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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 Tirsdag 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 jagerfly, 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 av 30 competitors (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured two “LFA vs. LFA” fyrstikker. The most impressive stat, men, 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 Tirsdag 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 theTirsdag 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 verden.
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 Lørdag på UFC Fight 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 på 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 det siste Fredag. 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 skjer Fredag, 18 august ved Sanford Pentagon 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 “Mount 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 skjer Fredag, 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 skjer Fredag, 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 skjer Fredag, 8 september 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 “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 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
I September 2016, 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.
Vennligst besøk 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

MAIN EVENT:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
CO-MAIN EVENT:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
FEATHERWEIGHT WAR
MER:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
Fredag, 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 Fredag, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Uttalte 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. Faktisk, 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) og “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. I mellomtiden, 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 “Knoker” 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. “Knoker” 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.
Hovedkortet (Televised on AXS TV at 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT):
Main Event | Weltervekt Bout (170 lb)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Main Event | Fjær Bout (145 lb)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Lett Bout (155 lb)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Lett Bout (155 lb)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Lett Bout (155 lb)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamvekt Bout (135 lb)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
I September 2016, 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 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 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 9 pm. OG / 6 pm. PT.
Vennligst besøk 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 returnerer til LAND OF 10,000 Innsjøer med BLUMER vs Higo

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MAIN EVENT:
MELVIN “KARRIERE KILLER” BLUMER
vs
LEANDRO “PITBULL” Higo
Bantamvekt SHOWDOWN
Fredag, 6. november LIVE PÅ AXS TV
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Billetter i salg nå på Ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Oppstandelse Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares kunngjorde i dag at kampanjen vil gå tilbake til Minnesota med RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo i november. Den viktigste begivenheten vil inneholde en bantamvekt oppgjør mellom to av forfremmelse mest spennende prospekter som Minnesota egen Melvin “Karriere Killer” Blumer kriger brasilianske dynamo Leandro “Pitbull” Fig. RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo vil foregå Fredag, 6 november inside the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Hele hovedkortet vil bli sendt direkte og lands på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT.
“Melvin Blumer og Leandro Higo er begge kommer av store gevinster i løpet av tidligere RFA tittel utfordrere”, Uttalte Soares. “Jeg kan ikke vente å se hva som skjer når disse to skritt inne i RFA oktogonen sammen på RFA 32 i Prior Lake, Minnesota.”
Billetter til RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo er tilgjengelig for kjøp på 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 of the Year” dette siste mars kl RFA 24. Han vant sin RFA debut med en glimrende back-hand KO over jern chinned MMA pioner Jeff Curran. KO kom med bare to sekunder igjen i første runde på en måte som var like sjokkerende som det var å fortelle. Betydningen av Blumer seier var at det viste verden hva den øvre Midtvesten har kjent i årevis… Melvin Blumer er et spesielt talent som kan fullføre en kamp hvor som helst når som helst. Blumer er nå klar til å ta det neste steget i karrieren etter møter en av Brasils elite.
“Jeg er mer enn fornøyd med å være i main event for RFA hvor jeg kan sette siste hånd på et stablet RFA 32 kort,” uttalte Blumer. “Jeg var på Leandro Higo siste kampen hvor han kom på en fyr som bare gikk fem runder med champ. Jeg definitivt ikke se denne kampen går på avstand, men jeg ser frem til å bli min hånd reist mot en annen tøff og verdig motstander.”
Fig (14-2) laget en uttalelse i sin RFA debut forrige måned på RFA 29, som var lik den betydningen av Blumers RFA debut. Akkurat som Blumer, han ferdig en motstander som nettopp hadde gått 5-runder med en ubeseiret RFA mester i sin siste opptreden. Higo var i stand til å sende inn Terrion Ware via Rear Naked Choke med bare to sekunder igjen i kampen. Seieren, liker også Blumer, viste hva Higo lokale fans i Brasil har blitt sagt i årevis… Leandro Higo er en av de beste up-and-coming krigere i MMA. Higo er nå ivrige etter å møte Blumer i en kamp av to av MMA mest spennende og lovende bantamvekt prospekter.
“Til overskrift RFA 32, internasjonal utstilling, er en god følelse,” Utbrøt 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. Jeg trodde de var fra en annen vektklasse fordi de er for store, for sterk. Jeg spøkte med Pedro Falcao som “Se på det Pedrinho, størrelsen av gutta vi må ta ned (ler)”.
“Vi hadde et godt samspill, selv om vi ikke snakker samme språk, vi hadde det gøy. Han synes å være en ganske kul fyr, Jeg liker å tro jeg er en også meg selv, so it wasn’t difficult. I’m sure we’ll have a great duel, Han kommer fra en stor seier, Jeg kommer fra en stor seier, og jeg tror vinneren av denne kampen vil kjempe for beltet. Da vil vi ha en ny RFA mester og hans navn skal være Leandro Higo.”
Også planlagt å kjempe på RFA 32 i RFA tilbakekomst til Minnesota er tre av statens største MMA-stjerner. Tidligere RFA weltervekt mester Benjamin Smith (14-3), identiske tvillingbror av Melvin Blumer og den andre halvparten av den berømte “Bash Brothers” Marvin Blumer (11-5), og statens topprangerte lette Chad Curry (7-0) som har fullført alle sju av hans kamper. Smith, Blumer, og Curry er alle planlagt å konkurrere på hovedkortet til RFA 32.
Mens Smiths motstander vil bli annonsert snart, Blumer og Curry vet hvem de vil møte på RFA 32. Blumer tredje kamp i RFA vil komme mot andre RFA veterinæren Bill Kamery (13-4). Kamery har sendt inn sine siste tre motstandere og ser ut til å fortsette som strek i hans retur til RFA. I mellomtiden, Curry vil gjøre sin RFA debut mot Landon Vannata (6-0) in a battle of undefeated lightweight prospects. Vannata was originally set to make his promotional debut at RFA 28 siste måned, men hans motstander trakk seg ut av kampen på dagen for innveiing. Vannata er nå primet, klar, og ivrig etter å endelig gå fot i RFA oktogonen.
Den fulle RFA 32 Kampen kort og ytterligere informasjon om denne hendelsen vil bli annonsert snart. RFA 32 vil være fremme tredje arrangementet skal finne sted i delstaten Minnesota. Hele hovedkortet av RFA 32 vil bli sendt direkte og landsomfattende på AXS TV på 10 pm. OG / 7 pm. PT på Fredag, 6 november.
Vennligst besøk RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram på RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Om RFA: RFA er en profesjonell mixed martial arts kampanje som gir stigende stjerner og øverste kandidatene anledning til å vise sitt talent til fans og ledere i bransjen. Den RFA presenterer live-hendelser på månedlig basis rundt om i USA som blant annet Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver og Milwaukee. RFA kan sees live i løpet 43 million boliger nasjonalt gjennom sin TV-avtale med AXS TV. Basert i Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA er en av de mest aktive og respekterte MMA organisasjoner i den raskest voksende sporten i verden. (Oktogonen, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, og de åtte-sided konkurranse matte og bur er registrerte varemerker som eies utelukkende av Zuffa, LLC. Alle rettigheter reservert).

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