(PRESS RELEASE) -- LOS ANGELES – With her anticipated fight versus Sara McMann on the horizon at UFC 183, women’s bantamweight fighter Miesha Tate stopped by AXS TV’s INSIDE MMA for an interview with hosts Kenny Rice and Bas Rutten. During the interview, Tate discussed her matchup with McMann, stating she “would love for [it] to be a stand-up fight,” and shared her thoughts on the UFC’s addition of the women’s strawweight division as well as some of the new fighters from “The Ultimate Fighter 20.”
Then, UFC 183 headliner Nick Diaz joined INSIDE MMA, where he discussed training practices for his upcoming bout with former middleweight champion Anderson Silva, which range from running triathlons to sparring with kickboxing champions and more. Watch Diaz’s interview here:
Earlier tonight, AXS TV FIGHTS introduced the first ever Legacy Kickboxing event. Capping off the night’s action, Cosmo Alexandre (45-15) defeated Regian Eersel (26-3) via unanimous decision in the main event.
Watch these highlights and more from AXS TV FIGHTS: LEGACY KICKBOXING 1 presented by AXS TV FIGHTS commentators Pat Miletich and Ron Kruck here:
Official results from AXS TV FIGHTS: LEGACY KICKBOXING 1 are as follows:
165 pound fight (main event): Cosmo Alexandre (45-15) defeats Regian Eersel (26-3) via decision (unanimous 29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight fight: Pat Barry (17-6) defeats Demoreo Dennis (9-4) via decision (split 29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
155 pound fight: Marco Pique (61-38) defeats Michael Corley (18-13) via TKO in the third round.
135 pound fight: Angel Huerta (2-0) defeats Miguel Torres (0-1) via decision (unanimous 30-25, 30-25, 30-25).
135 pound fight: Valentina Shevchenko (55-1) defeats Lindsay Haycraft (26-14) via decision (Unanimous 30-26, 30-26, 30-26).
170 pound fight: Alex Moreno (1-0) defeats Lucas Pimenta (0-1) via TKO (broken arm) at 1:42 minutes in the first round.
155 pound fight: Justin Reiswerg (1-0) defeats Will Morris (0-1) via decision (unanimous 30-27, 30-26, 30-25).
AXS TV FIGHTS returns in two weeks with the live broadcast of AXS TV FIGHTS: CES MMA XXVII on Friday, January 30 at a special time, 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, live from the Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Two titles are on the line as Chuck O’Neil (14-6) defends his welterweight championship versus Emmanuel Walo (7-1-1) and Julian Lane (8-3-1) defends his lightweight championship versus Lucas Cruz (7-2).
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