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LFA BRINGS WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

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LFA 54 – MAZO vs. YARIWAKI

SEHLOOHO Event:

LFA WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION
SABINA “COLOMBIAN QUEEN” MAZO
vs..
LFA WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT TITLE CHALLENGER
CAROLINE “JAPA” YARIWAKI
WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT
Labohlano, NOVEMBER 16th LIVE on AXS TV
LIVE at COSTA MESA HALL
OC FAIR & EVENT CENTER
COSTA MESA, California
Tickets are on sale NOW through LFAtix.com

Las Vegas, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that LFA will return to southern California in November with a women’s flyweight title fight headlining LFA 54.

 

 

 

The main event of LFA 54 will bring a highly-anticipated women’s world title fight to Orange County. The headliner will see undefeated LFA women’s flyweight champion Sabina “Colombian Queen” Mazo defend her title against BJJ black belt and Brazilian stalwart Caroline “Japa” Yariwaki. LFA 54 – Mazo vs. Yariwaki takes place Friday, November 16th at Costa Mesa Hall at the OC Fair & Ketsahalo Center, Costa Mesa, California. Eohle ka sehloohong karete tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV kwa 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

“I am excited to bring the LFA women’s flyweight championship to southern California”, o ile a re Soares. “This will be our sixth show in my home state of California. Sabina Mazo is excited to defend her title in her adopted hometown after she recently had an opponent pull out just a few days before her last fight. Mazo will now face top Brazilian prospect Caroline “Japa” Yariwaki at LFA 54.”

 

 

 

Tickets for LFA 54 – Mazo vs. Yariwaki are available for purchase NOW at LFAtix.com.

 

 

 

Mazo (5-0) is the 21-year-old LFA women’s flyweight champion. The Colombian wunderkind signed with LFA when she was 19-years-old and took the MMA world by storm in 2017. She burst on to the global scene three weeks after her 20th birthday at LFA 9. This happened when she knocked out 82nd Airborne Army veteran Jamie Thorton with a jaw-dropping head kick that went viral on mainstream media and MMA media outlets alike. The Kings MMA product doubled-down in her sophomore appearance for LFA by knocking out Minnesota National Guard member Linsey Williams with a nearly identical first round head kick at LFA 23. The “Colombian Queen” finally received her crown this past April. The title winning performance came courtesy of a unanimous decision over Shannon Sinn at LFA 37, which saw Mazo provide a brilliant display boxing and clinch work, as well as her signature Muay Thai skills. The Medellín, Colombia native now looks to begin her reign as champion with another masterful performance at LFA 54.

 

 

 

Yariwaki (7-2) will be making her highly-anticipated international MMA debut after building a name for herself in her home country of Brazil. The 31-year-old is a second degree black belt in Jiu-Jitsu that just celebrated seven years of being a black belt in her country’s most famous martial art on October 7th. Her head coach is her husband Werique Silva, who is a black belt in the Chinese martial art of Sanda. Yariwaki has a purple belt in Sanda and has used her well-rounded skill set to gain a reputation as a relentless finisher in her native Brazil. The Strong Team co-founder made her professional debut in 2016 'me o e sebelelitseng 7 wins in her career, while finishing 86% of those opponents. Yariwaki is known by her nickname “Japa”, because she was born in Brazil to Japanese descendants just like fellow Belém, Brazil native Lyoto Machida. Yariwaki will look to follow her fellow Belemense’s success in the sport by capturing LFA gold. History will also be made at LFA 54 as Mazo vs. Yariwaki will be the first women’s bout to headline and LFA event.

 

 

Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT):

 

 

 

 

 

Main Event | Women’s Flyweight Title Bout (125 lb)

– Sabina Mazo (5-0) vs.. Caroline Yariwaki (7-2)

 

 

 

 

 

A 2017, RFA and Legacy FC merged to form LFA, the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts. The combined forces of LFA launched the careers of over 140 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC. Ka Motšeanong 2018, the promotion joined the London Trust Media Holdings group of companies.

 

 

 

LFA 54 will be the sixth LFA event to take place in the state of California. RFA hosted eight events inside “The Golden State” before the merger. The entire main card of LFA 54 tla televised phela le naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV ka 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT.

 

 

 

Please visit LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.

LFA, e tsoakiloeng libetsa, MMA

LFA STARTS 2018 WITH 1-2-3 PUNCH!

