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LFA 47 – JACKSON vs. JENNERMAN

LFA RETURNS TO DALLAS
CON
INTERIM FEATHERWEIGHT
TITLE BOUT

MAIN EVENT:
THE LEECH
DAMON JACKSON
vs.
NASTY
NATE JENNERMAN
INTERIM FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE BOUT
VENERDI, AUGUST 10th LIVE su AXS TV
THE BOMB FACTORY in DALLAS, TEXAS
Tickets are on sale NOW through TheBombFactory.com

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will crown an interim featherweight champion when the promotion returns to Dallas in August.

 

 

L'evento principale della LFA 47 will feature an interim featherweight title bout when former LFA featherweight title challenger DamonThe LeechJackson battles fellow top contenderNasty” Nate Jennerman. LFA 47 – Jackson vs. Jennerman takes place this Friday, August 10th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. L'intero carta principale sarà trasmessa in diretta e su scala nazionale AXS TV a 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT.

 

 

LFA featherweight champion Kevin Aguilar recently got the opportunity to compete for a UFC contract,” Dichiarato Soares. “Damon Jackson and Nate Jennerman are the two winningest featherweights in LFA history. They will compete for the LFA interim featherweight title on August 10th. LFA started at The Bomb Factory at LFA 1 by unifying the Legacy FC and RFA bantamweight titles. A Maggio, we unified our featherweight title in the same venue. Now we will continue our exciting history in Dallas at LFA 47.

 

 

Tickets for LFA 47 – Jackson vs. Jennerman are available for purchase NOW at TheBombFactory.com.

 

 

Jackson (15-2-1) heads into this title fight looking to capture LFA gold that eluded him the first time he competed for it at LFA 4. The former Legacy FC featherweight champion and three-time UFC veteran came up short against Kevin Aguilar that night, but has since strung together four consecutive submission victories inside the LFA Octagon. The NAIA All-American wrestler currently has the most wins in LFA history (5 vittorie) and will look to continue his dominance and position himself for one of two preferred outcomes with a title win at LFA 47. That would be either a rematch with Aguilar or a return trip to the UFC.

 

 

Jennerman (12-3) is the only man to experience a similar level of success as Jackson since the merger of Legacy FC and RFA created LFA in January 2017. The Roufusport product is currently tied with LFA flyweight champion Maikel Perez for second most wins in LFA history (4 vittorie) and will look to tie the promotion’s wins leader Jackson by defeating the man himself. Se “Nasty Nate” vittorie di presentazione, he will also tie Jackson’s record for most submission wins in LFA history (5 submission wins). Ancora più importante, Jennerman will capture prestigious LFA championship gold against his toughest opponent to date.

 

 

Scheda principale (In onda su AXS TV a 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT):

 

 

Main Event | Interim Featherweight Title Bout (145 libbre)

Damon Jackson (15-2-1) vs. Nate Jennerman (12-3)

 

Co-Main Event | Piuma Bout (145 libbre)

Levi Mowles (9-3) vs. Charles Cheeks III (13-6)

 

Welter (170 libbre)

Evan Cutts (9-3) vs. William “PatolinoMacario (9-3)

 

Welter (170 libbre)

Sean Spencer (12-6) vs. Bilal Williams (8-6)

 

Welter (170 libbre)

Ramiz Brahimaj (6-1) vs. Justin Patterson (10-4)

 

Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 libbre)

Valerie Soto (0-0) vs. Cristina Crist

 

Piuma Bout (145 libbre)

Austin Lingo (4-0) vs. Eddie Brown (4-1)

 

 

 

LFA 47 will be the sixth LFA event to take place in the City of Dallas. It will also be the twelfth time that LFA has traveled to “The Lone Star State” del Texas. L'intera carta principale della LFA 47 sarà trasmessa in diretta e su scala nazionale AXS TV a 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

Si prega di visitare LFAfighting.com per gli aggiornamenti combattimento e informazioni. LFA è su Facebook all'indirizzo Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA è anche su Instagram all'indirizzo @LFAfighting e Twitter a @LFAfighting.

