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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 Lachiwiri 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 omenyana, 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 a 30 competitors (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured two “LFA vs. LFA” machesi. The most impressive stat, Komabe, 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 Lachiwiri 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 theLachiwiri 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 mdziko lapansi.
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 Loweruka pa UFC Nkhondo 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 pa 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 ichi kale 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 chikuchitika Friday, August 18 pa Sanford Pentagon ku Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Phiri 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 chikuchitika 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 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 chikuchitika 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. Perezi chikuchitika Friday, September 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” Perezi (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.
Mu 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.
Chonde kukaona LFAfighting.com chifukwa bout zosintha ndi zambiri. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting ndipo Twitter pa @LFAfighting.
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LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

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LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
NKHA-ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
FEATHERWEIGHT NKHONDO
ZAMBIRI:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
LACHISANU, 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 Friday, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Lonse chachikulu khadi adzakhala televised moyo ndi lonselo pa AXS TV pa 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Ananena 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. Pamenepo, 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) ndipo “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. Nthawiyi, 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 “Zopindila zala” 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. “Zopindila zala” 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 Khadi (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Kadamsanayu | Welterweight podwala (170 LB)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Main Chosaiwalika | Featherweight podwala (145 LB)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Opepuka podwala (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)
Opepuka podwala (155 LB)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Opepuka podwala (155 LB)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamweight podwala (135 LB)
Mitch White (3-1) vs. Jesse Wannemacher (3-1)
Mu 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 adzakhala televised moyo ndi m'dzikolo pa AXS TV pa 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
Chonde kukaona LFAfighting.com chifukwa bout zosintha ndi zambiri. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting ndipo Twitter pa @LFAfighting.
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RFA MBABWERERA KWA DZIKO LA 10,000 Lakes NDI BLUMER vs HIGO

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ZIKULUZIKULU CHOCHITIKA:
Melvin “NTCHITO wakupha” BLUMER
vs
Leandro “PITBULL” HIGO
BANTAMWEIGHT chiwonetsero
LACHISANU, NOVEMBER 6 MOYO PA AXS TV
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Matikiti pa Sale Tsopano pa Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Kuuka Pomenyana Alliance (RFA) pulezidenti Ed Soares analengeza lero kuti Kukwezeleza adzabwerera ku Minnesota ndi RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo mu November. Waukulu chochitika izikhala ndi bantamweight chiwonetsero pakati awiri Kukwezeleza a zosangalatsa kwambiri ziyembekezo Minnesota a Melvin “Ntchito wakupha” Blumer akungoganizira Brazil dynamo Leandro “Pitbull” Mkuyu. RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo chichitike Friday, November 6 inside the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Lonse chachikulu khadi adzakhala televised moyo ndi lonselo pa AXS TV pa 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.
“Melvin Blumer ndi Leandro Higo onse akubwera kuchokera yaikulu yapambana pa zakale RFA udindo challengers”, Ananena Soares. “Ndingofuna kuona zimene zimachitika awiriwa sitepe mkati RFA octagon pamodzi ku RFA 32 Isanafike mu Nyanja, Minnesota.”
Matikiti RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo zilipo kugula pa 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 pa Chaka” ichi kale March pa RFA 24. Iye anapambana ake RFA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu ndi scintillating mmbuyo dzanja KO pa chitsulo chinned MMA mpainiya Jeff Curran. The KO anabwera ndi ziwiri masekondi anachoka mu woyamba wozungulira m'njira mmene ozunguza mmene anali kundiuza. Tanthauzo la Blumer a Nkhata anali kuti anasonyeza dziko zimene Upper Pakati Chakumadzulo wadziwa kwa zaka… Melvin Blumer lapadera luso zimene kutsiriza ndewu kulikonse pa mphindi iliyonse. Blumer tsopano okonzeka kutenga sitepe mu ntchito yake ndi imeneyi ndi imodzi mwa Brazil a osankhika.
“Ndine wokondwa kuposa kukhala waukulu chochitika kwa RFA kumene ndingavalire kutsirizitsa chikunena pa zakhala zikuzunza m'miyoyo RFA 32 khadi,” ananena Blumer. “Ndinali pa Leandro Higo yomaliza ya nkhondo kumene iye anamaliza munthu yemwe anangopita asanu zipolopolo ndi champ. Ine ndithudi sindikuwona nkhondoyi kupita mtunda, koma ine amayembekezera kuchezerana dzanja langa anaukitsa mnzake lolimba ndiponso woyenera mdani.”
