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LFA LAUNCHING PAD: LFA SENDS 9 FIGHTERS TO UFC IN 30 DAYS

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THE SUMMER OF LFA

LFA ALUM IMPRESS IN THE UFC:
TITLE SHOTS, BONUSES and RECORD BREAKERS
4 SHOWS IN 4 WEEKS:
LFA SET TO VISIT 4 STATES IN 4 WEEKS
Naan i any i, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) has had a busy summer. In last month’s newsletter, it was reported that LFA alum accumulated $200,000 in UFC bonus money in the month of June, former RFA headliner Zach Freeman secured an “Upset of the Year” nominee in New York City, and three inaugural LFA titles were awarded to get the summer started.

LFA LAUNCHING PAD
The summer continued to heat up in July. The UFC hosted 5 events along with the first 3 episodes of UFC President Dana White’s new weekly web series titled “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series” throughout the month.
The number of LFA alum that participated in those events was staggering. 19 fighters that have fought for LFA or the two promotions that merged to create it (RFA and Legacy FC) competed in the UFC. UFC 213 headliner Valentina Shevchenko would have made that 20 alụso, but Amanda Nunes withdrew from their title fight on the day of the fight.
The presence of LFA alum on Dana White’s new show was just as impressive. In the first three episodes that aired in July, 17 nke 30 competitors (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured two “LFA vs. LFA” ọkụ. The most impressive stat, Otú ọ dị, is the fact that an LFA fighter was signed by Dana White off of each episode.
That trend carried over into August with a fourth LFA fighter being signed to the UFC off of the fourth episode of “Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series”. The four LFA stars signed off of the show so far are Boston Salmon (Week 1), Sean O’Malley (Week 2), Geoff Neal (Week 3), and Julian Marquez (Week 4). There are currently 32 fighters from LFA scheduled to compete on theTuesday might summer series. LFA also currently has 19 alum ranked in the latest UFC fighter rankings.
LFA ALUM IMPRESS IN THE UFC
While former LFA fighters impressed in the UFC last month with the sheer number of participants, what they accomplished in those bouts is even more important. Perhaps the biggest shining star of the bunch was former RFA featherweight champion Brian Ortega. The nwoke maara dị ka “T-City” improved his perfect record to 12-0 and saw his UFC fighter ranking move up to #6 n'ụwa.
Ortega did this by breaking his own UFC record at UFC 214 on July 29th. Going into his bout with fellow unbeaten star Renato Moicano, Ortega held the UFC record for most consecutive third round finishes. He extended that streak by submitting Moicano in the final frame with a $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Night” bonus winning Guillotine Choke.
The following Saturday na UFC Ọgụ Night 114, RFA great Dustin Ortiz broke another UFC record to secure his own $50,000 UFC “Performance of the Night” bonus. Ortiz accomplished this feat by knocking out Hector Sandoval in 15-seconds to record the fastest finish in UFC flyweight history. His teammate and former RFA flyweight champion Sergio Pettis happened to headline the same card. Pettis won his marquee bout against Brandon Moreno unanimously in a pivotal battle between two Top 10 ranked UFC flyweights.
The UFC will be off for the next few weeks, but September looks to be just as big for the LFA greats competing inside the famed UFC Octagon. UFC 215 na September 9th will feature two LFA alum challenging for UFC world titles. Legacy FC great Ray Borg will headline the card for a shot at the UFC flyweight title, while Shevchenko will finally get a crack at the UFC women’s bantamweight title in the co-main event. Seven other LFA alum have UFC bouts already announced for next month as well.
4 SHOWS IN 4 WEEKS
LFA started August with the first title defense in the promotion’s history. Two of the inaugural LFA champions that were just crowned in June (Eryk Anders and Roberto Sanchez) have already made their UFC debut, but LFA featherweight champion Kevin “Angel of Death” Aguilar was able to defend his title in the main event of LFA 18 a gara aga Friday. He did so by sweeping the scorecards against a very game challenger in #1 contender and world-class BJJ black belt Justin Rader.
LFA is now set to end the summer with four shows in four weeks in four different states. The quadruple-header starts next week in South Dakota at LFA 19. The promotion then heads east to Minnesota the following week at LFA 20. LFA kicks off first day of September in Missouri at LFA 21. Then the final leg of the four week trip will go down in Colorado at LFA 22.
LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues na-ewe ebe Friday, August 18 na Sanford Pentagon na Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Ugwu Rushmore State” four times before the merger. LFA 19 is headlined with a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet David “Bulldawg” Michaud (11-3) and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Bad Boy” Rodrigues (20-7).

