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HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) e le due promozioni che si sono unite per crearlo, RFA e Legacy FC, ha visto molti altri allume presentarsi in piena forza e brillare sul palco più grande quando l'UFC ha ospitato l'UFC 222 a Las Vegas lo scorso fine settimana.
Sette ex combattenti hanno gareggiato, che comprendeva tre ex campioni. I sette combattenti includevano Brian Ortega, Sean O'Malley, Mackenzie Dern, Alexander Hernandez, Pedro Munhoz, Zak Ottow, e Jordan Johnson. Quel gruppo ha composto 29.16% dell'intera carta. Sei dei sette combattenti sono stati vittoriosi con la perdita solitaria arrivata tramite una controversa decisione di divisione.
“Sono sempre entusiasta di guardare i tanti combattenti di LFA, RFA, e Legacy mostrano cosa possono fare nell'UFC,” ha dichiarato il CEO di LFA Ed Soares. “Quello che abbiamo visto il Sabato notte all'UFC 222 è un'ulteriore prova che stiamo producendo le migliori prospettive in MMA.”
In caso di co-main, l'ex campione dei pesi piuma RFA Brian Ortega, ha rubato lo spettacolo con un primo turno ad eliminazione diretta dell'ex campione dei pesi leggeri UFC Frankie Edgar. Il concorrente imbattuto noto come “T-City” è ampiamente considerato come uno dei maestri di sottomissione più pericolosi in questo sport, ma è stato un montante che gli ha permesso di diventare la prima persona a finire il futuro Hall of Fame. La vittoria ha anche fatto guadagnare a Ortega un colpo al titolo dei pesi piuma UFC e un $50,000 UFC “Performance della notte” bonus.
Il “Spettacolo di zucchero” era anche in pieno effetto sulla carta principale mentre Sean O'Malley ha continuato a stupire i fan con il suo arsenale sorprendente creativo e selvaggiamente divertente contro Andre Soukhamthath. Il campione della LFA ha scatenato una raffica che ha quasi finito il suo avversario alla fine del round 1. Soukhamthath è stato letteralmente salvato dalla campana mentre inciampava alla fine del round. Il secondo turno ha visto O’Malley impressionare a terra con il suo sottovalutato attacco di sottomissione. Tuttavia, era il terzo e ultimo round, che ha inciso il nome di O'Malley nella tradizione delle MMA. Dopo aver ferito gravemente il piede destro, al punto che non riusciva a starci sopra, O'Malley ha terminato il combattimento lottando. L'enorme vantaggio che aveva costruito sulle carte dei punteggi nei primi due turni gli ha dato la vittoria della Decisione Unanime. Il risultato è stato un file $50,000 UFC “Fight of the Night” bonus e la prima volta che Joe Rogan ha intervistato un combattente vincente mentre era sdraiato sulla schiena.
Mackenzie Dern ha fatto il debutto UFC più atteso dell'anno nella lotta finale della carta preliminare. La pluripremiata campionessa mondiale di jiu-jitsu ha iniziato a MMA con LFA e Legacy FC. Da allora Dern ha visto ogni fase della sua progressione in questo sport seguita da vicino da media e fan. La figlia del leggendario jiu-jitsu e cintura nera di judo Wellington “Megaton” Giorni, Dern possiede le più grandi capacità di lotta di qualsiasi donna per competere nelle MMA. Dern ha usato quelle abilità nel suo debutto in UFC per chiudere il round finale sulla schiena della sua avversaria Ashley Yoder. Non è stata in grado di finire il Rear Naked Choke, ma è bastato per farle vincere la Split Decision.
Alexander Hernandez ha fatto il suo debutto in UFC con un preavviso di una settimana contro #12 classificato Beneil Dariush. Come il vecchio adagio afferma, “con un grande rischio arriva una grande ricompensa.” La centrale texana, che ha lasciato il segno sotto gli striscioni LFA e RFA, non perse tempo a eliminare il suo avversario fortemente favorito e molto più esperto. “Alessandro Magno” collegato con una grande mano sinistra per mettere KO Dariush in soli 42 secondi. La vittoria gli è valsa l'altra $50,000 UFC “Performance della notte” bonus.
