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Michael McGuire (5-0-0) vs Desmond Bradley (4-1-0) – 205lbs
Two quite inexperienced guys who both have their roots in Victory Combat League will meet in our first fight of the main card. 20-year old Michael McGuire is an undefeated boxer from the United States. It's being said that his actual strength lies in his kicking game, but to be honest, we haven't seen much of it yet. McGuire has opted to do the most damage from the clinch instead.
His opponent hails from a similar background, but has took his skills another way. Desmond Bradley also comes from a boxing background, but prefers to work at range. From there he mostly headhunts for the killshot. He has in his last fights that his takedown defence still needs work, something that costed him dearly in his last fight against Antoni Koscielski. He won't have to worry about that against McGuire though. Expect this to be a standup war between two VCL-alumni.
Magnus Magnusson (6-1-0) vs Sandu Lungu (9-4-0) – 265lbs
Two former champions meet in the first heavyweight fight of the night. Magnus Magnusson is the last champion of Hustle.mma and is currently on a six fight win streak. He's coming over in the merger with Rio Chain Gang, and will look to make a statement in his first fight for Generation. Magnusson is a physically imposing specimen, having some insane strenght. He packs that strength in everything he does, be it his crushing powerstrikes or his slamming takedowns. He even knocked out his last opponent with a slam.
Sandu Lungu is also making his debut, coming over from King Of The Beach. At KOTB, Lungu was a Hall of Famer and a former Superheavyweight champion. Lately, Lungu hasn't been going so hot though, losing 3 out of his last 4 fights. Lungu prefers to fight in the clinch, something he'll probably be looking for again in this fight. That way he'll have less chance to get hit by one of Magnusson's counters. To get there he combines low kicks and headpunches in his attack. Especially his punches to the head are very accurate and I wouldn't recommend being at the end of one of those.
Aedan Declan (8-1-0) vs Saul Goodman (8-1-0) – 185lbs
Another two fighters making their promotional debut. Aedan Declan comes over from KOTB, where he went 2-1, only losing to Kyrie Perry, who would later end up to be KOTB Middleweight champion. Apart from that, he's also a former Dignety FC champion. The Irish brawler is a kickboxing expert, throwing a lot of kicks to the body and legs every match. He's not the most powerfull striker, but he's very accurate, and will chop anyone up if you don't take the fight to him from the beginning.
Saul Goodman comes over from VCL, where he was the last reiging Middleweight champion. At VCL, he has looked unstoppable and he is now on an eight fight win streak. Goodman has incredible cardio and will probably look to take this fight to the clinch, where he can use his very accurate dirty boxing to grind down his opponent. He's no fish out of the water at range though. Goodman posesses some impressive boxing skills. His lack of a kicking game could put him in trouble against Declan though.
David C. Marvin (12-0-0) vs Yngve Stolt (8-0-0) – 170lbs title
Champion vs Champion, Undefeated vs Undefeated! We got ourself a fight here ladies and gentleman! David C. Marvin is a Generation original, making his promotional debut at Generation #1. We've all seen him so often, I barely have to explain what the game of this young man is. The comic-book loving fighter is a submission ace, highly trained in BJJ. He also has the wrestling game to match that, hitting 40% of his takedowns. That nummer might not seem that impressive, but when you combine that with the fact that he barely throws any strikes, that number gets much more impressive. If you're on the ground, your night is basically over; Marvin will relentelesly spam submission attempts until you give in.
Former and last reigning Rio Chain Gang champ Yngve Stolt does not believe in the onedimensional attack of his opponent. He adapts to the weaknesses of his opponent. He can fight both at range and in the clinch, although he has shown a slight preference for the former. There he unloads with highly precise strikes, both kicks and punches. He's also a BJJ brown belt, a skill he mostly uses defensive, but can be used offensive too, judging from his armbar win against Kristian Michels. Still, he'll look to let this one stay on the feet, because no one will want to get into a scrambling battle with Marvin.
Jake Blake (10-0-0) vs Iosue Nicu (13-2-0) – 205lbs title
Last but not least, a rematch for the Light Heavyweight title between challenger Iosue Nicu and undefeated champion Jake Blake. The Brazilian striker is going into his sixth title fight already. Blake isn't the most technical figher in the world, but he swings with devestating power and comes forward with ruthless agression. Blake is at his most dangerous in the second round, where lately everyone of his opponent has seemed to wilth under his relentless pressure.
Iosue Nicu might be the fighter who has performed the best against Blake though. The Romanian kickboxer actually managed to steal the first round in their last fight with a headkick that almost knocked Blake out, but couldn't finish it before the bell, and couldn't follow the champ in the second round. While Nicu might be one of the most talented strikers in the division, he has shown a tendecy to get in brawls that don't favour him, something he should avoid against the more powerfull Blake. I hope for him that his head is in the right place, because he didn't show much confidence in his chances for his fight. Let's hope it's a plot to paint himself as the underdog.
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Linial titles
A whopping four fights with linial titles on the line one of the a title unification fight.
Magnus Magnusson vs Sandu Lungu
Magnus Magnusson: Hustle.mma (265lbs)
Aedan Declan vs Saul Goodman
Saul Goodman: Victory Combat League (185lbs)
David C. Marvin vs Yngve Stolt
David C. Marvin: Generation (170lbs)
Ester Maverick → David C. Marvin: DiGNITY (170lbs)
Yngve Stolt: Rio Chain Gang (170lbs)
Jake Blake vs Iosue Nicu
Jake Blake: Generation (205lbs)
Iosue Nicu → Jake Blake: DiGNITY (205lbs)
Sameh Mahmoud: → Jake Blake: GAMMA Butt-Stompers (205lbs)
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