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Kemal
23-08-2016, 08:30
The previously announced Legacy FC 61 event now has a nearly full lineup, including a pair of championship contest in the featured slots, as well as an opponent for highly touted prospect Mackenzie Dern.

Legacy FC officials recently announced that bantamweight champion Steven Peterson (14-4) will put his title on the line in the evening’s main event against Mark De La Rosa (7-0). Meanwhile, current featherweight champ Kevin Aguilar (11-1) puts his title on the line against former champ and UFC vet Damon Jackson (9-1-1) in the co-feature.

And a key featured bout sees Dern (1-0) face Montana Stewart (5-2).

Legacy FC 61 takes place Oct. 14 at The Bomb Factory in Dallas. The evening’s main card airs on AXS TV.

“Ocho” Peterson earned his title with a technical submission win over Manny Vazquez at June’s Legacy FC 56 event and now looks to defend his belt for the first time. He meets the undefeated De La Rosa, who fights for the second time under the Legacy FC banner.

“The Angel of Death” Aguilar earned his belt in July and now carries a three-fight winning streak in the first potential defense of his belt. He now meets Jackson, who vacated the title ahead of a three-fight stint in the UFC and now returns to the promotion in his first post-octagon appearance.

A highly decorated jiu-jitsu artist, Dern made her professional debut with Legacy FC in July, picking up a decision win over Kenia Rosas. She now meets Stewart, who started her career in 2014 with back-to-back losses but has since rattled off five consecutive wins, including four by submission.

Additional bouts include heavyweights Rashad Coulter (5-1) vs. Jeremy Hardy (4-1), welterweights Desmond Hill (7-3) vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan (4-0), lightweights Josh Gibson (1-0) vs. Alex Munoz (3-0) and heavyweights Jason Preston (2-0) vs. Michael Saunders (1-3). Additionally, heavyweight Alonzo Menifield (1-0) and bantamweight Miles Johns (3-0) will face off against a pair of opponents yet to be named.

The current Legacy FC 61 lineup now includes:

Steven Peterson vs. Mark De La Rosa
Kevin Aguilar vs. Damon Jackson
Mackenzie Dern vs. Montana Stewart
Melvin Jordan vs. Bilal Williams
Rashad Coulter vs. Jeremy Hardy
Desmond Hill vs. Abdul Razak Alhassan
Josh Gibson vs. Alex Munoz
Jason Preston vs. Michael Saunders
Miles Johns vs. opponent TBA
Alonzo Menifield vs. opponent TBA