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LFA GETS THE FIREWORKS STARTED EARLY IN ARIZONA WITH LFA 44 – FRINCU vs. AGUILERA

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LFA 44 – FRINCU vs. AGUILERA
MAHI MAIN:
THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER
MATTHEW FRINCU
vs.
THE BEAST
CHRISTIAN AGUILERA
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
CO-MAIN MAHI:
TOP PROSPECT
CASEY KENNEY
vs.
UFC VETERAN
ROMAN SALAZAR
BANTAMWEIGHT BATTLE
FRIDAY, JUNE 29th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, Arizona
Tickets are on sale NOW through Ticketmaster.com

Las Vegas, NV – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to Arizona at the end of June. Two of the promotion’s most feared knockout artists are set for a showdown in the Valley of the Sun when they clash at LFA 44.

 

 

 

The main event of LFA 44 will bring the fireworks five days early this summer. The headliner will see Australia’s aesthetic annihilator Matthew “Thunder From Down Under” Frincu battle southern California’s grim sleeper Christian “Te kararehe” Aguilera in one of the most explosive showdowns of the year. LFA 44 – Frincu vs. Aguilera takes place Friday, June 29that the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. The main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. AND / 7 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

“I am excited to bring LFA back to Arizona on June 29th,” Ua parau Soares. “Matthew Frincu is a sensational striker. He will face fellow knock out artist Christian Aguilera in the main event of LFA 44. They are two of the most dangerous welterweight prospects in the world and will be looking to make a big statement at the top of one of our most competitive divisions.”

 

 

 

Tickets for LFA 44 – Frincu vs. Aguilera are available for purchase NOW at Ticketmaster.com

 

 

 

Frincu (12-3) came to LFA last year as one of the most exciting exports hailing from The Land Down Under. He wasted no time in making a huge splash in his promotional debut at LFA 5. The native of Gold Coast, Australia assaulted Kris Hocum with a diverse and brilliant display of striking. “Thunder From Down Under” taught a masterclass on how to effectively utilize range and Muay Thai technique to dismantle a high-level grappler. He offered a crash course on the same subject ten weeks later, when he knocked out Brazilian prospect Maycon Mendonça in 96-seconds at LFA 11. Te nuinga tata, Frincu stopped previously undefeated Mexican prospect Roman Alcantar via TKO in January at LFA 31. Now the awesome Aussie looks to derail one of the heaviest hitters in the division.

 

 

 

Aguilera (11-4) has earned a reputation for possessing some of the scariest one-punch knockout power in all of MMA. LFA officials caught a glimpse of his gift of putting people to sleep early in his career when he gave Timothy Quiroga a canvas nap in just 52-seconds at RFA 23. A lot has happened in the three years since that prophetic night in Orange County. To start, “Te kararehe” got older, he got bigger, and inconceivable to many, he became even more powerful. Not surprising to anyone, Heoi, is his propensity to wield his gift like a young super-hero discovering his ability for the first time. This has left a path of destruction in 2018 trailing 83 miles in California from Costa Mesa (LFA 30) to Cabazon (LFA 36). Aguilera looks to extend that path to Phoenix, Arizona on June 29th.

 

 

 

The co-main event of LFA 44 will feature an intrastate superfight when two-time LFA standout Casey Kenney (8-1-1) battles three-time UFC veteran Roman Salazar (12-6). Last tau, Casey won a regional flyweight title before signing with LFA. After making his LFA debut last May, he competed twice in front of UFC President Dana White on the UFC boss’ Tuesday Night Contender Series. Casey returned to LFA in January with a dominant Unanimous Decision victory over Kendrick Latchman at LFA 31. He now looks to make a bigger statement by moving up a weight class to face one of Arizona’s most seasoned bantamweight forces.

 

 

 

That would be the man known as “El Gallito”. Salazar was signed by the UFC in 2014 after winning multiple regional titles in Arizona in multiple weight classes. He competed three times for the industry leader, which includes a bout at UFC 184 against Japanese MMA legend Kid Yamamoto in Yamamoto’s final fight. Te nuinga tata, Salazar has reasserted his dominance in his home state with a pair of TKO victories. Salazar now looks to continue his resurgence with a marquee win over one of MMA’s most highly-touted prospects. Salazar hails from Mammoth, Arizona and will face Kenney of Tucson, Arizona in one the state’s biggest showdowns of the year.

 

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

 

Takahanga Main | Welterweight a'ee (170 lbs)

– Matthew Frincu (12-3) vs. Christian Aguilera (11-4)

 

-Main Co Takahanga | Whā a'ee (135 lbs)

– Casey Kenney (8-1-1) vs. Salazar Roma (12-6)

 

 

 

LFA 44 will serve as the fourth LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. All of these events have taken place in the Grand Canyon State’s capital city of Phoenix. Further information about LFA 44 kia ka kauwhautia hohoro. The entire main card of LFA 44 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

Haere ki 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.

