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An Ho posing before his fight inside of the LFA octagon

News February 7, 2024

The Reflections of An Tuan Ho

By Danny Jones - @Tidy_MMA Few unanimously garner the anticipation and intrigue of MMA enthusiasts like Vietnamese athlete An Tuan Ho. After all, in his five professional bouts fought exclusively with LFA, “The Highlight” has produced a viral head kick knockout, earned a…

News February 5, 2024

Leslie Hernandez walking on a dream after transitioning from Boxing to MMA

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS Henry Cejudo famously stated before his rematch with Demetrious Johnson at UFC 227, "There's not too many times in life do you get a chance at redemption." The man known as "The Messenger" made good on that message…

News February 2, 2024

LFA kicks off Super Bowl weekend in the Valley of the Sun with the Featherweight Championship at LFA 176

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 LFA 176: JOHNS vs. WALKER Presented By: ARIZONA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MAIN EVENT: "BABY" ELIJAH JOHNS vs. "FREIGHT TRAIN" ALFRED WALKER FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT ARIZONA FINANCIAL THEATRE PHOENIX, ARIZONA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT Tickets are available NOW at LiveNation.com LAS…

News January 27, 2024

Bruno Lopes submits Marcos Brigagão to defend LFA Light-Heavyweight Title at LFA 175

Cajamar, São Paulo, Brazil — In the first international LFA event of 2024, LFA light-heavyweight champion Bruno "Brunão" Lopes submitted top contender Marcos "Ironside" Brigagão via Arm-Triangle Choke at 4:58 of Round 2. The win makes Lopes the first of seven LFA light-heavyweight champions to…

News January 26, 2024

LFA 175: Weigh-In Results

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27 LFA 175: LOPES vs. BRIGAGÃO Presented By: BetOnline MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION BRUNO LOPES vs. CHALLENGER MARCOS BRIGAGÃO LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® GINÁSIO DO POLVILHO CAJAMAR, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL Cajamar, São Paulo, Brazil — On Friday, January 26th, LFA hosted the weigh-in for LFA 175:…

News January 23, 2024

Obrigado: LFA’s Brazilian Ventures

By Danny Jones, @Tidy_MMA on X “ I feel that Brazilian mixed martial arts has done so much for me and my family, and my life as a professional. I’m really looking forward to going back there and giving back to the mixed…

News January 21, 2024

Lany Silva looks to build off ‘Female Fighter of the Year’ honors at LFA 175

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS "I am the best." Those were the words famously repeated over and over again by Rose Namajunas as Bruce Buffer was introducing her before her fight at UFC 261. Namajunas would then proceed to to knockout the reigning…

News January 19, 2024

LFA brings Interim Light-Heavyweight Championship to Northern California at LFA 178

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 LFA 178: SATYBALDIEV vs. ASSIS PRESENTED BY: BetOnline MAIN EVENT: SAMBO MASTER URAN SATYBALDIEV vs. BJJ BLACK BELT BRUNO ASSIS INTERIM LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT TICKETMASTER.COM LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO…

News January 16, 2024

LFA brings a Championship Doubleheader to New York at LFA 177

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 LFA 177: SMYTH vs. MAGOMEDOV PRESENTED BY TEQUILA MANDALA 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…