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LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes na-ewe ebe Friday, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The event will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA na Hapụrụ FC kwadoro a jikọrọ itoolu ihe ndị mere na “Land of 10,000 Lakes” tupu mmakọ. LFA 20 is headlined with a welterweight showdown between rising star Chad “Blitz” Curry and former RFA title challenger Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes.
LFA 21 – Noblitt vs. Branjão na-ewe ebe Friday, September 1st at the Branson Convention Center in Branson, Missouri. The event will serve as the first LFA event to take place in the state of Missouri. RFA visited the “Show Me State” four times before the merger. LFA 21 is headlined with a light-heavyweight battle between undefeated American prospect Kyle James Noblitt (8-0) and undefeated Brazilian prospect Antônio Paulo “Montanha” Branjão (4-0).
LFA 22 – Heinisch vs. Perez na-ewe ebe Friday, September 8th at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado. The event will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Colorado. RFA visited “Otu narị State” eight times before the merger. LFA 22 is headlined with an LFA middleweight title fight between Colorado’s own Ian “The Hurricane” Heinisch (8-0) and Brazilian dynamo Markus “Maluko” Perez (8-0).
The entire main card of these four events will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
Na September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (Emmanuel) malite na January 2017. RFA na Hapụrụ FC ulo oru n'ọrụ nke n'elu 100 na-eme egwuregwu na ruru n'ọtụtụ kasị elu nke Emmanuel ọkwá na UFC.
Biko gaa na LFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. LFA is on Facebook at Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

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LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

Isi ihe omume:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Ngalaba-isi omume:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
FEATHERWEIGHT WAR
ỌZỌ:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
Friday, AUGUST 25th Bi na AXS TV
LIVE at the MYSTIC SHOWROOM in PRIOR LAKE, Minnesota
Tickets are on sale NOW through MysticLake.com
Naan i any i, Texas – Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance (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.
Isi ihe omume nke LFA 20 will feature a welterweight war between rising star Chad “Blitz” Curry and former RFA title challenger Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes takes place Friday, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Kwuru 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.”
Tickets for LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes are available for purchase NOW at MysticLake.com.
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. N'ezie, 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, California home, 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 “The Phoenix” 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.
The ngalaba-isi ihe omume nke LFA 20 will feature a highly-anticipated match-up between two of the promotion’s top featherweightcontenders. Bobby “The Wolfman” Moffett (9-2) na “Nasty” Nate Jennerman (9-2) will face off in a high-stakes affair as the two contenders jockey for position at the top of the division. The pair of featherweight standouts share more than just identical records. They both have roots in the famed RFA promotion. Moffett who trains at The MMA LAB in Glendale, Arizona competed three times for the RFA. Ka ọ dịgodị, Jennerman who trains at Roufusport in Milwaukee, Wisconsin finished his amateur career for the promotion.
The main card of LFA 20 will also feature the return of women’s MMA pioneer Kelly “Blood Red” Kobold. Mgbe a isii na ọkara afọ hiatus si egwuregwu, she will take on knockout artist Christine “Nkwonkwo mkpịsị” Stanley.
Kobold (18-3-1) bụ otu n'ime ndị kasị na-akwanyere ùgwù ndị inyom na egwuregwu. 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. “Nkwonkwo mkpịsị” 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.
Main Kaadị (Televised on AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt):
Main Omume | Welterweight tuanu (170 lb)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Ngalaba-Main Omume | Featherweight tuanu (145 lb)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Kedu otu m ga tuanu (155 lb)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Women Flyweight n'obi (125 lb)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Kedu otu m ga tuanu (155 lb)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Kedu otu m ga tuanu (155 lb)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamweight tuanu (135 lb)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
Na September 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (Emmanuel) malite na January 2017. RFA na Hapụrụ FC ulo oru n'ọrụ nke n'elu 100 na-eme egwuregwu na ruru n'ọtụtụ kasị elu nke Emmanuel ọkwá na UFC.
LFA 20 will be the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA na Hapụrụ FC kwadoro a jikọrọ itoolu ihe ndị mere na “Land of 10,000 Lakes” tupu mmakọ. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. The dum isi kaadị nke LFA 20 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. Pt.
Biko gaa na LFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. LFA is on Facebook at Hapụrụ Ọgụ Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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RFA-alaghachi n'ala 10,000 Ọdọ mmiri nwere BLUMER vs HIGO

