Titan FC head Jeff Aronson tried to buy Invicta FC, plus Titan 32 results
“We provide the audience with a way to connect with the fighters before they get into the UFC if they’re a prospect, or get back to the UFC if they’re a veteran.”
To the casual fan, mixed martial arts is synonymous with UFC. “Do you train UFC?” is an actual question.
With the emergence of Bellator there is some recognition that the sport exists outside its dominant league, that football exists outside of the NFL. One of the events making that making that so is Titan FC, under the leadership of Jeff Aronson. Aronson spoke recently with Stephie Daniels for BE, ahead of Titan FC 32 tonight in Lowell, Mass, broadcast on CBS Sports Network, with prelims on CBSSports.com.
I think the thing that people don’t realize about Titan is that we are on a national platform. This year we’ve seen promotions getting slammed from every angle about what they’ve done, what they haven’t done, how they treat fighters like s—, how they haven’t fought them enough for the fighters to make a living, how they don’t do what they say…you see none of that about Titan.
Fighters come to us because they want the opportunity to fight for Titan. We’re known throughout the industry as the de facto place for the top prospects in the world and the best veteran fighters in the world who might have gone on a skid, to go and resurrect their career. We provide the audience with a way to connect with the fighters before they get into the UFC if they’re a prospect, or get back to the UFC if they’re a veteran. It’s like they get to see tomorrow’s hero today.
We are seeing a shift with guys that may have been stuck for 3 or 4 years in another promotion, have the primes of their career taken, come over to Titan and realize success, and still have an out for the UFC if the opportunity arises.
Aronson also revealed to Daniels that at one point he tried to buy Shannon Knapp’s Invicta FC.
I love Shannon. She’s a great representative, not only for WMMA, but for the sport in general. She’s provided an absolutely phenomenal place for the female athletes to go. Hell, I even tried to buy Invicta and partner up with her. -Jeff Aronson, CEO, Titan FC
I love Shannon. She’s a great representative, not only for WMMA, but for the sport in general. She’s provided an absolutely phenomenal place for the female athletes to go. Hell, I even tried to buy Invicta and partner up with her. We weren’t able to make it happen, but we ended up developing a friendship where she’s supported our Titan events, I support her Invicta events. Our fans, fighters first mantra is something she has believed in from Day 1.
Main Card (CBS Sports Network, 9 p.m. ET)
Desmond Green def. Steven Siler via unanimous decision (48-45, 48-45, 48-45) – to win featherweight title
Rick Hawn def. Carlo Prater via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Milan Zerjal def. Ryan Quinn via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:30
Iliarde Santos def. Nick Honstein via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Andre Harrison def. Aaron Neveu via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Prelim Card (CBSSports.com, 7 p.m. ET)
Johnny Campbell def. John Santos via unanimous decision
Nathan Oses def. Wayne Ahlquist via unanimous decision
Titan FC 32
Friday, Dec 19
Tsongas Center
Lowell, MA