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The action will kick off at the Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham at BAMMA 25 where the show will feature a unique 'Champion vs Champion' theme with three BAMMA title fights and one Lonsdale belt on the line.

The event will be headlined a bantamweight title fight featuring Shay Walsh taking on Tom DeQuesnoy while Martin Stapleton will defend his title against Damien Lapilus.

Mark Godbeer will also defend his BAMMA heavyweight title against Stuart Austin, and the UFC veteran Colin 'Freakshow' Fletcher will take on Walter Gahadza in welterweight action.

While those fights certainly won't be ones to miss, the bot really getting the attention of British MMA fans is the long-awaited fight between Marc 'Bonecrusher' Diakiese and Kane 'Black Bane' Mousah.

The rivalry between Mousah and Diakiese has been brewing for years and the bad blood between the two has been well documented. Earlier this week, Diakiese explained to Mirror Sport exactly where the rift began.

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"He has been holding onto my coattails for the past two years as we were originally scheduled to fight back in December 2014 but he pulled out due to a bruised knee," said Diakiese.

"Since then I've had to listen to his big mouth begging for the fight and talking smack about me. So I'm just going to give it back to him as you should do with any bully and he doesn't like it."

While Diakiese is vocal about his dislike for Mousah's attitude, he's fully aware of the challenge he faces inside the cage on Saturday night but is fully confident he will get the job done inside the distance.

"He has a good record but he'sonly ever fought bums. He has never been in the cage with someone of my level and I intend to teach him a lesson in MMA," he said confidently.

"I'm looking to recreate my last fight and to finish him in the first round. If he makes it to the second or third I can choose where the fight will end. I'm the one who will control how this finishes."

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Diakiese explained that this fight against Mousah is purely a stepping stone before going on to achieve bigger and better things and the 23-year-old one days sees himself sitting on top of the UFC lightweight division.

"I'm clearly the number one lightweight in Europe outside of the UFC right now," said Diakiese. "I only ever try and bring exciting fights for the fans. Expect to see some spinning s*** before I knock him clean out.

"My aim is to hold the UFC title at 155lbs but until then, I'm paid by BAMMA to destroy anyone they put in front of me in an exciting fashion. Mousah is just my next victim and I will deal with him Saturday evening."

A limited amount of tickets are still available for Saturday are still available.

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