XFC brought yet another 10 thousand plus people into the St Pete Times Forum for a night of fast paced MMA action. The most notable fight of the night was very clearly the match up between Justin Goodall and Haender Rodriguez for the 135 belt. It was an all out slug fest for nearly 3 straight rounds. Haender hit Jason about as hard as any 135 pound man can hit yet he still didn’t go down. With every hit it looked like it may end but Goodall never stopped coming and near the end of the third round knocked Haender down ending the fight with a TKO.

Franks team feels like this puts Sharipov in the running for a title fight with the now 5-0 Jason Goodall. After all, he did just defeat the very talented Haender Rodriguez (one of the most respectful fighters in the game) a month prior to Haender’s fight with Goodall. Some would say Justin Goodall is the best 135er in the Southeast, but Sharipov deserves a chance to prove them wrong. Fight Frank Justin!

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Frank Sharipov had one of the best fights of his career on Sept 13th. He faced the very talented Shah “Hollywood” Babonis in his sixth career fight. Frank won by a dominating unanimous descion. Frank’s indominable spirit and takedowns proved to be too much for Babonis. Frank was the smaller of the two, but Frank controlled his tough and overwhelmed opponent with great ground control and a good combination of punches and elbows. With Franks speed, excellent standup to take down transitions, and great gound control, Frank is showing that he is a force to be reckoned with at 145 lbs.

Paragon MMA would like to thank the Xtreme Fighting Championship organization for another great night of fights. The XFC continues to pull in crowds of more than 10,000 while giving special tribute to the men and women who defend our nation.

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