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I-LFA, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA

LFA BRINGS WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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I-LFA 54 – MAZO vs. YARIWAKI

ISENZAKALO MAIN:

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
ULWESIHLANU, 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.

 

 

 

The main event of 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. I-LFA 54 – Mazo vs. Yariwaki takes place Friday, November 16th at Costa Mesa Hall at the OC Fair & Indawo Center e Costa Mesa, California. Lonke ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke on AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

“I am excited to bring the LFA women’s flyweight championship to southern California”, Soares esibekiwe. “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. The “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 futhi uye wathola 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.

 

 

Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT):

 

 

 

 

 

Indawo Main | Women’s Flyweight Title Bout (125 LB)

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

 

 

 

 

 

In 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 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC. Ngomeyi 2018, the promotion joined the London Trust Media Holdings group of companies.

 

 

 

I-LFA 54 will be the sixth LFA event to take place in the state of California. RFA hosted eight events inside “The Golden State” before the merger. The entire main card of LFA 54 uzobe isiqephu bukhoma futhi lonke phezu AXS TV at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

Sicela uvakashele LFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting futhi Twitter at @LFAfighting.

I-LFA, ubuciko bokulwa exubile, MMA

LFA STARTS 2018 WITH 1-2-3 PUNCH!

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I-LFA 30 ISENZAKALO MAIN:
“CURTIOUS”
CURTIS MILLENDER
vs.
“THE PHOENIX”
NICK BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
ULWESIHLANU, JANUARY 12th LIVE on AXS TV
COSTA MESA HALL AT OC FAIR GROUNDS
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA
Amathikithi UKUDAYISWA 12-11-17 AT CAGETIX.COM
I-LFA 31 ISENZAKALO MAIN:
“THE WOLFMAN”
BOBBY MOFFETT
vs.
KNOCKOUT SENSATION
THANH LE
INTERIM FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
ULWESIHLANU, JANUARY 19th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE
PHOENIX, Arizona
Amathikithi UKUDAYISWA 12-11-17 AT COMERICATHEATRE.COM
I-LFA 32 CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER:
“ALL IN”
BRENDAN ALLEN
vs.
“FLUFFY”
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ
TITLE middleweight WORLD
+
“Superman”
RYAN SPANN
vs.
“THE SPARTAN”
ALEX NICHOLSON
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
ULWESIHLANU, JANUARY 26th LIVE on AXS TV
GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & Casino
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

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Las Vegas, Nevada – Legacy Fighting Alliance (I-LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced the promotion will kick off 2018 nge 1-2-3 punch in January with a trio of star-studded shows in California, Arizona, and Louisiana.

The main event of LFA 30 will feature the long-awaited clash between southern California kingpins and top LFA welterweights “Curtious” Curtis Millender and Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. I-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. In the umcimbi main, former RFA title challenger and BJJ black belt Bobby “The Wolfman” Moffett battles knockout sensation Thanh Le for the LFA interim featherweight title. I-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. In the umcimbi main, former LFA title challenger Brendan “All In” Allen faces top undefeated prospect Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez for the vacant LFA middleweight title. In the co-bottale, red-hot Ryan “Superman” Spann will lock horns with UFC vet Alex “The Spartan” Nicholson for the inaugural LFA light-heavyweight title. I-LFA 32 – Allen vs. Hernandez takes place Friday, January 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. KANYE / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m excited to kick off 2018 with three straight weeks of LFA action across the country”, Soares esibekiwe. “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.”
Mill Ends (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.
The main event of 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. On paper, this is a textbook grappler vs. striker bout at its highest form. Nokho, 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). The man known as “Fluffy” has finished everyone he has faced inside the first round.
The co-main event of 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 seconds.
Ngo-September 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
Sicela uvakashele LFAfighting.com ngoba iziqubu izibuyekezo nolwazi. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting futhi Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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Michael Farenas to make comeback on Fight Club OC card June 1st

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COSTA MESA, NJENGE (May 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, June 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 “Fight Club OC” show in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Indawo Center e Costa Mesa, NJENGE.
Having fought some of the top Jr. lightweight out there over the past five years, which include Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jose Padraza, futhi Fernando Beltran sibala ezimbalwa, 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 futhi Germaine Gillies crafting his career and new trainers Marvin Somodio futhi Jesse Arevalo in ekhoneni yakhe, 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, June 1st Fight Club OC show in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Indawo Center e Costa Mesa, CA are on sale at www.fightcluboc.com.
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Raoni Barcelos vs. JAMAL PARKS BJJ BLACK BELT MEETS ALL AMERICAN WRESTLER IN FEATURE BOUT AT RFA 23

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RFA 23 – Murphy vs. WARE
ISENZAKALO MAIN:
JOE Murphy vs. TERRION WARE
UHlelo ISIHLOKO WORLD
CO-MAIN UMCIMBI:
Gabriel vs CHECCO. JOE HENLE
Middleweight Yimpi
Isici IMPI:
Raoni Barcelos vs. Jamal Parks
Featherweight Bout
ULWESIHLANU, FEBRUARY 6 PHILA ON AXSTV
Live at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Indawo Center e Costa Mesa, California
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In MMA, like ezemidlalo iningi, kukhona isisho esidala ukuthi senziwa ethandwa by umlingisi Will Smith ukuthi uthi, “Uma uhlale ukulungele, ungenawo ukuba balungele.” Leso esinye izimiso Oklahoma bomdabu kanye blue chip MMA themba Jamal Parks ophila. Parks ubeke lawo mazwi okuhlakanipha ukusebenza ngokugcwele leli sonto esedlule. Izinsuku ezinhlanu nje esuswa career yakhe yesihlanu MMA ukunqoba imincintiswano emihlanu, Parks bayamukela ngenjabulo inselele Ngokulandelayo waletha kuye umsebenzi wakhe umbukwane kakade wezemidlalo.

