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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 Labobeli 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 bahlabani, 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 ea 30 competitors (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured two “LFA vs. LFA” mollo. The most impressive stat, leha ho le joalo, 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 Labobeli 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 theLabobeli 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 lefats'eng.
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 Moqebelo ka UFC Ntoa 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 ka 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 sena se fetileng Labohlano. 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 etsahala Labohlano, August la bo18 la a le Sanford Pentagon a Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “The 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 etsahala Labohlano, 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 etsahala Labohlano, 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 – Heinish vs. Perez etsahala Labohlano, September bo8 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. LE / 6 p.m. PT.
Ka 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.
Please visit 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

SEHLOOHO Event:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs..
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
CO-SEHLOOHO Event:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs..
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
FEATHERWEIGHT NTOA
HAPE:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs..
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
Labohlano, 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 Labohlano, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Eohle ka sehloohong karete tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV kwa 9 p.m. LE / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, o ile a re 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. Haele hantle, 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) le “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. Ntango wana, 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. LE / 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)
Bobebe 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)
Bobebe bout (155 lb)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs.. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Bobebe 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)
Ka 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 tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV ka 9 p.m. LE / 6 p.m. PT.
Please visit 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 o khutlela ho naheng ea 10,000 Lakes LE BLUMER vs. HIGO

