FIGHT ANNOUNCED Polaris 40: Tonon faces McNally for lightweight title on Nov. 21; three prelims added

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Polaris 40 on Nov. 21 in Southampton has Garry Tonon vs. Sam McNally for the lightweight title and now three preliminary grappling matches.

Polaris 40: Tonon faces McNally for lightweight title on Nov. 21; three prelims added
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What we know

Polaris has added three preliminary matches to Polaris 40 on Nov. 21 at Southampton Central Hall, the promotion announced on Nov. 1. Albruce Touaev meets Rodrigo Mariani and Will Nichols faces Franck Takoudjou at welterweight, and Carl Scarratt takes on Justin Moore at light heavyweight.

The main event is a rematch for the Polaris lightweight championship between Garry Tonon and Sam McNally, confirmed on Oct. 13. McNally beat Tonon 3-0 on points in their opening-round meeting at the 2022 ADCC World Championships. FloGrappling describes it as Tonon's first jiu-jitsu superfight in nearly six years, and it carries the event live.

Polaris did not specify the order of the three new prelim bouts.
 
Summary
Polaris 40 on Nov. 21 in Southampton has Garry Tonon vs. Sam McNally for the lightweight title and now three preliminary grappling matches.
Key points (one per line)
Tonon and McNally rematch for the Polaris lightweight championship at Southampton Central Hall.
McNally beat Tonon 3-0 on points at the 2022 ADCC World Championships.
Three prelims were added: Touaev vs. Mariani, Nichols vs. Takoudjou and Scarratt vs. Moore.
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MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/brazilian-jiu-jitsu/polaris-40-tonon-mcnally-title-prelims/
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