The IFL have revamped the line-up for their Dec. 29 World Grand Prix card, allowing for a new 155-pound title clash and the introduction of the 145-lb. division into the organization.
Today, the IFL formally announced the full and revised line-up for their card at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn., which will now feature a rematch between undefeated lightweight prospect
Chris Horodecki (Pictures) and
Shad Lierley (Pictures) for the IFL 155-pound title. The two met in June, where Horodecki took a unanimous decision in a fight of the year candidate. Horodecki's originally scheduled opponent, Waggney Fabiano, who submitted
John Gunderson (Pictures) in the lightweight semifinals this month, will move down to featherweight to face off with undefeated
LC Davis (Pictures) to crown the IFL's inaugural 145-pound champion and welcome the division into the promotion.
The other three IFL title bouts remain as scheduled.
Antoine Jaoude (Pictures) and
Roy Nelson (Pictures) will square off to crown the IFL's first heavyweight champion, each coming off of wins inside the distance over
Shane Ott (Pictures) and
Bryan Vetell (Pictures) respectively. Undefeated in his IFL tenure having stopped all five opponents including
Brent Beauparlant (Pictures) in the semifinals,
Benji Radach (Pictures) will take on
Matt Horwich (Pictures), who quickly submitted semifinal foe
Brian Foster (Pictures), for the 185-pound IFL crown. For the welterweight crown,
Delson Heleno (Pictures), who submitted
Gideon Ray (Pictures) in under two minutes in the semifinals, will take on
Jay Hieron (Pictures), who is coming off a three round shutout of
Donnie Liles (Pictures).
In the non-championship preliminaries, hard-hitting Miletich product
Rory Markham (Pictures) will return to action against
Renzo Gracie (Pictures) pupil
Dan Miller (Pictures), IFL newcomers Marcelo Salazar will rematch Englishman
Alex Cook who will be a part of
Ian Freeman (Pictures)'s British-based IFL camp in 2008, and
Elias Rivera will take on
Tim Kennedy (Pictures).
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