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LFA, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Frauen-MMA

MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

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FEATURE FIGHT:
MULTIPLE-TIME JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
MACKENZIE DERN
vs.
IFBB PROFESSIONAL FITNESS COMPETITOR
MANDY “MISSDEMEANOR” POLK
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Freitag, OCTOBER 13th , LIVE auf AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Tickets sind ab sofort erhältlich ComericaTheatre.com
HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy-Kampf-Allianz (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 Mille. LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Freitag, 13. Oktober at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. Die gesamte Hauptkarte wird live im Fernsehen übertragen und bundesweit auf AXS TV an werden 9 p.m. UND / 6 p.m. PT.
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Erklärte Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. Auf13. Oktober, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.”
Tickets für 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” Tage. 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) und 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 The 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.
Hauptkarte (Im Fernsehen übertragen auf AXS TV an 9 p.m. UND / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Weltergewicht bout (170 Pfund)
– Matthew Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Mille (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamgewicht Bout (135 Pfund)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Frauen Fliegengewicht Bout (125 Pfund)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Lightweight Bout (155 Pfund)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Federgewicht Kampf (145 Pfund)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamgewicht Bout (135 Pfund)
– Kevin Vidad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Lightweight Bout (155 Pfund)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
Im September, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) ab Januar 2017. RFA und Legacy-FC haben die Karrieren von über ins Leben gerufen 100 Athleten, die die Spitze der MMA durch konkurrierende in der UFC erreicht haben.
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. Die gesamte Hauptkarte von LFA 24 wird live im Fernsehen übertragen und bundesweit auf AXS TV an werden 9 p.m. UND / 6 p.m. PT.
Bitte besuche LFAfighting.com für Kampf-Updates und Informationen. LFA ist auf Facebook unter Legacy-Kampf-Allianz. LFA ist auch auf Instagram unter @LFAfighting und Twitter an @LFAfighting.
Mixed Martial Arts, MMA

Iron Boy MMA 7 Live on Pay-Per-View August 12 von Phoenix

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PHOENIX (August 3, 2017) – The United States Southwest has been turning out top mixed-martial-arts fighters on a consistent basis for more than a decade. The next generation will be showcased Samstag Nacht, August 12, am Iron Boy MMA 7 Karte, airing live on pay-per-view from Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
Integrierte Sports Media übernimmt den Vertrieb “Iron Boy MMA 7” live in the United States, ab 11 p.m. UND / 8 p.m. PT, auf Kabel, satellite and internet pay-per-view via DirecTV, iN Demand, Vubiquity, and DISH, in addition to being available worldwide on the FITE app and website (www.FITE.tv.), für einen empfohlenen Verkaufspreis von nur $19.95.
“We are very excited to partner with Integrated Sports Media on Iron Boy MMA 7,” sagte, Roberto Vargas, President of Iron Boy Promotions. “This card is the most talent-packed MMA card we’ve presented, and we can’t wait to share with the rest of the country what Arizona MMA fans have already experienced – explosiv, quality fights from some of the best fighters in the country.”
Arizona and New Mexico have developed a bitter fighting rivalry over the past few years. The main event continues that trend as featherweight Randy Steinke (17-11-1, TB: 1-0-0), fighting out of Glendale, DIE, annimmt Frank Baca (16-4-0, IB: 0-0-0), von Albuquerque, NM.
Randy Steinke

Frank Baca
The 31-year-old Steinke has been a professional MMA fighter for the 10 Jahre, including fights in the World Series of Fighting, Combates America and King Of The Cage. Braca is a King of the Cage veteran who most recently fought in Bellator.
Mesa, Arizona featherweight “Rollin'” Noland Hyland (3-1-0, IB: 2-0-0) meets Idaho’s Anthony Pagliaro (3-5-0, IB: 0-0-0), while featherweight Römer “El Gallito” Salazar(10-6-0, TB: 0-0-0), of Queen Creek, DIE, faces Colombian invader Dumar “Coraon de Leon” Roa (11-6-0, TYB: 0-0-0).
Arizona featherweight Andres “Der Bestrafer” Ponce (2-5-1, IB: 0-1-0) wirft nach unten mit Boostyare “Bullit” Nefarios (2-2-0, IB: 0-1-0), von Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main card features several pro-debut fighters such as Arizona bantamweight Junior Cortez vs. New Mexico Fallon Ring. Arizona featherweight Daniel Peru (1-0-0, IB: 1-0-0) is matched against pro-debuting Brendon Trujillo, of New Mexico, während Schwergewicht Waldo Cortez makes his pro debut against fellow Arizonian Darrell “Übermensch” Denslow (0-1-0, IB: 0-0-0). Unbesiegtes Bantamgewicht Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (3-0-0, IB: 0-0-0), von Tempe, DIE, puts his perfect record on the line versus Las Vegas’ Fard “Der Messenger” Muhammad.
Six amateur MMA matches are scheduled to open the “Iron Boy MMA 7” Karte.
Karten gibt es bei Preis $55.00, $40.00 und $30.00 und zur Verfügung zu erwerben online unterwww.ironboy.com or at the Celebrity Theatre box office.

