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LFA STARTS 2018 WITH 1-2-3 PUNCH!
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Las Vegas, Nevada – Legacy Fada Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced the promotion will kick off 2018 tare da 1-2-3 punch in January with a trio of star-studded shows in California, Arizona, and Louisiana.
Babban taron na LFA 30 will feature the long-awaited clash between southern California kingpins and top LFA welterweights “Curtious” Curtis Millender and Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. LFA 30 – Millender vs. Barnes takes place Jumma'a, 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. A cikin babban taron, former RFA title challenger and BJJ black belt Bobby “Da Wolfman” Moffett battles knockout sensation Thanh Le for the LFA interim featherweight title. LFA 31 – Moffett vs. Le takes place Jumma'a, January 19th at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
LFA caps the month of January with a pair of title fights in southern Louisiana. A cikin babban taron, former LFA title challenger Brendan “All In” Allen faces top undefeated prospect Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez for the vacant LFA middleweight title. A cikin co-headliner, red-hot Ryan “Magabacin mutumi” Spann will lock horns with UFC vet Alex “The Spartan” Nicholson for the inaugural LFA light-heavyweight title. LFA 32 – Allen vs. Hernandez takes place Jumma'a, Janairu 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. DA / 6 p.m. Santa.
“I’m excited to kick off 2018 with three straight weeks of LFA action across the country”, Ajali Soares. “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 Karshen (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.
Babban taron na 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. A kan takarda, this is a textbook grappler vs. striker bout at its highest form. Duk da haka, 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). Mutumin da aka sani da “Fluffy” has finished everyone he has faced inside the first round.
The co-main taron na 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. “Magabacin mutumi” 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.
A watan Satumba 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fara a watan Janairu 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 'yan wasa da suka kai pinnacle na MMA da gasar a UFC.
Ziyarci LFAfighting.com domin fadan updates da bayanai. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fada Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting da Twitter a @LFAfighting.
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Ku yãƙi Network to Live Watsa TKO 41, DAYA Gasa, GIRMA 49 Doubleheader & UFC yãƙi NIGHT®: Swanson vs. Ortega Prelims
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We’re Back! FNU Combat Sports Show Returns!
After a couple weeks off, we come back this week to talk about the combat sports world. Tom, Tony and Rich catch up and discuss the events of the past couple weeks and preview upcoming boxing and MMA action. Tom, Tony and Rich pay special attention to last weekend’s awesome UFC card with two of the best fights of the year in MMA to chat about. Eddie Alvarez’s masterful performance against Justin Gaethje was exciting enough, but add in the performance of Yancy Medeiros against Charles Oliveira and that put this card into a category all its own. We also discuss the latest boxing news and Miguel Cotto’s retirement fight. Listen to the broadcast in the player below.
IT WILL BE VICTORY OR VALHALLA (AND MAYBE A NEW TATTOO) AT NEF 32
Lewiston, Maine (Disamba 5, 2017) – No, you have not been transported back to the 9th century. There will be no longboats, no battleaxes, and no shield maidens present on February 3rd a Lewiston. Amma duk da haka, the Androscoggin River is very likely to run red with blood that evening. A Viking and a Berserker will wage war in Central Maine when New England Fights (NEF) returns to Lewiston with the fight promotion’s next mixed-martial-arts event, “NEF 32: Super Asabar.” Wrestling and jiu-jitsu, rather than swords and Thor’s hammer, will be the weapons of choice as Yesse “A Viking” Erickson (8-7) fuskõkinsu Mike “Da gashin-baki” Hansen (5-8) of Berserkers MMA in a featured professional welterweight bout.
The fight will be Erickson’s twentieth in the NEF cage, a record number for any one fighter in the promotion, but it will be a year since his last NEF appearance. He lost to Jon Lemke (7-8) in the semi-finals of the NEF Lightweight Title tournament last February at the Colisee. Erickson, an instructor with Central Maine Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (CMBJJ), and a homegrown talent of Lewiston-Auburn, will be looking for a triumphant return after a recent loss in Canada.
“It will be a year since I’ve fought in Lewiston,” said Erickson. “The NEF cage is like home to me. I’m really looking forward to hearing my friends, iyali, and CMBJJ team as I enter the cage. But once the door shuts, all I hear is my corner and all I’m focused on is dismantling the man across from me. Odin’s Son is here to slay the great wolf. This is Ragnarok. Victory or Valhalla.”
