Titan Fighting Championship officials today announced they have lost contact with James Jack, and John Ott (8-7) will now take his place in the headlining slot of next week’s TFC 17 event.
Ott now faces Bobby Lashley (5-1) at the event, which takes place March 25 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kan., and airs on HDNet.
“We had an agreement with Jack to fight Lashley, but he’s essentially gone MIA,” Titan Fighting CEO Kelly stated in an official release. “James missed several scheduled media shoots and no longer was returning our calls. It became abundantly clear that James had no intention of showing up to fight Bobby on March 25, so we had to make a change.”
While Ott generally competes in the light heavyweight and middleweight divisions, Kelly insists there will be no issue with him taking a heavyweight bout.
“John might be a little heavy for the fight, but the extra weight he is carrying is all muscle,” Kelly stated. “From a pure strength standpoint, he will be able to go in and compete with Bobby. His strong amateur wrestling credentials will also potentially allow him to neutralize Bobby’s takedowns and force the fight to stay on the feet.”
With the change, the full televised card for Titan Fighting Championship 17 now includes:
- Bobby Lashley vs. John Ott
- Abe Wagner vs. Aaron Rosa
- Phil Baroni vs. Nick Nolte
- Willian De Souza vs. Eric Marriott
- Aaron Derrow vs. Alonzo Martinez
- James Krause vs. Nathan Schut
- Anthony Guiterrez vs. Jon Hollis
