‘I’m just the guy who beat up Paige’s man’: Local MMA fighter KOs VanZant’s husband

Aaron Jeffery’s first career pinch hit try was a smashing success. The Tillsonburg mixed martial artist stepped in on eight days notice and knocked out No. 2 ranked middleweight Austin Vanderford in less than a minute and a half in Bellator 284 this past weekend at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, S.D. “I’m proud […]

Local fighter successfully defends Cage Fury mixed martial arts title

Aaron Jeffery retained his Cage Fury FC middleweight title with a four-round decision over American Rex Harris Saturday in Philadelphia. The 29-year-old Tillsonburg mixed martial artist improved to 11-3 and rebounded from a Contender Series loss to Brazilian Caio Borralho on Sept. 28 in Las Vegas. It was Jeffery’s first title defence since winning the […]

Area fighter Aaron Jeffery looks to punch UFC ticket in Vegas Tuesday

 Aaron Jeffery is familiar with fighting in Dana White’s Contender Series at the UFC Apex production centre in Las Vegas. He first did it two years ago, losing by submission to American Brendan Allen. “Even before COVID, there was no crowd, no walk-out music and no Bruce Buffer screaming into a microphone,” said the 28-year-old […]