 

 

 

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 130 athletes to reach the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC. Nel maggio del 2018 the promotion joined the London Trust Media Holdings group of companies.

 

Bellator UFFICIALE 202: BUDD VS. NOGUEIRA RESULTS & FOTO

 

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Foto complete dell'evento qui

 

Completare Bellator 202: Budd vs. Noce Risultati:

Julia Budd (12-2) sconfitto Talita Nogueira (7-1) via TKO (punzoni) a 4:07 di tre tondo

Michael McDonald (19-4) sconfitto Eduardo Dantas (20-6) via KO (punzoni) a :58 del primo round

Chris Honeycutt (11-2, 1 NC) sconfitto Leo Leite (10-2) tramite decisione unanime (30-25, 30-25, 30-25)

Valentin Moldavsky (8-1) sconfitto Ernest James (1-1) via TKO (punzoni) a 4:03 of second round

Risultati preliminari di carte:

Daniel Carey (6-2) sconfitto Aaron Webb (2-1) via presentazione (choke retro-naked) a 2:54 del secondo round

Will Morris (3-0) sconfitto Charles Williams (3-1) tramite decisione unanime (30-27, 30-26, 30-25)

Veta Arteaga (4-2) sconfitto Emily Ducote (6-5) tramite decisione unanime (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Yaroslav Amasov (20-0) sconfitto Gerald Harris (25-7) tramite decisione unanime (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Steve Kozola (9-2) sconfitto Ryan Walker (7-4) via KO (punzoni) a 1:45 del primo round

Rudy Schaffroth (5-0, 1 NC) sconfitto Jon Hill (12-7) via TKO (punzoni) a :42 del primo round

Tyler Ingram (2-0) sconfitto Fernando Gonzalez (3-1) via presentazione (choke retro-naked) a 4:13 del secondo round

Nation Gibrick (2-0) sconfitto Luis Erives (0-1) via presentazione (tacco gancio) a 1:30 del primo round

 

EWER AND HALL ON COLLISION COURSE FOR NEF 35 IN BANGOR

Maine (Luglio 13, 2018) - Combattimenti New England (NEF) will hold its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” su Settembre 8 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Proprio oggi, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional lightweight bout to the fight card. CJ Ewer (3-1) è prevista per affrontare Caleb Sala (1-0) con un peso lotta di 155 libbre.

Ewer headlined the previous NEF card in Bangor with a win over Mike Hansen (5-9) last August to claim the professional middleweight title of the promotion. All'inizio di quest'anno, he tried to become the first multi-division champion in NEF history when he met Kemran Lachinov (5-2) for the welterweight strap. It was not to be, tuttavia, as Ewer suffered his first professional loss that February evening atNEF 32. A member of Bangor’s Young’s MMA who proudly serves his country with the United States Air Force security forces, Ewer will look to rebound from that loss against Hall this September.

Caleb has improved exponentially every single fight, and he looked amazing his last fight,” said Ewer of his opponent. “Caleb will go very far in this sport, but I am going to make sure he doesn’t do it at my expense. It’s going to be a very tough, very exciting fight for sure.

Caleb Hall surprised many fans when he arrived forNEF 33weigh-ins this spring. The one-time amateur featherweight titleholder looked like a monster version of his former self after bulking up with ten pounds of muscle for his professional debut at lightweight. The next night, Hall squeezed the proverbial life out of rugged veteran John Ortolani (8-13) with a Von Flue choke to pick up his first pro victory. The impressive performance sent a message to the New England MMA scene that Hall had indeed arrived in the pro ranks. Hall is a product of the Choi Institute in Portland, Maine and a two-time state wrestling champion out of Dirigo High School in Dixfield, Maine.

