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With Kamal Magomedov out, Michael Graves meets fellow UFC veteran in Titan FC 59 main event

Michael Graves will still be headlining Titan FC 59, but not against his originally scheduled opponent.

[autotag]Michael Graves[/autotag] will still headline Titan FC 59 but not against his originally scheduled opponent.

Instead of facing undefeated Titan FC interim champion [autotag]Kamal Magomedov[/autotag] in a title unification bout, Graves (8-1-2) now faces fellow UFC veteran [autotag]Yuri Villefort[/autotag] in the five-round main event. Titan FC press coordinator Eric Kowal informed MMA Junkie of the change on Tuesday.

Titan FC 59 takes place Feb. 28 at Xtreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The main card streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Since his UFC departure in 2017, Graves has continued his success, going 2-1-1 over his last four fights. He earned Titan FC gold in March when he defeated Jared Gooden by unanimous decision.

Graves competed three times in the UFC from 2015-2016, going 2-0-1. However, the promotion released him due to a 2016 domestic violence arrest. In a 2017 interview with MMA Junkie, Graves took responsibility for his actions and said he was taking the steps necessary to move past his mistakes.

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As for Villefort (12-7), the 28-year-old fighter has won six out of eight entering Titan FC 59.

With the change, the Titan FC 59 lineup includes:

  • Michael Graves (8-1-2) (champion) vs. Yuri Villefort (12-7)
  • Max Rohskopf (4-0) vs. Paulo Silva Bello (6-5)
  • Roman Faraldo (2-0) vs. Kendley St. Louis (2-2)
  • Said Sowma (3-1) vs. Jermayne Barnes (3-2)
  • Desmond Moore (6-4) vs. Cleveland McLean (11-8)
  • Bruce Lutchmedial (6-3) vs. Geralbert Castillo (4-1)
  • Josh DaSilveria (1-0) vs. Jarrod Thomas (0-1)
  • Miles Amos (2-0) vs. Garrick James (5-3)

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Titan FC 59 announced, includes welterweight title unification bout, Max Rohskopf return, more

Titan FC has officially booked their first show of 2020.

Top Southeast regional promotion Titan FC has officially booked their first show of 2020.

Titan FC 59 takes place Feb. 28 at Xtreme Action Park in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The main card streams on UFC Fight Pass. The promotion recently announced the event and a handful of bookings. The rest of the lineup is expected to be announced in the coming days.

The main event features a 170-pound title unification bout between the promotion’s welterweight champion [autotag]Michael Graves[/autotag] and interim champion [autotag]Kamal Magomedov[/autotag].

A former UFC fighter, Graves (8-1-2) has won back-to-back fights under the Titan banner. Conversely, Magomedov (8-0) won his promotional debut by submission at Titan FC 57 in October.

Additionally, highly-touted undefeated welterweight prospect [autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag] is booked for his fifth professional MMA bout. The former North Carolina State University wrestling standout has translated his success to MMA, but has struggled to find opponents as of late. Named one of MMA Junkie’s 20 fighters who could become stars in the 20’s, Rohskopf (4-0) will face Brazil’s [autotag]Paulo Silva[/autotag] (6-5).

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The current Titan FC 59 lineup includes:

  • Champ Michael Graves vs. interim champ Kamal Magomedov for undisputed Titan FC welterweight title
  • Max Rohskopf vs. Paulo Silva
  • [autotag]Miranda Barber[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Lauren Bensinger[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Desmond Moore[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Chris Daniel[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Dylan Salvador[/autotag] vs. TBD
  • [autotag]Said Sowma[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jermayne Barnes[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Josh DaSilveria[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jarrod Thomas[/autotag]
  • [autotag]Miles Amos[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Garrick James[/autotag]

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