CFFC 133: Watley vs. Forest Results

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

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

Struggle followers can catch CFFC 133 streaming dwell on UFC Struggle Go 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 unbelievable 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 12 months. The veteran has seen his justifiable share of highs, having competed within the PFL again in 2018, even reaching the playoffs that 12 months earlier than falling to Chris Wade.

With the help of his family members, Watley has since proven he’s nonetheless very a lot on the extent of elite regional competitors, beating Gunnison through majority determination 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 (newbie) 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 battle of his profession in Watley. A visit to Dana White’s Contender Sequence could possibly be in retailer for the winner, relying on how the battle goes. Forest, for what it’s value, just isn’t one to draw back from shut fight. Of his 5 wins, 4 have come by means of end, and Friday will probably be his first style of the 5 spherical expertise, although per CFFC guidelines, the battle will solely see a fifth spherical if the judges shouldn’t have a profitable determination 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 includes a slew of inexperienced fighters trying to show themselves on a UFC Struggle Go stage. One identify to observe will probably be Kaushik Saikumar. The Indian is succeeding in a sport with restricted illustration from his residence nation. Today, he trains out of Virginia underneath 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 may even collide when Anthony Guarascio takes on Justin Harbison. The 2 fighters are a mixed 3-0 and each have the potential to turn out to be severe prospects underneath the CFFC banner. Harbison is a former NAIA wrestler out of College of Windfall, whereas Guarascio entered the game with newbie boxing and kickboxing expertise. Whether or not or not this will probably be a conventional striker vs. grappler matchup stays to be seen.

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