Swede Max “Power” Nunes will fight Polish fighter, Marcin Lazarz at BAMMA 12. Both fighters are based in London, and will face each other on March 9th in what will be an undefeated versus undefeated fighter bout in the light heavyweight division. The announcement from BAMMA officials is below.

Nunes Gets Opponent for BAMMA 12
Nunes Gets Opponent for BAMMA 12

Announcement

BAMMA 12
SATURDAY 9th MARCH 2013
METRO RADIO ARENA, NEWCASTLE

TELEVISED ON CHANNEL 5 (UK), AXS-TV (US), THE FIGHT NETWORK (CANADA), RED MEDIA (RUSSIA), TV ESPORTE INTERATIVO (BRAZIL), AND SETANTA (AFRICA)

In Association with:
Lonsdale – The Official Equipment Partner of BAMMA
Safe MMA – Independent British Medical Organisation

The UK’s premier Mixed Martial Arts promotion, BAMMA, is proud to announce a Light Heavyweight match between Max Nunes and Marcin Lazarz to the main card for BAMMA 12, which takes place at Newcastle’s Metro Radio Arena on Saturday 9th March 2013.

Tickets are on sale now from www.BAMMA.com, www.metroradioarena.co.uk and http://www.kililive.com/BAMMA

Newly contracted BAMMA fighter, Max ‘Power’ Nunes boasts a fight record of 9-0-0. Ranked at #3 in the UK Light Heavyweight rankings*, Nunes has attained 8 of his finishes in the 1st round; including his 2:58 Triangle Choke win over Tony Moran at BAMMA 10, and TKO against Kevin Thompson at BAMMA 11. Hailing from Sweden but based in London, Nunes is currently training over the Alliance Training Centre in the United States in preparation for BAMMA 12. He fights out of Nick Osipczak’s New Wave Academy

London based Polish fighter, Marcin Lazarz fights out of Team Titan and stands undefeated with a record of 5-0-0. He last entered the cage at BAMMA 11, where he secured an Armbar win over Sam Mensah 4:16 into round 1. Lazarz is ranked at #10 in the UK*.
BAMMA’s Managing Director, Ashley Bothwell said:

“Max Nunes really made his mark on international TV audiences at BAMMA 11 with his exceptional athleticism and skill; and he is widely considered to have world class potential. Lazarz is a hungry, top rated UK talent who will be looking to steal Nunes’ glory and move up the rankings. Fans can expect powerful, fast-paced action between these two unrelenting Light Heavyweights.”

BAMMA 12 will feature on Channel 5 and 5* in the UK; and will be televised on AXS-TV in the US, The Fight Network in Canada, Red Media in Russia, TV Esporte Interativo in Brazil and Setanta in Africa.

*Referenced UK rankings sourced from Your MMA website: http://www.yourmma.tv/rankings/details.asp/id/2585/uk-mma-rankings-january-2013.htm

BAMMA 12 FIGHT CARD
WITH MORE FIGHTS TO BE ANNOUNCED

WELTERWEIGHT BOUT
MATT VEACH VS. JIM WALLHEAD

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
MAX NUNES VS. MARCIN LAZARZ

BAMMA LONSDALE BRITISH LIGHTWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
CURT WARBURTON VS. STEVIE RAY

BRITISH WELTERWEIGHT TITLE CONTENDERS FIGHT
BOLA OMOYELE VS. WAYNE MURRAY

LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT
LUKE NEWMAN VS. RYAN SCOPE

HEAVYWEIGHT BOUT
DARREN TOWLER VS. CALLUM COOK

MIDDLEWEIGHT BOUT
KEVIN THOMPSON VS. SCOTT ASKHAM