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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 Rātū 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 whawhai, 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 o te 30 competitors (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured two “LFA vs. LFA” ngā kēmu. The most impressive stat, Heoi, 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 Rātū 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 theRātū 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 man known as “T-City” improved his perfect record to 12-0 and saw his UFC fighter ranking move up to #6 i roto i te ao.
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 Rāhoroi i UFC Whawhai 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 i runga i 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 tenei mua Rāmere. 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 e wahi Rāmere, August 18 i te Sanford Taparima i Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Ko te State Mount Rushmore” 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 “Boy kino” Rodrigues (20-7).

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LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes e wahi Rāmere, 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 and Legacy FC hosted a combined nine events in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” before the merger. 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 e wahi Rāmere, 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. Parete e wahi Rāmere, Mahuru 8 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” Parete (8-0).
The entire main card of these four events will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
I roto i te Mahuru 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tīmata i roto i te marama o Hānuere 2017. Kua whakarewahia RFA ko Legacy FC nga mahi o runga i 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
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.
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LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

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LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

MAHI MAIN:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
CO-MAIN MAHI:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
Mā whitu WAR
MORE:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
FRIDAY, 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.
The main event of 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 Rāmere, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Ka teata te kāri matua katoa ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Ua parau 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. I roto i te meka, 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 “Ko te Wolfman” Moffett (9-2) a “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. Na, 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 “Pongaponga” 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. “Pongaponga” 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.
Kāri Main (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT):
Takahanga Main | Welterweight a'ee (170 LB)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
-Main Co Takahanga | Mā whitu a'ee (145 LB)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Kōmāmā a'ee (155 LB)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Women o mā a'ee (125 LB)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Kōmāmā a'ee (155 LB)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Kōmāmā a'ee (155 LB)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Whā a'ee (135 LB)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
I roto i te Mahuru 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tīmata i roto i te marama o Hānuere 2017. Kua whakarewahia RFA ko Legacy FC nga mahi o runga i 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 20 will be the third LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA and Legacy FC hosted a combined nine events in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes” before the merger. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Lake Showroom. The entire main card of LFA 20 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.
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RFA RETURNS KI TE FENUA O 10,000 LAKES WITH BLUMER vs HIGO

