Meaningful MMA exists beyond the confines of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA and World Series of Fighting. In this monthly series, Sherdog.com recaps the month that was on the regional circuit in mixed martial arts:
Perhaps Freddy Assuncao has begun to live up to the expectations that once surrounded him as a fighter some viewed as the gold standard among MMA prospects.
Assuncao captured the Titan Fighting Championship lightweight crown, as he choked Gesias Cavalcante unconscious with a fourth-round guillotine in the Titan 40 headliner on Aug.