How to watch Friday's 'CFFC 161: Lleshi vs. Calvert' event: Start time, full fight card, more
Illinois' Hard Rock Hotel Rockford plays host to the event streaming live on UFC FIGHT PASS and OnlyFans.com/cffcmma
On Friday, Cage Fury Fighting Championships returns to Illinois for just the second time in promotional history, as Hard Rock Casino Rockford plays host to Friday's "CFFC 161: Lleshi vs. Calvert."
In the night's main event, an interim flyweight title will be on the line, as former CFFC NextGen champ Jerry Lleshi gets his first shot at professional gold. The 26-year-old Dante Rivera BJJ product was initially expected to face Moshe Aladi for the undisputed title, but the reigning titleholder was forced to withdraw from the contest just three weeks out from the event, and Erik "Lyle" Calvert agreed to step up on short notice for the biggest opportunity of his career.
Calvert pulled off an upset submission win over Riley Palmer in front of UFC matchmakers at last month's CFFC 159, and he now looks for his fourth win in just five months, a result that would secure him CFFC gold, as well.
Meanwhile, the evening's co-main event sees Illinois' own Matt "The Bearwolf" Gawlik look to keep his record perfect as he takes on Tennessee's Petera "PT" Wilson, who returns from more than two years away from the cage intent on making an immediate impact. The two featured matchups cap off an 11-bout lineup of action-packed contests.
The intriguing six-bout CFFC 161 main card streams live beginning at 8:30 p.m. ET exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS, the UFC's digital streaming service, which currently offers month-to-month subscriptions, as well as discounted rates for 12-month subscriptions.
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The complete CFFC 161 lineup includes:
MAIN CARD (UFC FIGHT PASS, 8:30 p.m. ET)
Jerry Lleshi vs. Erik Calvert – for interim flyweight title
Matt Gawlik vs. Petera Wilson
Kevin Rosas vs. Darius Patterson
Scottie Sopko vs. Hector Pulido
Xavier Vasquez vs. James Romero
Nikita Leshukov vs. Sanon Sadeck
PRELIMINARY CARD (OnlyFans.com/cffcmma, 7 p.m. ET)
Christian Herrera vs. Scott Calvert
NextGen: Richard Robinson vs. Michael Rizkallah
NextGen: Jeremiah Martin vs. Edgar Rojas
NextGen: Edmond Ruth vs. Elliott Lewis