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Isi ihe omume:
Melvin “Ọrụ egbu egbu” BLUMER
vs
Leandro “Baby” HIGO
Bantamweight showdown
Friday, NOVEMBER 6 Ndụ AXS TV
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Tiketi na ere ugbu a na Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Mbilite n'Ọnwụ-alụ ọgụ Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares mara ọkwa taa na nkwalite ga-alaghachi Minnesota na RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo na November. Isi ihe omume ga-Njirimara a Bantamweight showdown n'etiti abụọ nke nkwalite kasị akpali akpali atụmanya dị ka Minnesota onwe Melvin “Ọrụ egbu egbu” Blumer agha Brazil dainamo Leandro “Baby” Fig. RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo ga-ebe Friday, November 6 inside the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Dum isi kaadị ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt.
“Melvin Blumer na Leandro Higo na-ma-abịa anya nnukwu Enwee Mmeri n'elu mbụ RFA aha challengers”, Kwuru Soares. “M nwere ike na-eche na-ahụ ihe na-eme mgbe abụọ ndị a nzọụkwụ n'ime RFA octagon ọnụ na RFA 32 na Tupu Lake, Minnesota.”
Tiketi maka RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo dị maka zuo na Ticketmaster.com or the Mystic Box Office at952-445-9000 You can also support your favorite fighter by purchasing your tickets through CageTix.com/RFA.
Blumer (12-2) returns to the the building where he recorded a front-runner for “Ko nke Afọ” a gara aga March na RFA 24. Ọ ndibọhọ ya RFA mpụta mbụ na a scintillating azụ-aka ko n'elu ígwè-chinned Emmanuel ọsụ ụzọ Jeff Curran. The ko wee na dị nnọọ abụọ sekọnd ekpe ke akpa gburugburu n'ụzọ na-bụ nnọọ dị ka-awụ akpata oyi dị ka ọ na-agwa. The pụtara Blumer si mmeri bụ na o gosiri ụwa ihe Upper Midwest maara n'ihi na afọ… Melvin Blumer bụ a pụrụ iche talent na ike rụchaa a ọgụ ebe ọ bụla n'oge ọ bụla. Blumer bụ ugbu a njikere iwere nzọụkwụ na ya ọrụ site chere ihu otu n'ime Brazil si J.Randall.
“M karịa obi ụtọ na-na isi ihe omume nke RFA ebe m nwere ike na-etinye finishing metụrụ on a stacked RFA 32 kaadị,” kwuru Blumer. “M bụ na Leandro Higo ikpeazụ agha ebe ọ okokụre a Ihọd na dị nnọọ wee ise agba na champ. M maa na-adịghị ahụ ọgụ a na-aga n'ebe dị anya, kama m na-na-atụ anya ịlụ aka m zụlitere megide ibe siri ike na kwesịrị iro.”
Fig (14-2) mere a na nkwupụta ya RFA mpụta mbụ ikpeazụ nke ọnwa na RFA 29, na yiri mkpa nke Blumer si RFA mpụta mbụ. Dị nnọọ ka Blumer, o kwusịrị ihe iro, bụ onye ka na-arahụ 5-agba na-undefeated RFA onye mmeri na ha kasị na-adịbeghị anya outing. Higo bụ ike n'okpuru Terrion Ware site N'azụ gba ọtọ ịkpagbu na dị nnọọ abụọ sekọnd fọdụrụ n'ọgụ ha na-. The mmeri, nwekwara dị ka Blumer, gosipụtara ihe Higo obodo Fans na Brazil anọwo na-asị n'ihi na afọ… Leandro Higo bụ otu n'ime elu elu-na-na-abịa alụso na Emmanuel. Higo bụ ugbu a ọkụ n'obi na-eche ihu Blumer na a agha nke abụọ nke Emmanuel kasị akpali akpali ma na ekwe Bantamweight atụmanya.
