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HOUSTON, Texas – La lucha contra el legado Alianza (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion has a new main event at LFA 28, which takes place next week at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas.
LFA 28 will feature a new main event when UFC vet Damon “La sanguijuela” Jackson battles longtime rival and fellow Legacy FC alum Luis Luna in a lightweight rematch. The change came when original headliner Evan Cutts suffered an injury in training. Undefeated prospect Jaleel Willis was set to face Cutts, but will now have his LFA debut at a future date. LFA 28 – Jackson vs. Luna takes place this Viernes, 8 de diciembre at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. Toda la cartelera principal será transmitido en vivo en todo el país y en la televisión en AXS 9 p.m. Y / 6 p.m. PT.
“Damon Jackson is a UFC vet and former Legacy champion that is coming off an impressive submission win at LFA 16,” Declarado Soares. “He will face his longtime rival Luis Luna, who has been wanting a rematch with Jackson for over four and a half years. LFA started at The Bomb Factory in Dallas in January and returned in July. We will continue our exciting history in Big D next week at LFA 28.”
Las entradas para LFA 28 – Jackson vs. Luna are available for purchase NOW at TheBombFactory.com.
Jackson (12-2-1) comes into this fight looking to remind people that history has a way of repeating itself in the world of combat sports. En abril 2013, Jackson faced Luna (14-6) in his fifth professional fight. The bout was Luna’s eleventh as a professional fighter. Jackson won the bout via armbar, but not without a bit of controversy.
The fight was back and forth until Jackson landed an illegal knee to a downed opponent in Round 1. The referee stopped the action and re-centered the fighters, but Luna was angry. When Jackson put his hand out to touch gloves, Luna ignored the gesture and threw a left hook and a flurry of punches that dropped Jackson. The NAIA All-American, Jackson, used his elite wrestling skills to survive the round.
In Round 2, both fighters came out firing. Luna gained top position off a trip that he utilized during the early striking exchange. Jackson, who is a master scrambler and appropriately nicknamed “La sanguijuela”, quickly got back to his feet and landed a double-leg takedown. He then advanced seamlessly into a full mount. After raining down some ground and pound, Luna turned and Jackson moved with him, while transitioning into a fight-ending belly down armbar at the 1:15 mark of Round 2.
Jackson got the win that night, but Luna feels that the fight is not finished. While Jackson went on to gain fame fighting for Legacy FC, UFC, y LFA, Luna also elevated his profile by fighting in Legacy FC and is widely considered one of the top lightweights in the state of Texas. While Jackson is looking to have history repeat itself, Luna is aiming to prove another old adage. That would be the one that says lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Therein, as the Bard would tell us, lies the rub. The LFA 28 headliner will settle this bad blood rivalry, while also determining which maxim expresses the most truth.
Tarjeta principal (Televisado en la televisión en AXS 9 p.m. Y / 6 p.m. PT):
Evento Principal | Ligera Bout (155 libras)
– Damon Jackson (12-2-1) vs. Luis Luna (14-6)
Mediano Bout (185 libras)
– Kevin Holanda (10-3) vs. Chris Bachmeier (10-1)
De peso semipesado Bout (205 libras)
– Alonzo Menifield (4-0) vs. Otavio Lacerda (9-4)
Gallo de combate (135 libras)
– Miles Johns (5-0) vs. Caio Machado (10-4)
Peso pluma Bout (145 libras)
– Steven Peterson (15-6) vs. Dustin Winter (6-4)
Pelea de peso welter (170 libras)
– Melvin Jordan (5-2) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (4-3)
Pelea de peso welter (170 libras)
– Ramiz Brahimaj (4-0) vs. Ben Simons (2-1)
En Septiembre 2016, Los funcionarios de Legacy FC y RFA anunciaron que se fusionarían para formar la principal organización de desarrollo en Artes Marciales Mixtas. (MMA) a partir de enero 2017. Legacy FC y RFA han lanzado las carreras de más 150 atletas que han alcanzado el pináculo de MMA al competir en el UFC.
LFA 28 will be the third LFA event to take place in the City of Dallas. It will also be the seventh time that the LFA has traveled to “El estado de la estrella solitaria” de Tejas. Más información sobre LFA 28 se darán a conocer en breve. Toda la tarjeta principal del LFA 28 será televisado en vivo ya nivel nacional en la televisión en AXS 9 p.m. Y / 6 p.m. PT.
Por favor, visite LFAfighting.com para actualizaciones e información de pelea. LFA es en Facebook en La lucha contra el legado Alianza. LFA también está en Instagram en @LFAfighting y en Twitter @LFAfighting.
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