INFORMATIONEN:
Zwitschern: @IntegratedPPV, @ironboyboxing, @FiteTV
Amateur MMA, Combate Americas, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS COMPLETES STACKED, 10-BOUT FIGHT CARD FOR TUCSON, ARIZONA

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
AN Donnerstag, APRIL 20

Undefeated welterweights Daniel Rodriguez and Joel Champion face off

Unbeaten Alesha Zappitella faces Stephanie Alba
in women’s atomweight matchup

Tickets for “Combate 13” on sale now
NEW YORK - April 6, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today the completion of a stacked, 10-fight lineup for its “Combate 13” Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) event at Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Ariz. auf Donnerstag, April 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. UND).

Among the matchups added to finalize the card are a welterweight (170 Pfund) showdown between a pair of undefeated, rising stars in Daniel Rodriguez (3-0) und Joel Meister (4-0), neither of whom have been taken the distance of a fight yet, as well as a women’s atomweight (105 Pfund) contest between unbeaten sensation Alesha “Half Pint” Zappitella (2-0) and hard-nosed battler Stephanie “The Cyclone” Alba (3-1).

Im Bantamgewicht (135 Pfund) main event of “Combate 13,” accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) of Scottsdale, Ariz. will collide with knockout artist Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1) der Mission, Texas.

“We have a fantastic lineup of fights assembled, and we are excited about bringing the Combate Americas live television series to Arizona for the first time ever,“, Sagte Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

Von preislich $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

Das 6-Fuss-1, 29-jährige Rodriguez, who recently signed an exclusive, multi-fight contract with Combate Americas, has notched all three of his professional wins to date inside of two rounds. In his last effort on Januar 21, the Alhambra, Calif. resident scored a second round (3:55) DIE (Stanzen) auf Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 Jahre alt, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, er erzielte in der ersten Runde (4:13) knockout on Chris Collins.

Zappitella is a 4-foot-11, 22-year-old resident of Brighton, Michigan and decorated amateur wrestler, who is coming off an extraordinary victory in Sanya, China on Februar 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 Pfund), two weight classes above Zappitella’s natural fighting weight.

The 4-foot-11, 34-year-old Alba of Houston, Texas will look to return to the win column after suffering a split decision defeat at the hands of old rival Paulina „Firefox“ Granados at “Combate 5” last Mai 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

In anderen Aktion, Victor "Kelevra" Reyna (8-3) treffen Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) bei Weltergewicht.

Die 5-Fuß-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO oder Duldung, while Perez of Tucson, ein 5-Fuß-9, 28-jahre alt, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) Vorlage (Rear Naked Choke) gewinnen Anthony Wray am Oktober 1, 2016.

Originally slated to face Irwin „The Beast“ Rivera (5-2) of Palm Beach, Fla., Randy Steinke (17-10) of Payson, Ariz. will now square off with Urijah Faber-protégé Erick Sanchez (7-3) von Sacramento, Calif., while Rivera will do battle with unbeaten Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (2-0) von Phoenix, Ariz.

Die 5-Fuß-10, 26-year-old Sanchez is looking to bounce back quickly from a unanimous decision defeat at the hands of Andres „The Bullet“ Quintana at Combate 11 auf Februar 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, die Combate Americas Käfig.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (Rear Naked Choke) von Josue Rodriguez am 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (Stanzen) von Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Januar 28.

Natividad turned professional after amassing a perfect amateur record of 6-0. Five of his amateur victories came by way of TKO or submission.