“Iji isiokwu RFA 32, mba ofesi show, bụ oké mmetụta,” Tiri mkpu, sị Higo. “I’m very happy to be a part of RFA and my main goal is to become the champion and no one will stop me from achieving that. After my last fight I met Melvin and his brother. M chere na ha bụ ndị si ọzọ arọ òtù n'ihi na ha buru oke ibu, kwa ike. M ọbụna joked na Pedro Falcao dị ka “Lee anya na na Pedrinho, size nke ụmụ okorobịa anyị ga-wetuo (ọchị)”.
“Anyị nwere ezi mmekọrịta, ọ bụ ezie na anyị adịghị asụ otu asụsụ, anyị nwere oge dị mma. O yiri ka ọ a mara mma Ihọd, -Amasị m eche na m na otu kwa onwe m, so it wasn’t difficult. I’m sure we’ll have a great duel, ọ na-abịa site a nnukwu mmeri, M na-abịa site a nnukwu mmeri, na m kweere na-eto eto nke a agha ga-alụ ọgụ maka belt. Mgbe ahụ, anyị ga-a ọhụrụ RFA mmeri na aha ya ga-abụ Leandro Higo.”
Ọzọkwa ndokwa na-alụ ọgụ na RFA 32 na RFA laghachiri Minnesota nwere atọ nke ala nnukwu Emmanuel kpakpando. Bụbu RFA welterweight mmeri Benjamin Smith (14-3), na yiri ejima nke Melvin Blumer na ndị ọzọ na ọkara nke famed “Bash Brothers” Marvin Blumer (11-5), na obodo si n'elu họọrọ fechaa Chad Curry (7-0) onye ka okokụre niile asaa ndị ya na-akpata ịlụ ọgụ. Smith, Blumer, na Curry nile na-slated ka mpi na isi kaadị nke RFA 32.
Mgbe Smith si iro ga-mara ọkwa n'oge na-adịghị, Blumer na Curry maara ndị ha ga na-enwe na RFA 32. Blumer atọ ibuso ya agha na RFA ga-abịa megide ibe RFA pụọ Bill Kamery (13-4). Kamery ka osụk ikpeazụ ya atọ iro na anya na-anọgide na na streak na nloghachi ya ka RFA. Ka ọ dịgodị, Curry ga-eme ka ya RFA mpụta mbụ megide Landon Vannata (6-0) in a battle of undefeated lightweight prospects. Vannata was originally set to make his promotional debut at RFA 28 ikpeazụ nke ọnwa, ma ya onye iro wetara nke agha n'ụbọchị itu-na. Vannata ugbu a primed, njikere, na ịnụ ọkụ n'obi akpatre kwụpụ ụkwụ na RFA octagon.
Zuru RFA 32 agha kaadị na ihe ọmụma banyere ihe omume a ga-mara ọkwa n'oge na-adịghị. RFA 32 ga-nkwalite atọ omume na-ebe na steeti Minnesota. Dum isi kaadị nke RFA 32 ga-televised ndụ na mba na AXS TV na 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. Pt na Friday, November 6.
Biko gaa na RFAfighting.com n'ihi na bayere mmelite na ọmụma. RFA bụkwa na Facebook na Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram na RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Banyere RFA: RFA bụ ọkachamara mbuaha karat nkwalite nke na-enye na-ebili kpakpando na top contenders ohere igosi na ha talent Fans na ndị ndú na njem. The RFA ọnọde ndụ ihe ndị na a kwa ọnwa ndabere gburugburu United States gụnyere Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA nwere ike hụrụ ndụ na n'elu 43 nde obibi mba site na telivishọn ndibiat AXS TV. Dabere na Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA bụ otu n'ime ihe ndị kasị arụsi ọrụ ike na-akwanyere ùgwù Emmanuel òtù na kasị na-eto eto egwuregwu n'ụwa. (The Octagon, Jisọs alụ ọgụ Championship®, UFC®, na asatọ kwadoro mpi ute na onu imewe na-ụghalaahịa edenyere n'akwụkwọ ikikere ekesịpde nanị Zuffa, LLC. Ikike niile echekwabara).

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