Britain’s own James McSweeny made a huge splash on the Australian mixed martial arts scene last Saturday night with his new promotion Legend MMA. The London born fighter has had a long and storied career in MMA and is a veteran of many notable promotions such as the UFC, One Championship, BAMMA and Cage Rage. Drawing on the vast knowledge and experience he has gained from competing in so many high level organisations, McSweeny put on an incredible night of entertainment both inside and outside the cage.

Inside the cage the action was electrifying, and while there were judges present, their services were not needed, with all nine fights on the card ending via referee stoppage. In fact, the first eight bouts were all finished inside the first round. It took Steven Kennedy slightly longer to put away his opponent in the main event. Kennedy put on a grappling clinic against late replacement Ben Kelleher, eventually submitting his opponent with a head and arm choke 2:34 seconds into the second round. Outside the cage Legend MMA boasted very high levels of both professionalism and production quality. Hosted at the beautiful Conrad Jupiter’s casino on the Gold Coast, Queensland, the event featured a star studded commentary team comprised of former UFC heavyweight Champion Frank Mir and K1 Kickboxing legend Sam Greco.

Legendary Pride FC ring announcer Lenne Hardt was also in attendance to introduce the fighters as they made their way to the cage. Her iconic voice, along with an amazing light and sound show, gave the event an atmosphere of intensity reminiscent of the big Japanese promotions such as Pride, Rizin and K1.

McSweeny is a passionate and dedicated promoter with the experience and contacts to make huge waves in the MMA world. He hopes to capitalise on the success of Legend MMA 1 with a second show sometime around July, so it will be interesting to what the future holds for James Mcsweeny and Legend MMA.

The event was broadcast live on fite.tv for a small fee and the replay is still available here.