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SEHLOOHO Event:
Melvin “MOSEBETSI Killer” BLUMER
vs.
Leandro “Hrithik” HIGO
BANTAMWEIGHT makhaola-khang
Labohlano, NOVEMBER 6th PHELA ON AXS TV
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Tickets ka Sale Joale ka Ticketmaster.com
Las Vegas, Nevada – Tsoho Fighting Alliance (RFA) e le mopresidente Ed Soares ile a phatlalatsa kajeno hore ntshetso pele ya tla khutlela ho Minnesota le RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo a November. Ka sehloohong Ketsahalo eo e tla Feature le bantamweight makhaola-khang pakeng tsa tse peli ya Molao wa Kgothaletso ka ho fetisisa tsepo e thabisang hakaakang e le Minnesota ka boeena Melvin “Career Killer” Blumer loanang le Brazil dynamo Leandro “Hrithik” Sa feiga. RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo tla etsahala Labohlano, November 6th inside the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Eohle ka sehloohong karete tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV kwa 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT.
“Melvin Blumer le Leandro Higo ba ka bobeli tla tima e khōlō hlolang ka pele e neng e RFA tlotla challengers”, o ile a re Soares. “Ke se ke ua ema ho bona se etsahalang ha tsena tse peli mehato ea ka hare ho RFA octagon hammoho RFA 32 a Pele Lake, Minnesota.”
Ditekete tsa RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo di a fumaneha ho reka ka 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 ya Year” sena se fetileng March ka RFA 24. O ile a hlōla hae RFA qalo le scintillating morao-letsoho la KO ka lebaka la ho tšepe-chinned MMA pula-maliboho Jeff Curran. The KO a tla le tse peli feela metsotsoana e tloha la pele ho pota-pota ka mokhoa o e ne e le feela joalokaha tšosang ha e ntse e o ne a bolella. Bohlokoa ba Blumer ea win ne e le hore e o ile a bontša lefatše seo e ka Holimo Midwest o tsebahala ka ho lilemo tse… Melvin Blumer ke e khethehileng talenta e ka qeta ho loana kae kapa kae motsotso ofe kapa ofe. Blumer hona joale loketse ho nka bohato bo latelang a mosebetsi oa hae oa ka tobane le e mong oa Brazil a phahameng sechabeng.
“Ke 'na ho feta thabela ho ba ka ka sehloohong ketsahalo eo RFA moo ke ka beha fihlela e felile ama ka stacked RFA 32 karete ya,” o ile a re Blumer. “Ke ne ke le Leandro Higo oa ho qetela ntoa moo a ileng a a qeta ho moshanyana hore feela ile a tse hlano garela le Champ. Ke hang ha bona ntoeng ena tla sebaka, empa ha ke a labalabela ho ba letsoho la ka tsosoa khahlanong le e mong thata le tšoaneloa ke lireng.”
Sa feiga (14-2) o ile a etsa polelo e hae RFA qalo khoeling e fetileng ka RFA 29, hore ne bo tšoana le bohlokoa ba Blumer ea RFA qalo. Feela joaloka Blumer, a qeta e lireng ba ne a sa tsoa le sieo 5-garela nang le Krrish RFA 'mampoli a bona ka ho fetisisa morao tjena go tswela ntle moo. Higo ile a khona ho ho romela Terrion Ware ka Rear Naked bipetsa le tse peli feela metsotsoana e setseng a loanela. The hlola, e boetse e joaloka Blumer, e bile seo Higo ea sebakeng seo Fans a Brazil ba 'nile ba a re ka lilemo tse ngata… Leandro Higo ke e mong oa holimo ho fihlela-and-tla bahlabani a MMA. Higo hona joale labalabela ho tobana le Blumer ka ntoa ea ba babeli ba MMA ka ho fetisisa e thabisang le e tsepisa bantamweight le tebello e.
“Ho sehlooho se reng RFA 32, ea machaba bontša, ke e kholo boikutlo,” O ile a re 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. Ke ne ke nahana ba ne ba ho e mong boima ba 'mele sehlopha sa hobane ba ne ba u seholo haholo, matla haholo. Ke ile ka ba joked le Pedro Falcao joaloka “Sheba hore Pedrinho, le boholo ba bashanyana re tla lokela ho nka ho fihlela (tshega)”.
“Re ne re e le tirisanommogo le dipuisano, le hoja re u se ke ua bua e tšoanang puo, re ne re e nako e ntle ea. O ile a bonahala e le le ntle pholileng Guy, Ke rata ho nahana ke oa bona ke, so it wasn’t difficult. I’m sure we’ll have a great duel, o ile a lintho tsoa ho e khōlō win, Ke tsoa ho e khōlō win, 'me ke lumela mohlodi ea ntoeng ena tla le loanela lebanta. Ka mor'a moo re tla ba le e ncha RFA 'mampoli me lebitso la hae e tla ba Leandro Higo.”
Hape ho lokiselitsoe hore loantša ka RFA 32 ka RFA ho khutla ho Minnesota tse tharo tse la puso ea kholo ka ho fetisisa MMA linaleli. Pele e neng e RFA welterweight 'mampoli Benjamin Smith (14-3), le lefahla ea Melvin Blumer le Halofo e nngwe ya tummeng “Bash Barab'abo rōna ba” Marvin Blumer (11-5), le sa mmuso sa holimo Thailand Ranked bobebe Chad Curry (7-0) ea a qeta ho 'ohle a supileng ea hae ho tlisa lintoa. Smith, Blumer, le Curry kaofela slated hore a qothisane lehlokoa o ka sehloohong karete ea RFA 32.
Ha a ntse a Smith ea lireng tla ile a phatlalatsa ka mor'a nakoana, Blumer le Curry ba tseba tla tobana le ka RFA 32. Blumer la boraro ntoa ka RFA tla tla khahlanong le-'moho le eena RFA vet Bill Kamery (13-4). Kamery o romelwa hae ea ho qetela tse tharo bahanyetsi ba 'me a talima ho tsoela pele hore streak a a khutlela le RFA. Ntango wana, Curry tla etsa hore hae RFA qalo khahlanong le Landon Vannata (6-0) in a battle of undefeated lightweight prospects. Vannata was originally set to make his promotional debut at RFA 28 khoeling e fetileng, empa mohanyetsi oa hae a ntša ya ntoa ka letsatsi la boima ba-a. Vannata hona joale primed, loketse, le labalabela ho qetellong hata maoto ka RFA octagon.
Ka ho feletseng RFA 32 ntoa card le fumana boitsebiso bo eketsehileng mabapi le ketsahalo ena e tla ile a phatlalatsa ka mor'a nakoana. RFA 32 e tla ba ntshetso pele ya la boraro ketsahalo ho nka habité profinseng ea Minnesota. Eohle ka sehloohong karete ya ea RFA 32 tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV ka 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT ka Labohlano, November 6th.
Please visit RFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. RFA is also on Facebook at Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram ka RFAfighting, and Twitter at RFAfighting.
Ka RFA: RFA ke setsebi e tsoakiloeng libetsa ntshetsopele e fanang ka bochaba linaleli le holimo hlolisanang le monyetla oa ho ba ba bona ba talenta ho Fans le baetapele ba lefapha. The RFA hlahisa phela liketsahalo kgwedi le kgwedi ho pota United States ho akarelletsa le Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver le Milwaukee. RFA ka bonoa phela tse fetang 43 limilione tse malapeng a naheng ka bophara ka gore yone ke thelevishene sebetsana le AXS TV. Thehiloeng ho la Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ke e 'ngoe ka ho fetisisa le mafolofolo' me a hlompha MMA mekgatlo ya lebelo ka ho fetisisa ho hōla metshameko mo lefatše. (The Octagon, Phahameng ka ho fetisisa Roshan Championship®, UFC®, le tse robeli tse sekamela lehlakoreng le le tlhōlisano malao a gorole moralo ngodisitsweng matshwao a kgwebo ruilweng feela ka Zuffa, LLC. Litokelo tsohle li sirelelitsoe).

Ka AXS TV ho loana ka: AXS TV loana ke o tummeng ka eona hohle a hlokomela Labohlano Bosiu Mixed Martial Arts le Kickboxing moodle moodle moodle. E le Your Home Ka MMA, AXS TV utilizes e e pharalletseng marangrang a ho phahamiswa tsoang United States, Canada, le Europe. Le Asia ho hasa ho feta LIVE lintoa feta efe kapa efe thelevishene ya netweke. “The Lentsoe” Michael Schiavello le tse hlano nako e MMA lefatseng-mampoli Pat Miletich fana ka bashebelli setsebi papali-ka-papali, ka botebo ntoa se fana ka kgaso, le o moholo itlhahloba ho mong le e mong ntoa karete ya. AXS TV broadcasts lefatseng-sehlopha sa LIVE ntoa moodle moodle moodle ho tloha RFA, Tau Ntoa, Legacy FC, le MFC mong le e mong Labohlano bosiu bo bong ha 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. LE.
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