Jeremy Petley vs Andre Winner Set for Europa MMA 1 Co-Main Event

Jeremy Petley vs Andre Winner Set for Europa MMA 1 Co-Main Event
by Chris houten - @mrhouts

A lightweight bout between 2 UK MMA veterans has been confirmed as the co-main event for Europa MMA 1.

5 time Bamma veteran, Jeremy Petley will take on Ultimate Fighter Season 9 runner up Andre Winner in the penultimate bout of Europa MMA 1's debut show in March.

Europa MMA 1 takes place March 22nd, at the Brentwood Centre, Essex and is headlined by Germany’s no.2 and Sweden’s no.2 ranked featherweights Max Coga and Niklas Backstrom. Tickets are now on sale HERE.

Fighting out of London Fight Factory, Canadian born lightweight Jeremy Petley has amassed a 10-4 record since making his pro debut in 2010. A well rounded fighter, Petley has finished 6 of his 10 victories - 2 TKOs, 4 submissions. Petley enters the bout at Europa MMA 1 on a 5 fight win streak, which has seen the 28-year old pick up victories in both Bamma and Made 4 the Cage, defeating notables such as Richie Downes and Dyson Roberts.

Best know for his time on the Ultimate Fighter Series 9, where he came runner up to Ross Pearson, 6 fight UFC vet, Andre Winner enter the bout at Europa MMA 1 hoping to get back to winning ways having lost his most recent bout against rising Polish prospect Mateusz Gamrot at KSW 24 this past September.

Since his release from the UFC, 32-year old Winner has put together a 3-2 run which includes an unsuccessful attempt at the Bamma lightweight title lossing a split decision to Rob Sinclair at Bamma 10. Widely considered one of the best technical boxers in MMA, Winner has finished 6 of his opponents - 3 by submission, 3 by TKO, and hold victories over notables such as Drew Fickett, Jason Ball, Rafaello Oliveira, and Roli Delgado.

"Putting this bout together was a tough challenge, Jeremy has been down to fight since day one and his opponents have change twice since December 2013. Every time we threw a name at Petley he said 'let’s do it'. So when the opportunity came for us to invite Andre Winner to compete on this card, Jeremy was the first guy we wanted to give the opportunity to." a Europa MMA Official said.

"We are incredibly happy to have Andre on the card, I was a big fan of his on the Ultimate Fighter, and in my opinion is still one of the best lightweights in the UK. I know this is an important fight for both guys and I think we can expect a great fight."

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