Fight to Win Pro 16

Vinny Magalhaes & Luiz Panza Superfight Headlines Fight To Win Pro In Vegas

Vinny Magalhaes & Luiz Panza Superfight Headlines Fight To Win Pro In Vegas

An explosive no-gi match has been announced for the Fight To Win Pro 16 event in Las Vegas on Oct. 22.

Sep 21, 2016 by Hywel Teague
Vinny Magalhaes & Luiz Panza Superfight Headlines Fight To Win Pro In Vegas
An explosive no-gi match has been announced for the Fight To Win Pro 16 event in Las Vegas on Oct. 22. Vinny Magalhaes will go head to head with Checkmat's Luiz Panza in a 225-pound black belt match. 

Vinny Magalhaes is an ADCC and World No-Gi champion well-known for his extensive MMA career. A proponent of both the old-school traditional game and Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet style, he combines rock solid fundamentals with flashy new-school attacks. 

Luiz Panza is an agile and aggressive leglock specialist known for his deadly lower body attacks. The Sao Paulo native trains in California with the Checkmat team, and is a 2016 IBJJF Pan champion. 

The superfight headlines the event, which features seven more confirmed black belt matches that we've listed below...  

Main Event 225lbs Black Belt No-Gi
Vinny Magalhaes vs. Luiz Panza

Co-Main Event 155lbs Black Belt
Rafael Domingues vs. Bill Cooper

125lbs Female Black Belt No-Gi
Talita Alencar vs. Maxine Thylin

205lbs Black Belt No-Gi
Gabriel Checco vs. Rodrigo Gutierrez

170lbs Black Belt Gi
James Nival vs. Romulo Caiado

205lbs Black Belt No-Gi
Phil Dunlap vs. Michael Alexander

135lbs Black Belt No-Gi
Taylor McCorriston vs. Jerry Shapiro

170lbs Black Belt Gi
Ross Keeping vs. John Combs