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MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER


FEATURE LUTTE:
MULTIPLE-TIME JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
MACKENZIE DERN
vs.
IFBB PROFESSIONAL FITNESS COMPETITOR
MANDYMISSDEMEANORPOLK
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Vendredi, OCTOBER 13th Direct à la télévision AXS
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, ARIZONA
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HOUSTON, Texas – Héritage 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 MatthewThunder From Down UnderFrincu faces off with southern California juggernaut “Curtious” Curtis Millender. LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Vendredi, 13 octobre at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. La totalité de la carte principale sera retransmis en direct et à l'échelle nationale sur la télévision au AXS 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” A déclaré Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. Sur13 octobre, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.
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Dern (3-0) is the daughter of legendary jiu-jitsu and judo black belt WellingtonMegaton” journées. 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) et en 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 statedwill 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). “MissDemeanoris 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.
Carte principale (TV diffusée sur AXS à 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– Matthew Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Coq Bout (135 lb)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Femmes Bout de Flyweight (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Léger Bout (155 lb)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Plume Bout (145 lb)
Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Randy Steinke (18-11-1)
Coq Bout (135 lb)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Léger Bout (155 lb)
– keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
En Septembre, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) à partir de Janvier 2017. RFA et l'héritage FC ont lancé la carrière de plus 100 les athlètes qui ont atteint le sommet de MMA en participant à l'UFC.
LFA 24 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of Arizona. The promotion’s first trip toThe Grand Canyon Statetook place in May. La carte principale complète de LFA 24 seront retransmis en direct et à l'échelle nationale sur AXS TV au 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
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Iron Boy MMA 7 Live on Pay-Per-View August 12 de Phoenix

PHOENIX (Août 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 Samedi nuit, Août 12, sur Iron Boy MMA 7 carte, airing live on pay-per-view from Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
Intégré Sports Media distribuera “Iron Boy MMA 7” vivre aux États-Unis, à partir de 11 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. PT, sur le câble, satellite and internet pay-per-view via DirecTV, demandé, Vubiquity, et DISH, in addition to being available worldwide on the FITE app and website (www.FITE.tv), pour un prix de détail suggéré de $19.95.
We are very excited to partner with Integrated Sports Media on Iron Boy MMA 7,” dit 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 – explosif, 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, LE, prend Frank Baca (16-4-0, IB: 0-0-0), d'Albuquerque, NM.
Randy Steinke

Frank Baca
The 31-year-old Steinke has been a professional MMA fighter for the 10 ans, 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 featherweightRollin'Noland Hyland (3-1-0, IB: 2-0-0) meets Idaho’s Anthony Pagliaro (3-5-0, IB: 0-0-0), while featherweight Romain “El GallitoSalazar(10-6-0, TB: 0-0-0), of Queen Creek, LE, faces Colombian invader DumarCoraon de LeonRoa (11-6-0, TYB: 0-0-0).
Arizona featherweight Andres “The Punisher” Maquereau (2-5-1, IB: 0-1-0) jette vers le bas avec BoostyareBullitNefarios (2-2-0, IB: 0-1-0), de Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main card features several pro-debut fighters such as Arizona bantamweight Junior Cortez vs. Nouveau-Mexique de Fallon Ring. Arizona featherweight Daniel Peru (1-0-0, IB: 1-0-0) is matched against pro-debuting Brendon Trujillo, of New Mexico, tout en poids lourd Waldo Cortez makes his pro debut against fellow Arizonian Darrell “Superman” Denslow (0-1-0, IB: 0-0-0). Undefeated bantamweight Kevin “QuicksandNatividad (3-0-0, IB: 0-0-0), de Tempe, LE, puts his perfect record on the line versus Las VegasFard “Le Messager” Muhammad.
Six amateur MMA matches are scheduled to open theIron Boy MMA 7” carte.
Les billets sont au prix de $55.00, $40.00 et $30.00 and available to purchase online atwww.ironboy.com or at the Celebrity Theatre box office.

