Fury FC 64 is about to happen this afternoon stay from the Escapade 2001 in Houston, Texas. Sunday’s present will probably be headlined by a battle between flyweight risers Paris Moran and Anthony Do.
Fury FC 64 Predominant Occasion
Moran (6-1) is in search of a sixth-consecutive victory on house turf, and a win over Do ought to additional set up him as a premier regional prospect at 125 kilos. Moran reduce his enamel within the Fury FC cage, going 3-0 as an beginner earlier than turning professional in November 2019. Nonetheless not even three years into his MMA profession, Moran has managed to remain lively together with his fifth battle since 2021 arising on Sunday. He final fought in February at Fury FC 57 when he defeated Joey Elzea by unanimous determination. Moran additionally owns a unanimous determination victory over Nate Smith, a veteran of Dana White’s Contender Series. Moran has all of the instruments to compete on the highest degree sooner or later, and is already on the UFC‘s radar having turned down a shot on DWCS in an try to earn a UFC contract outright. He’s lengthy for the burden class at 5-foot-8 and has a number of methods to get the job performed, not one to shrink back from a warfare of attrition as he’s unbeaten in fights that go the space. Nonetheless, a end on Sunday will go a good distance in direction of impressing the UFC brass.
The Texan’s lone loss got here as a consequence of a standing rear-naked choke again in 2020, and if Do (8-4) can implement an offensively grappling-heavy recreation plan, he might stand a superb likelihood at sending Moran house with the second lack of his profession. “The Antidote” involves Fury with a resume that features stops in ONE Championship and Bellator, and he’ll current the homegrown flyweight with the hardest take a look at of his profession up to now. The American Kickboxing Academy product’s most up-to-date battle noticed him decide up a triangle choke victory over Hui Liang in ONE Championship, and he’s a confirmed finisher with six of his eight wins coming inside the space. The trail to victory is there for Do, however he’ll have to get contained in the rangier Moran’s attain if he needs to return away with the ninth win of his profession and doubtlessly earn a contract with a significant promotion at 29-years-old.
Remainder of the Card
Fury FC 64 will function a bantamweight co-main occasion of Cameron Smotherman vs. John Yannis. “The Child-Confronted Killer” Smotherman, the previous FFC beginner bantamweight champion, has spent his complete profession in Fury FC, successful the primary two fights of his profession earlier than dropping two, successful two and dropping his most up-to-date battle towards Shane Torres again in April. He’ll look to attempt to break that profession sample towards Yannis, who will probably be in search of the knockout in his third-career Fury FC look. Transferring down the cardboard, Sunday may even see 4-0 featherweight prospect Michael Aswell looking for the third stoppage of his profession towards Frank Meno. Like Smotherman, Aswell is a former beginner champion within the Fury FC cage, with each fighters even having defended their titles on the identical night time up to now.
A heavyweight tilt between Ricardo Evangelista and Jose Evans can be on faucet for Sunday’s important card. The 36-year-old grappling specialist Evangelista is 2-1 in MMA and was featured on the UFC Fight Pass Invitational. He’ll look at hand Evans the primary lack of his profession, whereas Alabama’s Evans will probably be seeking to make his presence felt for the very first time within the promotion. Rounding out the principle card are fights between Shakeem Richardson and Cody Walker, Soloman Amadeo and Sam Kilmer, and Montrel James and Derrick Ageday. Richardson and Walker have greater than 12 defeats between them, however are each coming off wins as they appear to vary the course of their careers. Amadeo, in the meantime, will probably be placing himself proper again into the thick of issues having fought final month at Fury FC 61. A victory over the 3-0 Kilmer, a veteran of Combate Global, will go a good distance towards setting his personal profession again heading in the right direction. The prelims will function 5 fights, with a Fury FC welterweight championship battle between unbeaten amateurs Geno Morelli and Oscar Martinez amongst them.
Fury FC 64 Outcomes
Sunday’s important card will start streaming at 5:30 p.m. ET/2:30 p.m. PT over on UFC Fight Pass. Struggle followers can catch the preliminary bouts over on the Fury FC Facebook web page starting at 3:30 p.m. ET/12:30 p.m. PT.
Predominant Card
Paris Moran vs. Anthony Do
Cameron Smotherman vs. John Yannis
Michael Aswell vs. Frank Meno
Ricardo Evangelista vs. Jose Evans
Shakeem Richardson vs. Cody Walker
Soloman Amadeo vs. Sam Kilmer
Montrel James vs. Derrick Ageday
Preliminary Card
Christopher Miller vs. Jason Mullen
Justice Torres vs. Siron Harrison
Novice Bout: Geno Morelli vs. Oscar Martinez — for the Fury FC Novice Welterweight Championship
Novice Bout: Brandon Taylor vs. Americo Garcia
Novice Bout: Kevin Clark vs. Josh Childs