 

 

 

I roto i te 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 130 athletes to reach the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC. I te Mei o 2018 the promotion joined the London Trust Media Holdings group of companies.

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MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

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LALAHÍ FIGHT:
MULTIPLE-TIME JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
MACKENZIE DERN
vs.
IFBB PROFESSIONAL FITNESS COMPETITOR
MANDY “MISSDEMEANOR” POLK
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, Arizona
Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the MMA super prospect Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in her hometown of Phoenix, Arizona at LFA 24.

The previously announced main event of LFA 24 will feature a welterweight war between two of the division’s marquee names when Australian annihilator Matthew “Thunder From Down Under” Frincu faces off with southern California juggernaut “Curtious” Curtis Millender. LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Rāmere, October 13 at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Ka teata te kāri matua katoa ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Ua parau Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. IOctober 13, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.”
Tickets for LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender are available for purchase NOW at ComericaTheatre.com.
Dern (3-0) is the daughter of legendary jiu-jitsu and judo black belt Wellington “Megaton” Dias. She began training with her father at an early age in the Phoenix area and is now widely considered one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu practitioners to ever compete in MMA. The multiple-time jiu-jitsu world champion has won a world title at every rank (blue belt through black belt) a i roto i te 2015 added an ADCC Submission Wrestling World title to her trophy case. Dern will look to defend that ADCC title this weekend in Finland. After ADCC 2017, the woman who former UFC champion Benson Henderson famously stated “will be bigger than Ronda Rousey”, will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24.
Polk (3-3) will be the woman waiting to welcome Dern to the flyweight division. This is the UFC’s newest weight class that is currently being featured on the current season of the UFC’s hit reality television series Ko te Ultimate Fighter (TUF 26). “MissDemeanor” is a native of the Memphis, Tennessee area and holds a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. She is also a high school wrestling coach and IFBB professional fitness competitor. Polk competed at the final RFA event (RFA 46) before RFA merged with Legacy FC. Upon signing with RFA and knowing about the eventual merger, Polk made her intentions clear that she would love the opportunity to compete against Dern, who was competing for Legacy FC. Polk will now get her wish at LFA 24.
Kāri Main (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT):
Takahanga Main | Welterweight a'ee (170 LB)
– Matthew Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
-Main Co Takahanga | Whā a'ee (135 LB)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Women o mā a'ee (125 LB)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Kōmāmā a'ee (155 LB)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Mā whitu a'ee (145 LB)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Whā a'ee (135 LB)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Kōmāmā a'ee (155 LB)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
I roto i te Mahuru, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tīmata i roto i te marama o Hānuere 2017. Kua whakarewahia RFA ko Legacy FC nga mahi o runga i 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 24 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. The promotion’s first trip to “The Grand Canyon State” took place in May. The entire main card of LFA 24 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
Haere ki 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 RETURNS TO ARIZONA WITH LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

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MAHI MAIN:
MATTHEW “THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER” FRINCU
vs.
“CURTIOUS” CURTIS MILLENDER
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
CO-MAIN MAHI:
JOEY “THE BEAST” MIOLLA
vs.
VINICIUS “DON” ZANI
Whā Showdown
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, Arizona
Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the LFA is headed back to Arizona in October with a pivotal pairing at the top of the LFA welterweight division.

