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MACKENZIE DERN RETURNS AT LFA 24 – FRINCU vs. MILLENDER

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FEATURE Labanan:
MULTIPLE-TIME JIU-JITSU WORLD CHAMPION
MACKENZIE DERN
vs.
IFBB PROFESSIONAL FITNESS COMPETITOR
MANDY “MISSDEMEANOR” POLK
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Biyernes, OCTOBER 13th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE in PHOENIX, ARIZONA
Tickets are on sale NOW through ComericaTheatre.com
Houston, Teksas – Legacy 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 Matthew “Thunder From Down Under” Frincu faces off with southern California juggernaut “Curtious” Curtis Millender. LFA 24 – Frincu vs. Millender takes place Biyernes, Oktubre 13 at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arisona. Ay televised sa buong pangunahing card live at sa buong bansa sa AXS TV sa 9 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. PT.
“Mackenzie Dern will return to the LFA Octagon in front of her hometown crowd at LFA 24,” Isinaad na Soares. “Dern is one of the most accomplished jiu-jitsu competitors to ever crossover into MMA. SaOktubre 13, she will face RFA vet and IFBB professional fitness competitor Mandy Polk in the flyweight division.”
Tickets for 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” Dias. 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) at sa 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 Ang Ultimate manlalaban (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.
Pangunahing Card (Televised on AXS TV at 9 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. PT):
Pangunahing Kaganapan | Welterweyt Bout (170 lb)
– Mateo Frincu (11-2) vs. Curtis Millender (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
– Joey Miolla (9-2) vs. Vinicius Zani (10-4)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
– Mackenzie Dern (3-0) vs. Mandy Polk (3-3)
Magaang na labanan (155 lb)
– LaRue Burley (7-3) vs. Maycon Mendonça (6-2)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Cory Sandhagen (5-1) vs. Bastos Steinke (18-11-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
– Kevin Natividad (4-0) vs. Glen Baker (3-2)
Magaang na labanan (155 lb)
– Keoni Diggs (4-0) vs. Nick Chasteen (0-0)
Noong Setyembre, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
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. The entire main card of LFA 24 ay televised live at sa buong bansa sa AXS TV sa 9 p.m. AT / 6 p.m. PT.
Mangyaring bisitahin ang LFAfighting.com para sa mga update na labanan at impormasyon. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting at Twitter sa @LFAfighting.
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Iron Boy MMA 7 Live on Pay-Per-View August 12 from Phoenix

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PHOENIX (Agosto 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 Sabado gabi, Agosto 12, sa Iron Boy MMA 7 kard, airing live on pay-per-view from Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arisona.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute “Iron Boy MMA 7” live in the United States, na nagsisimula sa 11 p.m. AT / 8 p.m. PT, on cable, 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), para sa isang iminungkahing tingi presyo ng lamang $19.95.
“We are very excited to partner with Integrated Sports Media on Iron Boy MMA 7,” nabanggit 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 – dinamita, 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 Bastos Steinke (17-11-1, TB: 1-0-0), fighting out of Glendale, ANG, tumatagal sa Frank Baca (16-4-0, IB: 0-0-0), ng Albuquerque, NM.
Bastos Steinke

Frank Baca
The 31-year-old Steinke has been a professional MMA fighter for the 10 taon, 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 Roman “El Gallito” Salazar(10-6-0, TB: 0-0-0), of Queen Creek, ANG, faces Colombian invader Dumar “Coraon de Leon” Roa (11-6-0, TYB: 0-0-0).
Arizona featherweight Andres “Ang Punisher” Ponce (2-5-1, IB: 0-1-0) throws-down with Boostyare “Bullit” Nefarios (2-2-0, IB: 0-1-0), ng Las Vegas, Nevada.
The main card features several pro-debut fighters such as Arizona bantamweight Junior Cortez vs. New Mexico’s Fallon Ring. Arizona featherweight Daniel Peru (1-0-0, IB: 1-0-0) is matched against pro-debuting Brendon Trujillo, of New Mexico, while heavyweight Waldo Cortez makes his pro debut against fellow Arizonian Darrell “Superman” Denslow (0-1-0, IB: 0-0-0). Undefeated bantamweight Kevin “Quicksand” Natividad (3-0-0, IB: 0-0-0), ng Tempe, ANG, puts his perfect record on the line versus Las Vegas’ Fard “The Messenger” Muhammad.
Six amateur MMA matches are scheduled to open the “Iron Boy MMA 7” kard.
Mga Ticket ay naka-presyo sa $55.00, $40.00 at $30.00 and available to purchase online atwww.ironboy.com or at the Celebrity Theatre box office.

IMPORMASYON:
Nerbiyos: @IntegratedPPV, @ironboyboxing, @FiteTV
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COMBATE AMERICAS COMPLETES STACKED, 10-BOUT FIGHT CARD FOR TUCSON, ARIZONA

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA AND ESPN LATIN AMERICA
ON Huwebes, Abril 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 – Abril 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. sa Huwebes, Abril 20, live on Azteca America and ESPN Latin America (10 p.m. AT).

