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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
Houston, 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 Talata 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 mpiady, 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 ny 30 competitors (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured two “LFA vs. LFA” lalao. The most impressive stat, na izany aza, 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 Talata 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 theTalata 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. Ilay lehilahy fantatra amin'ny anarana hoe “T-City” improved his perfect record to 12-0 and saw his UFC fighter ranking move up to #6 eto amin'izao tontolo izao.
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 Asabotsy amin'ny UFC Ady alina 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 amin'ny 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 izany lasa Zoma. 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 mitranga Zoma, Aogositra faha-18 tao amin'ny Sanford Sioux Falls the pentagon tany, South Dakota. The event will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Ny Tendrombohitra 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 “Zazalahy maditra” Rodrigues (20-7).

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LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes mitranga Zoma, 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 sy ny FC Legacy nampiantrano ny sivy mitambatra zava-nitranga ao amin'ny “tanin'ny 10,000 Lakes” Ny fanambarana teo anoloan'ny. 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 mitranga Zoma, 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 mitranga Zoma, 8 Septambra 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 “The Centennial 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. SY / 6 p.m. PT.
Volana Septambra 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) nanomboka tamin'ny Janoary 2017. RFA sy Legacy FC no natomboka ny asa mahery 100 atleta izay nahatratra ny tampon MMA amin'ny alalan'ny mifaninana ao amin'ny UFC.
Please mitsidika 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.
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LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

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LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

HEVI-DEHIBE Event:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
CO-MAIN hetsika:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
FEATHERWEIGHT ADY
BEBE KOKOA:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
ZOMA, AUGUST 25th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at the MYSTIC SHOWROOM in PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
Tickets are on sale NOW through MysticLake.com
Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting 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.
Ny tena zava-nitranga ny 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 Zoma, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Ny karatra lehibe iray manontolo dia ho velona, ​​ary ny firenena fahitalavitra ao amin'ny TV AXS amin'ny 9 p.m. SY / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Hoy i 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. Raha ny tena izy, 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 co-main event of LFA 20 will feature a highly-anticipated match-up between two of the promotion’s top featherweightcontenders. Bobby “The Wolfman” Moffett (9-2) ary “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. Mandritra izany fotoana izany, 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. After a six and a half year hiatus from the sport, she will take on knockout artist Christine “Knuckles” Stanley.
Kobold (18-3-1) is one of the most respected women in the 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.
Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. SY / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Main Event | Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Maivana Bout (155 lb)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Vehivavy Flyweight bout (125 lb)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Maivana Bout (155 lb)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Maivana Bout (155 lb)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
Volana Septambra 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) nanomboka tamin'ny Janoary 2017. RFA sy Legacy FC no natomboka ny asa mahery 100 atleta izay nahatratra ny tampon MMA amin'ny alalan'ny mifaninana ao amin'ny UFC.
LFA 20 will be the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA sy ny FC Legacy nampiantrano ny sivy mitambatra zava-nitranga ao amin'ny “tanin'ny 10,000 Lakes” Ny fanambarana teo anoloan'ny. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. Ny karatra lehibe iray manontolo ny LFA 20 dia fahitalavitra velona sy ny firenena ao amin'ny TV AXS amin'ny 9 p.m. SY / 6 p.m. PT.
Please mitsidika 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.
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RFA NIVERINA TANY AMIN'NY TANY NY 10,000 Farihy AMIN'NY BLUMER vs HIGO

