Jesse Taylor signs contract to meet Brazilian standout at MFC 25

Fresh off signing a two-fight deal with the Maximum Fighting Championship,
Jesse "JT Money" Taylor has garnered a spot in the main event for MFC 25:
Vindication.



Taylor (14-5) will meet Thales Leites (16-3) in the headliner bout of the
MFC's upcoming show on Friday, May 7 at the Northlands Expo Centre in
Edmonton, Alberta, and seen live throughout North America on HDNet Fights.



"This is a main-event matchup that could easily become a Fight of the Year
candidate," said MFC Owner/President Mark Pavelich. "I love Jesse Taylor's
aggressive nature and he is coming here with bad intentions on his mind. And
Thales Leites has a new-found desire to showcase his raw power and talent.



"Neither one of these guys is going to sit back and let the fight come to
him - they are going to step up and bring it. There is a title shot at stake
here and both of these guys are coveting the MFC championship belt."



Leites used solid takedown defense and took advantage of what opportunities
were in front of him on his way to a unanimous decision victory over Dean
Lister at MFC 23 back in December. That win ended a two-fight losing skid
for the Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, native who holds career victories over such
notables as Nate Marquardt, Drew McFedries, Pete Sell, and Jose Landis-Jons.



Taylor, who fights out of Murietta, California, has an impressive list of
wins to his credit as well holding verdicts over Jason Day, Chris Camozzi,
and Jesse Forbes. "JT Money" is a former reality show cast member and holds
a decorated career in amateur wrestling including a Division I NCAA
tournament appearance and honored twice as a junior college All-American.



The Leites-Taylor encounter tops a star-studded lineup for MFC 25:
Vindication which includes:



Ryan Jimmo vs. Wilson Gouveia, light heavyweight



Dwayne Lewis vs. Emanuel Newton, light heavyweight



David Heath vs. Solomon Hutcherson, middleweight



Luigi Fioravanti vs. Pete Spratt, welterweight



Tickets for MFC 25: Vindication are on sale now via the MFC Ticket Hotline
at (780) 504-2024 or through Ticketmaster at
www.ticketmaster.ca and charge-by-phone (780) 451-8000.