London, England – August 11, 2011 – Europe’s largest and most prominent Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) promotion, The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA), confirmed eight more fights for their upcoming BAMMA 7 card at The NIA in Birmingham on September 10 including a lightweight bout between Jason Ball and UFC veteran Andre Winner, who is fresh off of signing an exclusive multi-fight contract with BAMMA.
Grenadian born and Leicestershire resident, Andre Winner began his MMA career at Leicester Shootfighters, where training partners Paul “Semtex” Daley and Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy inspired him to take up the sport full time. After a decision loss to Ross Pearson in The Ultimate Fighter finale, Winner went on to fight six times in the UFC until he was released in July.
The Team Rough House fighter is excited about returning to the UK and joining BAMMA’s lightweight division which currently consists of champion Rob Sinclair, Leonardo Santos, fellow Ultimate Fighter participant Efrain Escudero and BJJ black belt Tim Radcliffe. Winner had this to say about signing with Europe’s leading MMA promotion, “I’m really happy to be coming home and fighting for the very best in Europe. I look forward to putting on a good show for the fans.”
His opponent, Doncaster born Jason Ball, comes to the fight off a narrow decision loss to the current number one lightweight contender Leonardo Santos at BAMMA 6. Looking for a win to get back in the title race, Ball had this to say, “Andre is a great opponent and this will definitely make a great fight. But back to earn my title shot and if Andre is one of the men standing in my way then so be it.”
Also added to the BAMMA 7 card is Coventry based kickboxing champion Pindi Madahar who will make his professional MMA debut against Portsmouth’s Danny Compton. Fellow Midland’s fighter Eugene Fadiora will take on top Irish contender Robert Devanne, Tim Newman will face Shan Omer, former Royal Marine Dale Hardiman will face Scott Jansen, and Lee Taylor returns to the BAMMA cage to face Birmingham based Tom Breese. Rounding out the newly added bouts is Richard Walker vs. Shah Hussein and Fraser Opie vs. Robert Krecicki.
Below is a recap of the eight fights added to the BAMMA 7 card:
ANDRE WINNER vs. JASON BALL
TIM NEWMAN vs. SHANE OMER
DALE HARDIMAN vs. SCOTT JANSEN
DANNY COMPTON vs. PINDI MADAHAR
EUGENE FADIORA vs. ROBERT DEVANNE
LEE TAYLOR vs. TOM BREESE
RICHARD WALKER vs. SHAH HUSSEIN
ROBERT KRECICKI vs. FRASER OPIE
Final additions to the fight card are expected to be announced soon, so stay tuned!
GoDaddy.com presents BAMMA 7 in association with Lonsdale and PKR.com Saturday September 10th at The National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, UK. Fans can buy tickets from www.bamma.com and www.theticketfactory.com
Watch BAMMA 7 live exclusively on Syfy (UK) at 9pm GMT, The Fight Network (Canada) and worldwide at www.bamma.tv at 4pm ET / 1pm PT
