LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The LFA kicked off an epic combat sports weekend in Las Vegas with the Light-Heavyweight Championship. In the main event, LFA light-heavyweight world champion Uran "Gorilla" Satybaldiev and top contender Leon "Ogro" Soares threw down in an instant classic. Eventually, the…

THURSDAY, MARCH 6 LFA 203: SATYBALDIEV vs. SOARES PRESENTED BY: MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION URAN SATYBALDIEV vs. CHALLENGER LEON SOARES LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT   FEATURED WOMEN'S BOUT: 10x JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION BIA MESQUITA vs. 20x KARATE WORLD CHAMPION HOPE CHASE WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PALMS CASINO RESORT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at…

FRIDAY, APRIL 18 LFA 207: LEWIS vs. MIRANDA PRESENTED BY: MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION RICHIE "SAVAGE" LEWIS vs. CHALLENGER RICHIE "EL MACHETE" MIRANDA LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP   SANFORD PENTAGON SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT   Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com       LAS…

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS   In the 2000s, women's MMA had Gina Carano become the "Face of Women's MMA". She was the first bona fide women's star and won the first televised female fight on Showtime in 2007. Since then, she has transitioned…

FRIDAY, APRIL 11 LFA 206: GENNRICH vs. LEBOSNOYANI Presented By MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: "MACHINE GUN" KEGAN GENNRICH vs. "MUFASA" JEAN-PAUL LEBOSNOYANI WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN   MYSTIC LAKE CASINO HOTEL PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com     LAS VEGAS, Nevada…

SATURDAY, MARCH 22 LFA 204: CUNHA vs. FREEMAN Presented By MONSTER ENERGY   FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT   MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION HUGO CUNHA vs. CHALLENGER DENZEL FREEMAN HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP   PLUS THE MMA DEBUT OF: REYLAN GRACIE   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® Tickets available Friday, January 24th at Ticketmaster.com     LAS VEGAS, Nevada —…

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK — "Turbo" Phumi Nkuta made his highly-anticipated LFA debut in upstate New York in front of his excited adopted home crowd in the main event of LFA 202. The undefeated prospect with South African roots used a balanced attack of striking…

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21 LFA 202: NKUTA vs. GARCIA Presented By MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: "TURBO" PHUMI NKUTA vs. "ELUSIVE" ADRIAN GARCIA FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® SENECA NIAGARA RESORT & CASINO NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK     NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK — On Thursday, February 20th, LFA hosted the weigh-in for…

THURSDAY, MARCH 6 LFA 203: SATYBALDIEV vs. SOARES Presented By MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION URAN SATYBALDIEV vs. CHALLENGER LEON SOARES LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT   FEATURED WOMEN'S BOUT: 10x JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION BIA MESQUITA vs. 20x KARATE WORLD CHAMPION HOPE CHASE WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT SHOWDOWN   PALMS CASINO RESORT LAS VEGAS, NEVADA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at…