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HOUSTON, 得克薩斯州 – 傳統格鬥聯盟 (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,” 規定蘇亞雷斯. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. 上10月13日, 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” 天. 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) 而在 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 終極戰士 (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.
主卡 (Televised on AXS TV at 9 P.M. AND / 6 P.M. PT):
主要事件 | 次中量級回合 (170 磅)
– 馬修Frincu (11-2) VS. 柯蒂斯Millender (12-3)
合作的主要事件 | 輕量級布特 (135 磅)
– 喬伊Miolla (9-2) VS. 維尼修斯·扎尼（Vinicius Zani） (10-4)
女子最輕量級布特 (125 磅)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) VS. Mandy Polk (3-3)
輕量級回合 (155 磅)
– 拉魯白肋煙 (7-3) VS. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
羽量級布特 (145 磅)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) VS. 蘭迪施泰因克 (18-11-1)
輕量級布特 (135 磅)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) VS. Glen Baker (3-2)
輕量級回合 (155 磅)
– Keoni迪格斯 (4-0) VS. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
九月, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the 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. The entire main card of LFA 24 將進行現場直播，並在全國范圍AXS電視在 9 P.M. AND / 6 P.M. PT.
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