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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 I 4 WEEKS:
LFA SET TO VISIT 4 STATES I 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 Tisdag 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 fighters, 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” tändstickor. The most impressive stat, emellertid, 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 Tisdag Night Contender Series”. The four LFA stars signed off of the show so far are Boston Salmon (Vecka 1), Sean O’Malley (Vecka 2), Geoff Neal (Vecka 3), and Julian Marquez (Vecka 4). There are currently 32 fighters from LFA scheduled to compete on theTisdag 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 världen.
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 Lördag 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 I 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 senaste 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 sker Fredag, 18 augusti vid 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 “Den 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 “Dålig pojke” Rodrigues (20-7).

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LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes sker 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 sker 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 sker Fredag, 8 september på 1stBank Center i Broomfield, Colorado. The event will serve as the third LFA event to take place in the state of Colorado. RFA visited “The Centennial staten” 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. OCH / 6 p.m. 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) med början i januari 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 idrottare som har nått höjdpunkten av MMA genom att tävla i UFC.
Besök LFAfighting.com för bout uppdateringar och information. LFA är på Facebook på Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA är också på Instagram på @LFAfighting och Twitter på @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
FJÄDERVIKT WAR
MER:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
FREDAG, AUGUST 25th LIVE på AXS TV
LIVE at the MYSTIC SHOWROOM in PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
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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. Hela huvudkortet kommer i direktsändning och rikstäckande på AXS TV på 9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Angiven 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.”
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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 själva verket, 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.
Co-main event av LFA 20 will feature a highly-anticipated match-up between two of the promotion’s top featherweightcontenders. Bobby “Wolfman” Moffett (9-2) och “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. Under tiden, 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.
Huvud Card (TV på AXS TV på 9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Weltervikt Bout (170 Ib)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Main Event | Fjädervikt Bout (145 Ib)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Lätt Bout (155 Ib)
– Travis Perzynski (21-9) vs. Carl Wittstock (9-1)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 Ib)
– Kelly Kobold (18-3-1) vs. Christine Stanley (5-3)
Lätt Bout (155 Ib)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Lätt Bout (155 Ib)
– Jeff Peterson (7-4) vs. Brandon Jenkins (10-4)
Bantamvikt Bout (135 Ib)
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) med början i januari 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 idrottare som har nått höjdpunkten av MMA genom att tävla i 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. Hela huvudkortet av LFA 20 kommer att sändas i TV live landet på AXS TV på 9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT.
Besök LFAfighting.com för bout uppdateringar och information. LFA är på Facebook på Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA är också på Instagram på @LFAfighting och Twitter på @LFAfighting.
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RFA återvänder till LAND 10,000 Sjöar med Blumer vs Higo

