BAMMA 8: Manuwa vs. Rea
BAMMA 8: Manuwa vs. Rea was a mixed martial arts event held by the
British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA) on 10 December 2011, at the
Capital FM Arena in
Nottingham.
Background This event was meant to hold the BAMMA debut of
Nate Marquardt, but it has been pushed back to 2012 and will be against
Yoshiyuki Yoshida. Marquardt has shown his desire for his opponent to be
UFC,
Cage Rage,
Strikeforce and
BAMMA veteran
Paul Daley. Daley, however, later decided not to take the fight, citing that between having already competed 5 times in 2011 from 21 October and being such a high-stakes fight, it was in his best interest to look have his next fight in 2012 so he can rest up and work out a gameplan against Marquardt. UCMMA Light Heavyweight Champion
Jimi Manuwa has signed a four-fight deal with BAMMA and made his promotional debut on this show.
UFC Hall of Fame member and MMA legend
Randy Couture will be appearing at BAMMA 8 to meet fans and sign copies of his new book 'The Last Round'.
Andre Winner was slated to fight Niko Puhakka in a lightweight title eliminator. However Puhakka was pulled from the card and replaced by Diego Gonzalez.
Results == BAMMA 9: Watson vs. Marshman ==