Defend Your Glory: Official Weights & Fight Card for Empire Promotions

Defend Your Glory: Official Weights & Fight Card for Empire Promotions

Empire Championship Series 3: Defend Your Glory - Official Weigh-in Results & Fight Card

Empire Promotions is set to deliver an action-packed night of mixed martial arts this Saturday at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Following today's official weigh-ins at Rio Grand Winery, all 30 fighters successfully made weight for ECS 3: Defend Your Glory.

Event Details

Detail Information
Event Empire Championship Series 3
Venue Pan American Center
Location Las Cruces, New Mexico
Weigh-ins Rio Grand Winery
Total Fighters 30
Total Fights 15
Title Fights 3
Made Weight 100%

Main Event: Lightweight Title on the Line

The professional lightweight championship headlines the evening as Xavier Martin (154.4 lbs) faces Ricky Maynez (154.4 lbs) in what promises to be an explosive main event. Both fighters made weight perfectly, setting the stage for a technical battle for gold.

PROFESSIONAL TITLE FIGHT

Main Event - 155 lbs Championship

Xavier Martin vs. Ricky Maynez (@savagediamond89)

  • Martin: 154.4 lbs
  • Maynez: 154.4 lbs

Amateur Title Fight Features Flyweight Action

The co-main event showcases amateur flyweight talent as Chris Tavares (125.8 lbs) takes on Brendan Willard (122.8 lbs) for the 125-pound amateur championship. Willard came in slightly under the limit, while Tavares hit his mark precisely.

AMATEUR TITLE FIGHT

Co-Main Event - 125 lbs Championship

Chris Tavares (@chriiss.10) vs. Brendan Willard (@brendan_w19)

  • Tavares: 125.8 lbs
  • Willard: 122.8 lbs

Additional Amateur Title Fight

The card also features another amateur title fight as Cesar Sandoval (135.8 lbs) takes on Julius Vega (137.4 lbs) for the 135-pound amateur championship. This bout adds even more championship excitement to an already stacked card.

AMATEUR TITLE FIGHT

Fight 13 - 135 lbs Championship

Cesar Sandoval (@majin.cesar) vs. Julius Vega (@vegajulius)

  • Sandoval: 135.8 lbs
  • Vega: 137.4 lbs

Full Official Fight Card & Weights

Fight # Fighter 1 Weight Fighter 2 Weight Division
1 Dresden Little 169.6 Tyler Werch 168.8 Amateur 170 lbs
2 Cade Smith 142.8 Armando Gutierrez 143.8 Amateur 145 lbs
3 Aaron Hernandez 150.4 Jordan Torres 147.8 Amateur 150 lbs
4 Ismael Acosta 154.8 Christopher Deer 154.2 Amateur 155 lbs
5 Isaiah Solaita (@slimzaydy_mma) 155.4 Mario Marquez 153 Amateur 155 lbs
6 Nathan Vasquez 160.2 Kurt Felix 159 Amateur 160 lbs
7 Daniel Hernandez 160.6 Jesus Urbina 159.6 Amateur 160 lbs
8 Isaiah Delgado 145.8 Dante Moralez 144.4 Amateur 145 lbs
9 Irvin Ortiz (@chinoortiz0522) 136 Armando Valdez (@mando.elflaco) 136 Amateur 135 lbs
10 Alex Ortiz 145.4 Jose Berkowitz 144.4 Amateur 145 lbs
11 Ruben Luna 134.4 Jacob Saiz 134.6 Amateur 135 lbs
12 Gabriel Peinada (@gabriel.peinado.125) 136 Alfredo Alvara 134.8 Amateur 136 lbs
13 Cesar Sandoval (@majin.cesar) 135.8 Julius Vega (@vegajulius) 137.4 Amateur Title 135 lbs
14 Chris Tavares (@chriiss.10) 125.8 Brendan Willard (@brendan_w19) 122.8 Amateur Title 125 lbs
15 Xavier Martin 154.4 Ricky Maynez (@savagediamond89) 154.4 Pro Title 155 lbs

Don't Miss the Action!

The fights go down this Saturday at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces. Get your tickets now and witness the crowning of new champions at ECS 3: Defend Your Glory.

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