under the Bellator banner.

Cejudo (5-0) was set to fight for the vacant flyweight title in June, but was removed from the bout citing "personal reasons." In his prior Legacy FC bouts, the decorated wrestler captured a pair of decision victories but failed to make 125 pounds.

"If Henry doesn't make 125 he needs to go to 135," Maynard told MMAFighting.com. If both fighters make 125 pounds, the winner will face Legacy FC flyweight champion Damacio Page.



Henry Cejudo vs. Brian Hall
Jonathan Brookins vs. Austin Lyons
Cosmo Alexandre vs. TBD
Taylor Callens vs. Wade Johnson
Joel Cooper vs. Grady Hurley
Chase Sherman vs. TBD
Paul Rainey vs. Jens Grau
Ben Parrish vs. TBD
Bryce Mitchell vs. TBD
Aaron Meadows vs. Eli McGlothlin

Henry Cejudo will get one more chance at making 125 pounds. | Robert Lopez/Sherdog.com

Legacy Fighting Championship has added Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo and UFC veteran Jonathan Brookins to its Aug. 29 card in Tunica, Miss.

The Texas-based promotion Tuesday announced that Cejudo will compete in the flyweight headliner against Brian Hall, while Brookins will take on Austin Lyons in the bantamweight co-main event. LFC 34 takes place at Horseshoe Tunica Hotel and Casino and airs live on AXS TV.

In two attempts, Cejudo has yet to successfully make weight at 125 pounds, and Legacy promoter Mick Maynard today told MMAFighting.com that the wrestler will move up to 135 pounds if unsuccessful again. If the fight goes off without a hitch, according to Maynard, the winner will receive a flyweight title shot opposite Damacio Page. Cejudo, who won gold in Beijing at 121 pounds, was slated to face Page in June but withdrew from the bout due to personal reasons.

Despite his weight issues, Cejudo has racked up a 6-0 record since beginning his MMA career 16 months ago, with wins in the Legacy cage against Elias Garcia and Ryan Hollis. Hall possesses a 6-2 mark, including a pair of stoppage victories under the Bellator MMA banner.

Brookins will make his sophomore appearance with Legacy after submitting Cody Fuller via rear-naked choke in his March debut. Lyons last appeared on the undercard of Bellator’s May pay-per-view, where he earned a truncated technical decision over Zach Underwood.

Also scheduled to compete at LFC 34 is lightweight kickboxing convert Cosmo Alexandre, whose opponent has not yet been announced.