By Danny Jones, @Tidy_MMA on X
In 2019, ESPN writer Ryan Hockensmith stated “there is no better base for MMA success than wrestling”. UFC commentator Joe Rogan echoed this sentiment in 2023, stating on episode 1967 of his podcast The Joe Rogan Experience “Wrestling is the…
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30
LFA 191: PRADO vs. LOPES
Presented by MONSTER ENERGY
MAIN EVENT:
JIU-JITSU BLACK BELT
WELLINGTON "PREDADOR" PRADO
vs.
CAPOEIRA EXPERT
KEWENY "LEÃO" LOPES
FEATHERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
GINÁSIO DO POLVILHO
CAJAMAR, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL
LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
LAS VEGAS, Nevada —…
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
LFA 190: CHAPOLIN vs. SIQUEIRA
Presented by MONSTER ENERGY
MAIN EVENT:
CHAMPION
EDUARDO CHAPOLIN
vs.
INTERIM CHAMPION
IGOR SIQUEIRA
FLYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE UNIFICATION FIGHT
CO-MAIN EVENT:
"DOUGIE"
LERRYAN DOUGLAS
vs.
"BLAIR"
JAVIER REYES
INTERIM FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
THE COMMERCE CASINO & HOTEL
COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA
LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET…
CHANDLER, Arizona — In the Valley of the Sun, the LFA produced a stacked international event just two weeks before the Opening Ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. LFA 188 featured 26 fighters from 10 countries across 5 continents. In the main…
FRIDAY, JULY 12
LFA 188: SWEENEY vs. DO NASCIMENTO
MAIN EVENT:
CHAMPION
JOHN "HOLLYWOOD" SWEENEY
vs.
CHALLENGER
RAFAEL "MULISHA" DO NASCIMENTO
BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
GILA RIVER RESORTS & CASINOS - WILD HORSE PASS
CHANDLER, ARIZONA
LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
CHANDLER, Arizona…
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA President Sven Bean announced today that the LFA has entered into two event production agreements in September of 2024.
"The LFA team will return to two of our most most popular markets to produce events in September." said Bean, who is…
By Danny Jones, @Tidy_MMA on X
Twenty-nine months have passed since Illinoisan bantamweight Kasey Tanner last graced the LFA octagon.
Only once has the 32-year-old competed since - in a Dana White’s Contender Series matchup with Brazilian Jean Matsumoto on September 12th 2023.…
BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS
As we enter the final weeks leading up to the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad, one can not help but remember the immortal words of Baron Pierre de Coubertin, who is the founder of the modern Olympics: "The…
CAJAMAR, São Paulo, Brazil — In the first-ever Brazil vs. Latin America team challenge in LFA history, the Brazilian team defended their home turf emphatically against the Latin American team. In the main event, former LFA welterweight champion Carlos "The Lion" Leal defeated Venezuelan standout…
