RFA will be heading back to California on February 6 as RFA 23 will come from The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, California and will be headlined by a bantamweight bout between Joe Murphy and Terrion Ware.
The fight card was recently announced by the promotion and tickets are currently on sale at CageTix.com/RFA.
“Joe Murphy vs. Terrion Ware will be an exciting main event between two of the top bantamweight prospects in the sport,” said RFA President Ed Soares. “They have both proven themselves on the talent-rich southern California MMA scene and in the RFA octagon. This will be a fantastic fight in our return to Orange County at RFA 23.”
Murphy (8-1) has won back to back fights since losing to Carson Beebe at WSOF 2. He is coming off a TKO win at RFA 21 against Bruno Frazatto and it was his first career victory by TKO/KO.
“I’m honored to get the main event spot in my hometown at RFA 23,” stated Murphy. “Facing Terrion Ware is a brilliant move by the matchmaker, because we both show up to bring it.”
Ware (12-3) is coming off a win against Jeff Martin in BAMMA USA and he has won seven of his last eight fights. Eight of his victories have come by stoppage and five of those have come by TKO/KO.
“This is a great match-up between two high-level guys,” Ware explained. “Joe Murphy is a high-level grappler and that’s what you get with the RFA. You’re only going to fight high-level guys on their way up and that’s what Murphy is going to get with me. Getting to fight in the main event for the RFA doesn’t happen for a lot of people, so I feel very fortunate and look forward it.”
The current RFA 23: Murphy vs. Ware fight card is below.
Joe Murphy (8-1) vs. Terrion Ware (12-3)
Gabriel Checco (7-1) vs. Joseph Henle (9-1-1)
Raoni Barcelos (7-1) vs. Sam Toomer (9-0)
Marcelo Mafra (6-0) vs. Ricky Legere Jr. (19-6)
Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger (4-1) vs. Maria Rios (2-0)
John Hackleman Jr. (2-1) vs. Blake Troop (2-2)