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LFA BRINGS WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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LFA 54 – MAZO vs. YARIWAKI

MAIN kev tshwm sim:

LFA WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION
SABINA “COLOMBIAN QUEEN” MAZO
vs.
LFA WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT TITLE CHALLENGER
CAROLINE “JAPA” YARIWAKI
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
Friday, NOVEMBER 16th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at COSTA MESA HALL
OC FAIR & EVENT CENTER
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
Tickets are on sale NOW through LFAtix.com

Las Vegas, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that LFA will return to southern California in November with a women’s flyweight title fight headlining LFA 54.

 

 

 

Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 54 will bring a highly-anticipated women’s world title fight to Orange County. The headliner will see undefeated LFA women’s flyweight champion Sabina “Colombian Queen” Mazo defend her title against BJJ black belt and Brazilian stalwart Caroline “Japa” Yariwaki. LFA 54 – Mazo vs. Yariwaki takes place Friday, November 16th at Costa Mesa Hall at the OC Fair & Kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Center Costa Mesa, California. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV nyob thiab thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

“I am excited to bring the LFA women’s flyweight championship to southern California”, Hais Soares. “This will be our sixth show in my home state of California. Sabina Mazo is excited to defend her title in her adopted hometown after she recently had an opponent pull out just a few days before her last fight. Mazo will now face top Brazilian prospect Caroline “Japa” Yariwaki at LFA 54.”

 

 

 

Tickets for LFA 54 – Mazo vs. Yariwaki are available for purchase NOW at LFAtix.com.

 

 

 

Mazo (5-0) is the 21-year-old LFA women’s flyweight champion. The Colombian wunderkind signed with LFA when she was 19-years-old and took the MMA world by storm in 2017. She burst on to the global scene three weeks after her 20th birthday at LFA 9. This happened when she knocked out 82nd Airborne Army veteran Jamie Thorton with a jaw-dropping head kick that went viral on mainstream media and MMA media outlets alike. The Kings MMA product doubled-down in her sophomore appearance for LFA by knocking out Minnesota National Guard member Linsey Williams with a nearly identical first round head kick at LFA 23. Lub “Colombian Queen” finally received her crown this past April. The title winning performance came courtesy of a unanimous decision over Shannon Sinn at LFA 37, which saw Mazo provide a brilliant display boxing and clinch work, as well as her signature Muay Thai skills. The Medellín, Colombia native now looks to begin her reign as champion with another masterful performance at LFA 54.

 

 

 

Yariwaki (7-2) will be making her highly-anticipated international MMA debut after building a name for herself in her home country of Brazil. The 31-year-old is a second degree black belt in Jiu-Jitsu that just celebrated seven years of being a black belt in her country’s most famous martial art on October 7th. Her head coach is her husband Werique Silva, who is a black belt in the Chinese martial art of Sanda. Yariwaki has a purple belt in Sanda and has used her well-rounded skill set to gain a reputation as a relentless finisher in her native Brazil. The Strong Team co-founder made her professional debut in 2016 thiab khwv tau 7 wins in her career, while finishing 86% of those opponents. Yariwaki is known by her nickname “Japa”, because she was born in Brazil to Japanese descendants just like fellow Belém, Brazil native Lyoto Machida. Yariwaki will look to follow her fellow Belemense’s success in the sport by capturing LFA gold. History will also be made at LFA 54 as Mazo vs. Yariwaki will be the first women’s bout to headline and LFA event.

 

 

Tam sim no tshaj tawm Main Card (Televised rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT):

 

 

 

 

 

Main tshwm sim | Women’s Flyweight Title Bout (125 lb)

– Sabina Mazo (5-0) vs. Caroline Yariwaki (7-2)

 

 

 

 

 

Nyob rau hauv 2017, RFA and Legacy FC merged to form LFA, the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts. The combined forces of LFA launched the careers of over 140 ncaws pob uas tau mus txog lub pinnacle ntawm MMA los ntawm competing nyob rau hauv lub UFC. Nyob rau hauv lub Tsib Hlis 2018, the promotion joined the London Trust Media Holdings group of companies.

 

 

 

LFA 54 will be the sixth LFA event to take place in the state of California. RFA hosted eight events inside “The Golden State” ua ntej lub merger. Tag nrho lub ntsiab card ntawm LFA 54 yuav tsum tawm hauv TV nyob thiab teb chaws rau AXS TV nyob 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

Thov mus saib LFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting thiab Twitter ntawm @LFAfighting.

LFA, mixed martial arts, MMA

LFA STARTS 2018 WITH 1-2-3 PUNCH!