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LFA 30 SEHLOOHO Event:
“CURTIOUS”
CURTIS MILLENDER
vs..
“THE PHOENIX”
NICK BARNES
WELTERWEIGHT WAR
Labohlano, JANUARY 12th LIVE on AXS TV
COSTA MESA HALL AT OC FAIR GROUNDS
COSTA MESA, California
Tickets ON SALE 12-11-17 AT CAGETIX.COM
LFA 31 SEHLOOHO Event:
“THE WOLFMAN”
BOBBY MOFFETT
vs..
KNOCKOUT SENSATION
THANH LE
INTERIM FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
Labohlano, JANUARY 19th LIVE on AXS TV
COMERICA THEATRE
Phoenix, Arizona
Tickets ON SALE 12-11-17 AT COMERICATHEATRE.COM
LFA 32 CHAMPIONSHIP DOUBLEHEADER:
“ALL IN”
BRENDAN ALLEN
vs..
“FLUFFY”
ANTHONY HERNANDEZ
MIDDLEWEIGHT Lefatše le Title
+
“SUPERMAN”
RYAN SPANN
vs..
“THE SPARTAN”
ALEX NICHOLSON
LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE
Labohlano, JANUARY 26th LIVE on AXS TV
GOLDEN NUGGET HOTEL & Le casino
LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA

TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT TICKETMASTER.COM

Las Vegas, Nevada – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced the promotion will kick off 2018 le 1-2-3 punch in January with a trio of star-studded shows in California, Arizona, and Louisiana.

The main event of LFA 30 will feature the long-awaited clash between southern California kingpins and top LFA welterweights “Curtious” Curtis Millender and Nick “The Phoenix” Barnes. LFA 30 – Millender vs. Barnes takes place Labohlano, January 12th at Costa Mesa Hall at OC Fair Grounds in Costa Mesa, California.
The following week, LFA heads to Arizona with a fierce interim featherweight title fight in the Valley of the Sun. E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, former RFA title challenger and BJJ black belt Bobby “The Wolfman” Moffett battles knockout sensation Thanh Le for the LFA interim featherweight title. LFA 31 – Moffett vs. Le takes place Labohlano, January 19th at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
LFA caps the month of January with a pair of title fights in southern Louisiana. E kholo ea ho ketsahalo, former LFA title challenger Brendan “All In” Allen faces top undefeated prospect Anthony “Fluffy” Hernandez for the vacant LFA middleweight title. A ho sebdisana headliner, red-hot Ryan “Superman” Spann will lock horns with UFC vet Alex “The Spartan” Nicholson for the inaugural LFA light-heavyweight title. LFA 32 – Allen vs. Hernandez takes place Labohlano, January 26th at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
The entire main card of all three of these events will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. LE / 6 p.m. PT.
“I’m excited to kick off 2018 with three straight weeks of LFA action across the country”, o ile a re Soares. “Curtis Millender and Nick Barnes are coming off big wins in LFA headliners and will meet in the main event of LFA 30 in southern California on January 12th. The following week, we head to Arizona with top contenders Bobby Moffett and Thanh Le meeting for the interim featherweight title in the main event LFA 31. We finish the month with two title fights at LFA 32 in southern Louisiana. Brendan Allen faces Anthony Hernandez for the vacant middleweight title in the main event and Ryan Spann will take on Alex Nicholson for the inaugural light-heavyweight title in the co-headliner.”
Mill Lipheletsong (13-3) returns home to the building where he fought and won his first seven fights. The Orange County juggernaut is looking to build off a perfect 2017 where he won three fights, including back-to-back LFA headliners. His most recent win came via highlight reel Head Kick KO in the main event of LFA 24. Millender will meet Barnes (12-2) in a long-awaited showdown between two of southern California’s finest. The welterweight stars started their careers in the southern California regional circuit, moved on to Bellator, and will finally meet in the main event of LFA 30. Barnes, like Millender, is coming off an impressive win in an LFA headliner.
The main event of LFA 31 is a fight that casual fans and MMA purists alike are salivating over. It pits a rugged and accomplished BJJ black belt in Moffett (10-2) against one of the most dynamic strikers in all of MMA in Le (7-1) with the LFA interim featherweight title on the line. Pampiring, this is a textbook grappler vs. striker bout at its highest form. Leha ho le joalo, both men bring so much more to the table than what their respective martial arts backgrounds represent. Moffett, who trains out of The MMA Lab, has shown a willingness to throw down with anyone, while Le trains with BJJ wunderkind and UFC star Ryan Hall in northern Virginia.
LFA will conclude its busy month of January with a pair of title tilts in southern Louisiana. LFA standout and Louisiana native Allen (8-2) will get a second shot at LFA gold after going five rounds with current UFC star Eryk Anders for the inaugural LFA middleweight title in June. Allen quickly rebounded six weeks later with a submission win in the co-main event of LFA 18. He will face another highly-touted undefeated prospect for the title. This time it comes in the form of the northern California destroyer Hernandez (5-0). The man known as “Fluffy” has finished everyone he has faced inside the first round.
The co-main event of LFA 32 will crown the inaugural LFA light-heavyweight champion. Spann (12-5) is a former Legacy FC title challenger that will look to capture LFA gold in front of his home crowd. “Superman” is riding considerable momentum heading into this fight after dispatching a pair of top contenders in the first round of his last two bouts at LFA 23 and LFA 27. He will face Nicholson (10-4) who has been a man on fire since his four-fight run with the UFC ended in May. The Florida native has been a tour de force since then as he looks to make his way back. In the past two months, “The Spartan” has knocked out three quality opponents in grand total of 3 minutes and 28 metsotsoana e.
Ka September 2016, Legacy FC and RFA officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. Legacy FC and RFA have launched the careers of over 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.
Please visit LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.
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Michael Farenas to make comeback on Fight Club OC card June 1st

