FRIDAY, JUNE 20
LFA 211: MESQUITA vs. DINWOODIE
Presented by MONSTER ENERGY
MAIN EVENT:
10x JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
BIA MESQUITA
vs.
TOP UNDEFEATED PROSPECT
SIERRA DINWOODIE
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS®
SENECA ALLEGANY RESORT & CASINO
SALAMANCA, NEW YORK
TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT TICKETMASTER.COM
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced that a baker’s dozen professional fights will take place at LFA 211 on the first day of summer, when promotion returns to New York with a fight card stacked with a world title fight, international stars, and top regional talent. LFA 211 will kick off UFC International Fight Week, which takes place in Las Vegas and concludes with UFC 317. LFA 211 will be the ninth LFA event to take place in the Empire State.
LFA 211: Mesquita vs. Dinwoodie, presented by Monster Energy, takes place Friday, June 20th at the Seneca Allegany Resort & Casino in Salamanca, New York, which is located 15 miles from the Pennsylvania border in western New York. The main event will feature a women’s bantamweight world title fight when 10x Jiu-Jitsu world champion Bia Mesquita faces top undefeated Canadian prospect Sierra Dinwoodie. The entire main card will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
“We are bringing another stacked fight card to New York at LFA 211,” stated Soares. “The event in Upstate New York will feature thirteen pro fights representing eleven countries and five continents. That includes Bia Mesquita, who is the greatest female jiu-jitsu competitor of all time and a fierce Brazilian competitor. She will face top Canadian prospect Sierra Dinwoodie for the vacant LFA women’s bantamweight world title in a battle of undefeated prospects. This bout features the two premier women’s MMA prospects in the bantamweight division and will cap an unforgettable night of action for our incredible fight fans in New York.”
Tickets for LFA 211: Mesquita vs. Dinwoodie are available for purchase through Ticketmaster.com.
LFA 211 will feature a total of thirteen pro fights, which includes a trio of marquee matchups that will kick off MMA’s red-hot summer schedule. These three bouts will take place prior to the previously announced world championship headliner between Mesquita (4-0) and Dinwoodie (4-0).
Phumi Nkuta (9-0) returns to the LFA after scoring the biggest win of his career in the main event of LFA 202. The win came against Adrian Garcia in Nkuta’s promotional debut and left the local fans wanting more. The New York based fighter of South African descent is a longtime training partner of current and past UFC champions Merab Dvalishvili and Aljamain Sterling. He now looks to continue following in their footsteps. Nkuta will face former LFA flyweight world champion Cody Davis (10-2), which sets up a battle between two of the most highly-touted 125-pound prospects in the sport. Davis trains out of CMMA in Los Angeles, California and has earned 6 of his 10 wins inside the LFA Octagon. That includes winning the LFA flyweight world title two summers ago. Davis now looks to get a shot at the title he once held by becoming the first man to defeat Nkuta.
Giovanna Canuto (5-1) will be making one of the most anticipated returns this year after scoring a huge win in her most recent bout at LFA 194. The win came against fellow Brazilian and BJJ black belt Ershirley Kessy in what was Canuto’s first fight in the state of New York. The five-time IBJJF champion decimated her fellow countrywoman from the opening bell and earned the victory with a violent display of ground n’ pound in the first round. Canuto will now return to the state to face top Mexican prospect Flor Hernandez. The five-time IBJJF champion now faces top Mexican prospect Flor Hernandez, who looks to build on the recent success of Mexican women in MMA, following stars like Alexa Grasso, Irene Aldana, and Loopy Godinez. A win in her promotional debut against the former LFA title challenger could put Hernandez in line for a title shot of her own.
Lucas Seibert (4-0) will be making his highly-anticipated LFA debut with possibly the largest fan base in attendance. Known as “Steel City”, Seibert is a proud native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a graduate of West Virginia University (WVU). Accordingly, fans from both nearby states are expected to make the drive across the New York border. In fact, the former NCAA Division I wrestler will be making his LFA debut fresh off submitting the reigning NCAA Division I wrestling champion Lucas Byrd in a professional submission grappling match that just aired on UFC Fight Pass. Seibert will face Gustavo Kruger (4-0), who is a Brazilian prospect with an identical record. Hailing from the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the south of Brazil, the man known as “Dimenor” has fought exclusively in his home state. He will now make his international debut to kick off the main card of LFA 211.
Main Card (Worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Women’s Bantamweight Title Bout (135 lb)
Bia Mesquita (4-0) vs. Sierra Dinwoodie (4-0)
Co-Main Event | Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Phumi Nkuta (9-0) vs. Cody Davis (10-2)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
Giovanna Canuto (5-1) vs. Flor Hernandez (4-2)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
JaCobi Jones (7-3) vs. Shovkhal Churchaev (6-2)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Adam Livingston (5-0) vs. Hugo Oyarzún (8-4)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Lucas Seibert (4-0) vs. Gustavo Kruger (4-0)
Preliminary Card (Worldwide on LFA FIGHT NETWORK™ at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT):
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Farman Hasanov (2-0) vs. Marc-Ari Lewis (3-1)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
Jake Woodley (4-1) vs. David Gladfelter (6-3)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Levan Khabalaev (3-0) vs. Cedric Katambwa (4-1)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)
Corey Norman (2-0) vs. Quentin Pasley (2-0)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Kevin Carrier (3-1) vs. Dey McIntosh (2-1)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Derrick Patterson (2-2) vs. Soufiane Kabil (1-0)
Catchweight Bout (165 lb)
Elton Dedaj (0-0) vs. Zaki Mohsin (1-1)
About LFA:
LFA is a professional Mixed Martial Arts promotion that was formed by the powerhouse merger between RFA and Legacy FC in 2017. It has launched the careers of over 330 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC. LFA presents live Mixed Martial Arts events on a monthly basis around the world including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. Based in Las Vegas, NV, LFA is one of the most active and respected MMA organizations in the fastest growing sport in the world. The promotion owns and operates LFA FIGHT NETWORK™ , a premium YouTube channel that features live combat sports events alongside live LFA Prelims and historical fights.
Please visit LFA.com for updates and information. Visit the official LFA YouTube channel (LFA FIGHT NETWORK™) at @LFAfights. LFA is on Facebook at Facebook.com/LFAfighting. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and X (formerly Twitter) at @LFAfighting.
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