Cosmo unleashes a bomb at a recent training session in São Paulo. Photo: Carlos Ozório.
Cosmo Alexandre, 29, will finally make his MMA debut, this Saturday, October 1, at Bellator 52, according to our collaborator Junior Samurai. The Thai boxing world champion, holding a record of 40 wins, will face off with Josh Quayhagen, who will be making his promotional debut as well.
With nearly a decade of experience competing at Thai boxing tournaments, Cosmo is currently in the United States, where he did his preparations for his maiden MMA outing, training with the likes of Rashad Evans and Gesias Cavalcante in Florida before heading to New York to polish up his ground game with black belt Gene Simco.
Also on the card for the event is Bulgaria’s Blagoy Ivanov, who once beat Fedor Emelianenko at the sambo world championship. Ivanov will be facing Brazil’s Thiago Santos.
Bellator 52
Louisiana, United States
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Heavyweight GP quarterfinals
Neil Grove vs Mike Hayes
Ron Sparks vs Mark Holata
Thiago Santos vs Blagoy Ivanov
Abe Wagner vs Eric Prindle
Superfights
Junior PQD vs Bryan Goldsby
Cosmo Alexandre vs Josh Quayhagen
Matt Van Buren vs Nick Nichols
Josh Burns vs Zak Jensen
Liron Wilson vs Justin Frazier