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RFA 21 heads to California with J.J. Ambrose vs. Mehdi Baghdad title fight

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RFA is heading to California on Dec. 5, and the organization’s vacant lightweight title will be up for grabs.

RFA 21 takes place at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center at Costa Mesa, Calif., and J.J. Ambrose (21-5) and Mehdi Baghdad (10-3) fight for the belt in the headliner.

The six-fight main card, including a bantamweight co-headliner between Joe Murphy (7-1) and Bruno Frazatto (6-1), airs on AXS TV.

“Bringing this stacked RFA 21 card to Orange County is the perfect way to end a successful 2014,” RFA President Ed Soares stated. “J.J. Ambrose vs. Mehdi Baghdad is a fantastic lightweight title fight, and Joe Murphy vs. Bruno Frazatto is a battle of two of the best bantamweight prospects in the sport.”

Ambrose, a 27-year-old former Bellator fighter, fights in his home state while on a two-fight winning streak and with four wins (and one no-contest) in his past six fights. He makes his promotional debut against Baghdad, a 29-year-old French fighter who recently knocked out Evan DeLong in his RFA debut. It pushed his current winning streak to six fights, all of which have via stoppage.

In the co-headliner, Murphy, a California product who recently defeated top prospect Victor Henry, makes his promotional debut against fellow jiu-jitsu specialist Frazatto, a Brazilian who submitted Cory Galloway in his first RFA fight back in August.

Rounding out the main card are featherweights Raoni Barcelos (7-1) vs. Sam Toomer (8-0), middleweights Francisco France (10-3-1) vs. Joseph Henle (9-1-1), heavyweights Chase Gormley (10-4) vs. Dale Sopi (6-0), and middleweights Justin Jones (3-0) vs. Khalil Rountree (1-0).

The latest RFA 21 card includes:

MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET)

  • J.J. Ambrose vs. Mehdi Baghdad – for vacant lightweight title
  • Bruno Frazatto vs. Joe Murphy
  • Raoni Barcelos vs. Sam Toomer
  • Francisco France vs. Joseph Henle
  • Chase Gormley vs. Dale Sopi
  • Justin Jones vs. Khalil Rountree

For more on RFA 21, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Mehdi Baghdad)


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