BAMMA 9 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) on March 24, 2012, at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.
Announced Bouts
Main Card
World Middleweight Title Bout: England Tom Watson vs Wales Jack Marshman
Light Heavyweight Bout : Poland Przemyslaw Mysiala vs Netherlands Jason Jones
Preliminary card
Middleweight Bout: England Andrew Punshon vs England Matt Howard
Light Heavyweight Bout : South Africa Fraser Opie vs England Anthony Taylor
Lightweight Bout: England Jason Ball vs England Colin Fletcher
Welterweight Bout: England Leeroy Barnes vs England Matt Ewin
Welterweight Bout: Wales Lewis Long vs England Tom Breese
Lightweight Bout: Lithuania Antanas Jazbutis vs England Dale Hardiman
Heavyweight Bout: England Mark Godbeer vs Romania Catalin Zmarandescu
Middleweight Bout: England Lee Johnson vs England Luke Barnatt
Light Heavyweight Bout: Scotland Rab Truesdale vs England Sam Mensah
Lightweight Bout: Wales David Round vs United States Jake Murphy
Background
Marshman is set to become the first Welsh mixed martial artist to headline a major MMA event.
This event was due to be held on 11th February 2012 at the LG Arena in Birmingham but was moved to 24th March 2012 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham due to unforseen circumstances.
Nate Marquardt was due to headline the main event however this is no longer the case since he mutually cancelled his BAMMA contract.
BAMMA 9 will air on a week's delay on Extreme Sports Channel in the UK (Channel 419 on Sky and Channel 527 on Virgin).
Sam Hooker and Rus Smith were going to fight on the card, however due to injuries they have been replaced by Luke Barnatt and Lewis Long respectively.
Jan 22 - updated fightcard & background
Feb 15 - updated fightcard
Mar 6 - updated fightcard & new poster
Mar 19 - updated fightcard & background
