Team Iridium Preview for Bellator 298

LAS VEGAS — Iridium Sports Agency client Jerrell “Thunderkat” Hodge makes his highly anticipated Bellator MMA debut Saturday at Bellator 298 at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD.

The former Legacy Fighting Alliance bantamweight champ is hunting for his sixth straight victory against Marcirley Alves.

His 10-3 record includes four submissions and a knockout.

ABOUT IRIDIUM SPORTS AGENCY

Iridium Sports Agency is a full-service professional management firm for the world’s best combat sports athletes, including former UFC World Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno and many other athletes in the UFC’s Top 15 rankings. Founded in 2009 by attorney Jason House, Iridium represents more than 100 athletes in the UFC, Bellator and Professional Fighters League, as well as many of the world’s best wrestlers, including reigning Olympic Gold Medalist David Taylor. Iridium's world-wide team of industry-leading agents is devoted to assisting athletes in all aspects of their professional lives, and consistently setting new standards for sports management.

Team Iridium Preview for Week 1 of DWCS

LAS VEGAS — Iridium Sports Agency clients César “Cesinha” Almeida and Kevin “El Gallo Negro” Borjas will compete for UFC contracts at the first Contender Series event of the year on Tuesday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

César looks to improve to 4-0 as he takes on Lucas Fernando in the middleweight division. All of César’s MMA victories have come by first-round knockout. The hard-hitting Brazilian is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the world. His professional kickboxing record is 47-8-1, 1 NC, with 27 of his wins coming by knockout. The former Glory kickboxer has many world titles and Brazilian national championships on his resume. He holds a kickboxing victory over former UFC champion Alex Pereira.

Kevin tries to improve to 9-1 with a fourth straight stoppage victory over Victor Dias in the flyweight division. Kevin is riding high after winning the Inka FC flyweight belt in his most recent fight. The heavy-handed Peruvian has eight wins by KO.

ABOUT IRIDIUM SPORTS AGENCY

Iridium Sports Agency is a full-service professional management firm for the world’s best combat sports athletes, including former UFC World Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno and many other athletes in the UFC’s Top 15 rankings. Founded in 2009 by attorney Jason House, Iridium represents more than 100 athletes in the UFC, Bellator and Professional Fighters League, as well as many of the world’s best wrestlers, including reigning Olympic Gold Medalist David Taylor. Iridium's world-wide team of industry-leading agents is devoted to assisting athletes in all aspects of their professional lives, and consistently setting new standards for sports management.

Team Iridium Preview for UFC Vegas 78

LAS VEGAS — Five Iridium Sports Agency clients represent the agency in the UFC’s Octagon at UFC Vegas 78 on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

"Money" Mike Breeden hunts for his first UFC victory against Terrance McKinney in lightweight action. The Contender Series vet's 10-5 record includes eight wins by knockout.

AJ Dobson is also going for his first UFC win as he takes on Tafon Nchukwi in the middleweight division. The Contender Series alum's 6-2 record is comprised of three submissions and a pair of KOs.

Isaac “The Midwest Choppa” Dulgarian makes his highly anticipated UFC debut against Francis Marshall in featherweight action. Isaac is 5-0, with all of the former Fighting Alliance Championship featherweight champ's wins coming by first-round stoppage (three knockouts, two submissions).

Josh Fremd takes aim at his second UFC victory against Jamie Pickett in middleweight action. Josh is 10-4 (four KOs, four submissions).

Marcus "The Maniac" McGhee looks to climb to 2-0 in the UFC and bring home his second Performance Bonus with a second straight stoppage win in the Octagon against JP Buys in the bantamweight division. Marcus has finished his last three opponents. Marcus is 7-1, with all of his wins coming by stoppage (six KOs, one submission).

ABOUT IRIDIUM SPORTS AGENCY

Iridium Sports Agency is a full-service professional management firm for the world’s best combat sports athletes, including former UFC World Flyweight Champion Brandon Moreno and many other athletes in the UFC’s Top 15 rankings. Founded in 2009 by attorney Jason House, Iridium represents more than 100 athletes in the UFC, Bellator and Professional Fighters League, as well as many of the world’s best wrestlers, including reigning Olympic Gold Medalist David Taylor. Iridium's world-wide team of industry-leading agents is devoted to assisting athletes in all aspects of their professional lives, and consistently setting new standards for sports management.