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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 Jumanne 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 wapiganaji, 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 ya 30 competitors (56.6%) had previously competed for LFA, RFA, or Legacy FC. Each of the three episodes also featured two “LFA vs. LFA” mechi. The most impressive stat, Hata hivyo, 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 Jumanne 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 theJumanne 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 katika dunia.
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 Jumamosi katika UFC Kupambana 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 juu ya 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 siku za nyuma hii Ijumaa. 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 unafanyika Ijumaa, Agosti 18 katika Sanford Pentagon katika Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The event will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Hali 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 “Bad Boy” Rodrigues (20-7).

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LFA 20 – Curry vs. Barnes unafanyika Ijumaa, 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 unafanyika Ijumaa, 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 unafanyika Ijumaa, Septemba 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” Perez (8-0).
The entire main card of these four events will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT.
Mwezi Septemba 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.
Tafadhali ziara LFAfighting.com kwa bout updates na habari. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting na Twitter katika @LFAfighting.
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LFA RETURNS TO MINNESOTA IN AUGUST

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LFA 20 – CURRY vs. BARNES

TUKIO MAIN:
CHAD “BLITZ” CURRY
vs.
NICK “THE PHOENIX” BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
CO-MAIN TUKIO:
BOBBY “THE WOLFMAN” MOFFETT
vs.
“NASTY” NATE JENNERMAN
Featherweight VITA
ZAIDI:
Women’s MMA Pioneer
KELLY “BLOOD RED” KOBOLD
vs.
Knockout Artist
CHRISTINE “KNUCKLES” STANLEY
Ijumaa, 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 Ijumaa, August 25th at the Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m happy to bring the LFA back to Minnesota for a third time this year”, Alisema 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. Kwa kweli, 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 “Wolfman” Moffett (9-2) na “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. Wakati huo huo, 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.
Kuu ya Kadi (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT):
Kuu Tukio | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Chad Curry (9-1) vs. Nick Barnes (11-2)
Co-Kuu Tukio | Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Bobby Moffett (9-2) vs. Nate Jennerman (9-2)
Nyepesi 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)
Nyepesi Bout (155 lb)
– Bobby Lee (6-1) vs. Ashkan Morvari (13-6)
Nyepesi 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)
Mwezi Septemba 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 itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 9 p.m. NA / 6 p.m. PT.
Tafadhali ziara LFAfighting.com kwa bout updates na habari. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting na Twitter katika @LFAfighting.
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RFA ameyarudia LAND YA 10,000 LAKES na Blumer vs HIGO

