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HOUSTON, Texas – Kabilin away Alliance (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,” Gipahayag nga Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. SaOktubre ika-13, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.”
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) ug sa 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 Ang 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.
Main Card (Telebisyon sa AXS TV sa 9 sa gabii. UG / 6 sa gabii. PT):
Main Event | Welterweight bout (170 lb)
– Mateo Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight bout (135 lb)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Women sa Flyweight bout (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Lightweight Engkuwentro (155 lb)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Featherweight bout (145 lb)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamweight bout (135 lb)
– Kevin Nativity (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Lightweight Engkuwentro (155 lb)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
Sa Septiyembre, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) sugod sa Enero 2017. RFA ug Kabilin FC ang gilusad sa mga karera sa ibabaw sa 100 mga atleta nga nakaabot sa lantawanan sa MMA pinaagi sa indig sa 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. Ang bug-os nga nag-unang card sa LFA 24 nga telebisyon live ug sa tibuok nasud sa AXS TV sa 9 sa gabii. UG / 6 sa gabii. PT.
Palihug sa pagbisita sa LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Kabilin away Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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Ang mga tiket Sa Sale Karon!
BROOKLYN (Pito ka. 20, 2017) – Undefeated WBC heavyweight World Champion Deontay “Ang Bronze Bomber” Wilder will make his sixth title defense when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “Ang Tinuod nga Hari Kong” Ortiz sa Showtime kampyonato sa boxing nga, in an event presented by Premier Boxing Champions sa Sabado, Nov. 4 nagpuyo sa Showtime (9 sa gabii. UG/6 sa gabii. PT) gikan sa Barclays Center, sa balay sa Brooklyn Boxing ™.
Ang mga tiket alang sa live event, nga gipasiugdahan sa DiBella Kalingawan ug TGB Promotions, anaa sa sale karon ug mahimo nga mapalit sa ticketmaster.com, barclaysc
An exciting lineup of undercard attractions will be announced soon to support this titanic heavyweight matchup. Ang matuod nga mga heavyweights sa tanan nga pagbati sa mga pulong, ang 6-foot-7, 228-libra Wilder ug ang 6-foot-4, 240-libra Ortiz adunay 60 hiniusa nga knockout mga kadaugan.
“I’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time and I’m excited that the time has come to meet Luis Ortiz,” Miingon 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,” Miingon 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. Ako pagtahod kaniya. I know he hits hard, but I hit hard too. Kini ni-adto sa mahimo nga usa ka dako nga away. I can’t wait to get in the ring and shut him up in front of everybody at Barclays Center on SHOWTIME on Nobyembre 4.”
“This fight is happening because Deontay Wilder wants to beat the best, regardless of the risk,” miingon Lou DiBella, Presidente sa DiBella Entertainment. “He will knock ‘King Kong’ off the Empire State Building for the world to see on Nobyembre 4 at Barclays Center.”
“The resurgence of the heavyweight division is going to be on full display at Barclays Center and on SHOWTIME on Nobyembre 4,” miingon si 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,” miingon si Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President ug General Manager, Showtime Sports. “We have consistently delivered the biggest names in boxing in their most important fights. The main event on Nov. 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.”
“Sa Nobyembre 4 Barclays Center will once again host one of the year’s best fights,” miingon Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Kalingawan. “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), ang bugtong naghari American heavyweight world champion, won his WBC title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -ang adlaw nga natawhan sa legendary heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali.
Wilder, ang usa ka Bronze Medal winner alang sa U.S. Olympic boxing team sa 2008 Beijing Games, has successfully defended the title five times. In his previous defense at Barclays Center, Wilder og usa ka halandumon nga ikasiyam-round knockout sa Artur Szpilka balik sa Jan. 2016. In his most recent defense, Wilder, sa Tuscaloosa, Ala. stopped Gerald Washington via fifth-round technical knockout before a hometown crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Feb. 25.
Ang 38-ka-tuig-ang panuigon Ortiz (27-0, 23 KOs), of Camaguey, Cuba pinaagi sa paagi sa Miami, Fla., will make his SHOWTIME and Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. Ang malisud nga-gi-igo walhon sab nahimo pro pito ka tuig na ang milabay human sa gibiyaan gikan sa Cuba ug sukad nga makanunayon pagsaka sa heavyweight hagdanan. Siya nakapalig sa iyang kahimtang sa sa division uban sa mga kadaugan sa beteranong contenders Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson ug Malik Scott ug mao ang No. 1-ranked contender by the WBC.
Kon Ortiz daog, siya mahimong ang unang Cuban natawo fighter aron sa pagdaug sa usa ka heavyweight nga kalibutan championship.
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