I am looking forward to making another statement with a win over Ewer in his hometown,” stated Hall. “He’s a tough fighter, and I can’t wait to get in there and fight.

prossimo evento mixed-arti marziali di NEF, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” will see the company make its return to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place Sabato, Settembre 8, 2018 with a bell time of 7 pm. I biglietti sono in vendita ora su www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

FNU combattimento Sports Show: Pro Boxer Anthony Laureano Interview, Brock Invades the UFC Cage, Cormier gets a Huge Win, Pacquaio Faces a Tough Boxing Test in Malaysia This Weekend

Questa settimana al FNU Combat Sports Show, Psychic Tom and Rabble RousinRich start off with a great interview with pro boxer Anthony Laureano. The Connecticut professional boxer is coming off a big win on the undercard of the Joe Smith Jr. fight at the end of June. We also recap last week’s boxing and MMA action, highlighted by Daniel Cormier’s monumental win over Stipe Miocic to become the first two belt holder in the UFC since McGregor. Tony joins the broadcast after the Laureano interview to give his take on Brock’s return to the UFC after going back to the WWE at the end of his first UFC stint. We also touch upon the Danny O’Connor fight being called off due to severe dehydration suffered by O’Connor. Finalmente, we preview upcoming events and briefly discuss a rumored rematch between Vitali Klitschko and Lennox Lewis.

 

Listen to the full show right here:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/9pj6fsfyhi4kmrj/tomtonyrichfnushowjuly10th2018.mp3?dl=0

Bellator UFFICIALE 202: BUDD VS. NOGUEIRA WEIGH-IN RESULTS & FOTO

 

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Full Weigh-In Photos Here

 

Completare Bellator 202 Pesare-in Risultati:

Women’s Featherweight World Title Main Event: Julia Budd (144.1) vs. Talita Nogueira (144.3)

Bantamweight Co-Main Event: Eduardo Dantas (135.5) vs. Michael McDonald (135.6)

Incontro con carta principale di peso medio: Chris Honeycutt (185.6) vs. Leo Leite (184.3)

Heavyweight principale Scheda Bout: Ernest James (261.1) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (232.9)

Welter preliminare Bout: Gerald Harris (170.5) vs. Yaroslav Amasov (170.2)

Women’s Flyweight Preliminary Bout: Emily Ducote (125) vs. Veta Arteaga (125.7)

Leggero incontro preliminare: Steve Kozola (154.6) vs. Ryan Walker (155.9)

Piuma preliminare Bout: Aaron Webb (144.7) vs. Daniel Carey (145.4)

Leggero incontro preliminare: Charles Williams (153.6) vs. Will Morris (155.5)

Leggero incontro preliminare: Nation Gibrick (155.3) vs. Luis Erives (155.9)

Welter preliminare Bout: Tyler Ingram (169.9) vs. Fernando Gonzalez (170.7)

Heavyweight preliminare Bout: Jon Hill (256.2) vs. Rudy Schaffroth (252.4)

BANGOR FAN FAVORITES WILL DO BATTLE ON NEF 35 FIGHT CARD

Bangor, Maine (Luglio 12, 2018) - Combattimenti New England (NEF) will hold its next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” su Settembre 8 at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor. Proprio oggi, the fight promotion announced the addition of a professional lightweight bout to the fight card. Jon Lemke (7-8) si incontreranno Aaron “Implacabile” Lacey (5-2) con un peso lotta di 155 libbre.

Lemke is an eleven-fight veteran of the NEF cage and a perennial top contender in the promotion’s lightweight division. A member of Titan Athletics based in neighboring Brewer, Maine, Lemke has developed a massive following out of the Bangor area. He is a four-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps. One of the highlights of Lemke’s career was scoring a victory over Jesse Erickson (9-7) before a nationally televised audience on the NEF co-promoted Bellator 93 event in Lewiston, Maine. He is coming off a unanimous decision win against Josh LaBerge (11-7) in Rhode Island last fall.

