July 12th | Red Light is heading to Brazil and the first stop is the Flamingo Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
In the Main Event, Georgian kickboxer Mikheil Valiev "The Lion of the Caucasus" (3-2, 1-1 RL) takes on undefeated Rio native Lorenzo Neves (5-0, 0-0 RL) who will be looking to sixth win and finish. Valiev will aim to keep it standing against the brown belt, which his background in judo should help, or will Neves be able to tear him apart on the ground in this exciting featherweight matchup.
Comain: Bantamweights Trystan Gay (0-1, 0-0 RL) vs. Paul "PD" Debous (3-1, 0-0 RL)
Both men are wanting to rebound after losing for the first time as pros. Debous came up short last time out to the headliner, Neves, at featherweight. Will his move down to bantamweight be a success, or will Gay’s change in manager be the difference.
Middleweight (185lbs): Calvin Carpenter (1-2, 1-1 RL) vs. Cael Jenkins (2-1, 1-1 RL)
It’s striker vs grappler as both men look to notch their second wins in the red light cage, this one isn't likely to go the distance.
Welterweight (170lbs): Jeremy Blanton (1-0, 0-0) vs. Mario Contreas (0-1, 0-0)
Two debuting grapplers meet as Blanton, nicknamed the Noose will look to get Contreas throat which Mario will look to avoid to earn his first pro win.
Middleweight (185lbs): Tomas Tavares (0-1, 0-0 RL) vs. Alijah Roman (1-1, 1-1 RL)
Heavy handed wrestler Alijah Roman will look to build off his bonus winning 18 second KO as he takes on the well rounded Tavares.
Bantamweight (135lbs): John Rolfe (0-0, 0-0 RL) vs. Brodie Summers (1-1, 1-1 RL)
Brodie Summers wants to string together a win streak as he takes on the debuting fellow grappler in Rolfe who's wanting to start his career on a high note.
Welterweight (170lbs): Tommy Turner (0-0, 0-0 RL) vs. Mario Stevez (1-0, 0-0 RL)
Two well rounded twenty year olds meet in this O’s got to go matchup looking to build some hype in the Red Light cage.
Bantamweight (135lbs): Aethelred Leofwine (1-0, 0-0 RL) vs. Levi Barzel (0-0, 0-0 RL)
Two strikers meet in what is a clash between Aethelreds technique and Barzels chaos.
Welterweight (170lbs): Bub Adub (0-1, 0-1 RL) vs. Bucky Williams (1-0, 0-0 RL)
Bub Abud is looking to bounce back from his pro debut defeat as he takes on “the Beheader” who will be looking to do just that, and make Bub tap.
Lightweight (155lbs): Sean Kearney (0-1, 0-0 RL) vs. Dre Barksdale (0-1, 0-0 RL)
In the opening fight of the night, two debuting eighteen year olds are looking for the first pro wins of their careers in what is a showcase of the future of the promotion.