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LFA 30 MAIN kev tshwm sim:
“CURTIOUS”
CURTIS MILLENDER
vs.
“THE PHOENIX”
NICK BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Friday, JANUARY 12th LIVE on AXS TV
COSTA MESA HALL AT OC FAIR GROUNDS
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
Daim pib RAU MUAG KHOOM 12-11-17 AT CAGETIX.COM
LFA 31 MAIN kev tshwm sim:
“THE WOLFMAN”
BOBBY MOFFETT
vs.
KNOCKOUT SENSATION
THANH LE
INTERIM FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
Friday, JANUARY 19th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE
PHOENIX, Arizona
Daim pib RAU MUAG KHOOM 12-11-17 AT COMERICATHEATRE.COM
LFA 32 CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER:
“ALL IN”
BRENDAN ALLEN
vs.
“FLUFFY”
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ
Middleweight NTIAJ TEB TITLE
+
“Superman”
RYAN SPANN
vs.
“THE SPARTAN”
ALEX NICHOLSON
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
Friday, JANUARY 26th LIVE on AXS TV
GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & Twv txiaj yuam pov
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TICKETMASTER.COM

Las Vegas, Nevada – Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced the promotion will kick off 2018 nrog ib tug 1-2-3 punch in January with a trio of star-studded shows in California, Arizona, and Louisiana.

Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 30 will feature the long-awaited clash between southern California kingpins and top LFA welterweights “Curtious” Curtis Millender and Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. LFA 30 – Millender vs. Barnes takes place Friday, January 12th at Costa Mesa Hall at OC Fair Grounds in Costa Mesa, California.
The following week, LFA heads to Arizona with a fierce interim featherweight title fight in the Valley of the Sun. Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, former RFA title challenger and BJJ black belt Bobby “Lub Wolfman” Moffett battles knockout sensation Thanh Le for the LFA interim featherweight title. LFA 31 – Moffett vs. Le takes place Friday, January 19th at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
LFA caps the month of January with a pair of title fights in southern Louisiana. Nyob rau hauv lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim, former LFA title challenger Brendan “All In” Allen faces top undefeated prospect Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez for the vacant LFA middleweight title. Nyob rau hauv lub co-headliner, red-hot Ryan “Superman” Spann will lock horns with UFC vet Alex “The Spartan” Nicholson for the inaugural LFA light-heavyweight title. LFA 32 – Allen vs. Hernandez takes place Friday, Lub ib hlis ntuj 26th at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The entire main card of all three of these events will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. THIAB / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m excited to kick off 2018 with three straight weeks of LFA action across the country”, Hais Soares. “Curtis Millender and Nick Barnes are coming off big wins in LFA headliners and will meet in the main event of LFA 30 in southern California on January 12th. The following week, we head to Arizona with top contenders Bobby Moffett and Thanh Le meeting for the interim featherweight title in the main event LFA 31. We finish the month with two title fights at LFA 32 in southern Louisiana. Brendan Allen faces Anthony Hernandez for the vacant middleweight title in the main event and Ryan Spann will take on Alex Nicholson for the inaugural light-heavyweight title in the co-headliner.”
Zeb xaus (13-3) returns home to the building where he fought and won his first seven fights. The Orange County juggernaut is looking to build off a perfect 2017 where he won three fights, including back-to-back LFA headliners. His most recent win came via highlight reel Head Kick KO in the main event of LFA 24. Millender will meet Barnes (12-2) in a long-awaited showdown between two of southern California’s finest. The welterweight stars started their careers in the southern California regional circuit, moved on to Bellator, and will finally meet in the main event of LFA 30. Barnes, like Millender, is coming off an impressive win in an LFA headliner.
Lub ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 31 is a fight that casual fans and MMA purists alike are salivating over. It pits a rugged and accomplished BJJ black belt in Moffett (10-2) against one of the most dynamic strikers in all of MMA in Le (7-1) with the LFA interim featherweight title on the line. Rau ntawm daim ntawv, this is a textbook grappler vs. striker bout at its highest form. Txawm li cas los, both men bring so much more to the table than what their respective martial arts backgrounds represent. Moffett, who trains out of The MMA Lab, has shown a willingness to throw down with anyone, while Le trains with BJJ wunderkind and UFC star Ryan Hall in northern Virginia.
LFA will conclude its busy month of January with a pair of title tilts in southern Louisiana. LFA standout and Louisiana native Allen (8-2) will get a second shot at LFA gold after going five rounds with current UFC star Eryk Anders for the inaugural LFA middleweight title in June. Allen quickly rebounded six weeks later with a submission win in the co-main event of LFA 18. He will face another highly-touted undefeated prospect for the title. This time it comes in the form of the northern California destroyer Hernandez (5-0). Tus txiv neej lub npe hu ua “Fluffy” has finished everyone he has faced inside the first round.
Cov pa roj carbon monoxide-ntsiab kev tshwm sim ntawm LFA 32 will crown the inaugural LFA light-heavyweight champion. Spann (12-5) is a former Legacy FC title challenger that will look to capture LFA gold in front of his home crowd. “Superman” is riding considerable momentum heading into this fight after dispatching a pair of top contenders in the first round of his last two bouts at LFA 23 and LFA 27. He will face Nicholson (10-4) who has been a man on fire since his four-fight run with the UFC ended in May. The Florida native has been a tour de force since then as he looks to make his way back. In the past two months, “The Spartan” has knocked out three quality opponents in grand total of 3 minutes and 28 vib nas this.
Nyob rau hauv lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) pib nyob rau hauv Lub ib hlis ntuj 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 ncaws pob uas tau mus txog lub pinnacle ntawm MMA los ntawm competing nyob rau hauv lub UFC.
Thov mus saib LFAfighting.com rau sib ntau sib tw tshiab thiab cov lus qhia. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Sib ntaus sib tua Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting thiab Twitter ntawm @LFAfighting.
boxing

