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News September 12, 2023

LFA kicks off Red River Rivalry Weekend and concludes its Texas Tour with a Featherweight Showdown at LFA 169

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 LFA 169: WARD vs. WALKER MAIN EVENT: TEXAS PROSPECT LANDRY "THE LONE STAR KID" WARD vs. OKLAHOMA STANDOUT ALFRED "FREIGHT TRAIN" WALKER FEATHERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN THE FACTORY IN DEEP ELLUM DALLAS, TEXAS LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT Tickets are available at…

News September 11, 2023

Devin Smyth to headline in his godfather Rashad Evans’ hometown of Niagara Falls at LFA 167

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON TWITTER @BEVOIS Marlon Brando said in his iconic role as Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather, "Great men are not born great, they grow great." This holds true for LFA star Devin "The Prodigy" Smyth and his godfather "Suga" Rashad Evans. Long…

News September 2, 2023

Geraldo Neto is crowned LFA welterweight champion at LFA 166

CAJAMAR, São Paulo, Brazil — LFA kicked off Labor Day weekend in Brazil with two of Brazil's top prospects vying for the LFA welterweight title in the main event of LFA 166. Geraldo "Luan Santana" Neto defeated Magnus Conrado via Unanimous Decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-43)…

News September 1, 2023

LFA 166: Weigh-In Results

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 LFA 166: NETO vs. CONRADO MAIN EVENT: "LUAN SANTANA" GERALDO NETO vs. REGIONAL KINGPIN MAGNUS CONRADO WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® GINÁSIO DO POLVILHO CAJAMAR, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL CAJAMAR, São Paulo, Brazil — On Friday, September 1st, LFA hosted the weigh-in for LFA 166: Neto vs.…

Uncategorized August 22, 2023

LFA brings a pair of Welterweight Wars to New York at LFA 167

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 LFA 167: PIERSMA vs. SMYTH MAIN EVENT: NEW YORK'S OWN JONATHAN PIERSMA vs. DANA WHITE'S CONTENDER SERIES ALUM DEVIN SMYTH WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN CO-MAIN EVENT: TOP RUSSIAN PROSPECT SHAMIDKHAN MAGOMEDOV vs. TOP UZBEKISTANI PROSPECT BAHROMJON MASHRAPOV WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT Tickets…

Uncategorized August 18, 2023

Renato Valente knocks out Daniel Compton in the main event of LFA 165

SANTA CRUZ, California — In a highly-anticipated middleweight showdown that has been months in the making, Renato "Índio" Valente knocked out Daniel "Santo" Compton in the main event of LFA 165. In the co-main event, northern California's own Buddy "Braveheart" Wallace knocked out Brazilian striker…

News August 17, 2023

LFA 165: Weigh-In Results

FRIDAY, AUGUST 18 LFA 165: COMPTON vs. VALENTE MAIN EVENT: SANTA CRUZ'S OWN DANIEL COMPTON vs. BRAZILIAN POWERHOUSE RENATO VALENTE MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA LIMITED TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER.COM SANTA CRUZ, California — On Thursday, August 17th, LFA hosted the weigh-in…

News August 15, 2023

LFA announces October schedule of events in Texas and Colorado

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA President Sven Bean announced today that the LFA has entered into two event production agreements in October of 2023. "The LFA team will produce two events in two exciting markets in October," said Bean, who handles venue booking and scheduling for…

News August 12, 2023

Eduardo “Chapolin” Henrique and Tabatha “Baby Shark” Ricci reflect on their MMA journey ahead of LFA 165

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON TWITTER @BEVOIS Vin Diesel's iconic character Dominic Toretto famously said in a scene from the seventh installment of Fast and the Furious (Furious 7), "I don't have friends, I got family." Those words hold true when it comes to the fast and…