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Kubrat Pulev vs. Junior Dos Santos, Chad Dawson vs. Vitor
Belfort & More Announced For Feb. 26
Triller Fight Club and entertainment icon, Nick Cannon,
today announced the return to the state of Texas for the
combat sports and rock concert mega-event, “Triad Combat II:
Kubrat Pulev vs. Junior Dos Santos” emanating from the world
renowned Toyota Center in Downtown Houston on Saturday,
February 26, 2022, and streaming live on FITE and
TrillerFightClub.com. The highly anticipated event can be
ordered now through a TrillerVerz subscription for just
$2.99 per month or $29.99 per year by clicking HERE.
Pre-order the event via the TrillerVerz subscription by Feb.
11 and get a 14-day FREE trial!
Cannon, who served as host of the first-ever Triad Combat
event on November 27, 2021, featuring the legendary, hard
rock band Metallica, is reprising his role for Triad Combat
II, along with coaches; Two-Time Heavyweight Boxing World
Champion Shannon ‘Let’s GO Champ’, Briggs (Boxing) and
former UFC Light Heavyweight World Champion Quinton
‘Rampage’ Jackson (MMA). An International Superstar Musical
Act and Ticket Information for the event will be announced
shortly.
Said ‘Rampage’ Jackson after the first event, “Triad Combat
is here to stay, I think UFC and Bellator should be worried,
honestly.”
Included among the accolades received from the international
sports media for the first Triad Combat was a Top Ten Combat
Sports Event Award in 2021 from the acclaimed, UK based
TalkSport.com outlet. The event was also lauded from
numerous media platforms as a true game changer in the
sports and entertainment industry.
Triad Combat is a revolutionary, new combat team sport which
incorporates boxing and MMA rules in an aggressive,
fast-paced manner with the fighters competing in a specially
designed triangular ring over two-minute rounds featuring
professional boxers competing against professional mixed
martial arts fighters. The specific motto of leveling the
playing field between the two sports utilizing crossover
gloves and with holding allowed is meant to offer boxing and
MMA fighters an even battleground where neither opponent has
a greater advantage.
Triad Combat II will once again be produced by the
award-winning Nigel Lythgoe, the Triller Fight Club
visionary in addition to the producer and creative force
behind ‘American Idol’ and ‘So You Think You Can Dance’.
Triad Combat II is headlined by the previously announced
nine-round epic heavyweight clash between Triad Combat I
victor Kubrat ‘The Cobra’ Pulev of Sofia, Bulgaria and
former UFC Heavyweight World Champion Junior Dos Santos of
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
Additionally, previously announced for Triad Combat II is a
seven-round cruiserweight fight between former Light
Heavyweight Boxing World Champion ‘Bad’ Chad Dawson of New
Haven, CT and former UFC Light Heavyweight World Champion
Vitor ‘The Phenom’ Belfort of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Four exciting undercard bouts have also been announced for
Triad Combat II.
Among the bouts on the undercard, the all-action and always,
aggressive professional boxer Armin ‘The Bosnian Prince’,
Mrkanovic, (10-3, 5 KOs), of Queens, NY clashes with Joe
‘Stitch Em Up’ Schilling, of Los Angeles, CA in a sure-fire
bomb away fight over seven rounds in the light heavyweight
division. Mrkanovic makes his long-awaited return to battle,
last competing on March 31, 2019, stopping Wilmer Mejia in
the third round in the Dominican Republic. A veteran of
Bellator and Bellator Kickboxing, ‘blood and guts’ warrior,
Schilling had won six fights in a row prior to a loss at
Bellator 229 to Tony Johnson.
Competing in the featherweight division in a scheduled seven
round bout at Triad Combat II, heavy-handed boxer and USBA
Junior Welterweight Champion, Samuel ‘The Tsunami’ Teah,
(18-4-1, 8 KOs), of Philadelphia, PA faces MMA veteran,
Jimmie ‘EL Terror’ Rivera, (23-5), of New Jersey. Teah is
returning to action following a devastating first round
knockout of Larry Fryers on September 17, 2021. Undefeated
over a five-year span in the UFC, Bellator, CFFC and WSOF,
Rivera looks to bounce back into the win column after a
hard-fought loss to Pedro Munhoz on February 27, 2021 at UFC
Fight Night.
Also fighting in the featherweight division over seven
rounds, veteran boxer and former Toughman World Champion
Dakota Linger, (12-5-3, 8 KOs), of Buckhannon, WV, faces MMA
fighter Sam Sicilia, (17-11), of Spokane, WA. Fighting at
Madison Square Garden on October 31, 2021, Linger battled to
a hotly contested draw against heralded and undefeated
prospect Mathew Gonzalez over six rounds. Sicilia fights in
Triad Combat for the first time following a third-round
knockout of Talon Hoffman on August 26, 2021 at the Conquest
of the Cage event in his hometown.
Battling in a women’s five-round bantamweight fight,
Stephanie Han, (1-0) of El Paso, TX faces Claudia Zamora,
(3-2), fighting out of Miami, FL. Han makes her Triad Combat
debut in her home state following her pro boxing debut
victory on October 30, 2021, a four round unanimous decision
over Isabel Garcia in Las Cruces, NM. Previously riding a
three-fight winning streak, MMA fighter Zamora heads into
battle following a hard-fought clash with Marina Mokhnatkina
on August 19, 2021.
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