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TUKIO MAIN:
MELVIN “CAREER Muuaji” Blumer
vs
LEANDRO “Pitbull” HIGO
Bantamweight Showdown
Ijumaa, Novemba 6TH LIVE ON AXS TV
LIVE kutoka Mystic Ziwa Casino Hotel
Tiketi ya kuuza Sasa katika Ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Ufufuo Kupambana Alliance (RFA) Rais Mh Soares alitangaza leo kuwa kukuza atarudi Minnesota pamoja RFA 32 – Blumer vs. Higo mwezi Novemba. Tukio kuu kipengele bantamweight mapambano kati ya mbili ya matarajio ya kukuza ya kusisimua zaidi kama Minnesota ya mwenyewe Melvin “Kazi Killer” Blumer vita dynamo Brazil Leandro “Pitbull” Kielelezo. RFA 32 – Blumer vs. Higo utafanyika Ijumaa, Novemba 6 ndani ya Mchaji Showroom katika Ziwa Kabla, Minnesota. nzima kadi kuu itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT.
“Melvin Blumer na Leandro Higo ni wawili kuja mbali ushindi mkubwa juu ya zamani RFA jina wapinzani”, Alisema Soares. “Siwezi kusubiri kuona nini kinatokea wakati hizi mbili hatua ndani ya RFA pembenane pamoja katika RFA 32 Kabla ya Ziwa katika, Minnesota.”
Tiketi kwa ajili ya RFA 32 – Blumer vs. Higo ni inapatikana kwa kununua katika Ticketmaster.com au ofisi Mchaji Box katika952-445-9000 Unaweza pia msaada mpiganaji yako favorite na ununuzi wa tiketi yako kwa njia ya CageTix.com/RFA.
Blumer (12-2) anarudi jengo ambapo yeye kumbukumbu mkimbiaji wa mbele kwa “KO ya Mwaka” huu Machi siku za nyuma katika RFA 24. Yeye alishinda RFA mechi yake ya kwanza kwa scintillating nyuma-mkono KO juu ya chuma-chinned MMA waanzilishi Jeff Curran. KO alikuja na sekunde mbili tu kushoto katika raundi ya kwanza kwa namna ambayo ilikuwa ni ya kushangaza kama alikuwa akiwaambia. Umuhimu wa ushindi Blumer ilikuwa kwamba ilionyesha dunia nini Juu Midwest kuifahamu kwa miaka… Melvin Blumer ni vipaji maalum kwamba wanaweza kumaliza mapambano popote wakati wowote. Blumer ni sasa tayari kuchukua hatua inayofuata katika kazi yake na yanayowakabili moja ya wasomi Brazil.
“Mimi ni zaidi ya furaha kuwa katika tukio kuu kwa RFA ambapo naweza kuweka kugusa kumaliza juu ya sifa RFA 32 kadi,” alisema Blumer. “Nilikuwa katika Leandro Higo ya mwisho mapambano ambapo alimaliza guy kwamba tu akaenda raundi ya tano na CHAMP. Mimi dhahiri hawaoni vita hii kwenda umbali, lakini mimi kuangalia mbele kwa kupata mkono wangu zilizotolewa dhidi ya mwingine mgumu na anastahili mpinzani.”
Kielelezo (14-2) alitoa kauli katika RFA mechi yake ya kwanza mwezi uliopita katika RFA 29, kwamba ilikuwa sawa na umuhimu wa Blumer ya RFA kwanza. Tu kama Blumer, yeye kumaliza mpinzani ambaye alikuwa tu wamekwenda 5-raundi na undefeated RFA bingwa katika mechi yao ya hivi karibuni. Higo alikuwa na uwezo wa kuwasilisha Terrion Ware kupitia Nyuma uchi Choke na sekunde mbili tu iliyobaki katika mapambano yao. kushinda, pia kama Blumer, imeonekana nini ndani mashabiki Higo nchini Brazil wamekuwa wakisema kwa miaka… Leandro Higo ni mmoja wa wapiganaji juu juu-na-kuja katika MMA. Higo ni sasa nia ya uso Blumer katika vita ya mbili ya MMA ya kusisimua zaidi na kuahidi matarajio bantamweight.
“Kwa kichwa cha habari RFA 32, show ya kimataifa, ni hisia kubwa,” Alishangaa Higo. “Nina furaha sana kuwa sehemu ya RFA na lengo langu kuu ni kuwa bingwa na hakuna mtu kutuzuia kufanikisha suala hilo. Baada ya kupambana yangu ya mwisho nilikutana Melvin na ndugu yake. Nilidhani walikuwa na mwingine darasani uzito kwa sababu wao ni kubwa mno, kali mno. Mimi hata mzaha na Pedro Falcao kama “Angalia kwamba Pedrinho, ukubwa wa guys sisi itabidi kuchukua chini (laughs)”.
