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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…

News August 8, 2023

LFA brings an All-Minnesota Superfight to the Land of 10,000 Lakes at LFA 168

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 LFA 168: McKEE vs. McPADDEN MAIN EVENT: MINNESOTA ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLER MITCH McKEE vs. TOP MINNESOTA PROSPECT SEAN McPADDEN BANTAMWEIGHT SHOWDOWN LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT Tickets are available NOW at Ticketmaster.com MYSTIC LAKE CASINO HOTEL PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA LAS VEGAS,…

News August 4, 2023

Sabina Mazo becomes first person to win the same title twice at LFA 164

EL PASO, Texas — In an international showdown for the vacant LFA women's flyweight title, Sabina "Colombian Queen" Mazo defeated Sandra "Peruvian Zombie" Lavado via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 50-45, 49-46). Mazo became the first person to win the same LFA title twice and improved her…

News August 3, 2023

LFA 164: Weigh-In Results

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 LFA 164: MAZO vs. LAVADO MAIN EVENT: "COLOMBIAN QUEEN" SABINA MAZO vs. "PERUVIAN ZOMBIE" SANDRA LAVADO WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY PARK EL PASO, TEXAS LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT SOUTHWESTUNIVERSITYPARK.COM EL PASO, Texas — On Thursday, August 3rd, LFA hosted…

News July 31, 2023

Sabina Mazo is back and ready to break more records at LFA 164

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON TWITTER @BEVOIS Eric Roth once said, "It's a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what's changed, is you." The six-time Academy Award winning screenwriter, in fact, chose words that…