CFFC 133: Watley vs. Forest Results

Cage Fury Combating Championships (CFFC) is again with one other large summer season occasion with CFFC 133. The present will emanate from the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa, Fla., and have an enormous light-weight foremost occasion for the undisputed light-weight championship.

Incumbent champion Robert Watley will tackle interim champion Morquez Forest in a traditional battle between expertise and youth.

Combat followers can catch CFFC 133 streaming reside on UFC Combat Cross starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

CFFC Light-weight Championship — Watley vs. Forest

Watley, the reigning and defending champion, has been on an unimaginable run as of late. After dabbling with retirement, he resumed his profession, overcoming a handful of non-public trials and tribulations to ultimately win the CFFC light-weight crown from the gifted Cedric Gunnison final yr. The veteran has seen his fair proportion of highs, having competed within the PFL again in 2018, even reaching the playoffs that yr earlier than falling to Chris Wade.

With the assist of his family members, Watley has since proven he’s nonetheless very a lot on the extent of elite regional competitors, beating Gunnison by way of majority choice earlier than submitting Armando Gjetja in his first title protection again in December.

Forest, the native favourite, has lengthy been on the CFFC radar. He’s previously a CFFC NextGen (novice) champion at welterweight, and claimed the interim light-weight title with a submission win over Robert Varricchio his final trip.

Now 5-0, Forest will face what ought to simply be the hardest struggle of his profession in Watley. A visit to Dana White’s Contender Collection may very well be in retailer for the winner, relying on how the struggle goes. Forest, for what it’s value, just isn’t one to shrink back from shut fight. Of his 5 wins, 4 have come by means of end, and Friday shall be his first style of the 5 spherical expertise, although per CFFC guidelines, the struggle will solely see a fifth spherical if the judges would not have a successful choice after 4 rounds.

Remainder of the Card

The co-main occasion pulls from the CFFC flyweight division, as Max Quinones meets Gustavo Villamil. With Villamil at 6-2 and Quinones at 5-1, the winner will certainly discover themselves on the quick observe to a flyweight title shot.

The remainder of the cardboard contains a slew of inexperienced fighters seeking to show themselves on a UFC Combat Cross stage. One title to look at shall be Kaushik Saikumar. The Indian is succeeding in a sport with restricted illustration from his house nation. As of late, he trains out of Virginia below Head Coach Ryan Corridor, and on Friday, he’ll look to maneuver to 4-0 if he can previous 2-1 Joel Winters.

The heavyweights will even collide when Anthony Guarascio takes on Justin Harbison. The 2 fighters are a mixed 3-0 and each have the potential to turn into critical prospects below the CFFC banner. Harbison is a former NAIA wrestler out of College of Windfall, whereas Guarascio entered the game with novice boxing and kickboxing expertise. Whether or not or not this shall be a standard striker vs. grappler matchup stays to be seen.

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