Global Fight League is pushing the limitis once again. On April 15, the local MMA promotions company will host an event at the 7,800-seat Tsongas Center on the campus of UMass-Lowell.
Last fall, GFL made history by promoting a show at the Whittemore Center on the campus of the University of New Hampshire, the biggest venue to ever host an MMA in the state. The April show is a little more ambitious for the GFL, which is teaming up with Triumph Promotions. The Tsongas holds about 400 more people than the 7,381 seat Whitt.
The show at the Whitt attracted about 4,000 people. It's good GFL is keeping this show on a college campus because that is a big audience for MMA. And it's also a good location in northern Massachusetts, where the sport is exploding right now.
The main event comes in the 155-pound weight class where John Benoit (11-2) takes on Matt Bessette (6-2). Benoit is ranked fifth locally in the weight class and Bessette is ninth.
Another big fight features Matt Lee (12-9-1) against Chip Pollard (6-2) at 170 pounds. Lee is No. 6 and Pollard is fifth in that weight class.
The only other fight set for now is John Ortolanis against Joe Manzello. Dennis Olson. a Triumph regular, will likely get a fight and I would love to see a showdown between Tom Moreau and Nate LaMotte. Both have big followings in southern New Hampshire/northern Massachusetts and it would be the perfect venue for such a big fight.
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