Like his opponent, Mike Hansen is also in search of a much-needed win. Hansen lost all four of his fights in 2017, including back-to-back defeats this fall in Western Massachusetts. His last win came at “NEF 25” a 2016 when Hansen, a former state champion wrestler for Mountain Valley High School in Rumford, Maine, scored an impressive first-round submission of Matt Andrikut (2-1), defending the honor of Maine wrestling against the New York mat native.
“I’m super excited for this fight,” exclaimed Hansen of the upcoming meeting with Erickson. “It’s a great matchup for Maine MMA. Our schools are close to each other and we have competed against each other many times. It’s finally time for the coaches to get down and boogie. My pick for this fight is the fans for sure. Fans will not be upset.”
Hansen challenged Erickson to add a stipulation to the bout when they announced the fight publicly at “NEF 31” in Portland last month. Hansen would like the loser to receive a tattoo with the design chosen by the winner.
“I have nothing but respect for Jesse Erickson, but so still want our sponsor C+C O’Leary Tattoo in Lewiston to do his tattoo I pick for him when he loses. Na so, ‘finish him,’ da kuma ‘if he dies, he dies.‘ Time to start making your sacrifices Jesse, you will need the gods in your favor on February 3rd, because when war time comes the blood will flow.”
NEF ta gaba gauraye-Martial Arts-aukuwa, “NEF 32: Super Asabar,” za su ga kamfanin yin ta koma Androscoggin Bank Colisee a Lewiston, Maine. The event is scheduled to take place on Asabar, Fabrairu 3, 2018. Tickets are on-sale now online at www.TheColisee.com.
PRIMUS Fighting Championship on FITE
New York, NY (5th Disamba, 2017) – FITE TV announces the debut of PRIMUS Fighting Championship Disamba 9th 2017. Taron, which will be the inaugural event for PRIMUS FC, features a number of UFC veterans as well as some of the hottest young talent in MMA. The event streams live and globally on PPV for $16.99 on the FITE app and online at https://www.fite.tv/watch/p
Headlining the event will be UFC veteran Houston “The Assassin” Alexander as he looks for vengeance against Rakim “The Boogeyman” Cleveland who handed Alexander a TKO loss early this year. The light heavyweight matchup is sure to produce fireworks both fighters have high TKO/KO finishing rates. Midwest fighting pride will also be on the line as both fighters hail from and have made their careers on the Midwest MMA scene.
In the co-main event one of the hottest heavyweight prospects in MMA and recent winner of Dana White’s Talata Night Contender series, Shelton “The Gravedigger” Kaburbura, faces off against Jason Walraven who will be hungry and looking to prove himself after a TKO loss to one of the toughest heavyweights in MMA, Tony “Kyrptonite” Lopez earlier this year.
A pair of former Ultimate Fighter contestants are also featured on the card in Rob “The Saint” Emerson and Jamie Yager. Emerson, a contestant of The Ultimate Fighter season five, faces David “The King” Sachs in a battle of experienced grapplers who are no strangers to submissions. Yager, a standout in The Ultimate Fighter season 11 and Kings MMA product, brings his explosive style of striking and a two fight winning streak into the cage against the Canadian Tyler “TNT” Jackson who makes his way back to the cage after a three year break from the sport.
Also on the card is Oklahoma product Cortez “The Crazy Cowboy” Coleman who is now training out of Factory X under Muay Thai coah Mark Montoya in Denver Colorado and is looking to get back on track against the surging Christiano “Urso” Frohlich who rides a four fight win streak into a matchup that promises to be a standup battle.
Adding to the lineup of MMA talent will be former Ultimate Fighter season 2 winner and UFC lightweight title contender Joe “Daddy” Stevenson who will be providing commentary on the night’s action. Fans will also be treated to a National Anthem performance by Miss Oklahoma Alex Smith! Catch the action live December 9th at 7PM ET/4PM PT on FITE TV PPV.
