BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS   There is an old Kyrgyz proverb that states, "A horse is a man's wings." In Kyrgyzstan, as in many Central Asian countries, horses are an important part of their national identity. The nomadic culture of the country lends…

FRIDAY, APRIL 26 LFA 182: McKEE vs. HERNANDEZ Presented By: BETONLINE   MAIN EVENT: ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLER "MERCILESS" MITCH McKEE vs. REGIONAL KINGPIN JOSE "NANO" HERNANDEZ BANTAMWEIGHT SHOWDOWN   PLUS THE LFA DEBUT OF TWO-TIME NCAA DIVISION I WRESTLING NATIONAL CHAMPION JESSE DELGADO   SANFORD PENTAGON SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9…

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 LFA 181: CHAPOLIN vs. HERNANDEZ Presented By: RESILITE MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION EDUARDO CHAPOLIN vs. CHALLENGER EIMAR HERNANDEZ FLYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT   MYSTIC LAKE CASINO HOTEL PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT Tickets are available NOW at Ticketmaster.com   LAS VEGAS, Nevada…

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK — The LFA concluded its February schedule on the USA-Canada international border in Niagara Falls with a Championship Doubleheader. In the main event, two-time Russian national wrestling champion Shamidkhan Magomedov defeated Devin Smyth via TKO after taking Smyth's back and finishing…

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 LFA 177: SMYTH vs. MAGOMEDOV   MAIN EVENT: 2023 LFA FANS' CHOICE AWARDS: KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR WINNER DEVIN SMYTH vs. TWO-TIME RUSSIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION IN WRESTLING SHAMIDKHAN MAGOMEDOV INTERIM WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT   CO-MAIN EVENT: TOP CANADIAN PROSPECT SHANNON CLARK vs. TOP BRAZILIAN PROSPECT THAIANY LOPES WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT   LIVE on…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA President Sven Bean announced today that the LFA has entered into two event production agreements in April of 2024. "The LFA team will return to our two most frequented markets to produce two big events in April." said Bean, who is…

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS   In 1993, Kim Campbell became the first and so far only female Prime Minister of Canada. "The Right and Honourable" pioneer of female politicians in "The Great White North" then famously said, "People ask me, 'Are you proud…

SATURDAY, MARCH 23 LFA 179: NETO vs. ANTUNES Presented By: BETONLINE   MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION GERALDO NETO vs. CHALLENGER VANILTO ANTUNES WELTERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT   ARENA 1 PARQUE OLÍMPICO RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT     LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced…