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HOUSTON, Texas – La lluita contra el llegat Aliança (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the MMA super prospect Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona at LFA 24.
The previously announced main event of LFA 24 will feature a welterweight war between two of the division’s marquee names when Australian annihilator
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Declarat Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. EnOctubre 13, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.”
Les entrades per LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender are available for purchase NOW at ComericaTheatre.com.
Dern (3-0) is the daughter of legendary jiu-jitsu and judo black belt Wellington “Megaton” Dias. She began training with her father at an early age in the Phoenix area and is now widely considered one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu practitioners to ever compete in MMA. The multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion has won a world title at every rank (blue belt through black belt) i en 2015 added an ADCC Submission Wrestling World title to her trophy case. Dern will look to defend that ADCC title this weekend in Finland. After ADCC 2017, the woman who former UFC champion Benson Henderson famously stated “will be bigger than Ronda Rousey”, will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24.
Polk (3-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Dern to the flyweight division. This is the UFC’s newest weight class that is currently being featured on the current season of the UFC’s hit reality television series The Ultimate Fighter (TUF 26). “MissDemeanor” is a native of the Memphis, Tennessee area and holds a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. She is also a high school wrestling coach and IFBB professional fitness competitor. Polk competed at the final RFA event (RFA 46) before RFA merged with Legacy FC. Upon signing with RFA and knowing about the eventual merger, Polk made her intentions clear that she would love the opportunity to compete against Dern, who was competing for Legacy FC. Polk will now get her wish at LFA 24.
Targeta principal (Televisat en la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT):
Esdeveniment Inici | Baralla de pes welter (170 lliures)
– Mateo Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Gall de combat (135 lliures)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
de les dones de pes mosca Bout (125 lliures)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Lleugera Bout (155 lliures)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Pes ploma Bout (145 lliures)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Gall de combat (135 lliures)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Lleugera Bout (155 lliures)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
Al setembre, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) a partir del gener 2017. RFA i el llegat FC han llançat les carreres de més de 100 atletes que han assolit el pinacle de MMA en competir en l'UFC.
LFA 24 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. The promotion’s first trip to “The Grand Canyon State” took place in May. Tota la targeta principal del LFA 24 serà televisat en viu ia nivell nacional a la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT.
Si us plau visita LFAfighting.com els rumors i combat. LFA is on Facebook at La lluita contra el llegat Aliança. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting i Twitter a @LFAfighting.
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Entrades a la venda ara!
BROOKLYN (Set. 20, 2017) – El invicte campió del món de pes pesat del CMB Deontay “El bombarder de Bronze” Wilder will make his sixth title defense when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “The Real King Kong” Ortiz a SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, in an event presented by Lliga de Campions de Boxa a Dissabte, Novembre. 4 en viu per SHOWTIME (9 p.m. I/6 p.m. PT) des Barclays Center, la casa de BROOKLYN BOXA ™.
Les entrades per a l'esdeveniment en viu, el qual és promogut per DiBella Entertainment i TGB Promocions, are on sale now and can be purchased at ticketmaster.com, barclaysc
An exciting lineup of undercard attractions will be announced soon to support this titanic heavyweight matchup. pesos pesats cert en tots els sentits de la paraula, el 6-peus juliol, 228-lliura Wilder i la 6-peus-4, 240-Ortiz té lliura 60 victòries per nocaut combinats.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time and I’m excited that the time has come to meet Luis Ortiz,” Said Wilder. “Ortiz is considered the boogeyman of the sport and I am the hardest hitter in boxing. When you put us together in a ring, you will get one of the best heavyweight fights in a long time. I will unify the division. This I promise. This is the first step towards unifying. Any heavyweight that gets in my way is getting knocked out.”
“Wilder has been doing a lot of talking about me and this fight,” va dir Ortiz. “I’m tired of hearing it. I’m not that big on talking. I like to do all my talking in the ring and that’s what I plan to do. El respecte. I know he hits hard, but I hit hard too. Serà una gran baralla. I can’t wait to get in the ring and shut him up in front of everybody at Barclays Center on SHOWTIME on Novembre 4.”
“This fight is happening because Deontay Wilder wants to beat the best, regardless of the risk,” va dir Lou DiBella, El president de DiBella Entertainment. “He will knock ‘King Kong’ off the Empire State Building for the world to see on Novembre 4 at Barclays Center.”
“The resurgence of the heavyweight division is going to be on full display at Barclays Center and on SHOWTIME on Novembre 4,” va dir Tom Brown, president of TGB Promotions. “Deontay is facing his toughest challenge yet in the undefeated Cuban, giving him the opportunity to really prove himself. We are thrilled to be a part of the action and can’t wait until fight night.”
“Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz is one of the highlights of what has been an exceptional year for boxing on SHOWTIME,” va dir Stephen Espinoza, Vicepresident Executiu i Gerent General, SHOWTIME Sports. “We have consistently delivered the biggest names in boxing in their most important fights. The main event on Novembre. 4 features two dynamic punchers with a 92-percent knockout ratio between them. It will be the 21st world championship fight on SHOWTIME this year and the 16th time we’ve seen undefeated fighters going head-to-head. It is clear that no other network is more committed to delivering the most significant bouts directly to its subscribers than SHOWTIME.”
“En Novembre 4 Barclays Center will once again host one of the year’s best fights,” va dir Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Entreteniment. “Deontay has made his mark in Brooklyn, and I am thrilled to welcome him back to our ring alongside a tough competitor in Luis Ortiz, who will be fighting here for the first time.”
The 31-year-old Wilder (38-0, 37 KOs), l'únic campió mundial de pes pesat nord-americà, won his WBC title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -l'aniversari del llegendari campió de pes pesat Muhammad Ali.
Wilder, una medalla de bronze per al U.S. equip olímpic de boxa en el 2008 Jocs de Pequín, has successfully defended the title five times. In his previous defense at Barclays Center, Wilder va anotar un nocaut en el novè assalt memorable sobre Artur Szpilka enrere en Gen. 2016. In his most recent defense, Wilder, de Tuscaloosa, Ala. stopped Gerald Washington via fifth-round technical knockout before a hometown crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Febrer. 25.
Els 38 anys d'edat, Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs), of Camaguey, Cuba a través de Miami, Fla., will make his SHOWTIME and Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. L'esquerrà de contundent es va convertir en professional fa set anys després de desertar de Cuba i des de llavors ha deixat de pujar en l'escala de pes pesat. Es va consolidar la seva posició en la divisió amb victòries sobre contendents veterans Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson i Malik Scott i és el n. 1-ranked contender by the WBC.
Si guanya Ortiz, es convertirà en el primer boxejador nascut cubà a guanyar un campionat mundial de pes pesat.
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