Blake Smith accepts third different opponent at CFFC 151, will now face Chance Beck
Lightweights clash on Friday, March 13 at Florida's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa
Former CFFC lightweight champion Blake Smith has another new opponent for his next appearance.
Initially expected to face Devon Dixon at next week's CFFC 151, then John De Jesus, Smith (10-4 MMA, 5-1 CFFC) will now face Chance Beck (11-7 MMA, 0-0 CFFC) at the March 13 event.
Florida's Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa hosts CFFC 151, which streams live on UFC FIGHT PASS and OnlyFans.com/cffcmma.
Smith debuted for CFFC in the organization's very first event in Florida in 2021, where he claimed the company's lightweight title with a win over Zulkarnaiyn Kamchybekov. "Honey Badger" would go on to defend the title once before vacating the belt to take an opportunity with Bellator MMA, where he came up short against Cris Lencioni.
Smith returned to CFFC in 2024 and has rattled off three consecutive wins for the organization.
Meanwhile, Beck competes for the first time since June 2024 as he makes his CFFC debut. In the 21 months since, Beck has had multiple contests scrapped along the way for a variety of reasons, including a planned appearance at CFFC 138. Now, "City Boy" is anxious to get back to work and steps into the contest on two weeks' notice.
Additionally, Florida's Malcolm "The Ronin" Wallace (Pro debut) will now take on Eman "The One Who Knocks" Hardy (1-1), who steps in on short notice after Elton Dedaj (1-1) withdrew from the matchup.
With the changes to the card, the CFFC 151 lineup currently includes:
• Champ Larry Gonzales vs. Vitor Resende – for heavyweight title
• Champ Sean Mora vs. Sebastian Ruiz – for bantamweight title
• Anthony Guarascio vs. Jackson Stanford
• Ashton Charlton vs. Morquez Forest
• Liam Hamill vs. Ron Humphrey
• Christian Carr vs. Tyrime Da Silva
• Devon Dixon vs. Blake Smith
• Kenny Agosto vs. Diego Aleman
• Paul Carson vs. Lucas Cortes
• Tommy Laipply vs. Brayton Young
• Fathy Elsony vs. Cody Porter
• Eman Hardy vs. Malcolm Wallace