Jack Marshman vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam set as main event of BAMMA 11

BAMMA middleweight Jack Marshma

The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts has announced the headliner for their upcoming BAMMA 11 event. Jack Marshman will take on Xavier Foupa-Pokam in a middleweight contest on the card, which takes place Dec. 1 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham, England.

Marshman will be making his fifth-straight appearance in BAMMA. In his last fight, he defeated Andrew Punshon via triangle choke submission at BAMMA 10. He currently holds an 11-1 record as a professional. His only career defeat came against recent UFC signee Tom Watson. Over the course of his career, Marshman has defeated Lee Barnes, Lee Chadwick and Paul Jenkins.

Between 2008-2009, Foupa-Pokam won seven-straight fights and earned a shot in the UFC. However, his stint in the UFC was over quickly as he dropped back-to-back bouts to Denis Kang and Drew McFedries. In fact, since signing with the UFC in 2009, "Professor X" has gone only 2-9. In his last fight, he dropped a decision to Claudio Henrique da Silva at Super Fight League 6.

BAMMA 11 also features a light heavyweight contest between Linton Vassell and Jason Jones. The event is also expected to crown the first BAMMA British welterweight and lightweight champions.