LFA 219 Preview

By AJ Pacheco

October 8, 2025

After our European debut a couple of weeks ago, the LFA makes its debut in Tennessee at the F&M Bank Arena in Clarksville on Friday, October 10th this week, bringing the number of states that have hosted the LFA up to 30.

This week’s event is headlined by an International Matchup between Australia’s Isaac Thomson (8-2) and Akbar Islomboev (10-1). Thomson has been fighting for the LFA for almost 4 years. He’s making his 8th LFA appearance, but his 1st LFA Main Event. Training out of Sacramento and Team Alpha Male, Thomson is still only 23 years old. Thomson is a 2-time World Champion in Karate and comes in riding back-to-back wins. Islombev is making his LFA and U.S. debut and has rattled off 8-straight wins. From Uzbekistan, but now training out of Dubai, Islombev hasn’t lost since February 2022. He’s a Master of Sport in Kickboxing and a veteran of the Uzbekistan military. These two are well rounded, but prefer to end fights with their hands, they have combined for 9 KO/TKO wins.

The Co-Main event features a pair of returning welterweights, Raheam Forest (8-3) and Martin Camilo (7-2-1). Forest is returning to the LFA for the first time since LFA 114 in 2021. He trains out of Memphis and is a former college football player. Forest fought on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2023, losing to fellow Tennessee fighter Danny Barlow. He’s since bounced back with a 46 second TKO win in February. Forest has 5 wins via KO/TKO and 6 first-round finishes in 8 Pro wins. Camilo is returning to the LFA after a 35 second TKO win in his LFA Debut in April. Camilo is from Uruguay, but trains at American Top Team in Florida under the guidance of King Mo. He makes his second LFA appearance coming off back-to-back wins and he also has a Black Belt in BJJ and 4 wins via Submission.

Also on the card:

Nashville’s Dedrek Sanders (9-5) will try to defend his home turf against surging prospect Dzhamal Mavliudov (6-0). Sanders is a 2-fight PFL veteran as well as a U.S. Air Force veteran. Training under RFA & UFC-vet Dustin Ortiz in Nashville, he has a Black Belt in BJJ and 6 finishes in 9 wins. Mavlidov is fighting for the second time in 56 days, he just earned a first-round TKO win at LFA 214 in August. Mavliudov is only 21-years-old, but is undefeated in 6 Pro fights and 5 Amateur fights. From Russia, but now training in Portland, Oregon; Maliudov has finished all 6 of his Pro wins, 4 of them in the first round.
Tennessee bragging rights are on the line when Andrew Stewart (4-1) takes on Jonathan Waid (2-1) at welterweight. Stewart is another Nashville MMA prospect training under Dustin Ortiz. He’s coming off the very first defeat of his MMA career (Pro or Amateur) back in May. Stewart has a Purple Belt in BJJ and has 3 KOs in 4 Pro wins. Waid is a grappler with a Brown Belt in BJJ and IBJJF Gold Medals at the National Level. Waid just made his Pro MMA debut in March and both of his Pro wins have come via Submission in a combined time of 2:13.
Heavyweights clash in our third fight of the night as unbeaten Ben Wunder (2-0) takes on Matt Adams (4-1). Wunder hails from Indiana and has yet to taste defeat as a Pro or Amateur. Only 11 months into his Pro MMA career, he has 2 KO wins as a Pro and 7 KO wins as an Amateur. Adams is making his third LFA appearance and returning after a year-long lay-off. He is a wrestler, with a State Championship in high school and a National Title in Freestyle Wrestling. Adams has won 4-straight since losing his Pro Debut in 2023 and also has Pro Boxing experience.
Someone’s 0 has gotta go in our second fight of the night with Georgia’s Ronald Humphrey (2-0) battling California’s Dupree Stewart (2-0). Humphrey is a second generation MMA fighter, his father went 7-3 as a Pro and had 4 fights with Strike Force. Humphrey is undefeated as a Pro and Amateur and is a 2-time IKF Muay Thai Champion. Both of his Pro wins have come via KO/TKO. On the other side, both of Stewart’s Pro wins have come via Submission. Stewart has been practicing Jiu Jitsu since the age of 11 and trains under former UFC title challenger Alexis Davis. Stewart is also unbeaten as a Pro and Amateur in MMA, and both of his Pro wins have come in the first round.
We kick off the night with Cory Sandhagen protege Elias Rodriguez (2-0) taking on U.S. Army veteran Dylan Booker (2-0). Rodriguez went 5-0 as an Amateur before going Pro. Rodriguez has been training with Sandhagen since age 14 and also works as his videographer. He is 2-0 inside the LFA Octagon with 1 KO and 1 Sub. Booker is from Alabama and coming off a TKO win just 41 days ago. Booker went 6-4 as an Amateur and both of his wins as a Pro have come via first-round KO/TKO.

About LFA:

LFA is a professional Mixed Martial Arts promotion that was formed by the powerhouse merger between RFA and Legacy FC in 2017. It has launched the careers of over 330 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC. LFA presents live Mixed Martial Arts events on a monthly basis around the world including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. Based in Las Vegas, NV, LFA is one of the most active and respected MMA organizations in the fastest growing sport in the world. The promotion owns and operates LFA FIGHT NETWORK™ , a premium YouTube channel that features live combat sports events alongside live LFA Prelims and historical fights.

Please visit LFA.com for updates and information. Visit the official LFA YouTube channel (LFA FIGHT NETWORK™) at @LFAfights. LFA is on Facebook at Facebook.com/LFAfighting. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and X (formerly Twitter) at @LFAfighting.

About UFC FIGHT PASS®:

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About F&M Bank Arena:

Nestled in the heart of downtown Clarksville, Tennessee, F&M Bank Arena is the proud home of Austin Peay State University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams and Ford Ice Center Clarksville. The arena’s flexible event space, with a capacity of up to 5,000, sets the stage for a diverse range of sporting and live music performances to rehearsals, banquets, conventions, trade shows and more. The arena celebrated its Grand Opening on July 15, 2023 and was nominated for ‘New Concert Venue of the Year (Over 5,000 Capacity)’ by Pollstar. Visit myfmbankarena.com for all arena policies and procedures.