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HEVI-DEHIBE Event:
Melvin “FIVELOMANA mpamono olona” BLUMER
vs
Leandro “PITBULL” HIGO
BANTAMWEIGHT fifandonana
ZOMA, NOVAMBRA 6 Velona AXS TV
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Tapakila amin'ny Sale Ary isaky ny Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Fitsanganana amin'ny maty Fighting Alliance (RFA) Filoha Ed Soares nanambara androany fa ny fampiroboroboana dia hiverina any Minnesota amin'ny RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo tamin'ny Novambra. Ny tena zava-nitranga dia manasongadina ny bantamweight fifandonana teo anelanelan'ny roa indrindra ny fampiroboroboana fanantenana mahafinaritra ho Minnesota ihany Melvin “Career Mpamono Olona” Blumer ady Breziliana dynamo Leandro “Pitbull” Aviavy. RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo no hitranga Zoma, November 6 inside the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Ny karatra lehibe iray manontolo dia ho velona, ​​ary ny firenena fahitalavitra ao amin'ny TV AXS amin'ny 10 p.m. SY / 7 p.m. PT.
“Melvin Blumer sy Leandro Higo dia samy avy eny Fandresena lehibe ny anaram-boninahitra teo aloha RFA mpifaninana”, Hoy i Soares. “Tsy andriko ny hahita izay mitranga rehefa ireo dingana roa ao amin'ny RFA miara-octagon ao amin'ny RFA 32 in Talohan'ny Lake, Minnesota.”
Tickets ny RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo dia azo vidiana ao amin'ny 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 ao amin'ny Taona” ity Martsa lasa ao amin'ny RFA 24. Dia nandresy ny RFA bitany amin'ny scintillating-tanana indray KO ny vy-chinned mpisava lalana MMA Jeff Curran. Ny KO nitondra segondra roa monja sisa tamin'ny fihodinana voalohany amin'ny fomba izay dia toy ny manafintohina araka ny nilaza. Ny dikan'ny Blumer ny fandresena dia nampiseho fa izao tontolo izao izay efa fantatra Midwest Ambony nandritra ny taona maro… Melvin Blumer dia talenta manokana izay afaka namita ny ady amin'ny fotoana rehetra na aiza na aiza. Blumer amin'izao fotoana izao vonona ny handray ny dingana manaraka ao amin'ny asany amin'ny alalan'ny iray amin'ireo Brezila miatrika ny sangany.
“Aho faly mihoatra noho ny ho ao amin'ny hetsika lehibe ho an'ny RFA izay afaka mametraka ny fahavitany stacked voakasiky amin'ny RFA 32 karatra,” Hoy Blumer. “Aho amin'ny Leandro Higo ny ady farany izay nahavita ny lehilahy izay nandeha vao dimy fihodinana miaraka amin'ny champ. I Tena tsy mahita ady ity ny handeha lavitra, fa Izaho no miandrandra hatao tanako atsangana hanohitra mafy sy mendrika iray hafa mpanohitra.”
Aviavy (14-2) dia nanao fanambarana ao amin'ny RFA bitany tamin'ny volana lasa ao amin'ny RFA 29, izay mitovy amin'ny lanjan'ny ny RFA Blumer bitany. Tahaka Blumer, dia vita ny mpanohitra izay vao lasa 5-fihodinana miaraka amin'ny RFA Tsy Mety Resy tompon-daka amin'ny farany indrindra ankalamanjana. Higo dia afaka hanaiky Terrion Ware alalan'ny Rear Naked mangeja amin'ny segondra roa monja sisa ny ady. Ny fandresena, koa toy ny Blumer, nanaporofo ny eo an-toerana izay Higo mpankafy any Brezila no hoe an-taonany maro… Leandro Higo dia iray amin'ireo an-tampon'ny niakatra-sy-mpiady avy any MMA. Higo izao vonona hiatrika Blumer amin'ny ady ny roa MMA mahafinaritra indrindra sy mahabe fanantenana bantamweight fanantenana.
“To lohatenin'ny RFA 32, fampisehoana iraisam-pirenena, dia fahatsapana lehibe,” Hoy i 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. Nihevitra aho tamin'ny hafa izy ireo lanja kilasy satria lehibe loatra ry zareo, mahery loatra. Mihitsy aza aho nananihany amin'ny Pedro Falcao toy ny “Jereo tamin'izany Pedrinho, ny haben'ny ny bandy isika dia tsy maintsy handray an (Ihomehezany)”.
“Nanana fifandraisana tsara, na dia tsy miteny ny teny mitovy, izahay fotoana tsara. Toa ho tsara tarehy lehilahy mahafinaritra, Tiako ny mieritreritra koa aho ny tenako iray, so it wasn’t difficult. I’m sure we’ll have a great duel, dia ny avy amin'ny fandresena lehibe, Aho avy fandresena lehibe, ary mino aho fa ny mpandresy amin'ny tolona ity no hiady ho amin'ny fehikibo. Avy eo dia manana vaovao Ho RFA daka sy ny anarany dia ho Leandro Higo.”
Koa nomanina mba hiady amin'ny RFA 32 ao amin'ny RFA ny fiverenana amin'ny Minnesota dia telo-panjakana lehibe indrindra MMA kintana. Tompon-daka teo aloha welterweight RFA Benjamin Smith (14-3), ny mitovy kambana rahalahin'i Melvin Blumer sy ny antsasaky ny malaza “Bash Brothers” Marvin Blumer (11-5), ary ny ambony ny fanjakana laharana faha maivana Tchad Curry (7-0) izay no vita ny ady fito. Smith, Blumer, ary Curry dia noeritreretina rehetra mba hifaninana eo amin'ny tena karatra ny RFA 32.
Raha ny mpanohitra Smith ho nanambara ela, Blumer ary Curry fantatro hoe iza izy ireo hiatrika amin'ny RFA 32. Ny fahatelo Blumer ady ao amin'ny RFA ho avy hamely namany RFA vet Bill Kamery (13-4). Kamery efa nanaiky ny farany telo mpanohitra ary mitodika hanohy izay Streak ao amin'ny hiverina amin'ny RFA. Mandritra izany fotoana izany, Curry hahatonga ny RFA bitany an'i Landon Vannata (6-0) in a battle of undefeated lightweight prospects. Vannata was originally set to make his promotional debut at RFA 28 tamin'ny volana lasa, fa ny mpanohitra nisintona niala tamin'ny ady tamin'ny andro milanja-in. Vannata izao primed, vonona, ary maniry mafy dingana farany ny tongony eto amin'ny RFA octagon.
Ny feno RFA 32 ady karatra sy ny fanazavana fanampiny momba ity hetsika ity dia nanambara ela. RFA 32 kosa no ho anjaran'ny hetsika fahatelo mba hatao ao amin'ny fanjakan'i Minnesota. Ny karatra lehibe iray manontolo ny RFA 32 dia fahitalavitra velona sy ny firenena ao amin'ny TV AXS amin'ny 10 p.m. SY / 7 p.m. PT amin'ny Zoma, November 6.
Please mitsidika RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram amin'ny RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
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