FRIDAY, MAY 9 LFA 208: MECATE vs. REYES Presented By MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: TOP AMERICAN PROSPECT CHRIS MECATE vs. TOP COLOMBIAN PROSPECT JAVIER "BLAIR" REYES LIGHTWEIGHT SHOWDOWN   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS®   KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA   TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT TICKETMASTER.COM     LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares…

MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT — The LFA made its first foray into New England with the Heavyweight Championship. In the main event, LFA heavyweight world champion Hugo "Silverback" Cunha and top contender Denzel "Luke Fox" Freeman ended the night by throwing heavy artillery. In the end, it…

SATURDAY, MARCH 22 LFA 204: CUNHA vs. FREEMAN Presented By MONSTER ENERGY MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION HUGO CUNHA vs. CHALLENGER DENZEL FREEMAN HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOXWOODS RESORT CASINO MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® Tickets available NOW at Ticketmaster.com     MASHANTUCKET, CONNECTICUT — On Friday, March 21st, LFA hosted the weigh-in for LFA…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA President Sven Bean announced today that the LFA has entered into two event production agreements in May of 2025.   "The LFA team will return to one of our most popular markets, and also break ground in a new market to produce…

FRIDAY, MARCH 28 LFA 205: PIRES vs. ABOJER Presented By: MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: TOP BRAZILIAN PROSPECT VINICIUS PIRES vs. TOP ARGENTINIAN PROSPECT LIONEL ABOJER BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® ASBAC BRASÍLIA BRASÍLIA, FEDERAL DISTRICT, BRAZIL     LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion…

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…