It is with great excitement and anticipation that I step back into the NEF cage to fight in front of my hometown friends and fans,” ha detto Lemke. “It is with equal enthusiasm that I fight Aaron Lacey, who is one of the best fighters in New England. This is going to be an absolute battle that fans will not want to miss.

For Lacey, the bout with Lemke will be the first time he has fought in the lightweight division since his amateur career. Lacey was victorious over Dom Cofone (6-6) in a 150-pound catchweight contest in the spring of 2014. Dal momento che lotta, Lacey has competed nine timesall in the 145-pound featherweight division. The fight with Lemke presents an opportunity for Lacey to once again compete before his hometown fans and friends in the Queen City. A member of Bangor’s Young’s MMA, Lacey was scheduled to appear on NEF’s previous event at the Cross Insurance Center in the summer of 2017, but his opponent was forced out of the bout just hours prior to bell time when it was discovered that he was serving a medical suspension for a boxing loss in another jurisdiction. Lacey will look to bounce back from a loss to top prospect Da’Mon Blackshear (5-1) il mese scorso al “NEF 34” a Portland, Maine.

“I’m so excited to be fighting in Bangor,” esclamò Lacey. Last time I was slated to fight in Bangor it did not work out. La mia ultima battaglia (Blackshear) didn’t go my way, and I’m looking to fix some mistakes this fight. It won’t be easy for him. He will suffer, and I will test and then break his will! Bangor is my home, and I will defend it.

prossimo evento mixed-arti marziali di NEF, “NEF 35: Wicked Season,” will see the company make its return to the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place Sabato, Settembre 8, 2018 with a bell time of 7 pm. I biglietti sono in vendita ora su www.CrossInsuranceCenter.com.

FOTO DAL BELLATOR MONUMENTALE DI OGGI 203 E Bellator KICKBOXING 10 CONFERENZA STAMPA DALLA COLLINA DEL CAPITOLO DI ROMA

 

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IL PRIMO EVENTO DI BELLATOR NELLA CITTÀ ETERNA AVVENGONO QUESTO SABATO, Luglio 14 DA IL CENTRALE LIVE ROMA – FORO ITALICO

ROMA - Combattenti e ufficiali Bellator riuniti oggi in Piazza del Campidoglio (Capitol Hill di Roma) prima del primo evento dell'azienda a La città eterna, che si svolge presso il Centrale Live Roma - Foro Italico questo sabato, Luglio 14.

 

 

 

I fan che si sintonizzano sabato sera sono in serbo per un doppio evento principale con una rivincita tra Patricio "Pitbull" (26-4) e Daniel Weichel (39-9) per il titolo piuma, così come il più famoso artista marziale misto italiano, Alessio Sakara(19-12), assumendo Jamie Sloane (8-3) a dei pesi massimi leggeri.

 

 

 

Verrà anche visualizzato Bellator Kickboxing, come campione dei pesi piuma Kevin Ross (45-13) difende la sua corona contro Gabriel Varga (21-6) e sensazione internazionale Giorgio Petrosyan (85-2-2) assume Ching Allazov (53-2).

 

Bellator 203 sarà trasmesso sabato, Luglio 14 gratuito su Paramount Network all'indirizzo 8 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CT e sarà immediatamente seguito da Bellator Kickboxing 10. I biglietti limitati rimangono e sono in vendita ora su Bellator.com.

 

Aggiornato Bellator 203 carta di lotta:

Del mondo peso piuma titolo Bout: Patricio "Pitbull" (26-4) vs. Daniel Weichel (39-9)

Luce Evento Feature Heavyweight: Alessio Sakara (19-12, 2 NC) vs. Jamie Sloane (8-4, 1 NC)

Welter principale Scheda Bout: Andrey Koreshkov (20-2) vs. Vetro Bakocevic (33-17-1)

Incontro con carta principale di peso medio: Alen Amedovski (5-0) vs. Will Fleury (4-0)