INFORMATIONS:
Gazouillement: @IntegratedPPV, @ironboyboxing, @FiteTV

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

LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
SUR Jeudi, Avril 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 - Avril 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. sur Jeudi, Avril 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. ET).

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

Dans le coq (135 livres) 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) de 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,» A déclaré le PDG américain Combate Campbell McLaren.

Prix ​​à partir de $20, tickets for “Combate 13” are on sale at the Casino Del Sol box office (1-855-765-7829).

Le 6-pieds-1, 29-ans 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 Janvier 21, the Alhambra, Californie. resident scored a second round (3:55) OMS (poinçons) sur Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 ans, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, il a marqué un premier tour (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 Février 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 livres), two weight classes above Zappitella’s natural fighting weight.

Le 4 pieds 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. Avant la perte, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

En d'autres actions, Victor «Kelevra» Reyna (8-3) se réunira Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) à mi-moyens.

Le 5 pieds 11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO ou la soumission, while Perez of Tucson, 5 pieds 9 pouces, 28-ans, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) soumission (étranglement arrière-nue) gagner Anthony Wray sur Octobre 1, 2016.

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

Le 5 pieds 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 sur Février 16. Avant la perte, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, la cage Amériques Combate.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (étranglement arrière-nue) de Josue Rodriguez au 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (poinçons) de Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Janvier 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) of Tucson and Robert Caspar (0-0) of Copperas Grove, Texas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, Jr. (1-1) de 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, Vendredi, Avril 21, à 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Main Event poids coq:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Co-Main Event des poids moyens:
Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Coq: Irwin Rivera contre. Kevin Natividad
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Champion Joel
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stéphanie Alba
Poids plume: Erick Sanchez contre. Randy Steinke
Welterweight: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Poids mouche: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, Jr.
Poids mouche: Arturo Guzman contre. Robert Caspar
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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS CASINO DEL SOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, Avril 20

LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Co-Main Event des poids moyens:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
Plus:
Welterweight: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Coq: Randy Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera

Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now

NEW YORK - Avril 3, 2017 – Combate Americas announced today that it will bring its live Azteca America (10 p.m. ET) television event series to Tucson, Ariz. for the first-time ever on Jeudi, Avril 20 avec un empilage, 11-bout card at Casino Del Sol, headlined by a bantamweight (135 livres) showdown between accomplished veteran Roman “El Gallito” Salazar (10-5-1) et artiste KO Ricky "The Gallero" Palacios (7-1).

L'événement, “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, Vendredi, Avril 21, à 11 p.m. CT.

En cas de co-principal, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) et Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 livres) concours.

Prix ​​à partir de $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 "Le Fils" Madrid (9-3) va prendre Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) dans un poids welter (170 livres) bataille, et expert en communication Randy Steinke (17-10-1) will face off with aggressive-minded, Blackzilians camp member Irwin «La Bête» Rivera (5-2) in another bantamweight contest.

Confrontations supplémentaires seront bientôt annoncés.

Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

Le 5-pieds-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 sur Novembre 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar par voie de décision unanime.

Aussi 29 ans, 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), knock-out à un coup de Carlos Ricardo Diaz sur Juin 12, 2015, and a stunning, premier tour (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) comme un boxeur professionnel, Palacios has earned 5 de son 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Le 6 pieds, 35-year-old Ortiz is riding a two-fight win streak after producing back-to-back stoppages in his last two appearancesa third round (4:45) OMS (poinçons) de Dano Moore sur Octobre 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) OMS (poinçons) de Brendan Tierney sur Mars 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 de son 15 victoires en carrière par voie de (T)KO ou la soumission.

Arizmendi is an 11-year veteran of the sport, and winner of his last two matchups. Sur Octobre 3, 2015, he forced Brendan Tierney to retire after the second round (5:00) of action and, sur Mars 5, 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Nom d'utilisateur Salantri.

Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, Arizona, the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 de son 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO ou la soumission.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (étranglement arrière-nue) de 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. Dans son dernier départ en Mars 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

Le 5 pieds 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, sur Ray Robinson et Guillermo Pena sur Octobre 1, 2016 et Octobre 15, 2016, respectivement.

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. À ce jour, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO ou la soumission.