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News July 3, 2024

The Rise of Marcos Degli

“I’m not just looking forward to winning - I actually want to shock the world with this co-main event” - Marcos Degli, June 30th 2024. When it comes to professional competition, the appetite of Brazilian flyweight Marcos Degli is simply insatiable. …

News June 26, 2024

LFA hosts 28 bouts in 6 days on 2 continents in July

SATURDAY, JULY 6 LFA 187: BRAZIL vs. LATIN AMERICA MAIN EVENT: TEAM BRAZIL CARLOS LEAL vs. TEAM LATIN AMERICA MANUEL MENA WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN 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 LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® LAS VEGAS,…

News June 22, 2024

Azamat Bekoev knocks out Chauncey Foxworth to defend his Middleweight Title at LFA 186

DENVER, Colorado — In the Mile High City, LFA middleweight champion "Iron" Azamat Bekoev defended his title in emphatic fashion. In the main event, the Russian champion landed a fierce right hook at the end of the second round that knocked out a very game…

News June 21, 2024

LFA 186: Weigh-In Results

SATURDAY, JUNE 22 LFA 186: BEKOEV vs. FOXWORTH PRESENTED BY: MONSTER ENERGY MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION AZAMAT BEKOEV vs. CHALLENGER CHAUNCEY FOXWORTH MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT MAGNESS ARENA UNIVERSITY OF DENVER DENVER, COLORADO LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DENVERPIONEERS.COM DENVER, Colorado…

News June 21, 2024

LFA brings the Interim Women’s Strawweight Championship to New York at LFA 189

FRIDAY, AUGUST 2 LFA 189: KUZIUTINA vs. ELLEN MAIN EVENT CHAMPION NATASHA KUZIUTINA vs. CHALLENGER BRUNA ELLEN INTERIM WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6p.m. PT SENECA ALLEGANY RESORT & CASINO SALAMANCA, NEW YORK TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT TICKETMASTER.COM LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA…

News June 18, 2024

LFA hosts Brazil vs. Latin America team challenge at LFA 187

SATURDAY, JULY 6 LFA 187: BRAZIL vs. LATIN AMERICA MAIN EVENT: TEAM BRAZIL CARLOS LEAL vs. TEAM LATIN AMERICA JOSE BARRIOS WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT GINÁSIO DO POLVILHO CAJAMAR, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares…

Chauncey Foxworth smiling in a relaxed setting

News June 18, 2024

On the Record: Chauncey Foxworth’s Sensational Middleweight Surge

By Danny Jones, (@Tidy_MMA on X) Delve into the 28 professional bouts of Hot Springs’ Chauncey Foxworth, and one uncovers a remarkable narrative pertaining to the Arkansan’s middleweight endeavors. Across all fifteen bouts contested at 185lbs, the 32-year-old has constructed a sensational 13-2…

News June 17, 2024

Nejra Repp shares her Odyssey from the Bosnian War to the LFA Octagon

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS "To be honest, I don't feel like I am able to say that I had a childhood, not in a way normal kids my age had. I had something that was specific to Bosnia in the '90s, something…

News June 13, 2024

LFA announces August schedule of events in New York, California, and Brazil

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA President Sven Bean announced today that the LFA has entered into event production agreements for three events in the month of August 2024. "The LFA team will stay busy as we produce three events across two continents in August," said Bean,…