Incontro con la carta principale leggero: Simone La Preziosa (3-4) vs. Maxim Radu (8-1)

Piuma preliminare Bout: Simone D'Anna (4-1) vs. Michele Martignoni (3-0)

 

 

 

Aggiornato Bellator Kickboxing 10 Scheda principale:

Del mondo peso piuma titolo Bout: Kevin Ross (45-13) vs. Gabriel Varga (15-6)

Attacco a caratteristiche leggere: Giorgio Petrosyan (82-2-2, 1 NC) vs. Ching Allazov (56-2)

Piuma principale Scheda Bout: Gaston Bolanos (11-1) vs. Domenico Lomurno (31-8)

Peso mosca principale Card incontro delle donne: Martine Michieletto (21-11-3) vs. Gloria Peritore (13-2-1)

200-libbre. Incontro con la carta principale Catchweight: Mattia Faraoni (27-4) vs. Raffaele Vitale (57-9)

 

 

 

Aggiornato Bellator Kickboxing 10 Carta preliminare:

183-libbre. Catchweight Preliminary Bout: Gabriele Casella (18-2-1) vs. Alex Negrea (11-5)

Welter preliminare Bout: Davide Armanini (29-1) vs. Fatmir Gordi (23-3)

Leggero incontro preliminare: Antonio Campagna (26-15-3) vs. Florenzo Pesare (31-9)

Flyweight Savate Bout: Leonardo Caputi (13-8-4) vs. Tirare i punti (3-10-2)

 

*Carta soggetta a cambiamento

 

 

 

Visitare Bellator.com per ulteriori informazioni.

FNU combattimento Sports Show: July 5th, 2018

Questa settimana al FNU Combat Sports Show, Tom, Tony and Rich look back at Bellator 201, a new candidate for “Round the Year” in the Zappavigna/Saucedo fight, Golden Boy making moves in boxing and MMA, and the increasing push by streaming services to drain away the PPV dollar from sports fans. We start off discussing concussion symptoms that led to the withdrawal of Max Holloway from the co-main event of UFC 226 questa settimana.

 

Of course we also preview a huge weekend for the UFC with The TUF Finale tonight and the long-awaited UFC 226 main event of Stipe Miocic putting his heavyweight belt on the line against Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier.

 

Listen to the full broadcast at the link below:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/pckwutknd1wvbm9/july5fnuradioshow.mp3?dl=0

FNU combattimento Sports Show: UFC Fight Night Recap, Pacquiao vs. Matthysse ancora, “Big Rig” Si ritira

Questa settimana al FNU Combat Sports Show, discutiamo delle ultime novità in MMA e boxe, riepilogare gli eventi della scorsa settimana e visualizzare in anteprima i prossimi eventi di questa settimana. Discutiamo anche di Walter “2 Pistole” Wright ha vinto il suo incontro principale contro Mark DeLuca un paio di giorni dopo che lo abbiamo intervistato la scorsa settimana. La vittoria della decisione divisa di Wright è arrivata in parte a causa di un jab persistente che ha frustrato DeLuca e lo ha lasciato insanguinato, contuso ed esausto dalla campana finale. Ovviamente sollevare questo fatto ci fa andare avanti sull'assoluta necessità del jab nella cassetta degli attrezzi di qualsiasi combattente di sport da combattimento.

Tra le novità tocchiamo:

Le voci sul prossimo combattimento di Manny Pacquiao con Lucas Matthysse sono in pericolo, Manny e il suo team dicono che tutto è sulla buona strada.

Johny “Big Rig” Hendricks si ritira (ha anche dimenticato di menzionare che anche Rashad Evans si è ritirato).

 

L'ultimo cast di The Contender Series, impostato per tornare questo mese di agosto 16 giovani pugili emergenti nella divisione 160 libbre.

 

La defezione di Lyoto Machida dall'UFC a Bellator e l'accordo di Bellator con DAZN, un servizio di streaming che sta lavorando per conquistare nuovi mercati quest'anno, compresi gli Stati Uniti e l'Italia.

