Congratulations to Frank Sharipov who brought home his first bantamweight victory in the G Force Promotions Bad Blood event in Miami last week. In his first fight at 135, Sharipov maintained control through all three rounds of the co-main event matchup, and defeated Haender “Cubita” Rodriguez (4-3), a highly respected and honorable contender. Sharipov seemed to have found his niche in his drop to 135, and we expect many more exciting fights to come in the bantamweight division.

Eric Reynolds (9-0) was handed his first loss in the second of the main event fights at the hands of Luis Palomino in a knockout at 38 seconds in the first round. Retired basketball player Glen Rice, the founder of G Force Promotions, was on hand and expressed great excitement regarding the event’s turnout and the great night of matchups in the promotion company’s first MMA event.

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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