BAMMA 6: Kong vs. Ninja is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on 21 May 2011 at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

Official fight card

Main card

Middleweight Championship bout: England Tom Watson vs. Brazil Murilo Rua
Middleweight bout: United States Frank Trigg vs. Wales John Phillips
Middleweight bout: Canada Ivan Salaverry vs. England Matt Ewin

Preliminary card

Middleweight bout: Brazil Joao Paulo de Souza vs. Netherlands Valentino Petrescu
Lightweight bout: England Jason Ball vs. Brazil Leonardo Santos
Welterweight bout: England Che Mills vs. Brazil Marcio Cesar
Lightweight bout: England Shane Omer vs. England Aaron Wilkinson
Welterweight bout: England Leigh Cohoon vs. England Sam Watling
Heavyweight bout: England Neil Wain vs. Poland Marcin Bartkiewicz
Heavyweight bout: Romania Catalin Zmarandescu vs. England Darren Towler
Lightweight bout: England Scott Jensen vs. England Craig Chesters
Lightweight bout: England Costas Doru vs. Canada Jeremy Petley
Welterweight bout: England Murrey Fullerton vs. England Charles Scott
Welterweight bout: England Kurt Johnson vs. England Kenny Moyston
LightHeavyweight bout: England Ryan White vs. Fraiser Opie



Background

BAMMA 6 was announced during the television presentation of BAMMA 5.
This is the first BAMMA event to be held at the Wembley Arena.

- may 20 updated fightcard

British Association of Mixed Martial Arts middleweight champion Tom Watson checked in at 184.5 pounds for his scheduled title defense against Pride Fighting Championships veteran Murilo Rua (185) in the BAMMA 6 main event on Saturday at Wembley Arena in London.

The two headliners hit the scales and met their mandated weight requirements without incident at Friday’s official weigh-in.

Watson (13-4, 3-0 BAMMA) last appeared at BAMMA 4 in September, when he defended the promotion’s 185-pound crown in a unanimous decision over Alex Reid at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England. The 28-year-old has posted nine wins in his past 10 outings. Watson, who has spent time training at the Tristar Gym in Montreal and Jackson’s Mixed Martial Arts in Albuquerque, N.M., owns notable victories against former International Fight League champion Matt Horwich and EliteXC alum Travis Galbraith.

Spawned by the Chute Boxe Academy, Rua (20-11-1) has not fought since October, when he lost a unanimous decision to Roy Boughton under the Warrior-1 MMA banner; the defeat snapped a four-fight winning streak for the well-traveled 30-year-old Brazilian. A Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and potent finisher, Rua has secured 18 of his 20 career victories by knockout, technical knockout or submission. He held the EliteXC middleweight championship for three months in 2007.

BAMMA 6 will also feature a pair of middleweight tilts, as UFC veteran Frank Trigg (184.5) meets John Phillips (186) and Ivan Salaverry (186) comes out of retirement to face Matt Ewin (184.5). The 40-year-old Salaverry last appeared at UFC 84 in May 2008, when he submitted to a first-round armbar from Rousimar Palhares at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

BAMMA 6
Saturday, May 21
Wembley Arena
London

BAMMA Middleweight Championship
Tom Watson (184.5) vs. Murilo Rua (185)

Frank Trigg (184.5) vs. John Phillips (186)
Ivan Salaverry (186) vs. Matt Ewin (184.5)
Jason Ball (156) vs. Leonardo Santos (156)
Che Mills (170.5) vs. Marcio Cesar (171)


Source: http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Watson-Ninja-Hit-Marks-for-BAMMA-6-32508