Victory Fighting League (VFL) announces its marquee main event for "The Road to Redemption" on December 12 at a premier New York-area venue Terminal 5 W. 56th St.: a five-round featherweight title fight between submission specialist Kron Gracie and surging Long Island contender Tom "Pooch" Picciano for the VFL Featherweight Championship.
Gracie, 37, the third-generation Gracie heir and son of undefeated jiu-jitsu legend Rickson Gracie, enters with a 5-3 pro MMA record-all victories by submission-and prestigious BJJ credentials, including IBJJF World Championships (2006 purple, 2007 brown) and 2013
ADCC World Championship gold. Ranked #4 pro in the US Northeast, the black belt in BJJ and judo seeks the road to redemption.
Picciano, 27, counters with a 7-3 record, featuring a two-fight win streak highlighted by a rear-naked choke victory in VFL's Battle of the Burroughs Live in Times Square New York's #5 Bantamweight pound-for-pound talent and #1 pro bantamweight, the hometown hero from Long Island embodies East Coast resilience.
VFL3 FIGHT CARD
KRON GRACIE VS. THOMAS PICCIANO
ASHIEK AJIM VS. DANIEL LACERDA
TJ BROWN VS. DYLAN MANTELLO
DAMSEL VAN ZANDT VS. SHANNON GOUGHARY
MALCOLM SCHUYLER VS. STANISLAV RAKOV
STANLEY SENATUS VS. JASON SCHMELZER
LUIS SANCHEZ BERNARDO VS. EYAD IBRAHIM
JVON HURTADO VS. JOAQUIN AMES
DOMINIC AVENGELISTA VS. GIORGI KANKAVA
BATU YILDIZ VS. EDWIN MONTESINO
JASON PEREZ VS. KHAYRULLO JAMSHIDOV
ZVEZDAN DUKIC VS. DANE HUNRY
JOHN PAUL AMARO VS. ZURABI GAVASHELASHVILI
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