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HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy-Kampf-Allianz (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the LFA will make its third trip to Minnesota at the end of August with a welterweight headliner and the return of two revered Minnesotans.
Das Hauptereignis des LFA 20 will feature a welterweight war between rising star Chad “Blitz” Curry and former RFA title challenger Nick “Der Phönix” Barnes. LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes takes place Freitag, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Die gesamte Hauptkarte wird live im Fernsehen übertragen und bundesweit auf AXS TV an werden 9 p.m. UND / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Erklärte Soares. “We have a great history of bringing exciting fights to the area, and this card will continue that tradition. Both Curry and Barnes have shown to be aggressive, physical fighters, and I really want to see how this match up plays out. Mystic Lake has been a great partner and we look forward to bringing LFA 20 to the Mystic Lake Showroom on August 25th.”
Curry (9-1) has transformed himself from one of Minnesota’s most popular fighters to one of the sport’s most exciting and promising prospects. The man aptly known as “Blitz” has decimated his last two opponents since moving up to welterweight. Tatsächlich, all nine men that he has defeated, never saw the final round. Curry is able to do this by utilizing a unique blend of technical grappling and stout ground-and-pound. The 27-year-old Minnesotan now faces a huge test as he gets set to headline his first televised event at LFA 20.
Barnes (11-2) makes his LFA debut roughly twelve months after competing for the RFA welterweight world title. The Wyoming native, who now calls San Diego, Kalifornien nach Hause, has taken the time since that fight to strengthen his already formidable skill set. After coming up short in that title fight to a man who was then immediately signed to the UFC, the 26-year-old known as “Der Phönix” will look to live by the famous words of S.A. Sachs: “Hope rises like a Phoenix from the ashes of shattered dreams.” The Phoenix will look to rise again at LFA 20.
Der Co-Main Event von LFA 20 will feature a highly-anticipated match-up
The main card of LFA 20 will also feature the return of women’s MMA pioneer Kelly “Blood Red” Kobold. Nach sechseinhalb Jahren Pause vom Sport, she will take on knockout artist Christine “Knuckles” Stanley.
Kobold (18-3-1) ist einer der angesehensten Frauen im Sport. She has enjoyed an illustrious professional MMA career that dates back fifteen years. A true pioneer in women’s MMA, the warrior known as “Blood Red” has been there moving behind the scenes, cutting a bloody path through the ages until suddenly, just like that, she up and disappeared in 2011. Now she is back at 125-pounds, ready to stake a claim at the top of the division.
Stanley (5-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Kobold back to the sport she helped pioneer. The San Diego native has built a career around an explosive striking base that has earned her a reputation as one of the most feared knockout artists in the division. The RFA vet holds one of the fastest knockouts in combat sports. That knockout came in 5-seconds with a highlight reel Flying Spinning Hook Kick back in 2014. “Knuckles” has earned four of her five wins by way of KO or TKO and now looks to pick up the biggest win of her career at LFA 20.
Hauptkarte (Im Fernsehen übertragen auf AXS TV an 9 p.m. UND / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Weltergewicht bout (170 Pfund)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Main Event | Federgewicht Kampf (145 Pfund)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Lightweight Bout (155 Pfund)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Frauen Fliegengewicht Bout (125 Pfund)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Lightweight Bout (155 Pfund)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Lightweight Bout (155 Pfund)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamgewicht Bout (135 Pfund)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
Im September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ab Januar 2017. RFA und Legacy-FC haben die Karrieren von über ins Leben gerufen 100 Athleten, die die Spitze der MMA durch konkurrierende in der UFC erreicht haben.
LFA 20 will be the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA und Legacy-FC gehosteten eine kombinierte neun Veranstaltungen in der “Land der 10,000 Seen” vor der Fusion. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. Die gesamte Hauptkarte von LFA 20 wird live im Fernsehen übertragen und bundesweit auf AXS TV an werden 9 p.m. UND / 6 p.m. PT.
Bitte besuche LFAfighting.com für Kampf-Updates und Informationen. LFA ist auf Facebook unter Legacy-Kampf-Allianz. LFA ist auch auf Instagram unter @LFAfighting und Twitter an @LFAfighting.
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