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mukai maromo gets a second shot at the 155 mfc title...
Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:58 am
DMONTON – Mukai Maromo’s back story is fascinating in itself.
Now, the charismatic fighter who’s called Edmonton home for the past four years has been given another chance to deliver on his promise.
Maromo, The Afrikan Assassin, signed a multi-fight contract that includes a lightweight championship shot at MFC 36: Reality Check.
As it turns out, Maromo’s opponent for the vacant MFC lightweight belt on Feb. 15 at the Shaw Conference Centre will the man who handed him his last loss. Since losing a decision to Graham Spencer back on Dec. 3, 2010, Maromo has rattled off five straight wins to improve his record to 8-2.
“That loss has stuck with me and I need to get it back,” said Maromo.
If nothing else, Maromo has paid his dues in owner Mark Pavelich’s organization.
“All along, my plan has to become the MFC lightweight champ,” said Maromo. “I want to become the first Canadian-based fighter to win the belt. I want to make that mark and then I want to defend the title successfully. After that I’ll see where my journey takes me next.”
The journey may even include a shot at the vacant featherweight belt.
This is Maromo’s second chance at the lightweight belt after the first one misfired. It wasn’t his fault that former U.S. marine Adam Lynn failed to make weight in the scheduled August MFC34 title fight, resulting in a downgrade of the fight’s importance.
That heavily-hyped fight was supposed to be a rematch of a controversial decision in MFC 33 that went Maromo’s way. Maromo came through with a second-round KO that earned him his second Knockout of the Night in four MFC appearances.
That in itself fit right into Pavelich’s vision of making sure he has a stable of entertaining fighters and that the biggest MMA sin is to put on a boring show.
“Many fans and mixed martial arts insiders already view Mukai as the uncrowned champ,” said Pavelich, heralding back to the MFC34 misfire. “Well, what better way to prove that you truly are the champion than by getting a measure of revenge against the last guy to beat you? Mukai and Graham are elite-level fighters — two of the very best in the entire MFC — and they should fight for the title.”
Spencer, 9-1, poses a different challenge for Maromo.
The Nanaimo, B.C., fighter’s entry into the MFC proved to be somewhat controversial as he’d signed and then was cut by another local promotion after an apparent contract conflict.
When Spencer stepped into the ring for his debut, though, he decisioned Shane Nelson and gets his shot after making just one MFC appearance.
Maramo, 29, was born in Zimbabwe three years after dictator Robert Mugabe seized power in the African country.
He arrived in Edmonton after stops in North Carolina (on a track and field scholaship) and Toronto. Before he started concentrating on MMA, Maromo had built up a 60-2 muay thai record.
The only previous lightweight title holder in MFC history was Antonio McKee, who won the belt in MFC 20 and successfully defended it in MFC 26.
http://www.maximumfighting.com/news/mukai-maromo-gets-second-shot-at-mfc-title/
Now, the charismatic fighter who’s called Edmonton home for the past four years has been given another chance to deliver on his promise.
Maromo, The Afrikan Assassin, signed a multi-fight contract that includes a lightweight championship shot at MFC 36: Reality Check.
As it turns out, Maromo’s opponent for the vacant MFC lightweight belt on Feb. 15 at the Shaw Conference Centre will the man who handed him his last loss. Since losing a decision to Graham Spencer back on Dec. 3, 2010, Maromo has rattled off five straight wins to improve his record to 8-2.
“That loss has stuck with me and I need to get it back,” said Maromo.
If nothing else, Maromo has paid his dues in owner Mark Pavelich’s organization.
“All along, my plan has to become the MFC lightweight champ,” said Maromo. “I want to become the first Canadian-based fighter to win the belt. I want to make that mark and then I want to defend the title successfully. After that I’ll see where my journey takes me next.”
The journey may even include a shot at the vacant featherweight belt.
This is Maromo’s second chance at the lightweight belt after the first one misfired. It wasn’t his fault that former U.S. marine Adam Lynn failed to make weight in the scheduled August MFC34 title fight, resulting in a downgrade of the fight’s importance.
That heavily-hyped fight was supposed to be a rematch of a controversial decision in MFC 33 that went Maromo’s way. Maromo came through with a second-round KO that earned him his second Knockout of the Night in four MFC appearances.
That in itself fit right into Pavelich’s vision of making sure he has a stable of entertaining fighters and that the biggest MMA sin is to put on a boring show.
“Many fans and mixed martial arts insiders already view Mukai as the uncrowned champ,” said Pavelich, heralding back to the MFC34 misfire. “Well, what better way to prove that you truly are the champion than by getting a measure of revenge against the last guy to beat you? Mukai and Graham are elite-level fighters — two of the very best in the entire MFC — and they should fight for the title.”
Spencer, 9-1, poses a different challenge for Maromo.
The Nanaimo, B.C., fighter’s entry into the MFC proved to be somewhat controversial as he’d signed and then was cut by another local promotion after an apparent contract conflict.
When Spencer stepped into the ring for his debut, though, he decisioned Shane Nelson and gets his shot after making just one MFC appearance.
Maramo, 29, was born in Zimbabwe three years after dictator Robert Mugabe seized power in the African country.
He arrived in Edmonton after stops in North Carolina (on a track and field scholaship) and Toronto. Before he started concentrating on MMA, Maromo had built up a 60-2 muay thai record.
The only previous lightweight title holder in MFC history was Antonio McKee, who won the belt in MFC 20 and successfully defended it in MFC 26.
http://www.maximumfighting.com/news/mukai-maromo-gets-second-shot-at-mfc-title/
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