Lokho inselele bafika lapho Ezingakanqotshwa RFA star Sam Toomer lakhishwa of RFA elizayo 23 ikhadi in Costa Mesa, California yokulimala ngasekelwa ngasekupheleni ekamu ukuqeqeshwa. Toomer eyayibekwe ukuba abhekane Raoni Barcelos, ongomunye kakhulu kakhulu-touted amathemba featherweight in MMA. Barcelos indodana ka degree 7th jiu-Jitsu ibhande black-and-red Laerte Barcelos futhi iye waqeqesha for ubukhulu ukulwa ezemidlalo kusukela ineminyaka emibili. Lokho kwashiya abaningi bezibuza ngubani bazokwazi ukwandisa bese inselelo wunderkind Brazilian ngokwanele kuleso iDemo.

Impendulo yalowo mbuzo ufika ngesimo Parks, ngubani isetshenziselwa uncintisane abasubathi elite in wrestling futhi ubheka ukuqhubeka ifa eside wrestlers Oklahoma State abaye iqhakazile zibe MMA izinkanyezi. Lokho kuhlanganisa uhlu Randy Couture, Johny Hendricks, Daniel Cormier, Mark Muñoz, Jake ROSHOLT, Jared Rosholt, Shane Roller, Mo Lawal, kanye RFA vets Steve Mocco and Tyler Shinn.

“Lena ithuba elikhulu futhi Ngikulungele ukhanyise it up,” washo Parks ejabulile, who is now set to travel to southern California this week to participate on the biggest stage of his promising MMA career.

Parks kwaba ezintathu-time esikoleni esiphakeme wombuso wrestling iqhawe in Oklahoma, ngesikhathi ukuya Union High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Wabe Yaphumula eceleni Jared Rosholt and Shinn at Oklahoma State and waba NCAA Division I All-American isizini yakhe abaphezulu. The proud Oklahoma State Cowboy then turned his attention to MMA after graduating and has seen his hand raised five times in five contests. Nokho, lokhu Friday ayombona ukuncintisana kuthelevishini kazwelonke (AXS TV) futhi ithelevishini international (The Network Fight) okokuqala. Uyophinde awukabi test eziqine umsebenzi wakhe Barcelos.

Uyabona, Barcelos akuyona ejwayelekile jiu-Jitsu black ibhande lakho. Futhi wrestling onekhono sebehlanjululwe kanye yilungu le-Brazilian National Wrestling Team. Barcelos, abathola yakhe jiu-Jitsu black ibhande at age 20, futhi wayinqoba yaseBrazil isihloko kazwelonke freestyle nalutho ngonyaka ofanayo. Barcelos kubuye main ukuqeqeshwa umlingani UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo. Lokho lozalo kwanele okwesabisa away nabaphikisi abaningi engahle ngisho ne ekamu full ukuqeqeshwa ukulungiselela. Nokho, Parks fresh off win yakhe yesihlanu esanda wasayina multi-fight ziphathelene RFA, uzizwa yena kungaphezu isilungele inselele futhi uzimisele iqhaza high-ezigxotsheni kakhulu MMA iziqubu of career.Parks zakhe futhi Barcelos meet in a iziqubu featherweight ekhadini main of RFA 23 – Murphy vs. Izimpahla onFriday, February 6. Lo mcimbi wenzeka ngezinga The Hangar at the OC Fair & Indawo Center e Costa Mesa, California. Ikhadi main uzobe isiqephu lonke on AXS TV and omhlaba on The Network Fight at 10 p.m. KANYE / 7 p.m. PT.

 

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AXS TV Ilwisana Yaziwa yonke yayo waqaphela Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing izenzakalo. Njengoba Home Your For MMA, AXS TV isebenzisa i inethiwekhi Lubanzi ukukhushulwa-United States, Canada, naseYurophu. Futhi Asia ukuze basakaze ukulwa LIVE kunanoma iyiphi enye inethiwekhi ithelevishini. “Iphimbo” Michael Schiavello nanhlanu-time MMA emhlabeni-iqhawe Pat Miletich ukunikeza ababukeli play-by-play uchwepheshe, ngokujulile fighter Ukusabalala, futhi sihlaziya ekhadini ngalinye fight. AXS TV osakaza-class emhlabeni fight LIVE izenzakalo ezivela RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, futhi MFC zonke Friday ebusuku 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. KANYE.