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Vanilto Antunes poses with his championship belt.

Vanilto Antunes: A Champion’s Resolve

By Danny Jones, @Tidy_MMA on X The circumstances under which Itaboraí’s Vanilto Antunes acquired the LFA Welterweight Championship are simply extraordinary. With the LFA Welterweight Championship vacated in April 2023 following Trey Waters’ signing to the UFC, the Fluminense was scheduled to contest Geraldo Neto for the…

News January 14, 2025

LFA kicks off Super Bowl weekend in Brazil with a Championship Doubleheader at LFA 201

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7 LFA 201: CONCEIÇÃO vs. SILVA Presented By MONSTER ENERGY MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION ROSE CONCEIÇÃO vs. CHALLENGER LANY SILVA WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CO-MAIN EVENT: BRAZILIAN NATIONAL MUAY THAI CHAMPION MARCOS DEGLI vs. BRAZILIAN NATIONAL MUAY THAI CHAMPION LINCON SANTOS INTERIM FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP PLUS: TEAM CHALLENGE BRAZIL vs. RUSSIA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® GINÁSIO…

News January 10, 2025

Erick Visconde lands a spinning elbow to knockout Ary Farias at LFA 199

LEMOORE, California — LFA kicked off its 2025 schedule with its debut event at the iconic Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Central California. In the main event, two fighters who have fought for the promotion on multiple continents faced each other for the first time.…

News January 9, 2025

LFA 199: Weigh-In Results

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 LFA 199: FARIAS vs. VISCONDE Presented By MONSTER ENERGY MAIN EVENT: 7x JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION ARY FARIAS vs. JIU-JITSU BLACK BELT ERICK VISCONDE FEATHERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® TACHI PALACE CASINO RESORT LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT LFATIX.COM LEMOORE, California — On Thursday, January 9th, LFA…

News January 5, 2025

LFA kicks off 2025 with a stacked International Showcase in Central California at LFA 199

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 LFA 199: FARIAS vs. VISCONDE Presented By MONSTER ENERGY MAIN EVENT: 7x JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION ARY FARIAS vs. JIU-JITSU BLACK BELT ERICK VISCONDE FEATHERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® TACHI PALACE CASINO RESORT LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT LFATIX.COM LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares…

News December 30, 2024

By the Numbers: LFA in 2024

Revered globally as the industry leader for mixed martial arts talent development, LFA concluded its eighth calendar year as a promotion at the close of LFA 198 on December 6th 2024. Holding 25 stellar events in 330 days, LFA proudly remains one of the most…

News December 23, 2024

LFA celebrates its Bicentennial Event with Three Title Unification Bouts in Minnesota at LFA 200

SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 LFA 200: JOHNS vs. DOUGLAS Presented By MONSTER ENERGY MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION ELIJAH JOHNS vs. INTERIM CHAMPION LERRYAN DOUGLAS FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE UNIFICATION FIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION SHANNON CLARK vs. INTERIM CHAMPION CHEYANNE BOWERS WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE UNIFICATION FIGHT FEATURE FIGHT: CHAMPION VANILTO ANTUNES vs. INTERIM CHAMPION SHAMIDKHAN MAGOMEDOV WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE UNIFICATION FIGHT MYSTIC…

News December 18, 2024

LFA kicks off 2025 with a stacked International Showcase in Central California at LFA 199

FRIDAY, JANUARY 10 LFA 199: FARIAS vs. ZHUSUPOV Presented By MONSTER ENERGY MAIN EVENT: 7x JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION ARY FARIAS vs. 3x PANKRATION WORLD CHAMPION SABIT ZHUSUPOV FEATHERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® TACHI PALACE CASINO RESORT LEMOORE, CALIFORNIA TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT LFATIX.COM LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed…

News December 12, 2024

LFA announces February schedule of events in Brazil and New York

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA President Sven Bean announced today that the LFA has entered into two event production agreements in February of 2025. Bean is responsible for developing venue partnerships, booking and scheduling for the LFA. "The LFA team will produce two events across two…