The main event of LFA 24 will feature an explosive welterweight war between two of the division’s marquee names. The headliner will see the Australian annihilator Matthew “Thunder From Down Under” Frincu face southern California juggernaut “Curtious” Curtis Millender. LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Rāmere, October 13 i te Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Ka teata te kāri matua katoa ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
“I am excited to bring LFA back to Arizona on October 13,” Ua parau Soares. “Matthew Frincu has been sensational in his first two LFA bouts. He will face Curtis Millender, who specifically asked for this fight. They are both coming off big wins in LFA headliners that took place just four weeks apart and the winner of this fight will make a huge statement at the top of one of our deepest divisions.”
Tickets for LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender are available for purchase NOW at ComericaTheatre.com.
Frincu (11-2) looked incredible in his LFA debut in late February at LFA 5. The native of Gold Coast, Australia assaulted Kris Hocum for fifteen minutes in a wildly entertaining display of striking brilliance. Frincu taught a masterclass on how to effectively utilize range and Muay Thai technique to dismantle a high-level grappler. Ten weeks later, the Arizona Combat Sports representative offered a crash course on the same subject, as he needed only 96-seconds to stop Brazilian prospect Maycon Mendonça in the main event of LFA 11. Na “The Thunder From Down Under” looks to strike a third time inside the LFA Octagon at LFA 24.
Mill pito (12-3), like Frincu, also rides the momentum of a four-fight win streak heading into their showdown in the LFA 24 headliner. The Anaheim native and three-time Bellator vet impressed many in his LFA debut in early June, when he earned a Unanimous Decision victory over Kevin Holland in the main event of LFA 13. The win helped “Curtious Curtis” politely remind the world why he is still one of California’s top welterweight talents. The CSW standout now looks to take his show on the road when he heads to the Arizona state capital to battle the top Australian welterweight prospect in the sport in the main event of LFA 24.
The co-main event of LFA 24 will feature the LFA debut of former RFA bantamweight title challenger Joey “Te kararehe” Miolla (9-2). The Power MMA product fought for the RFA three times, but this will be the first time Miolla will get to fight on AXS TV in front of his hometown crowd in the “Valley of the Sun”. Miolla was the lone member of Team USA to earn a win against Team Brazil at RFA 29. He then fought Leandro Higo for the RFA bantamweight title at RFA 37 in a bout that was featured on Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight. Miolla’s final RFA fight took place at featherweight at RFA 44, where he picked up a submission win over T.J. Brown.
The man looking to spoil Miolla’s homecoming is the same man who was scheduled to face Miolla earlier this year before an injury delayed their inevitable confrontation. That would be fellow RFA standout Vinicius “Don” Zani (10-4). The Brazilian Muay Thai wrecking machine made a huge first impression in his RFA debut when he dominated Joe Murphy in the co-main event of RFA 38. Ko a'ee, like Miolla’s title fight at RFA 37, happened with UFC President Dana White sitting cageside filming his hit reality television show Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight. Miolla and Zani now look to remind the UFC boss of who they are with a clear and decisive win at LFA 24.
Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT):
Takahanga Main | Welterweight a'ee (170 lbs)
– Matthew Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
-Main Co Takahanga | Whā a'ee (135 lbs)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
I roto i te Mahuru, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) tīmata i roto i te marama o Hānuere 2017. Kua whakarewahia RFA ko Legacy FC nga mahi o runga i 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
LFA 24 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. The promotion’s first trip to “The Grand Canyon State” took place in May. Further information about LFA 24 kia ka kauwhautia hohoro. The entire main card of LFA 24 Ka teata ora me te motu i runga i AXS TV i9 p.m. AND / 6 p.m. PT.
Haere ki 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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WSOF 23 Whakataki KĀRI oti ki TUAWHITU pāngia kitea e Ihaka VALLIE-Flagg FIGHT, Clifford STARKS ME Tuhinga o ROHE taranata phoenix AREA

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Ora tuatahi awa kāri whawhai i runga i WSOF.com mua ki
e rima-a'ee telecast i runga i NBCSN i runga i Rāmere, Mahuru 18

Las Vegas (August 18, 2015) -World Series o te whawhai (WSOF.com) ua faaite teie mahana te tāpae, kāri tuatahi e whitu-a'ee mo ona "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II "taitara ao doubleheader mega-kaupapa i Comerica Theatre i Phoenix, Ariz. i runga i Rāmere, Mahuru 18.

Ko te kāri whawhai tuatahi, e ka rere ora i runga i WSOF.com mua ki te-a'ee rima, ora NBCSN telecast o te kāri matua te takahanga o te, Kei te miramira e te tuatahi whakatairanga o te toa huarahi whakamatauria whawhai- Ihaka Vallie-Kara, te hoki tere o te streaking Clifford "Cat Big" Starks, te U.S. tuatahi o te faaoti tūturu Vagab Vagbov me te katoa o te iwa o runga opuaraa te rohe o Phoenix ngaio.

"Ko te huihui phenomenal o tenei ki runga-a-haere mai taranata i Phoenix me ngā hoia whakapumautia me nga whetu aranga ake i wāhi kē a tawhio noa te US. me ētahi atu wāhanga o te ao,"Ka mea a World Series o Fighting peresideni Rangatira Matua.

"A, no te kawea mai e matou World Series o te whawhai ki te pa o Phoenix mo te wa tuatahi mua i tēnei tau,"Haere tonu te rangatira, “we discovered a considerable pool of talent. We are excited to be able to put some of this talent back in action and to deploy several new faces that we feel have earned a shot to compete in the big leagues.”

Kīnaki i te kāri a'ee tuatahi ko te whitu tekau (185 pauna) matchup i waenganui Vagabov (19-0) o Dagestan, Russia me te tukunga mātanga Kelvin "Boy o te Mama" kaingaki (7-1) o Topeka, Haratua.

