'Legacy FC 24: Page vs. Benoit' fight card takes shape

The fight card for October’s Legacy FC 24 event has taken shape and now includes 13 fights with a host of notables.

The event takes place Oct. 11 at Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas. The main card airs on AXS TV.

UFC and WEC vet Damacio Page (16-8) meets Ryan Benoit (6-2) in the bantamweight headliner. Additionally, Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo (4-0) makes his promotional debut against fellow 135-pounder Ryan Hollis (4-1).

Also slated for the main card air lightweights Chris Feist (8-0) vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira (7-0), welterweights Charles Byrd (5-3) vs. Mike Jasper (7-0), bantamweights Eliazar Rodriguez (4-2) vs. Eli Tamez (5-0), and featherweights Javier Obregon (6-5)vs. Damon Jackson (8-0).

The prelims feature a few notables, including Evan Thompson, the younger brother of UFC fighter Stephen Thompson, and Bull Lawal, the younger brother of Bellator contender Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal.

The full Legacy FC 24 card includes:

MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 10 p.m. ET)

• Ryan Benoit vs. Damacio Page
• Carlos Diego Ferreira vs. Chris Feist
• Henry Cejudo vs. Ryan Hollis
• Charles Byrd vs. Mike Jasper
• Eliazar Rodriguez vs. Eli Tamez
• Damon Jackson vs. Javier Obregon

PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised, 8 p.m. ET)

• Matthew Lozano vs. Klayton Mai
• Evan Thompson vs. Edgar Verdin
• George Pacurariu vs. TBA
• Sean Holden vs. Melvin Jordan
• Marcus Penland vs. TBA
• Bull Lawal vs. TBA

For more on Legacy FC 24, stay tuned to the MMA Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Damacio Page)