About FITE
FITE brings premium combat sports programming to MMA, Boxing and Pro Wrestling fans to watch live on every screen – computer, kwamfutar hannu, phone and TV.The FITE mobile app works with any Wi-Fi connected TV around the world as well as streaming devices such as Chromecast, Shekara, Xbox, Apple TV and more. The app can be downloaded for free at iTunes Appstore ko Google Play. A watan jiya, FITE launched its Android TV app expanding its content offering and making live television accessible with just a click to Android TV users globally.
FITE is a product of Flipps Media Inc, the digital entertainment company which allows users to cast video to connected TVs requiring no setup and no additional software.
Don ƙarin bayani: www.fite.tv
Titan Fighting Championships finds a new home in time for Titan FC:47 a Disamba 15, 2017
Disamba 1, 2017 - Titan Fighting Championships (Titan FC) will have their na farko Mixed Martial Arts event, Titan FC 47, a kan Disamba 15, 2017 in their new gida, Xtreme Action Park a Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The event will feature 10 Professional fights with its main event being for the Featherweight Title.
1. Sodiq Yusuff VS Luis Gomez, Featherweight Title Match
2. Gustavo Balart VS Bruno Korea Mesquita, Flyweight
3. Michel Batista VS Edison Lopes, Heavyweight
4. Demarques Jackson VS Beibit Nazarov, Lightweight
5. Michael Cora VS Rico Farrington, Welterweight
6. Fred Moncaio VS , Marcos Lloreda, Welterweight
7. Steve Mowry VS Frank Tate, Heavyweight
8. Mike Lombardo VS TBD, Middleweight
9. Alberto Blas VS Jean Colon, Bantamweight
10. Thais Nega VS Hannah Cifer, WMMA Strawweight
As always, Titan FC 47, will be available for live streaming via UFC Fight Pass.
Titan’s COO, Lex McMahon:
"I believe that we have certainly found a home with our move to Xtreme Action Park. We are excited about showing off our new venue with such an action-packed card, and look forward to more fan and fighter focused events to consistently take place cikin 2018."
Kuma har yanzu! JULIA BUDD RETAINS WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE WITH A SPLIT DECISION VICTORY AT BELLATOR 189
Kammala Bellator 189: Budd vs. Blencowe 2 Babban Card Results:
Julia Budd (11-2) ci Arlene Blencowe (10-7) via tsaga yanke shawara (46-49, 48-47, 49-46)
Hotuna: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/sch58s8ehmtwnjr/AAAx69mIvHYsMWb1iukNObqea?dl=0
Rafael Lovato Jr. (7-0) ci Chris Honeycutt (10-2, 1 NC) via sunyi baki daya yanke shawara (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Hotuna: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/tcr1yg7q1e190fc/AAA7RYTKz1PLenoBmmjKaluTa?dl=0
Chidi Njokuani (18-5, 1 NC) ci Hisaki Kato (8-3) via sunyi baki daya yanke shawara (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Hotuna: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xbk2nyzieavcgcm/AADm9fwL3c9TniJiK-gb-u4oa?dl=0
David Rickels (19-4, 2 NC) ci Adamu Piccolot (9-2) via sunyi baki daya yanke shawara (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Hotuna: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jz0hx1wjmz82s11/AAB-PokM2z8vn211Lmv9WojZa?dl=0
Na farko Card Results:
Sam Sicilia (16-8) ci Marcos Galvao (18-9-1) via sunyi baki daya yanke shawara (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Gaston Bolanos (2-1) ci Rick Gutierrez (0-2) via knockout at 1:13 na zagaye daya
Mandel Nallo (6-0) ci Alec Williams (6-2) ta hanyar TKO a 0:18 na zagaye daya
Juliana Velasquez (6-0) ci Na Liang (6-2) via biyayya (arm bar) a 0:32 na zagaye biyu
Cris Williams (3-0) ci Thomas Lopez (1-3) via biyayya (triangle) a 1:39 na zagaye daya
Stephanie Geltmacher (2-0) ci Ky Bennett (0-1) via sunyi baki daya yanke shawara (30-25, 30-25, 30-27)
Brian Grinnell (9-7) ci Kemmyelle Haley (7-6) via submission at 0:39 na zagaye daya
Brandon Phillips (7-3) ci Jordan Howard (10-4) via sunyi baki daya yanke shawara (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Andrew Parker (7-2) ci Frank Patterson (4-5) via biyayya (triangle) a 3:03 na zagaye daya
LFA RETURNS TO DALLAS NEXT WEEK WITH NEW MAIN EVENT LFA 28 – JACKSON vs. LUNA
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Houston, Texas – Legacy Fada Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion has a new main event at LFA 28, which takes place next week at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas.