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MAIN EVENT:
MELVIN “KARRIÄR KILLER” BLUMER
vs
LEANDRO “PITBULL” Higo
BANTAMVIKT KRAFTMÄTNING
FREDAG, 6 november BO PÅ AXS TV
LIVE from Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
Biljetter till försäljning nu på Ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) president Ed Soares meddelade idag att främjandet kommer att återvända till Minnesota med RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo i november. Huvudevenemanget kommer att innehålla en bantamvikt uppgörelse mellan två av främjande mest spännande framtidsutsikter Minnesota egen Melvin “Karriär Killer” Blumer slag brasilianska dynamo Leandro “Pitbull” Fig. RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo kommer att äga rum Fredag, 6 nov inside the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Hela huvudkortet kommer i direktsändning och rikstäckande på AXS TV på 10 p.m. OCH / 7 p.m. PT.
“Melvin Blumer och Leandro Higo båda kommer ut enorma vinster över tidigare RFA titel utmanare”, Angiven Soares. “Jag kan inte vänta och se vad som händer när dessa två steg inuti RFA oktagon tillsammans på RFA 32 i Prior Lake, Minnesota.”
Biljetter till RFA 32 – Blumer vs.. Higo finns att köpa 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” detta tidigare mars på RFA 24. Han vann sin RFA debut med en medryckande back-handen KO över järn chinned MMA pionjär Jeff Curran. KO kom med bara två sekunder kvar i den första rundan på ett sätt som var lika chockerande som det var träffande. Betydelsen av Blumer seger var att det visade världen vad Övre mellanvästern har känt i flera år… Melvin Blumer är en speciell talang som kan avsluta en kamp var som helst när som helst. Blumer är nu redo att ta nästa steg i sin karriär genom att inför en av Brasiliens elit.
“Jag är mer än glad över att vara i Main Event för RFA där jag kan lägga sista handen på en staplad RFA 32 kort,” uppgav Blumer. “Jag var på Leandro Higo sista kamp där han slutade en kille som bara gick fem ronder med mästaren. Jag definitivt inte ser denna kamp går avståndet, men jag ser fram emot att få min hand upp mot en annan tuff och värdig motståndare.”
Fig (14-2) gjorde ett uttalande i sin RFA debut förra månaden på RFA 29, som liknade betydelsen av Blumer s RFA debut. Precis som Blumer, han avslutade en motståndare som bara hade gått 5-rundor med en obesegrad RFA mästare i sin senaste utflykt. Higo kunde lämna Terrion Ware via rear naked choke med bara två sekunder kvar i deras kamp. Segern, även som Blumer, visade vad Higo lokala fans i Brasilien har sagt i åratal… Leandro Higo är en av de bästa up-and-coming fighters i MMA. Higo är nu angelägna om att möta Blumer i en kamp om två av MMA mest spännande och lovande bantamvikt utsikter.
“Till rubrik RFA 32, en internationell utställning, är en härlig känsla,” Utropade 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. Jag trodde att de var från en annan viktklass eftersom de är för stora, För stark. Jag skojade med Pedro Falcao som “Titta på den Pedrinho, storleken av killarna vi måste ta ner (skratt)”.
“Vi hade en bra samspel, även om vi inte talar samma språk, vi hade det bra. Han verkar vara en ganska cool kille, Jag vill tro att jag är en alltför själv, so it wasn’t difficult. I’m sure we’ll have a great duel, Han kommer från en stor vinst, Jag kommer från en stor vinst, och jag tror att vinnaren av denna kamp kommer att kämpa för bältet. Då kommer vi att ha en ny RFA mästare och hans namn kommer att vara Leandro Higo.”
Också planerad att bekämpa på RFA 32 i RFA återkomst till Minnesota är tre av statens största MMA stjärnor. Tidigare RFA weltervikt mästare Benjamin Smith (14-3), identiska tvillingbror Melvin Blumer och den andra halvan av den berömda “Bash Brothers” Marvin Blumer (11-5), och statens topprankade lätta Chad Curry (7-0) som har avslutat alla sju av hans matcher. Smith, Blumer, och Curry är alla tänkt att konkurrera på de viktigaste kortet av RFA 32.
Medan Smiths motståndare kommer att meddelas inom kort, Blumer och Curry vet vem de kommer att möta på RFA 32. Blumer tredje kamp i RFA kommer mot andra RFA vet Bill Kamery (13-4). Kamery har lämnat sina tre sista motståndare och ser ut att fortsätta att strimma i sin återkomst till RFA. Under tiden, Curry kommer att göra 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 förra månaden, men hans motståndare drog sig ur kampen på dagen för invägningen. Vannata är nu laddad, färdig, och ivriga att slutligen steg fot i RFA oktagon.
Den fullständiga RFA 32 kamp kort och ytterligare information om detta evenemang kommer att meddelas inom kort. RFA 32 kommer att vara att främja tredje evenemang äger rum i delstaten Minnesota. Hela huvudkortet för RFA 32 kommer att sändas i TV live landet på AXS TV på 10 p.m. OCH / 7 p.m. PT på Fredag, 6 nov.
Besök RFAfighting.com för bout uppdateringar och information. RFA är också på Facebook på Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram vid RFAfighting, och Twitter på RFAfighting.
Om RFA: RFA är en professionell MMA marknadsföring som ger stigande stjärnor och topp utmanare möjlighet att bevisa sin talang för att fans och ledare i branschen. RFA presenterar live-evenemang på månadsbasis runt om i USA, inklusive Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver och Milwaukee. RFA kan ses live på över 43 miljon nationellt genom sin tv affär med AXS TV. Baserat i Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA är en av de mest aktiva och respekte MMA organisationer i den snabbast växande sporten i världen. (The Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, och den åttasidiga konkurrens matta och buren designen är registrerade varumärken som ägs exklusivt av Zuffa, LLC. Alla rättigheter reserverade).

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