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

Sa bantamweight (135 pounds) 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) ng Mission, Teksas.

“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,"Sabi Combate Americas CEO Campbell McLaren.

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

Ang 6-foot-1, 29-taong-gulang 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 Enero 21, the Alhambra, Calif. resident scored a second round (3:55) WHO (Punches) sa Christian Gonzalez.

Also 6-foot-1 and 29 taon ng edad, Champion of Tucson has not been pushed past the second round of a fight yet. In his last start on October 1, 2016, Umiskor siya ng isang first round (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 Pebrero 25 where she submitted Miao Ding with an arm-triangle choke in the second round of a matchup contested at flyweight (125 pounds), 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 Mayo 9. Prior to the loss, Alba had gone unbeaten in her campaign as a professional.

Sa ibang pagkilos, Victor “Kelevra” Reyna (8-3) ay nakakatugon Andy “Golden Boy” Perez (7-3) sa welterweight.

The 5-foot-11, 30-year-old Reyna of Dallas, Texas has earned six of his eight professional career wins by way of (T)KO o submission, while Perez of Tucson, isang 5-foot-9, 28-taon gulang na, is looking to record his second straight victory after notching a first round (2:16) pagpapasakop (likod-naked sumakal) kumbinsihin Anthony Wray sa Oktubre 1, 2016.

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

The 5-foot-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 sa Pebrero 16. Prior to the loss, the Team Alpha Male member held an unblemished, 2-0 record in La Jaula, ang Combate Americas hawla.

Originally from Hawaii, the 24-year-old Natividad owns two, first-round victories – a submission (likod-naked sumakal) ng Josue Rodriguez sa 3:04 mark of the first frame in what was Natividad’s pro debut on November 19, 2016, and a TKO (Punches) ng Jesse Ortiz that came at the 2:52 mark of the opening round of action on Enero 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, Teksas, and the second between Justin Rascon (2-1) of Tucson and Jose Palencia, JR. (1-1) ng 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, Biyernes, Abril 21, sa 11 p.m. CT. It will be distributed by UFC Fight Pass® as a video on demand.

Complete “Combate Americas: Combate 13” Fight Card

Bantamweight Main Event:
Roman Salazar vs. Ricky Palacios

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

Bantamweight: Irwin Rivera vs. Kevin Natividad
Welterweyt: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Welterweyt: Daniel Rodriguez vs. Joel Kampeon
Atomweight: Alesha Zappitella vs. Stephanie Alba
Featherweight: Erick Sanchez vs. Bastos Steinke
Welterweyt: Victor Reyna vs. Andy Perez
Flyweight: Justin Rascon vs. Jose, Palencia, JR.
Flyweight: Arturo Guzman vs. Robert Caspar
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COMBATE AMERICAS HITS CASINO DEL SOL IN TUCSON, ARIZONA ON THURSDAY, Abril 20

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LIVE ON AZTECA AMERICA

BANTAMWEIGHT MAIN EVENT:
ROMAN “EL GALLITO” SALAZAR VS. RICKY “EL GALLERO” PALACIOS
Middleweight Co-Main Event:
Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz vs. Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi
Pa:
Welterweyt: Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer
Bantamweight: Bastos Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera

Tickets for “Combate13” on sale now

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

Ang kaganapan, “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, Biyernes, Abril 21, sa 11 p.m. CT.

Sa co-pangunahing kaganapan, prolific finishers and Tucson rivals Kobe “The Stunna” Ortiz (15-5) at Eddie “Crazy Face” Arizmendi (17-7) will collide in a middleweight (185 pounds) paligsahan.

Presyo mula sa $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 "Ang Anak" Madrid (9-3) Dadalhin sa Chad Dietmeyer (8-1) sa isang welterweight (170 pounds) labanan, at pagsumite expert Bastos 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

Ang 5-foot-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 sa Nobyembre 19, 2016, Salazar defeated Gilberto Aguilar by way of unanimous decision.

Din 29 taon ng edad, 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 sa Hunyo 12, 2015, and a stunning, unang round (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) bilang isang propesyonal na boksingero, Palacios has earned 5 ng kanyang 7 professional MMA career wins by way of (T)KO.

Kobe Ortiz vs. Eddie Arizmendi

Ang 6-foot, 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) WHO (Punches) ng Dano Moore sa Oktubre 3, 2015, and a third round (:24) WHO (Punches) ng Brendan Tierney sa Marso 20, 2016.

Ortiz has notched 12 ng kanyang 15 mananalo sa karera sa pamamagitan ng paraan ng (T)KO o submission.

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

Benny Madrid vs. Chad Dietmeyer

Fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz., the 5-foot-10, 36-year-old Madrid has earned 8 ng kanyang 9 professional career victories by way of (T)KO o submission.

Madrid will step into La Jaula after back-to-back, first round wins – a submission (likod-naked sumakal) ng 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 his last start on March 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.

Bastos Steinke vs. Irwin Rivera

Ang 5-foot-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, sa Ray Robinson at Guillermo Pena sa Oktubre 1, 2016 at Oktubre 15, 2016, buong galang.

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. Upang petsa, three of his five career wins have come by way of (T)KO o submission.