LFA 28 will feature a new main event when UFC vet Damon “The Leech” Jackson battles longtime rival and fellow Legacy FC alum Luis Luna in a lightweight rematch. The change came when original headliner Evan Cutts suffered an injury in training. Undefeated prospect Jaleel Willis was set to face Cutts, but will now have his LFA debut at a future date. LFA 28 – Jackson vs. Luna takes place this Jumma'a, December 8th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. Dukan main katin za a talabijin live da kasar a kan AXS TV a 9 p.m. DA / 6 p.m. Santa.
“Damon Jackson is a UFC vet and former Legacy champion that is coming off an impressive submission win at LFA 16,” Ajali Soares. “He will face his longtime rival Luis Luna, who has been wanting a rematch with Jackson for over four and a half years. LFA started at The Bomb Factory in Dallas in January and returned in July. We will continue our exciting history in Big D next week at LFA 28.”
Jackson (12-2-1) comes into this fight looking to remind people that history has a way of repeating itself in the world of combat sports. In April 2013, Jackson faced Luna (14-6) in his fifth professional fight. The bout was Luna’s eleventh as a professional fighter. Jackson won the bout via armbar, but not without a bit of controversy.
The fight was back and forth until Jackson landed an illegal knee to a downed opponent in Round 1. The referee stopped the action and re-centered the fighters, but Luna was angry. When Jackson put his hand out to touch gloves, Luna ignored the gesture and threw a left hook and a flurry of punches that dropped Jackson. The NAIA All-American, Jackson, used his elite wrestling skills to survive the round.
In Round 2, both fighters came out firing. Luna gained top position off a trip that he utilized during the early striking exchange. Jackson, who is a master scrambler and appropriately nicknamed “The Leech”, quickly got back to his feet and landed a double-leg takedown. He then advanced seamlessly into a full mount. After raining down some ground and pound, Luna turned and Jackson moved with him, while transitioning into a fight-ending belly down armbar at the 1:15 mark of Round 2.
Jackson got the win that night, but Luna feels that the fight is not finished. While Jackson went on to gain fame fighting for Legacy FC, UFC, and LFA, Luna also elevated his profile by fighting in Legacy FC and is widely considered one of the top lightweights in the state of Texas. While Jackson is looking to have history repeat itself, Luna is aiming to prove another old adage. That would be the one that says lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Therein, as the Bard would tell us, lies the rub. The LFA 28 headliner will settle this bad blood rivalry, while also determining which maxim expresses the most truth.
Babban Card (Talabijin a kan AXS TV a 9 p.m. DA / 6 p.m. Santa):
Babban Event | Hur fadan (155 laba)
– Damon Jackson (12-2-1) vs. Luis Luna (14-6)
Middleweight fadan (185 laba)
– Kevin Holland (10-3) vs. Chris Bachmeier (10-1)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 laba)
– Alonzo Menifield (4-0) vs. Otavio Lacerda (9-4)
Bantamweight fadan (135 laba)
– Miles Johns (5-0) vs. Caio Machado (10-4)
Featherweight fadan (145 laba)
– Steven Peterson (15-6) vs. Dustin Winter (6-4)
Welterweight fadan (170 laba)
– Melvin Jordan (5-2) vs. Nikolay Veretennikov (4-3)
Welterweight fadan (170 laba)
– Ramiz Brahimaj (4-0) vs. Ben Simons (2-1)
A watan Satumba 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fara a watan Janairu 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 'yan wasa da suka kai pinnacle na MMA da gasar a UFC.
LFA 28 will be the third LFA event to take place in the City of Dallas. It will also be the seventh time that the LFA has traveled to “The Lone Star State” of Texas. Further information about LFA 28 za a sanar nan da nan. A gaba dayan babban katin na LFA 28 za a talabijin live da kasar a kan AXS TV a 9 p.m. DA / 6 p.m. Santa.
Ziyarci LFAfighting.com domin fadan updates da bayanai. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fada Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting da Twitter a @LFAfighting.
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Combate 19 Weigh-In Results, Photos and Video
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