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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.”
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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.
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