October 5, 2023 8: 00 am ET
Shawne Merriman desires his Lights Out Xtreme Fighting promo to be a house for noteworthy professionalathletes transitioning into fight sports to get their feet damp in MMA.
Merriman, a retired multi-time NFL Pro Bowl linebacker, will put on his 11th MMA occasion as a promoter on Saturday. The card takes location at Thunder Studio in Long Beach, Calif., and streams on Fubo Sports. Tickets are still readilyavailable bymeansof the company’s site.
As he continues to get evenmore into his period of running occasions, Merriman has a vision for Lights Out Xtreme Fighting. In addition to being a location for potentialcustomers and increasing stars to get experience as they work towards a UFC profession, he sees it as a house for fighters who made their name in football, basketball or other significant sports to make the relocation into MMA. And he teases a number are on the method.
“We’re having more of these previous professionalathletes to make that shift,” Merriman informed MMA Junkie. “I was talking to Le’Veon Bell the other day. I talked a little bit with Frank Gore. A lot of these men are coming over to battle sports and