Mkuyu (14-2) neno wake RFA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu mwezi watha pa RFA 29, kuti anali ofanana tanthauzo la Blumer a RFA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu. Ngati Blumer, anamaliza mdani amene anachoka kupita 5-zipolopolo ndi undefeated RFA ngwazi yawo posachedwapa outing. Higo anatha kugonjera Terrion ware kudzera kumbuyo Wamaliseche Choke ndi ziwiri masekondi otsala zambiri pankhondo. The Win, Komanso ngati Blumer, anatsimikizira zomwe Higo a m'deralo mafani Brazil akhala akunena kwa zaka… Leandro Higo ndi imodzi pamwamba mmwamba-ndi-akubwera omenyana mu MMA. Higo tsopano akufunitsitsa amakumana Blumer pa nkhondo awiri a MMA a yosangalatsa ndiponso zingamuthandize bantamweight ziyembekezo.
“Kuti mutu RFA 32, mayiko anasonyeza, ndi mtima,” Anafuula 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. Ine ndinaganiza izo zinali wina kulemera kalasi chifukwa akula kwambiri, Ifenso wamphamvu. Ine ngakhale adaseleula motere naye ndi Pedro Falcao ngati “Tayang'anani pa Pedrinho, kukula kwa anyamata ife kutenga pansi (kumaseka)”.
“Tinakambirana bwino mogwirizana, ngakhale ife salankhula chinenero chimodzi, ife tinali ndi nthawi yabwino. Akuoneka kukhala wokongola ozizira munthu, Ine ndimakonda kuti ndine mmodzi kwambiri ndekha, so it wasn’t difficult. I’m sure we’ll have a great duel, Iye akubwera kuchokera lalikulu Nkhata, Ine ndikubwera kwa lalikulu Nkhata, ndipo ine ndikukhulupirira wopambana wa nkhondoyi asamenyana kwa lamba. Ndiye ife latsopano RFA ngwazi ndipo dzina lake lidzakhala Leandro Higo.”
Komanso ndandanda kulimbana pa RFA 32 mu RFA kubweranso kwa Minnesota atatu cha boma lalikulu MMA nyenyezi. Kale RFA welterweight ngwazi Benjamin Smith (14-3), ndi zofanana mchimwene wa Melvin Blumer ndi theka lina la wotchuka “Bash Brothers” Marvin Blumer (11-5), ndi boma la pamwamba lili pa nambala opepuka Chad Curry (7-0) amene wamaliza zonse seveni mwa ndewu. Smith, Blumer, ndipo Curry onse anayenera kupikisana pa waukulu khadi la RFA 32.
Ngakhale Smith mdani adzakhala analengeza posachedwapa, Blumer ndi Curry mumaidziwa amakumana nawo RFA 32. Blumer wachitatu nkhondo mu RFA adzabwera motsutsa anzake RFA owona zanyama Bill Kamery (13-4). Kamery wakhala anagonjera womaliza atatu adani nayang'ana kupitiriza kuti dzenje wake kubweranso ku RFA. Nthawiyi, Curry ake adzakhala RFA kuwonekera koyamba kugulu motsutsana Landon Vannata (6-0) in a battle of undefeated lightweight prospects. Vannata was originally set to make his promotional debut at RFA 28 mwezi watha, koma Goliyati anatulutsa a nkhondo pa tsiku la kulemera-mu. Vannata tsopano primed, wokonzeka, ndi ofunitsitsa potsiriza mwatsatane phazi RFA octagon.
The zonse RFA 32 nkhondo khadi ndipo mudziwe zambiri zokhudza mwambo umenewu adzakhala analengeza posachedwapa. RFA 32 adzakhala Kukwezeleza wachitatu chochitika kuchitika mu boma la Minnesota. Lonse chachikulu khadi la RFA 32 adzakhala televised moyo ndi m'dzikolo pa AXS TV pa 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT pa Friday, November 6.
Chonde kukaona RFAfighting.com chifukwa bout zosintha ndi zambiri. RFA ndi on Facebook pa Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram pa RFAfighting, ndipo Twitter pa RFAfighting.
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