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HOUSTON, Texas – Warisan Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the LFA will return to Minnesota in March with a lightweight title fight, a-totoan dhuwur gelaran entheng, and the return of a women’s MMA pioneer.
Ing acara utama LFA 34 will feature the return of LFA lightweight champion Robert “Contact” Watley when he defends his title against LFA #1 contender entheng Brandon “The Penting Reel Human” Jenkins. LFA 34 – Watley vs. Jenkins takes place Ana, 2 Maret at the Minnetonka Ballroom inside the new Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, Minnesota. Kabeh kertu utama bakal televised urip lan negoro ing ROAD TV ing 9 P.M. Lan / 6 P.M. PT.
“Aku bungah nggawa juara entheng LFA menyang Ballroom Minnetonka nang Mistik Lake Center anyar ing LFA 34”, Nyatakake Soares. “Kita wis papat acara Fantastic ing Mistik Lake taun pungkasan. Aku seneng ngumumke sing LFA lan Mistik Lake Casino duwe pasarujukan Panggonan kanggo gawé papat acara MMA urip televisi nasional ing fasilitas kelas donya Mistik Lake ing 2018. Mystic Lake has been a great partner and we are all looking forward to watching Robert Watley defend his lightweight title against Brandon Jenkins in Minnesota on 2 Maret.”
Tickets for LFA 34 – Watley vs. Jenkins bakal kasedhiya kasedhiya kanggo tuku Januari 26 ing MysticLake.com.
Watley (9-1) is widely considered the top lightweight prospect in the world. Wong dikenal minangka “Contact” was highly regarded on the east coast regional MMA scene before signing with LFA in 2017. His fight résumé consisted of multiple regional titles and a seven-fight win streak. That earned him an immediate shot at the inaugural LFA lightweight title against the final RFA lightweight champion Thiago Moisés at LFA 17. The Maryland native shut down the RFA champion on every score card. Watley then punctuated his championship reign with a dominant TKO victory over Daryl Wilson in his first title defense at LFA 27 ing Nopember. The champ now has his sights set on picking up his tenth straight victory and second successful title defense at LFA 34.
Jenkins (11-5) entuk kang dijupuk ing LFA emas sawise menang salah siji saka gelut paling gampil saka 2017. Wong dikenal minangka “The Penting Reel Human” added further proof to that nickname with his three round thriller against Carl Wittstock at LFA 29. Jenkins battered his foe in a highly entertaining affair that many fans and pundits considered a “Perang of the Year” unggulake. menang rampung sukses 2017 kanggo njaga keamanan Mistik Lake, kang miwiti kanthi kamenangan TKO liwat Billy Christianson ing LFA 2. Apike, pikantuk Lone taun teka ing kertu skor LFA 20. While many felt that Jenkins had done more than enough to earn the decision, ing favorit lokal dropped kaputusan pamisah ing kutha klairané. Jenkins wasted no time reflecting on the controversial decision and quickly rebounded with his epic win over Wittstock. Saiki dheweke wis pandelengan nyetel ing LFA emas ing LFA 34.
Co-utama acara LFA 34 will feature a battle between two of the LFA’s top lightweight contenders. Perzynski (22-9) damel statement amba ing debut LFA ing LFA 20 pungkasan mangsa panas, nalika mampir RFA dokter kewan Carl Wittstock liwat samping Naked Kasihan nang loro menit saka babak bukaan. The Minnesotan set up the submission with a barrage of strikes that thrilled his home state fans. Perzynski now looks to repeat that feat with a man who made an equally impressive LFA debut just seven days after him last summer.
Ogden (9-2) needed kurang saka setengah babak ing LFA 21 last summer to match Perzynski’s accomplishment one week earlier at LFA 20. Ogden, kaya Perzynski, also used a Rear Naked Choke to defeat an RFA vet in his LFA debut. menang teka marang T.J. Brown lan Nggawe gelaran karo wong sing digawe debut promosi saklawasé memper. The Kansas City based fighter Ogden now meets Perzynski in the co-main event of LFA 34. The winner is looking to gain separation in a highly competitive and deep LFA lightweight division.
The main card of LFA 34 will also feature the return of women’s MMA pioneer “Machine Gun” Kelly Kobold. Sawise cuti taun setengah enem lan saka olahraga, she made her return to MMA last summer at LFA 20.
Kobold (18-3-2) iku salah siji wanita paling dihormati ing olahraga. Dheweke wis sante profesional Karir MMA illustrious sing awale saklawasé taun nembelas. A true pioneer for women’s MMA, Kobold returned to the sport against Christine Stanley in a bout that was ruled a draw at LFA 20. Now she is back and ready to stake a claim at the top of the LFA women’s flyweight division at LFA 34.
Saiki announced Card utama (Televisi ing AXS TV ing 9 P.M. Lan / 6 P.M. PT):
Acara utama | Entheng Title bab (155 lb)
– Robert Watley (10-1) vs. Brandon Jenkins (11-5)
Co-Main Event | Entheng bab (155 lb)
– Travis Perzynski (22-9) vs. Trey Ogden (9-2)
Bulu bab (145 lb)
– Jordan Griffin (14-5) vs. Darrick kenangan (20-7)
Bulu bab (145 lb)
– Nate Jennerman (10-3) vs. John Devall (15-8)
Wanita Flyweight bab (125 lb)
– Kelly Kobold (10-5) vs. TBD
Flyweight bab (125 lb)
– Bobby Lee (7-1) vs. Nate Ammerman (4-0)
Men bab (185 lb)
– Tim Hiley (5-0) vs. Willie Whitehead (2-1)
Ing September 2016, pejabat RFA lan Warisan FC announced sing padha bakal gabung kanggo mbentuk LFA. This new powerhouse promotion would serve as the premier developmental organization in the sport of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) wiwit saka sasi Januari 2017. RFA lan Warisan FC wis dibukak Careers liwat 150 atlit sing wis ngrambah ing payoning MMA dening saingan ing UFC.
LFA 34 bakal kalima acara LFA kanggo njupuk Panggonan ing negara Minnesota. RFA lan Warisan FC tuan rumah gabungan sangang acara ing “tanah 10,000 Lakes” sadurunge dados setunggal. Enem saka sing acara njupuk Panggonan ing RFA banner nang Mistik Lake Casino Hotel. Kabeh kertu utama LFA 34 bakal televisi manggon lan negoro ing AXS TV ing 9 P.M. Lan / 6 P.M. PT.
Please visit LFAfighting.com kanggo nganyari bab lan Alexa. LFA is on Facebook at Warisan Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting lan Twitter ing @LFAfighting.
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