Zak Ottow ha anche ottenuto una rapida vittoria al primo turno. L'allume di RFA e Legacy FC ha ottenuto una vittoria per TKO sul pilastro UFC Mike Pyle a metà del round di apertura. L'incontro è servito come periodo di ritiro di Pyle e Ottow ha dato una toccante dimostrazione di rispetto a Pyle nella sua intervista post-combattimento. Questa è stata la terza vittoria di Ottow in UFC e la prima dopo aver firmato una nuova estensione con la promozione.
Jordan Johnson ha fatto andare le cose nella giusta direzione per l'allume LFA all'UFC 222. L'ex campione dei pesi massimi leggeri RFA ha mantenuto intatto il suo record di imbattuto con una vittoria su Split Decision sull'ex peso massimo UFC Adam Milstead. La vittoria dovrebbe costituire un matchup tendone per l'uomo che ha vinto nell'incontro finale sotto lo stendardo RFA.
A Settembre 2016, I funzionari RFA e Legacy FC hanno annunciato che sarebbero fondendo per formare LFA. Questa nuova potente promozione servirebbe come la principale organizzazione di sviluppo nello sport delle arti marziali miste (MMA) a partire da gennaio 2017. RFA e Legacy FC hanno lanciato le carriere di sopra 130 atleti che hanno raggiunto l'apice della MMA competendo nella UFC.
LFA restituisce questo Venerdì, 9 marzo con LFA 35 – Newell vs. Luque. L'evento principale sarà caratterizzato dal combattimento di rimonta della vera star delle MMA e di un amputato congenito ispiratore “Famigerato” Nick Newell quando affronta il grintoso sud texano e il veterano Bellator Sonny “Pazzo” Luque. L'evento si svolgerà presso l'Arena Theatre di Houston, Texas.
LFA 35 sarà il quarto evento LFA che avrà luogo nella città di Houston. Sarà anche la nona volta che la LFA si recherà “The Lone Star State” del Texas. L'intera carta principale della LFA 35 sarà trasmessa in diretta e su scala nazionale AXS TV a 9 p.m. E / 6 p.m. PT.
Si prega di visitare LFAfighting.com per gli aggiornamenti combattimento e informazioni. LFA è su Facebook all'indirizzo Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA è anche su Instagram all'indirizzo @LFAfighting e Twitter a @LFAfighting.
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Petrov Replaces Anthony Yigit, Who Was Forced to Withdraw Due to Illness
Undefeated Heavyweight Junior Fa To Face Craig Lewis In Opening Bout Of SHOWTIME Tripleheader
Showtime Boxing: SPECIAL EDITION Live At 10 p.m. E/PT From Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, Dakota del Sud
NEW YORK (Marzo 6, 2018) – Undefeated 140-pound contender Ivan Baranchyk will now face former world title challenger Petr Petrov this Friday, Marzo 9, in the co-featured bout on SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. E/PT from Deadwood Mountain Grand in Deadwood, SD. The contest will be an eliminator for the No. 2 position in the IBF junior welterweight world rankings.
Petrov replaces Anthony Yigit, chi si è ritirato per malattia.
Also added to the SHOWTIME BOXING: SPECIAL EDITION tripleheader is a heavyweight matchup featuring undefeated prospect Junior Fa taking on once-beaten Craig Lewis in an eight-round bout to open up the telecast at 10 p.m. E/PT.
In the previously announced 12-round main event, undefeated 140-pound contender Regis Prograis will face former unified world champion Julius Indongo for the Interim WBC Super Lightweight World Championship.
“Baranchyk and Petrov are both known for their all-action styles and are never in a bad fight. It is a tremendous addition to this card and I’m thrilled we were able to put the bout together on short notice. The fact that Petr was training for another fight once again made it possible to create a superior fight under difficult circumstances,"Ha detto Lou DiBella, Presidente di DiBella Entertainment. “New Zealand heavyweight prospect Junior Fa made a huge statement in his last appearance on SHOWTIME and he’ll look to keep that momentum going questo Venerdì at Deadwood Mountain Grand against the tough Craig Lewis. Boxing fans will remember Fa’s two amateur victories against Joseph Parker, who will attempt to unify heavyweight title belts against Anthony Joshua on SHOWTIME on Marzo 31.”
