BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs Yoshida
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BAMMA 9: Marquardt vs Yoshida is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA)
on February 11, 2012, at the LG Arena
in Birmingham
, England
.
, but his BAMMA debut was pushed back to this event. His fight is going to crown the first BAMMA World Welterweight Champion.
BAMMA
The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United Kingdom. It is considered by many as the biggest MMA promotion in the country. It premièred on June 27, 2009 and was shown on the television channel Bravo...
on February 11, 2012, at the LG Arena
LG Arena
LG Arena may stand for* LG KM900 , an LG Electronics multimedia phone* National Exhibition Centre , a multi-purpose arena in the UK...
in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Background
Nate Marquardt was expected to compete at BAMMA 8BAMMA 8
BAMMA 8: Manuwa vs Rea is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held by the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts on December 10, 2011, at the Capital FM Arena in Nottingham, England.-Background:...
, but his BAMMA debut was pushed back to this event. His fight is going to crown the first BAMMA World Welterweight Champion.
Announced Bouts
- World Welterweight Championship:
Nate Marquardt vs. 
Yoshiyuki YoshidaYoshiyuki Yoshidais a Japanese mixed martial artist competing in the welterweight division. A student of former Shooto competitor Noboru Asahi, he has competed in Shooto, Cage Force, and the UFC...