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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.
Principalul eveniment al LFA 47 will feature an interim featherweight title bout when former LFA featherweight title challenger Damon “The Leech” Jackson battles fellow top contender “Nasty” Nate Jennerman. LFA 47 – Jackson vs. Jennerman takes place this Friday, August 10th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. Întreaga Cardul principal va fi difuzat în direct și la nivel național pe AXS televizor la 9 p.m. ȘI / 6 p.m. PT.
“LFA featherweight champion Kevin Aguilar recently got the opportunity to compete for a UFC contract,” A declarat 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. În Mai, we unified our featherweight title in the same venue. Now we will continue our exciting history in Dallas at LFA 47.”
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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 victorii) 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 victorii) and will look to tie the promotion’s wins leader Jackson by defeating the man himself. Dacă “Nasty Nate” victorii de depunere, he will also tie Jackson’s record for most submission wins in LFA history (5 submission wins). Mai important, Jennerman will capture prestigious LFA championship gold against his toughest opponent to date.
Card de principal (Televizat la AXS TV la 9 p.m. ȘI / 6 p.m. PT):
Evenimentul Principal | Interim Featherweight Title Bout (145 livre)
– Damon Jackson (15-2-1) vs. Nate Jennerman (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Pană Bout (145 livre)
– Levi Mowles (9-3) vs. Charles Cheeks III (13-6)
Semimijlocie Bout (170 livre)
– Evan Cutts (9-3) vs. William “Patolino” Macario (9-3)
Semimijlocie Bout (170 livre)
– Sean Spencer (12-6) vs. Bilal Williams (8-6)
Semimijlocie Bout (170 livre)
– Ramiz Brahimaj (6-1) vs. Justin Patterson (10-4)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 livre)
– Valerie Soto (0-0) vs. Cristina Crist
Pană Bout (145 livre)
– 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” din Texas. Întreaga carte principală a LFA 47 va fi difuzat în direct și la nivel național pe AXS TV la 9 p.m. ȘI / 6 p.m. PT.
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În 2017 RFA și Legacy FC au fuzionat pentru a forma LFA, prima organizație de dezvoltare în artele marțiale mixte. Forțele combinate ale LFA au lansat carierele de peste 130 sportivii să ajungă la vârful MMA concurând în UFC. În luna mai a 2018 promoția s-a alăturat grupului de companii London Trust Media Holdings.