The “Combate 13” preliminary bout card will also feature two flyweight matchups – the first between Arturo guzman (0-1) von Tucson und Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, Texas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) von Tucson und Jose Palencia, Jr. (1-1) von Tempe, Ariz.

To location what station Azteca America airs on in your market, you can log onto the network’s channel finder.

In addition to Azteca America and ESPN Latin America, “Combate13” will air on TV Azteca in Mexico the following night, Freitag, April 21, bei 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Bantamgewicht Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Mittelgewicht Co-Main Event:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Bantamgewicht: Irwin Rivera vs.. Kevin Vidad
Weltergewicht: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Weltergewicht: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Meister
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Federgewicht: Erick Sanchez vs.. Randy Steinke
Weltergewicht: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Fliegengewicht: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Jr.
Fliegengewicht: Arturo Guzman vs.. Robert Caspar
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Amateur MMA, Combate Americas, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA

COMBATE AMERICAS HITS CASINO DEL SOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, APRIL 20

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

Bantamgewicht MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Mittelgewicht Co-Main Event:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
Mehr:
Weltergewicht: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Bantamgewicht: Randy Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera

Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now

NEW YORK - April 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. UND) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Donnerstag, April 20 with a stacked, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 Pfund) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) und Knockout Künstler Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

Das Ereignis, “Combate13,” will also be distributed live on ESPN Latin America and by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand. It will air on TV Azteca in Mexico, the following night, Freitag, April 21, bei 11 p.m. CT.

Im Co-Main Event, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) und Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 Pfund) Wettbewerb.

Von preislich $20, tickets for “Combate13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

“We are excited to be bringing our live television series to a new market that has a reputation for being a great fight town filled with passionate fans and decorated combat sports athletes,” said Combate Americas President Alberto Rodriguez.

Also slated for action, Benny: "Der Sohn" Madrid (9-3) dauert an Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) in einem Weltergewicht (170 Pfund) Schlacht, und Unterwerfung Experte Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin „The Beast“ Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Additional matchups will be announced soon.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Das 5-Fuß-7, 29-year-old Salazar of Scottsdale, Ariz. is a three-time Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC) veteran who will make his first start of 2017, and his first-ever in La Jaula.

In his last effort at WFF 32 November 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar durch einstimmige Entscheidung.

Auch 29 Jahre alt, the 5-foot-6 Palacios of Mission, Texas will put on the line a four-fight win streak that includes back-to-back finishes – a second round (3:14), one-punch knockout of Carlos Ricardo Diaz Juni 12, 2015, and a stunning, erste Runde (1:00) head kick knockout of Benji Gomez at “Combate2” on Sept. 17, 2015 – as well as a “Fight of the Month” nominated, unanimous decision conquest of Brandon Royval at “Combate7” on May 9, 2016.

Also unbeaten (2-0-1) als Profiboxer, Palacios has earned 5 seines 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Das 6-Fuss, 35-year-old Ortiz is riding a two-fight win streak after producing back-to-back stoppages in his last two appearances – a third round (4:45) DIE (Stanzen) von Dano Moore am Oktober 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) DIE (Stanzen) von Brendan Tierney März 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 seines 15 Karriere gewinnt durch (T)KO oder Duldung.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Am October 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, März 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Benutzername Salantri.

Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Die Bekämpfung von Phoenix, Ariz., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 seines 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO oder Duldung.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (Rear Naked Choke) von Jeff Fletcher that came at the 1:26 mark of the opening round on September 18, 2015, and a knockout of Roberto Leon that occurred at the 1:10 mark of the first stanza of their matchup.

Dietmeyer is coming off a four-year layoff from competition. In seinem letzten Start am März 30, 2012, he faced his toughest test to date in UFC and DREAM veteran Antonio McKee, taking McKee the distance of their fight before finding himself on the losing end of a unanimous decision.

Randy Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera

Das 5-Fuß-9, 31-year-old Steinke of Payson, Ariz. will enter La Jaula for the first time after scoring back-to-back, first round submissions over just a two-week span, auf Ray Robinson und Guillermo Pena am Oktober 1, 2016 und Oktober 15, 2016, beziehungsweise.

Rivera is a 5-foot-6, 28-year-old native of Windsor, New York who relocated to South Florida to join the famed Blackzilians camp. Miteinander ausgehen, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO oder Duldung.