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HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Boj 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,” Stanovené Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. NaZe 13. říjen, 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) a v 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.
Hlavní Card (Vysílán na TV AXS na 9 p.m. A / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Matthew Frincu (11-2) proti. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) proti. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Dámská Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) proti. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Lehké Bout (155 lb)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) proti. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Muší Bout (145 lb)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) proti. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) proti. Glen Baker (3-2)
Lehké Bout (155 lb)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) proti. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
V Září, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) počínaje lednem 2017. RFA a Legacy FC zahájili kariéru v hodnotě převyšující 100 sportovci, které již dosáhly vrchol MMA tím, že soutěží v 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. Celá hlavní karta LFA 24 bude vysílán živě a celostátní na AXS televizi na 9 p.m. A / 6 p.m. PT.
Navštivte LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Boj Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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Vstupenky jsou již v prodeji!
BROOKLYN (Sedm. 20, 2017) – Neporažený WBC Heavyweight mistr světa Deontay “Bronze Bomber” Wilder will make his sixth title defense when he meets hard-hitting Cuban southpaw Luis “Real King Kong” Ortiz na SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING, in an event presented by Champions Premier Boxerské na Sobota, Listopad. 4 žít na SHOWTIME (9 p.m. A/6 p.m. PT) od Barclays Center, domov Brooklyn BOXING ™.
Vstupenky na koncertě, který je podporován DiBella Entertainment a TGB Promotions, jsou již v prodeji a je možné zakoupit na ticketmaster.com, barclaysc
An exciting lineup of undercard attractions will be announced soon to support this titanic heavyweight matchup. Opravdové těžké váhy v každém smyslu toho slova, 6-foot-7, 228-pound Wilder a 6-foot-4, 240-pound Ortiz mít 60 Kombinované knockout vítězství.
“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,” Said 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. Vážím si ho. I know he hits hard, but I hit hard too. Je to bude velký boj. I can’t wait to get in the ring and shut him up in front of everybody at Barclays Center on SHOWTIME on Listopad 4.”
“This fight is happening because Deontay Wilder wants to beat the best, regardless of the risk,” řekl Lou DiBella, Prezident DiBella Entertainment. “He will knock ‘King Kong’ off the Empire State Building for the world to see on Listopad 4 at Barclays Center.”
“The resurgence of the heavyweight division is going to be on full display at Barclays Center and on SHOWTIME on Listopad 4,” řekl 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,” řekl Stephen Espinoza, Vice President a výkonný ředitel, Showtime Sports. “We have consistently delivered the biggest names in boxing in their most important fights. The main event on Listopad. 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.”
“Na Listopad 4 Barclays Center will once again host one of the year’s best fights,” řekl Brett Yormark, CEO of Brooklyn Sports & Zábava. “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 KO), jediný úřadující americký šampion v těžké váze svět, won his WBC title with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision over Bermane Stiverne on Jan. 17, 2015 -narozeniny legendárního boxera Muhammada Aliho.
Wilder, vítěz bronzové medaile za U.S.. Olympic boxu team at the 2008 Peking Games, has successfully defended the title five times. In his previous defense at Barclays Center, Wilder vstřelil nezapomenutelnou deváté kolem knockout přes Artur Szpilka zpět v lednu. 2016. In his most recent defense, Wilder, Tuscaloosa, Ala. stopped Gerald Washington via fifth-round technical knockout before a hometown crowd at Legacy Arena in Birmingham on Únor. 25.
38-letý Ortiz (27-0, 23 KO), of Camaguey, Kuba cestou Miami, Fla., will make his SHOWTIME and Barclays Center debut when he meets Wilder for his first title shot. Hard-bít levák stal profesionálem před sedmi lety po přebíhat z Kuby a od té doby neustále lezení heavyweight žebříku. On stmelil jeho postavení v divizi s vítězství nad veterán kandidáti Bryant Jennings, Tony Thompson a Malik Scott a je Žádné. 1-ranked contender by the WBC.
Pokud vyhraje Ortiz, že se stane první kubánský narozený bojovník vyhrát heavyweight mistrovství světa.
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