MAHI MAIN: TWO-TIME LFA TITLE CHALLENGER BRENDAN ALLEN vs. TWO-TIME LEGACY FC TITLE CHALLENGER LARRY CROWE Whitu pupūtanga FRIDAY, JUNE 22nd LIVE on AXS TV BEAUMONT CIVIC CENTER in BEAUMONT, Texas Tickets are on sale NOW through Ticketmaster.com

Las Vegas, NV – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will kick off the 2018 summer season with a middleweight showdown between two former title challengers when the promotion heads to Beaumont, Texas at LFA 43.

 

 

 

The main event of LFA 43 will feature a middleweight showdown between two-time LFA title challenger Brendan “All In” Allen and two-time Legacy FC title challenger Larry “Tae Kwon” Crowe. LFA 43 – Allen vs. Crowe takes place this Friday, June 22nd at the Beaumont Civic Center in Beaumont, Texas. The main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

“Brendan Allen and Larry Crowe have a well-documented history of being top contenders in our organization,” Ua parau Soares. “They have been two of our top middleweights for years, but somehow their paths have never crossed. Our fans will finally get to see them square off this summer when we head south to Beamount, Texas at LFA 43. ”

 

 

 

Tickets for LFA 43 – Allen vs. Crowe are available for purchase NOW at Ticketmaster.com.

 

 

 

Allen (8-3) enters the LFA 43 headliner looking to reassert himself at the top of the LFA middleweight standings. The 22-year-old Louisianian is a two-time LFA middleweight title challenger and will be making his fifth appearance for LFA. He also competed twice for Legacy FC before the promotion merged with RFA to create LFA. Allen has gained valuable experience early in his career, which is now being cultivated along with his raw talent at Roufusport MMA Academy in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The popular and talented southern submission specialist has built a reputation for being one of the most clinical finishers in the division. All eight of his victories have come via KO, WHO, tukunga ranei. The man known as “All In” will now go all in as he looks for the biggest win of his career.

 

 

 

Crowe (10-6) returns to the LFA Octagon fresh off a win over LFA mainstay Bilal Williams in the co-main event of LFA 26. The 34-year-old Texan is a two-time Legacy FC middleweight title challenger and one of the longest tenured fighters in Legacy FC history. Crowe made his debut for Legacy FC in his second professional fight in July 2010. That bout occurred at the third-ever Legacy FC event. In many ways, Crowe and Legacy FC grew up together. The man known as “Tae Kown” Crowe grew into one of the promotion’s most revered fighters, while Legacy FC grew into one of the top two developmental organizations in the world. Now the Houston native will add his name to another piece of history as he looks to win the main event of LFA 43 in the promotion’s debut event in Beaumont.

 

 

Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT):

 

 

Takahanga Main | Whitu a'ee (185 LB)

– Brendan Allen (8-3) vs. Larry Crowe (10-6)

 

Mā whitu a'ee (145 LB)

– Jake Heffernan (6-0) vs. Peter Stanonik (5-3)

 

Mā whitu a'ee (145 LB)

– Kolton Englund (5-2) vs. Juan Gonzalez (5-1)

 

Kōmāmā a'ee (155 LB)

– Cameron Graves (6-2) vs. Jordan Titoni (6-2)

 

Women’s Strawweight Bout ( 115 LB)

– Itzel Esquivel (2-2) vs. Desiree Yanez (1-0)

 

Taumahamaha a'ee (265 LB)

– Jeremy Hardy (5-3) vs. Joel Moore (3-0)

 

 

 

LFA 43 will be the first LFA event to take place in the City of Beaumont. It will also be the eleventh time that LFA has traveled to “The Lone Star State” of Texas. Further information about LFA 43 kia ka kauwhautia hohoro. The entire main card of LFA 43 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

Haere ki LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.

 

 

 

I roto i te 2017 RFA and Legacy FC merged to form LFA, the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts. The combined forces of LFA launched the careers of over 130 athletes to reach the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC. I te Mei o 2018 the promotion joined the London Trust Media Holdings group of companies.