 

Ecco il link alla nostra trasmissione completa:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fhh628mp15en9md/tomtonyrichjune282018.mp3?dl = 0

Road to M-1: USA” Agosto 11 in Nashville

Showcasing the American debut of “The Rage”
Worldwide Pay Per View from Music City
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Giugno 28, 2018) – “Road to M-1: USA”, presented by M-1 Global USA and Angel Fight Promotions, will be held August 11, airing on worldwide pay-per-view live from Global Mall in Nashville, Tennessee.

 

 

 

Russia-based M-1 Global has been promoting professional MMA events in Russia, Porcellana, Finland and other countries for the past 21 anni, featuring many of the sport’s greatest fighters, Compreso Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, Gegard Mousasi, Alistair Overeem e Sergei Kharitonov, tra i più notabili.

 

 

 

In passato, M-1 Global has promoted seven M-1 Challenges and four M-1 Selection events in the United States.

 

 

 

We are excited to come back to the USA,” Presidente M-1 Global Vadim Finkelchtein commentato. “It’s been almost seven years since M-1 Global held its last show in the United States and the upcoming Road to M-1 is going to be the first step on our way back into American MMA. We’ve been working hard together with our American representatives, Angel Natal e Mike Merriman, to make it happen and on August 11th we are going to have a show to remember!”

 

 

 

A hybrid ring-cage, “The Rage”, will make its American debut atRoad to M-1: USA”, which allows fans optimum viewing, while fighters have the safety associated with a cage.

 

 

 

Integrated Sports Media distribuirà “Road to M-1: USA” in Nord America via cavo, satellitari e pay-per-view digitale via della domanda, Vubiquity, DirecTV e DISH negli Stati Uniti, as well as SaskTel and other outlets to be announced in Canada, e live-streaming in tutto il mondo sul FITE.TV app e sito web (www.fite.tv), a partire da 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT, per un prezzo al dettaglio suggerito di soli $19.95.

 

 

 

I can’t describe how good it feels to be this close to this show airing,” said Merriman, head of operations for M-1 Global USA & Angel Fight Promotions. “Everyone loves to see sweat and blood in the ring, myself included, but so few people see the blood, sudore, and tears spilt while setting something like this up. This show is going to open a lot of eyesand drop a few jaws!”

 

 

 

The main event pits Georgia middleweight DougYamatoUsher (9-3-0) contro ReggieThe Regulator” Piuma (14-6-0), of Florida, mentre il russo leggero Vadim Ogar (6-3-0) takes on his Cuban opponent fighting out of North Carolina, Yoislandy “Cuba” Izquierdo(11-4-0) nell'evento co-presentato.

 

 

 

Undefeated Russian bantamweight prospect Saidyokub Kakharamonov (5-0-0), fighting out of Chicago, butta giù con Tony Gravely (12-5-0), di Virginia; Georgia flyweight C.J. “The AutobotHamilton (12-6-0) faces Floridian fighter Abdiel “Il Nightmare” Velazquez (8-5-0), Kentucky welterweight “Il Juggernaut” Brandon Bell (5-6-0) incontra JacobTick-TockMcLintock (9-2-0), of Arizona; and Tennessee welterweight James Conway (3-0-0) piazze off con P.J. Cajigas (5-7-0), di Chicago, per completare la scheda principale.

 

 

 

Scheduled to fight on the undercard is California heavyweight Cody “The MooseGoodale (5-4-0) vs. TBA, New Brunswick, Canada bantamweight Chris Johnson (5-6-0) vs. JerrodThe Hillbilly Hammer” Jennings (2-1-0), of Kentucky, and local Nashville favorite Dwayne Herrelle (0-1-0) vs. pro-debuting Kentucky lightweight Kegan Agnew.

 

 

 

Tutte le lotte e combattenti sono soggette a cambiamento.

 

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