Sporting a record of 38-5-2 con 19 KO, the 34-year-old Petrov, of Ryazan, Russia, and based in Madrid, Spagna, will look to bounce back into the win column following a hotly contested 12-round decision loss to WBO Lightweight World Champion Terry Flanagan on April 8, 2017, a Manchester, Inghilterra. Prior to the loss to Flanagan, Petrov was on a six-bout winning streak, including victories over Michael Perez, Marvin Quintero and Gamalial Diaz. Over the last 10 anni, Petrov’s only other losses have come against world champions Marcos Maidana and Dejan Zlaticanin.
The Baranchyk (16-0, 10 KO) vs. Petrov bout is promoted by DiBella Entertainment, in association with Fight Promotions Inc., Holden Productions, Banner Promotions and Thompson Boxing.
The 28-year-old Fa made an astounding statement in his U.S. network debut, stopping Fred Latham in the first round on November 10, 2017, in Cleveland on ShoBox: La nuova generazione. Prior to turning professional, the New Zealand native defeated current WBO Heavyweight World Champion Joseph Parker twice in the amateurs.
Combattimento da Detroit, Mich., Lewis (14-1-1, 8 KO) returns to battle following a second-round knockout of Galen Brown on August 12, 2017. He was undefeated through the first 15 fights of his professional career and was the 2014 National Golden Gloves Bronze Medalist at heavyweight.
The event is presented by DiBella Entertainment. Biglietti, al prezzo di $200, $80 e $60, sono già in vendita, and can be purchased on Ticketmaster.com or by calling (877) 907-4726. The doors open and first bout begins at 5:30 p.m. More information on the Deadwood Mountain Grand can be found on their website at www.DeadwoodMountainGrand.com.
Dmitriy Salita of Salita Promotions proudly announces the signing of undefeated Korean Ukrainian junior featherweight prospect Arnold Khegai. From the town of Razdelnoye in the region of Odessa, in the Ukraine, Khegai (11-0-1, 8 KO) was last seen ripping away the undefeated record of then 11-1 Russian prospect Valery Tretyakov via last-second tenth-round KO.
“I really want to win over the audience in the US with my exciting style and my physical strength and endurance,” said the 25-year-old Khegai. “I am ready and willing to fight the best fighters in my weight class; anyone who stands in my path of getting a world title belt.”
Khegai switched over from being a world champion Thai boxer to a professional boxer in 2015 and has torn through a stiff level of domestic competition along the way.
Married with a degree from the Institute of Food Academy, Khegai says the deal with his promoter will set all of his dreams in motion. “I am very excited about signing this deal with Salita,” he continued. “Now that I have time to properly prepare, my goal is to fight my way through the 122-lb division and become undisputed world champion.
“Arnold is a proud member of the small Korean community in the Ukraine,” Detto Dmitriy Salita. “He is incredibly strong and powerful and will be a challenge for anyone in the division. I am excited to have him make his debut on American soil on my show on Aprile 20. I have no doubt he will quickly become a fan favourite and world champion.” |
Myriam Lamare, Belinda Laracuente, Jessica Rakoczy,
Mary Jo Sanders, Vonda Ward, Julie Lederman,
Belle Martell & Bernie McCoy |
The International Women’s Boxing Hall of Fame has announced the 2018 reclutati. The eight honorees include five retired boxers, a referee, a boxing judge and a journalist. The fighters include Myriam Lamare, Belinda Laracuente, Jessica Rakoczy, Mary Jo Sanders and Vonda Ward; the boxing judge is Julie Lederman, the referee, honored posthumously, is Belle Martell and the journalist, the first male ever so honored, is Bernie McCoy.
Il 2018 inductees bring the five-year IWBHF total to thirty-seven. The Hall was conceived and founded in 2014 di Sue Fox, publisher and editor of WBAN, the longtime site of record for the sport of Women’s boxing. WBA, for over two decades, has spotlighted and brought awareness to the sport of female boxing and five years ago, Fox crystallized that focus with the establishment a Hall of Fame, centered solely on the sport.