Michael Farenas to make comeback on Fight Club OC card June 1st

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COSTA MESA, XWS LI (Tej zaum 2, 2017) – They say it’s never is too late to start a comeback, and for lightweight contender Michael Farenas (44-5-4, 33 Kos), the comeback starts Thursday, Lub rau hli ntuj 1
st when he enters the ring for the first time in nearly two years. The eight-round bout will take place on Roy Englebrecht’s “Sib ntaus Club OC” show in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Center Costa Mesa, XWS LI.
Having fought some of the top Jr. lightweight out there over the past five years, which include Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jose Padraza, thiab Fernando Beltran mus rau npe rau ob peb, Farenas believes he still has some gas left in his tank.
“It’s been a long journey to get back in the ring, but now that time has come,” said Michael Farenas. “I’m in great shape and I feel my skill and experience will help me on my comeback.”
Will new managers Bill Halkias thiab Germaine Gillies crafting his career and new trainers Marvin Somodio thiab Jesse Arevalo nyob rau hauv nws lub ces kaum, the new look Farenas will have another opportunity to march toward a world title.
“This bout will take place at one hundred and forty pounds, but my plan is to campaign at lightweight,” said Farenas, who fought Takashi Uchiyama for the WBA World super featherweight title. “I know with hard work, I can make another run toward another world title.”
Under new management and a new trainer, “Hammer Fist” as he is called, will look to bring that Filipino fighting spirit back to his career.
Tickets for the Thursday, Lub rau hli ntuj 1st Fight Club OC show in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Center Costa Mesa, CA are on sale at www.fightcluboc.com.
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Raoni BARCELOS vs. Jamal UA SI BJJ DUB BELT raws li tag nrho AMERICAN wrestler HAUV FEATURE sib ntau sib tw AT RFA 23

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RFA 23 – Murphy vs. Tais
MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Joe Murphy vs. TERRION tais
Sib NTIAJ TEB TITLE
CO-MAIN kev tshwm sim:
Gabriel vs CHECCO. Joe HENLE
Middleweight showdown
FEATURE Sib ntaus:
Raoni BARCELOS vs. Jamal UA SI
FEATHERWEIGHT sib ntau sib tw
Friday, OB HLIS 6 NYOB RAU AXSTV
Nyob hauv lub tsev nres nyob hoom Lub nyob rau ntawm lub OC Fair & Kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Center Costa Mesa, California
Daim pib rau muag khoom los ntawm CageTix.com/RFA

Nyob rau hauv MMA, zoo li feem ntau kev ua si, muaj ib tug laus adage uas tau ua nrov los ntawm actor yuav Smith uas hais tias, “Yog hais tias koj nyob twj ywm npaj, koj tsis tas yuav tau npaj.” Uas yog ib yam ntawm tej ntsiab cai uas Oklahoma haiv neeg thiab xiav nti MMA prospect Jamal Chaw ua si nyob los ntawm. Chaw ua si los muab cov lus ntawm kev txawj ntse rau hauv tag nrho cov nyhuv no yav dhau los lub lim tiam. Tsib hnub nkaus xwb tshem tawm nws txoj hauj lwm thib tsib MMA yeej nyob rau hauv tsib txojkev, Chaw ua si los eagerly txais tom ntej no kev sib tw hais rau nws nyob rau hauv nws twb spectacular kis las hauj lwm.

