Another fight has been added to Allstars Fight Night (AFN) 5! Reigning bantamweight champion Bernardo “The Lion King” Sopai will make the first defense of his title against Brazilian Luiz “Aranha” Silva (9-4)!
Since his pro debut in the summer of 2016 Sopai has been a top prospect to keep an eye on and he relocated to Sweden during 2019, joining team Allstars. Since then he had a strong 1-1 run in Brave CF, where he defeated Tariq Ismail and lost a razoe-thin decision to Francesco Nuzzi.
Sopai would go on to capture the vacant Fight Club Rush title after knocking out Karlen Minasian and defended it once before getting stripped due to inactivity and contract disputes between the promotion and fighters management.
At AFN 4 Sopai battled Geovane Vargas for the vacant bantamweight title, winning via first round TKO.
Silva is a fighter with much experience and a high finishing percentage, competing as a pro since 2012. He is currently riding a two fight winning streak, both via finish, and holds wins in three out of his four latest fights.
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Current AFN 5 lineup
Allstars Fight Night 5 will take place on March 9 at Allstars Training Center in Stockholm.
- Super heavyweight bout: Megic Mike vs. Big Huappa
- Flyweight bout: Hamid Tawana vs. Eli Elias
- Welterweight bout (amateur): Fabian Misk vs. Fredrik Sandberg
- Strawweight bout: Latifa Soliman vs. Anne-Line Hogstad
- Flyweight bout: Abdurakhman Nasrutdinov vs Markus Adolfsson
- Lightweight bout: Mukhammad Eskirkhanov vs. Zanko Eliassi
- Bantamvikt (amateur): Benjamin Gonzalez vs Giorgos Pilidis
- Welterweight bout (amateur): Rabouni Mbuta vs. Sebastian Palacio Gomez
- Welterweight bout: Josef Al-Zubeidy vs Dennis Fränberg
- Welterweight bout (amateur): Emin Omic vs Christian Hansen
* Fight card is a subject of change.
The AFN 5 fight card also features eight fighters that will participate in the featherweight tournament:
- Elshod Aanvarov, Allstars Training Center
- Raham Kafaei, Söders Fight Gym
- George Youssef, Örebro Fight Gym
- Elias Ksia, GBG MAC
- Anton Ringvall, Hammarö Fightclub
- Sukhrob Tokhirov, Allstars Training Center
- Valentino Kovac, Fit4Fight Gym
- Gustav Holmqvist, Nova MMA
“There are a lot of featherweights in Sweden. Everyone talks about being the best. Now they can prove it,” the promotion’s representative Mohammad Babadivand said about the upcoming AFN featherweight tournament.
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