Kevin Gray meets Nick Mamalis for vacant flyweight title in Victory FC 57 co-main event

A second title will be on the line next month when Victory FC returns to Kansas.

Kevin Gray (8-3) will take on Nick Mamalis (18-10) for the promotion’s vacant flyweight belt at Victory FC 57. Promotion officials announced the new co-headliner today.

Victory FC 57 takes place May 5 at Kansas Expocentre in Topeka, Kan. The card will air live on UFC Fight Pass. In the main event, heavyweight champion Daniel Gallemore will put his title on the line against UFC veteran Razak Al-Hassan.

In addition, the rest of the nine-fight card on UFC Fight Pass has been filled out. Darrick Minner (17-6) will meet Justin Overton (4-3) at featherweight; Josh Pfeifer (5-2) is set to take on Cody Carrillo (11-14) at lightweight; Daron McCant (2-0) meets Sharkey Slyter (3-1) at bantamweight; Chance Thackston (3-0) vs. Trey Ogden (7-1) takes place at lightweight; Rob Mitchell (1-0) meets Alex McGowan (1-1) at featherweight; and in a pair of bantamweight bouts, Dustin Kramer (4-1) meets Matthew Murray (1-0) and Arnold Berdon (7-2) takes on Johnnie Roades (9-11).

Gray will be fighting in front of his home fans in Tokpeka. The 31-year-old has won three of his past four fights. Most recently, Gray took a decision from Joey Diehl at Victory FC 55. Of his eight wins, four have come by submission.

Mamalis is a former Victory FC bantamweight champion who has won four of his past five fights. He’ll be returning to the promotion for the first time since 2010. Prior to that, he had a four-fight run under the Bellator banner, where he went 2-2.

The Victory FC 57 card includes:

• Champ Daniel Gallemore vs. Daniel James – for heavyweight title
• Kevin Gray vs. Nick Mamalis – for vacant flyweight title
• Darrick Minner vs. Justin Overton
• Cody Carrillo vs. Josh Pfeifer
• Daron McCant vs. Sharkey Slyter
• Trey Ogden vs. Chance Thackston
• Alex McGowan vs. Rob Mitchell
• Dustin Kramer vs. Matthew Murray
• Arnold Berdon vs. Johnnie Roades

For more on Victory FC 57, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.