Uas sib tw tuaj thaum undefeated RFA lub hnub qub Sam Toomer twb yuam off of tom ntej no lub lim tiam tus RFA 23 card nyob rau hauv Costa Mesa, California nrog ib tug raug mob li cas lig nyob rau hauv nws txoj kev kawm camp. Toomer twb teem mus fim Raoni Barcelos, uas yog ib tug ntawm cov feem ntau heev-touted featherweight zeem muag nyob rau hauv MMA. Barcelos yog tus tub ntawm 7 degree jiu-jitsu dub-thiab-liab siv Laerte Barcelos thiab tau groomed rau greatness nyob rau hauv nqe ntaus rog kev ua si txij li thaum lub hnub nyoog ntawm ob. Uas tshuav ntau xav leej twg yuav muaj peev xwm mus rau kauj ruam thiab cam tus Brazilian wunderkind txaus li luv luv daim ntawv ceeb toom.

Lo lus teb rau lo lus nug uas los nyob rau hauv daim ntawv ntawm cov chaw ua si, uas yog siv los mus sib tw tiv thaiv cov neeg tseem ceeb ncaws pob nyob rau hauv wrestling thiab zoo mus ntxiv ntev txojsia ntawm Oklahoma lub xeev wrestlers uas tau blossomed rau hauv MMA hnub qub. Uas sau muaj xws li Randy Couture, Johny Hendricks, Daniel Cormier, Mark Muñoz, Jake ROSHOLT, Jared Rosholt, Shane kev uas quav, Mo Lawal, raws li zoo raws li RFA vets Steve Mocco thiab Tyler Shinn.

“Qhov no yog ib lub sijhawm zoo thiab kuv npaj txhij mus rau lub teeb nws li,” hais ib tug pog Chaw ua si, uas yog tam sim no teem mus rau yav qab teb California lub lim tiam no mus koom nyob rau hauv lub biggest theem ntawm nws cia siab MMA hauj lwm.

Chaw ua si los yog ib tug peb-lub sij hawm high school lub xeev wrestling yeej nyob rau hauv Oklahoma, thaum lub sij hawm mus kawm Union High School nyob rau hauv Tulsa, Oklahoma. Nws ces pw ib sab Jared Rosholt thiab Shinn ntawm Oklahoma lub xeev thiab los ua ib tug NCAA Division I Tag nrho cov-American nws senior rau lub caij. Lub siab Oklahoma lub xeev Cowboy ces muab nws mloog rau MMA tom qab kawm tiav rau xyoo thiab tau pom nws txhais tes tsa tsib lub sij hawm nyob rau hauv tsib txojkev. Txawm li cas los, no hnub Friday yuav pom nws sib tw nyob rau hauv lub teb chaws TV (AXS TV) thiab thoob ntiaj teb TV (Lub sib ntaus Network) rau thawj lub sij hawm. Nws yuav tsum tau ntsib tus toughest xeem ntawm nws cov hauj lwm nyob rau hauv Barcelos.

Koj saib, Barcelos tsis yog koj raug jiu-jitsu dub siv. Nws kuj yog ib tug accomplished wrestler muaj ib zaug tau ib tug tswv cuab ntawm lub Brazilian National sib mog Team. Barcelos, uas tau txais nws jiu-jitsu dub siv thaum muaj hnub nyoog 20, kuj yeej ib Brazilian lub teb chaws title nyob rau hauv freestyle sib mog hauv tib lub xyoo. Barcelos kuj yog lub ntsiab txoj kev kawm khub mus UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo. Uas pedigree yog txaus los hem kom ntshai deb ntau tej zaum tw txawm nrog ib tug tag nrho cov kev kawm camp los npaj. Txawm li cas los, Chaw ua si los tshiab tawm nws thib tsib yeej thiab tshiab khiv kos npe multi-sib ntaus deal nrog RFA, xav nws yog ntau tshaj li npaj txhij rau cov kev sib tw thiab tos ntsoov lub sijhawm mus koom nyob rau hauv lub feem ntau high-tswg MMA sib ntau sib tw ntawm nws career.Parks thiab Barcelos ntsib nyob rau hauv ib tug featherweight sib ntau sib tw rau ntawm lub ntsiab card ntawm RFA 23 – Murphy vs. Khoom nyob rau hauvFriday, Lub ob hlis ntuj 6. Qhov kev tshwm sim yuav siv sij hawm qhov chaw nyob rau Lub lub tsev nres nyob hoom ntawm lub OC Fair & Kev tshwm sim nyob rau hauv Center Costa Mesa, California. Lub ntsiab card yuav tawm hauv TV thoob tebchaws rau AXS TV thiab chaw nyob rau hauv Lub sib ntaus Network ntawm 10 p.m. THIAB / 7 p.m. PT.

 

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