The five boxers being honored represent headline fighters from the past two decades in the sport and represented an era when the best of the female boxers, more often than not, were matched with other top fighters in their weight class. The five inductees represent countries ranging from France, Puerto Rico and Canada and include two U.S. atleti, an indication of the burgeoning international flavor into which the sport has evolved.
Myriam Lamare epitomized the noun “fighter.” She had one gear, “all out” and knew only one direction, “straight ahead.” It is not an overstatement to call her two bouts with Anne Sophie Mathis fights that served to ignite interest in the sport of female boxing in Europe. Lamare fought 177 rounds over her career and was in the ring with every top boxer in the sport, ranging from Mathis to Holm to Braekus.
Belinda Laracuente set the bar high for a “go anywhere, fight anyone” reputation. The Puerto Rican born boxer fought every good fighter in the sport, including Christy Martin, Sumya Anani and Holly Holm in this country and Myriam Lamare in France, Esther Phiri in Zambia, Duda Yankovich in Brazil, Jelena Mrdjenovich in Canada and Emiko Raika in Japan. It was said that Laracuente, sul ring, had every move in the book along with some that were only in rare editions.
Jessica Rakoczy came out of Hamilton, Ontario and followed the pattern of the other inductees in looking up the rankings for opponents, fighting Layla McCarter, Jenifer Alcon and Jane Couch. But it was her 2007 loss to Ann Marie Saccurato that is often talked about when the subject is “best fights, ever,” in the sport. For Rakoczy, the bout was a text book example of the ring adage that even in defeat, il “good ones” often bring out the best in themselves and their sport.
Mary Jo Sanders had twenty-five wins over a sterling career coming out of the quintessential fight town of Detroit. She also had a loss and a draw on her record, both against the “faccia” of the sport, Al momento, Di Holly Holm. The Holm bouts were the highlights of a career for a very fundamentally skilled fighter who had big wins against Layla McCarter and Chevelle Hallback.
Vonda Ward might well be considered the best all-around female athlete ever to box professionally. She was an outstanding high school basketball player in Cleveland before matriculating to the University of Tennessee to play for legendary coach Pat Summitt. Sul ring, Ward compiled an estimable 23-1 record, beating heavyweight fighters such as Carleton Ewell, Martha Salazar and Marsha Valley, losing only to highly regarded Ann Wolfe.
Julie Lederman grew up in a boxing household. Come tale, it is fair to assume she was probably exposed to the sport from a young age. Those two circumstances may have had something to do with her gravitating to the sport as a boxing judge. Those two circumstances have nothing to do with her becoming one of the top officials in the NYSAC. Similar to the fighters honored by the IWBHF, she is a very good boxing judge, not a very good female boxing judge; she is also not a very good judge with a well- known last name. She is a very good judge well worthy of induction into the IWBHF.
Belle Martell, who is honored with induction posthumously, was the first female referee licensed in California in April,1940. She continued, along with her husband, Arte, to be a factor in boxing for the following two decades serving also as an active promoter in the state’s amateur ranks along with being a highly-sought after ring announcer.
Bernie McCoy began writing while in the Army, serving with the Armed Forces Press Service. Upon discharge, he alternated between advertising (copywriting for the Reynolds Tobacco and Coca-Cola accounts) and the newspaper business (sports writing in St. Louis, New Orleans and various New York suburban papers) before retiring from two decades as part of the Media department at Pepsi Cola. Subsequently, he has written extensively about Women’s boxing for a number of Internet sites, most notably, WBA. Founder and publisher, Sue Fox remarked “while always a staunch advocate and strong supporter of the sport, (McCoy) never pulled his punches in his writing.”
While the fifth class of the IWBHF may be slightly more diverse than previous groups, including three “non-participant” reclutati, this ground breaking enterprise continues to forge ahead with its focus and mission, to provide recognition to a sport and it’s integral figures, past and present, who have contributed to the progress thus far achieved and to the future growth of the sport and it’s athletes.
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