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LFA BRINGS HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT TO MINNESOTA WITH LFA 38 – HUGHES vs. GREENE
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Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that LFA will return to Minnesota in April with a heavyweight title fight headlining LFA 38. The event will take place at The Armory, which is a historic venue in downtown Minneapolis.
Ny tena zava-nitranga ny LFA 38 will feature the return of LFA heavyweight champion Jeff “Jiro Out” Hughes when he defends his title against LFA #1 heavyweight contender Maurice “The Pirate” Greene. LFA 38 – Hughes vs. Greene takes place Zoma, April 27th at The Armory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ny karatra lehibe iray manontolo dia ho velona, ary ny firenena fahitalavitra ao amin'ny TV AXS amin'ny 9 p.m. SY / 6 p.m. PT.
“I am excited to bring the LFA heavyweight world championship to downtown Minneapolis at LFA 38”, Hoy i Soares. “LFA has a long and exciting history in the state of Minnesota dating back to the days of RFA and Legacy FC. We look forward to bringing an event to a historic venue in the state’s largest city. Jeff Hughes will defend his heavyweight title against Maurice Greene at The Armory on Zoma, April 27th.”
Hughes (8-1) is widely considered the top heavyweight prospect in the world. He solidified this claim by taking the LFA heavyweight title from Richard Odoms via Unanimous Decision at LFA 26 tamin'ny Novambra. The proud Ohio native also happens to train alongside the top heavyweight fighter in the world. That would be none other than UFC heavyweight champion and fellow Ohio native Stipe Miocic. The two heavyweight champions, Hughes and Miocic, were featured training together in Episode 1 of the UFC 220 Embedded: Vlog Series. Hughes played a pivotal role in helping Miocic defeat Francis Ngannou, which broke the record for most consecutive title defenses for the UFC heavyweight championship. Now Miocic looks to return the favor by helping Hughes set the record for most title defenses for the LFA heavyweight championship when he faces Greene at LFA 38.
Greene (5-1) is a a towering heavyweight, measuring 6’7″ and weighing 265-pounds. His formidable size, fearsome fighting style, and affable personality have helped make the man known as “Moe The Pirate” a fan favorite in both MMA and professional kickboxing, where he made a name for himself competing in GLORY. Greene’s most memorable moment in GLORY came at GLORY 21 when he flattened Ashley Epps with a left hook in the first round. Greene later showcased his devastating striking skills in MMA at Legacy FC 60 when he knocked out Zach Thumb with a knee in just 25 segondra. Lately, Greene has been grabbing headlines with his impressive grappling skills as he has won his last two MMA bouts via first round submission. That includes a Triangle Choke submission victory over the previously undefeated Bellator vet Jermaine McDermott last summer at LFA 19.
The co-main event of LFA 38 will feature the return of one of Bevon Lewis (4-0). The Jackson Wink MMA product burst on to the MMA scene last year with an impressive LFA debut win over three-time NCAA Division I All-American wrestler Sonny Yohn at LFA 10. Lewis showed poise, adaptability, and a dynamic skill set against the decorated wrestler that drew comparisons to the fighting abilities of his teammate Jon Jones.
Lewis returned on the eighth episode of Dana White’s Contender Series last summer with another breakthrough performance. This time he stopped undefeated TUF 23 alum Elias Urbina via TKO in the second round. This drew the praise of the UFC President himself as Dana White gave him rave reviews and said, “Bevon Lewis is now 4-0. He is a young guy, he’s 26-years-old, and I think he has a ton of talent. Both the matchmakers think this guy is special and can be something. What we’re gonna do is we’re gonna take this kid and put him in our developmental league. We have a place where we develop young up-and-coming fighters and we’re gonna put him there. So we’re gonna bring him in. He’s not getting a contract here, we’re gonna put him in this developmental league. We love this kid.”
In the immortal words of pro wrestling icon Ric Flair, “To be the man, you gotta beat the man” and that is exactly what Collin “Young Huck” Huckbody (3-1) will be looking to do at LFA 38. He is the man tabbed to face Lewis in the co-main event. The 23-year-old Minnesotan will look to utilize his home crowd advantage and considerable wrestling chops to derail the wave amount of momentum and attention that Lewis is currently receiving and enjoying. If successful on April 27th, Huckbody will be the man everyone is talking about next.
Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. SY / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Heavyweight Title Bout (265 lb)
– Jeff Hughes (8-1) vs. Maurice Greene (5-1)
Co-Main Event | Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
– Bevon Lewis (4-0) vs. Collin Huckbody (3-1)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Tat Romero (26-6) vs. Dane Sayers (12-3)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Charlie Brown (11-7-1) vs. Chris Bachmeier (10-1)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Lou Radecki (3-0) vs. Nate Richardson (5-1)
Maivana Bout (155 lb)
– Josh Shaw (3-1) vs. Kenn Glenn (7-4)
Maivana Bout (155 lb)
– Marcus LeVesseur (22-7) vs. Cody Lincoln (4-1)
Volana Septambra 2016, RFA sy ny manam-pahefana Legacy FC nanambara fa izy ireo dia ho Nampitambatra ny hanangana LFA. This new powerhouse promotion would serve as the premier developmental organization in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) nanomboka tamin'ny Janoary 2017. RFA sy Legacy FC no natomboka ny asa mahery 130 atleta izay nahatratra ny tampon MMA amin'ny alalan'ny mifaninana ao amin'ny UFC.
LFA 38 will be the sixth LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. RFA sy ny FC Legacy nampiantrano ny sivy mitambatra zava-nitranga ao amin'ny “tanin'ny 10,000 Lakes” Ny fanambarana teo anoloan'ny. LFA 38 will be the first event the promotion has hosted in the city of Minneapolis. Ny karatra lehibe iray manontolo ny LFA 38 dia fahitalavitra velona sy ny firenena ao amin'ny TV AXS amin'ny 9 p.m. SY / 6 p.m. PT.
Please mitsidika 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 BACK IN HOUSTON FOR LFA 26 ODOMS vs. HUGHES
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Houston, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) officials announced today LFA will return home to Houston, TX for LFA 26.
The main event will feature LFA Heavyweight Champion Richard “The Black Eagle” Odoms defending his title for the first time since he won it at LFA 15. Standing opposite him in the cage will be Ohio’s Jeff “Jiro Out” Hughes. LFA 26 – Odoms vs. Hughes takes place Zoma, November 3rd at the Arena Theatre in Houston, Texas. Ny karatra lehibe iray manontolo dia ho velona, ary ny firenena fahitalavitra ao amin'ny TV AXS amin'ny 9 p.m. SY / 6 p.m. PT.
Tickets for LFA 26 – Odoms vs. Hughes are available for purchase NOW at Arena Theatre.
Odoms (13-3), a full time San Antonio police officer, is currently riding a two-fight win streak, both of which were in LFA, and has finished both opponents. The latest win culminated in Odoms, who also is a veteran of Legacy FC, winning the vacant LFA Heavyweight Title when he submitted previously undefeated Jared Vanderaa (6-1) ao amin'ny fahadimy fihodinana.
Hughes (7-1) will look to capitalize on his nickname “Jiro Out” when he tries to take away Odoms’ lanja mavesatra anaram-boninahitra. Hughes is currently ranked as one of the top regional heavyweights in the Midwest and has wins over Strikeforce and Bellator veterans, including a highlight reel KO when he knocked out Strikeforce veteran Jason Riley with a spinning wheel kick.
The co-main event will feature LFC and LFA veteran Bilal Williams (8-4) moving up in weight to take on another LFC veteran in Larry “Tae Kwon” Crowe (9-6) in what is sure to be a very fun fight for everyone watching, as both fighters rarely go the distance. Williams fought five times tamin'ny herintaona for LFC, even taking fights on short notice and became a fan favorite with his relentless style. Crowe was another LFC favorite who was always looking for the knockout with his explosive power, which earned him two shots at the LFC Middleweight Title. Williams and Crowe are coming off of losses to recently-signed UFC fighters, and are looking to prove they belong in the big show.
Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. SY / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Heavyweight Title Bout (265 lb)
– Richard Odoms (13-3) (tompon-daka) vs. Jeff Hughes (7-1)
Co-Main Event | Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
– Bilal Williams (8-4) vs Larry Crowe (9-6)
Maivana Bout (155 lb)
– Kolton Englund (5-2) vs. Thomas Webb (13-4)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Cameron Graves (5-1) vs. Charles Cheeks (11-6)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
– Itzel Esquivel (2-1) vs. Nicolle Caliari (3-1)
Light lanja mavesatra Bout (205 lb)
– Jon Harris (10-6) vs. Aaron Davis (8-5)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
– Adrian Yanez (5-2) vs. David Acosta (5-2)
Volana Septambra 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) nanomboka tamin'ny Janoary 2017. RFA sy Legacy FC no natomboka ny asa mahery 100 atleta izay nahatratra ny tampon MMA amin'ny alalan'ny mifaninana ao amin'ny UFC.
LFA 26 will mark the third LFA event to take place in Houston, where Legacy Fighting Alliance is headquartered. Further information about LFA 26 dia nanambara ela. Ny karatra lehibe iray manontolo ny LFA 26 dia fahitalavitra velona sy ny firenena ao amin'ny TV AXS amin'ny 9 p.m. SY / 6 p.m. PT.
Please mitsidika 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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GH3 Promotions famantarana Tsy Mety Resy Jr. Maivana O'Shanique Foster
Nutley, NJ (Jolay 2, 2015)–Ny GH3 Vito Mielnicki Promotions miavonavona ny nanambara ny fanaovan-tsonia ny Tsy Mety Resy Jr. Maivana O'Shanique Foster ho amin'ny fampahafantarana manokana fifanarahana.
Foster dia avy any Beaumont, Texas sy ny fiaran-dalamby avy any Houston.
Izy dia manana firaketana an-tsoratra ny 6-0 amin'ny telo knockouts.
Izy dia tsy matihanina teo aloha kintana izay dia roa-andro Jr-pirenena. Fonon-tanana Golden tompon-daka, dimy andro Ringside National tompon-daka, National Pal daka sy ny 2011 Houston Golden fonon-tanana tompon-daka. Izy no nanao izany ho any amin'ny famaranana ny Lalao Olaimpika fisedrana alohan'ny very ny amin'ny farany Olympian Joseph Diaz.
“Izany no fahafahana hanao zavatra lehibe. GH3 Promotions orinasa lehibe. izy ireo be dia be ny ho avy ka mpiady. Lehibe amin'ny (mpiara-GH3 mpiady) Adam Lopez, Antoine Douglas sy Jerry Odom.” hoy Foster.
“Mpanao ady totohondry aho puncher. Rehefa ny olona mahita ahy rehefa mahazo any amin'ny fahitalavitra anivon'ny ady, Mino aho fa ny olona ho tia ny talenta sy ny fomba. Fantatro ny lalana Vito mahatonga ny mpiady mba afaka manantena aho hiady momba ny 7 fotoana ny manaraka 12 volana.”
“Tsy andriko hitsena ny olona rehetra amin'ny GH3 Promotions ary handray izany hatrany aho no miezaka ny ho lehibe sy tiako hahatsiarovana ho iray amin'ireo greats,” vita Foster.
Hoy ny mpitantana Foster / mpanazatra Craig Stilley, “O'Shanique afaka totohondry sy Bang. Efa tsy nahita mpiady maro izay afaka manao izay atao. Efa teo amin'ny ady totohondry ho an'ny 21 taona ary Izy no tsara indrindra talenta izay hatramin'izay Niara-niasa tamin'i.”
“Faly izahay mba O'Shanique nandeha. Efa nandre zavatra lehibe sasany momba azy, ary mino aho fa izy no fanantenana lehibe. Izy mifanaraka eo amin'ny rafitra ny fanaovana sonia tanora ny talenta lehibe ary manantena ny hahazo azy tao amin'ny peratra tamin'ny volana Aogositra,” Said Mielnicki.
Promotions GH3 ahitana undefeated Middleweight Antoine Douglas, Super ny Jerry Middleweight Odom & Derrick Webster, Tsy Mety Resy Super Bantamweight Adam Lopez ary koa ny Boxcino 2015 Jr. Middleweight tompon-daka John Thompson, Jr., undefeated Welterweight Jerrell Harris,undefeated Super Bantamweight Qa'id Muhammad, Tsy Mety Resy maivana Oscar Bonilla, Natu lanja mavesatra Visinia sy Light lanja mavesatra Lavarn Harvell ho mafy orina ny GH3 Promotions.