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MAHI MAIN:
Melvin “TOROA Killer” BLUMER
vs
Leandro “PITBULL” HIGO
Whā Showdown
FRIDAY, NOVEMA 6 Te noho i AXS TV
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Tīkiti i runga i Sale Na i Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Raa te riri Alliance (RFA) peresideni Ed Soares kauwhautia tenei ra e ka hoki mai te whakatairanga ki Minnesota ki RFA 32 – Blumer vs. Higo i Noema. Ka ngā te hui matua he pupūtanga whā i waenganui i rua o opuaraa whakaongaonga rawa te whakatairanga o rite ake Melvin o Minnesota “Killer Career” Blumer Te pakanga Dynamo Palāsilá Leandro “Pitbull” Fig. RFA 32 – Blumer vs. Ka tangohia Higo wahi Rāmere, Whiringa 6 inside the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Ka teata te kāri matua katoa ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.
“Melvin Blumer ko Leandro Higo e rua e haere mai atu te whakauru nui i runga i mua taitara challengers RFA”, Ua parau Soares. “E kore e taea e ahau tatari ki te kite i te mea e tupu no enei taahiraa e rua i roto i te RFA tapawaru tahi i RFA 32 i roto i te Lake mua, Minnesota.”
Tikiti mō te RFA 32 – Blumer vs. E wātea ana Higo mō te hoko i 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 o te Tau” tenei Maehe mua i RFA 24. Riro ia i tona tuatahi RFA ki te scintillating hoki-ringa KO ki runga ki te pionie rino-chinned MMA Jeff Curran. Haere mai te KO ki e rua tika hēkona e toe i roto i te taka noa tuatahi i roto i te tikanga i ko rite tonu rawa i korero te reira. Ko te auraa o te win o Blumer ko e whakakitea ana e ia te ao te mea kua mohio ki te Midwest Reanga mō tau… Melvin Blumer Ko te taranata motuhake e taea te whakaoti i te whawhai ki hea i tetahi taime. Rite ki te tango i te taahiraa i muri mai i roto i tona mahi i te anga i tetahi o te whiriwhiri a Brazil Blumer he inaianei.
“Nui atu i te hari ahau ki te kia i roto i te hui matua mo RFA te wahi e taea te hoatu e ahau i te pa mutunga i runga i te RFA tāpae 32 kāri,” kī Blumer. “Ko ahau i whawhai whakamutunga Leandro Higo o te wahi oti ia te taata e tika haere e rima rauna ki te Sharing. Ahau e kore e tino e kite i tenei whawhai e haere i te tawhiti, engari ahau e titiro atu ki te pae ara toku ringa ki tetahi hoariri uaua, me te tika.”
Fig (14-2) hanga he tauākī i roto i tona tuatahi RFA whakamutunga marama, i te RFA 29, Ko rite ki te auraa o RFA tuatahi o Blumer e. Just rite Blumer, oti ia i te hoariri nei i haere noa 5-rauna ki te toa RFA tūturu i roto i to ratou haerenga tino tata. Ko taea ki te tuku Terrion Ware mā Rear tahanga whakakowaowao ki e rua tika hēkona e toe i roto i to ratou whawhai Higo. Ko te win, ano rite Blumer, whakamatauria aha rohe pā o Higo i Brazil kua mea hoki tau… Leandro Higo Ko tetahi o te runga whawhai ki runga-a-haere mai i roto i te MMA. Hinaaro Higo he inaianei ki te kanohi Blumer i roto i te pakanga o e rua o opuaraa whā whakaongaonga rawa, me te whaihua o MMA.
“Ki te kupu matua RFA 32, he whakaatu ao, Ko te mana'o nui,” Ka mea 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. Whakaaro ahau i ratou i tetahi atu piha taimaha no ratou kei nui rawa, kaha rawa. Tawai ara ahau ki a Pedro Falcao rite “Titiro i taua Pedrinho, te rahi o te takatu ka whai ia tatou ki te tango i raro (katakata)”.
“I matou i te pāhekoheko pai, ahakoa kahore tatou e korero i te reo kotahi, i te wa pai e matou. Āhua nei e ia ki te waiho i te taata tino hauhautanga, Ahau rite ki te whakaaro ahau kotahi rawa ahau, so it wasn’t difficult. I’m sure we’ll have a great duel, ngā haere mai ia i te wini nui, Au e haere mai ahau i te wini nui, a whakapono ana ahau ki te toa o tenei whawhai e hoki te whitiki whawhai. Na ka whai tatou te toa RFA hou a ka waiho tona ingoa ko Leandro Higo.”
Whakaritea ano ki te whawhai i RFA 32 i roto i te hokinga mai o te RFA ki Minnesota e toru o nui whetu MMA o te kāwanatanga. Mua toa Welterweight RFA Pineamine Smith (14-3), te teina māhanga ōrite o Melvin Blumer me te tahi atu hawhe o te rongonui “Bash Brothers” Marvin Blumer (11-5), a runga runga o te kāwanatanga Kōmāmā Chad Curry (7-0) nei oti e whitu katoa o tona whawhai, kua. Smith, Blumer, a kua inumia katoa Curry ki te whakataetae i runga i te kāri matua o RFA 32.
Ahakoa e kauwhautia hoariri o Smith hohoro, Blumer ko Curry mohio ko wai e fehangahangai ratou i RFA 32. Ka haere mai whawhai tuatoru o Blumer i roto i te RFA ki hoa RFA vet Bill Kamery (13-4). Kua tuku Kamery tona toru hoariri whakamutunga, me te titiro ki te haere tonu i taua pūkenga i roto i tona hokinga mai ki te RFA. Na, Ka meinga e Curry tona tuatahi RFA ki Landon Vannata (6-0) in a battle of undefeated lightweight prospects. Vannata was originally set to make his promotional debut at RFA 28 whakamutunga marama, engari unuhia hoariri tona i roto o te whawhai i runga i te ra o te paunatia-i roto i. Kei te primed Vannata inaianei, rite, a vēkeveke ki te pae hopea manga i waewae i roto i te Tapawaru RFA.
Ko te ki tonu i RFA 32 Kia ka kauwhautia kāri whawhai, me ētahi atu pārongo e pā ana ki tenei kaupapa hohoro. RFA 32 e hui te toru o nga whakatairanga o ki te tango i te wahi i roto i te āhua o Minnesota. Ko te kāri matua katoa o RFA 32 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT i runga i Rāmere, Whiringa 6.
Haere ki RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram i RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Mō RFA: RFA Ko te whakatairanga toi hōia whakauru ngaio e homai maranga whetu, me te runga contenders te faingamālie ke fakamo'oni'i ratou taranata ki te pā me te feia faatere i roto i te ahumahi. E whakaatu ana i te RFA ngā ora i runga i te kaupapa, tae atu Las Vegas marama a tawhio noa te United States, Los Angeles, Denver a Milwaukee. Ka taea te kite i RFA ora i roto i runga i 43 miriona mau fare motu i roto i tona mahi pouaka whakaata ki AXS TV. I roto i te Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA Ko tetahi o nga whakahaere tino kaha, me te whakaaro MMA i roto i te hākinakina e tipu tere i roto i te ao. (Ko te Tapawaru, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, me te-iu waru whakataetae moenga, me te hoahoa whare herehere rēhita e tohu whenua anake e Zuffa, LLC. Pūmau te mana).

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