Not long now, as today sees Golden Ticket Fight Promotion 19 take place. With an 11 fight card (subject to change) you can watch both professional and amateur fights take place. This is a promotion on the up, who are constantly delivering bigger and better things make sure you take note, as GTFP 19 will be another amazing show.
Where and When to Watch
Taking place Saturday, June 4th this event will have UK MMA fans covered with a great evening of action. Doors open live at 4:00 pm for fans attending live, the first bout of the evening will start about 30 minutes later at 4:30 pm.
If you’re not attending, don’t worry as you can still watch live. Available to purchase from LiveMMA.co.uk for just £12.50, with the quality of the card this is a bargain. If once again you can’t watch the event live you can watch on-demand at a later date. Furthermore, we here at Combat Sports UK will be providing live results, so stay tuned.
GTFP 19 Fight card
Here is the GTFP 19 fight card (subject to change) with all current bouts that have been confirmed. The order may differ but any changes will be noted after the fact. Starting with the confirmed main event the bouts are as follows:
Melissa Dixon vs Mafalda Carmona
Marcus Mee vs Milan Silva
Chris Radcliffe vs Mikey Tranter
Brandon Guest vs Julius Bernsdorf
Bertie Oaks vs Sam Hill
Luke Whitehouse vs Richard Nottingham
Callum Turberfirld vs Ollie White
Gemal Gokcan vs Daniel Myers
Riley Daniels vs Will Lister
Oscar Lang vs Arron Franz
Fights to Watch
Every fight on this card is worth your time. Providing a quality balance of new amateurs, and experienced ones, as well as a couple of pro bouts. But for those of you who are unfamiliar, here are just a few bouts to earmark for this event.
Melissa Dixon vs Mafalda Carmona
The main event of the show will see two women compete against one another. One of whom will be Melissa Dixon. Turning pro in June of last year, Melissa has gone 2-0 since making the switch from the amateur scene. Not only winning her first couple of fights she has finished in them as well. These two fights both ended in the first and saw Dixon get her hand raised by way of KO/TKO.
Looking to extend her winning and finishing streak will be tough though. Especially as her opponent on the night will be Mafalda Carmona. 3-1, the Portuguese fighter is coming off her first career loss, which comes after an incredible career start. Making it to 3-0 with three finishes shows what Carmona is all about. Making her first appearance of the year, a rejuvenated Mafalda might just find that form that saw her go unbeaten through her first three.
Two women who can finish the fight, this bantamweight showdown will be must-watch MMA. Headlining the card for good reason, make sure you’re watching when the cage door shuts behind these two.
Chris Radcliffe vs Mikey Tranter
Next up on our watchful eye will be an amateur Welterweight clash with gold up for grabs. Firstly we have Chris Radcliffe. 4-2, His two losses came in his first two bouts. Since his double setback, he has gone on to win four in a row, with all four being stoppage victories. Three via KO/TKO and an impressive submission last time out. He carries his finishing ability throughout the fight with two wins in the first round and another two in the third.
Secondly, his opponent on the night will be Mikey Trainer. Mikey comes into this bout with an unblemished 3-0 record and has also finished all of his wins. The last two victories have been KO/TKO’s. Making his second walk to the GTFP cage this year, Tranter will hope it goes as well as his first.
Another fight where both fighters are finishers, don’t blink when this Welterweight scrap is going down. Two men who have abilities in all faucets, the matchmakers have outdone themselves with this one.
Bertie Oaks vs Sam Hill
Finally, we will take a look at another amateur title fight, this time at Middleweight. The current champion will be taking on a slightly unknown quantity when 1-0 Sam Hill steps into the cage. Making his debut earlier this year in April, Sam’s second bout will be for gold. Winning his first via unanimous decision he showed enough quality to gain himself a shot at the belt and will be doing everything he can to walk out with it.
His opponent will be the current champion, Bertie Oakes. At 3-0, Bertie earned his belt with a string of impressive performances. Earning gold last time out via unanimous decision at GTFP 18 in March. His first two fights saw him get the win without the judges with a pair of TKO victories. Looking for his first defence, expect to see the best version of Oakes yet.
Both men will be looking to remain undefeated, and walk away with the belt, this fight should be an absolute cracker so expect nothing less.
What are you most looking forward to at GTFP 19?
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