Just e ono wiki i muri i ohorere ia i te ao na roto i te toia atu he wikitoria pouri ki runga Mike "MAK" Kyle i roto i te matchup i whakaae ia i runga i te panui iti iho i te kotahi wiki a, Starks (12-2) o Tempe, Ariz. Ka anō-tomo i te Series Ao o Fighting tapatekau whare herehere, me te hopu mo tana wikitoria karapīpiti te rima, ka anga ia tetahi whakamātautau pari i roto i te tūturu, toa nonoke motu o mua Bulgarian Krasimir "Ko e tangata whātōtō" Mladenov (12-0), Kei te whawhai nei i roto i Las Vegas.

Vallie-Kara (15-7-1) o Santa Fe, N.M., ka meinga te mema o te rongonui Jackson-Winklejohn kapa whawhai tona tuatahi i raro i te Series Ao o te whawhai kara i roto i te ono tekau (155 pauna) honga ki te kaha puncher Estevan "El Terrible" Payan o Tempe.

Matthew "Ko e Thunder i raro Raro" Frincu (6-1) o Tempe mā Gold Coast, Queensland, Ahitereiria ka meinga e tona tīmatanga tuarua mo te Ao Series o te whawhai, i muri i te kaute i te kino, tuarua a tawhio (:14) KO runga Eric Regan ki te headkick i WSOF 19 i runga i March 28.

Frincu, Kua mea katoa i haere mai nei e ono mahi whakaora i te ara o te (T)KO tukunga ranei, ka whawhai streaking Danny Davis, JR. (11-8-1) o Las Vegas i te Welterweight (170 pauna). Davis Jr. Ko te toa o ana whawhai whakamutunga e rima tika, tae atu e toru Series World o matchups whawhai.

I roto i tetahi o rua whā (135 pauna) pāngia kāri tuatahi, Tempe-hāngai tāwhaiAndres Ponce (1-0) a Rawiri Nuzzo (7-1) Ka haere ki te whawhai i te wā, i roto i te tahi atu, Randy Steinke (15-9-1) o Phoenix e faaruru atu ki Joey "te kararehe" Miolla (4-1) o Mesa, Ariz.

Ārahi atu i te kāri whawhai tuatahi, ka waiho hei mau ono tekau i waenganui i Benny "Ko e Tama" Madrid (7-3) o Phoenix me Jeff Fletcher (11-10, 1 NC) o Ahwatukee, Ariz.

Utu i tika $39.99, tīkiti mō “WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. Palomino II” kei runga i te hoko i te pouaka tari Comerica Theatre, me te ipurangi i WSOF.com me Ticketmaster.com.

I roto i te hui matua o te WSOF 23, tūturu, kingi World Series o Fighting Kōmāmā (155 pauna) Champion Justin "Ko e Miramirahia" Gaethje (14-0) ka whawhai mo te rua o nga wa ki te pakeke-patu tāwhai Luis "maki touwhero" Palomino (23-10), i muri i te rua wāhi i roto i te pakanga katoa-i roto i, e kua oti tauā rite ki te "whawhai o te Tau" kaitono, i roto i te hui matua o te WSOF 19 i Comerica Theatre.

I roto i te hui tahi-matua, me te tuatahi Ao Series o Fighting taumahamaha te marama (205 pauna) tangaroa a'ee, Rawiri Manga (16-3), kingi whitu tekau te ao o te whakatairanga o te (185 pauna) toa, ka ngana ki te riro i te hīanga, e rua-te wehenga tuatahi i roto i te Ao Series o te hītori whawhai, ina anga atu ia ki te kōrero CinderellaTeddy Holder (9-1), Kua mea katoa i haere mai nei e iwa toa mahi i te ara (T)KO tukunga ranei.

Ko te NBCSN telecast ora o "WSOF 23: Gaethje vs. I Palomino II "haamata 7 p.m. AND/4 p.m. PT.

Ka whakatuwhera nga tatau i Comerica Theatre i 3 p.m. MT a ka timata te a'ee tuatahi tuatahi i 3:45 p.m.

KĀRI MAIN

World Series o Fighting Kōmāmā Takahanga Main Championship:
Justin Gaethje (Champion) vs. Luis Palomino (Kaiwero)

World Series o Fighting Light Heavyweight Championship Co-Main Takahanga:
Rawiri Manga vs. Teddy Holder

Whā: Timur Valiev vs. Tito Jones
Catchweight (160 pauna): Phoenix Jones vs. Roberto Yong
Kōmāmā: Brian Foster vs. LaRue Burley

KĀRI PRELIMINARY

Whitu: Vagabov vs Vagab. Kelvin kaingaki
Whitu: Clifford Starks vs. Krasimir Mladenov
Kōmāmā: Estevan Payan vs. Ihaka Vallie-Kara
Welterweight: Matthew Frincu vs. Danny Davis, JR.
Whā: Andres Ponce vs. Rawiri Nuzzo
Whā: Randy Steinke vs. Joey Miolla
Kōmāmā: Benny Madrid vs. Jeff Fletcher

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