BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS   In the world of professional sports, there have been many famous words of wisdom passed down and quoted over the years, when it comes to the question of what makes a promising athlete turn into a successful one.…

CAJAMAR, São Paulo, Brazil — In the Greater São Paulo Metro Area, the LFA hosted a showdown between second-generation masters of Jiu-Jitsu and Capoeira, which are Brazil's two most famous martial arts. In the end, the highly-anticipated matchup only lasted 94-seconds as the Capoeira contramestre…

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 LFA 195: WETZELL vs. USMONOV Presented By: MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: ROCKY MOUNTAIN POWERHOUSE JUSTIN WETZELL vs. TUF 32 "FIGHT OF THE SEASON" WINNER BEKHZOD USMONOV BANTAMWEIGHT SHOWDOWN   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® DOBSON ARENA VAIL, COLORADO TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT LFATIX.COM   LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed…

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   CAJAMAR, São Paulo, Brazil…

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 LFA 192: CLIMACO vs. DIAS Presented by MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: ROAD TO UFC SEMI-FINALIST MARK CLIMACO vs. CONTENDER SERIES ALUM VICTOR DIAS FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT Tickets on sale NOW at Ticketmaster.com     LAS VEGAS, Nevada —…

COMMERCE, California — The LFA hosted one of its most exciting events of the year with a Championship Doubleheader in Southern California at LFA 190. In the main event, Brazilian kickboxing sensation Eduardo Chapolin defeated Igor Siqueira via KO to unify the LFA Flyweight World…

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18 LFA 194: MAGOMEDOV vs. LEYVA Presented By MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION SHAMIDKHAN MAGOMEDOV vs. CHALLENGER ALFONSO LEYVA INTERIM WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® SENECA NIAGARA RESORT & CASINO NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY AUGUST 30TH AT TICKETMASTER.COM   LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA…

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA President Sven Bean announced today that the LFA has entered into two event production agreements in October of 2024. "The LFA team will return to two of our most most popular destination markets to produce events in October." said Bean, who…

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…