“Tulikuwa na mwingiliano mzuri, ingawa hatuna kuzungumza lugha moja, tulikuwa na wakati mzuri. Yeye inaonekana kuwa guy pretty baridi, Mimi kama kufikiri mimi nina moja pia mwenyewe, hivyo haikuwa vigumu. Mimi nina uhakika tutaweza kuwa duwa kubwa, yeye kuja kutoka ushindi mkubwa, Mimi kuja kutoka ushindi mkubwa, na naamini kuwa mshindi wa vita hii watapigana kwa ukanda. Kisha tutaweza kuwa mpya RFA bingwa na jina lake litakuwa Leandro Higo.”
Pia imepangwa kupigana huko RFA 32 katika RFA kurudi kwa Minnesota watu watatu wa hali kubwa MMA nyota. Zamani RFA welterweight bingwa Benjamin Smith (14-3), kufanana ndugu pacha wa Melvin Blumer na nusu nyingine ya famed “Bash Brothers” Marvin Blumer (11-5), na juu ya hali ya nafasi nyepesi Chad Curry (7-0) ambaye alimaliza yote saba ya mapambano yake. Smith, Blumer, na Curry wote ni yamepangwa kushindana kwenye kadi kuu ya RFA 32.
Wakati mpinzani Smith yatatangazwa hivi karibuni, Blumer na Curry wanajua ambao wanakabiliwa na utafutaji RFA 32. Tatu mapambano Blumer katika RFA atakuja dhidi wenzake RFA daktari Bill Kamery (13-4). Kamery imewasilisha wapinzani wake mitatu iliyopita na inaonekana kuendelea kuwa streak katika kurudi kwake RFA. Wakati huo huo, Curry itafanya RFA mechi yake ya kwanza dhidi ya Landon Vannata (6-0) katika vita vya undefeated matarajio nyepesi. Vannata awali ilikuwa kuweka kufanya mechi yake ya kwanza ya uendelezaji katika RFA 28 mwezi uliopita, lakini mpinzani wake vunjwa nje ya kupambana katika siku ya kupima-katika. Vannata sasa ni primed, tayari, na hamu ya hatimaye hatua ya mguu katika RFA pembenane.
Full RFA 32 mapambano kadi na habari zaidi kuhusu tukio hili yatatangazwa hivi karibuni. RFA 32 itakuwa tukio kukuza la tatu kuchukua nafasi katika jimbo la Minnesota. nzima kadi kuu ya RFA 32 itakuwa televisheni kuishi na nchi nzima katika AXS TV katika 10 p.m. NA / 7 p.m. PT juu ya Ijumaa, Novemba 6.
Tafadhali ziara RFAfighting.com kwa bout updates na habari. RFA pia ni juu ya Facebook katika Facebook.com/RFAfighting, Instagram katika RFAfighting, na Twitter katika RFAfighting.
Kuhusu RFA: RFA ni mtaalamu mchanganyiko karate kukuza ambayo inatoa kupanda kwa nyota na wagombea juu fursa ya kuthibitisha vipaji vyao kwa mashabiki na viongozi katika sekta ya. RFA inatoa matukio live kila mwezi kuzunguka United States ikiwa ni pamoja na Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver na Milwaukee. RFA inaweza kuonekana live katika juu ya 43 milioni nyumba kitaifa kupitia mpango wake televisheni na AXS TV. Msingi katika Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ni moja ya kazi na kuheshimiwa mashirika MMA katika mchezo kuongezeka kwa kasi katika ulimwengu. (Octagon, Ultimate Kupambana Championship®, UFC®, na nane upande mmoja ushindani kitanda na ngome kubuni ni registered alama za biashara inayomilikiwa peke kwa Zuffa, LLC. Haki zote zimehifadhiwa).

Kuhusu AXS TV mapambano: AXS TV mapambano ni maarufu kwa ajili yake wote kutambuliwa Ijumaa Night Mixed Martial Arts na matukio Kickboxing. Kama Home yako Kwa MMA, AXS TV hutumia mtandao wa kujitanua wa promotions kutoka United States, Canada, na Ulaya. Na Asia ya matangazo zaidi LIVE mapambano kuliko nyingine televisheni yoyote ya mtandao. “Sauti” Michael Schiavello na tano wakati MMA ya bingwa wa dunia Pat Miletich kutoa watazamaji mtaalam kucheza-na-kucheza, kina fighter chanjo, na uchambuzi wa kina kwa kila mapambano kadi. AXS TV matangazo matukio duniani darasa LIVE kupambana kutoka RFA, Kupambana Simba, Legacy FC, na MFC kila Ijumaa usiku katika 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. NA.
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