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COSTA MESA, JOALO KA (Ka 2, 2017) – They say it’s never is too late to start a comeback, and for lightweight contender Michael Farenas (44-5-4, 33 Kos), the comeback starts Labone, June 1
st, when he enters the ring for the first time in nearly two years. The eight-round bout will take place on Roy Englebrecht’s “Loantša Club OC” show in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Ketsahalo Center, Costa Mesa, JOALO KA.
Having fought some of the top Jr. lightweight out there over the past five years, which include Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jose Padraza, le Fernando Beltran re bolela tse seng kae, Farenas believes he still has some gas left in his tank.
“It’s been a long journey to get back in the ring, but now that time has come,” said Michael Farenas. “I’m in great shape and I feel my skill and experience will help me on my comeback.”
Will new managers Bill Halkias le Germaine Gillies crafting his career and new trainers Marvin Somodio le Jesse Arevalo a hae a sekhutlo, the new look Farenas will have another opportunity to march toward a world title.
“This bout will take place at one hundred and forty pounds, but my plan is to campaign at lightweight,” said Farenas, who fought Takashi Uchiyama for the WBA World super featherweight title. “I know with hard work, I can make another run toward another world title.”
Under new management and a new trainer, “Hammer Fist” as he is called, will look to bring that Filipino fighting spirit back to his career.
Tickets for the Thursday, June 1st, Fight Club OC show in The Hangar at the OC Fair & Ketsahalo Center, Costa Mesa, CA are on sale at www.fightcluboc.com.
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Raoni Barcelos vs.. JAMAL PARKS BJJ BLACK BELT MEETS ALL AMERICAN WRESTLER IN FEATURE BOUT AT RFA 23

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RFA 23 – Murphy vs.. Ware
SEHLOOHO Event:
Joe Murphy vs.. TERRION Ware
Bobebe Lefatše le Title
CO-SEHLOOHO Event:
Gabriel vs. CHECCO. Joe HENLE
MIDDLEWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
Feature loantša:
Raoni Barcelos vs.. Jamal Parks
FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT
Labohlano, FEBRUARY 6th PHELA ON AXSTV
Phela The Hangar ka OC Fair & Ketsahalo Center, Costa Mesa, California
Tickets on Sale through CageTix.com/RFA

A MMA, ratang ka ho fetisisa lipapali, ho na le ke ea khale polelo e reng e ileng ea etsoa ratoa ka Attore Will Smith o reng, “Haeba u lula u itokiselitse, ha u na ho fumana lokile.” Ke hore e mong oa melao-motheo e Oklahoma habo le tse bolou ladica i MMA tsepo Jamal Parks lulang ka. Parks beha ba mantsoe a bohlale a ka feletseng e le hantle sena se fetileng beke le beke. Matsatsi a mahlano feela tlosoa ea hae e bohlano mosebetsi MMA tlhōlo tse hlano tse litlholisano, Parks ka cheseho amohela phephetso e latelang hlahisa ho eena ka hae se a ntse a e hlollang ka botle baatlelete mosebetsi.

Phephetso eo o ile a tla ha Krrish RFA naleli Sam Toomer o ile a tlameha theoha ea bekeng e latelang oa RFA 23 card ya Costa Mesa, California le ho lemala matlafatsa ho elella bofelong ba hae kampong ea koetliso. Toomer neng e behiloe ka ho tobana le Raoni Barcelos, ba ba neng ba ke e 'ngoe ka ho fetisisa haholo-touted featherweight monyetla a MMA. Barcelos ke mora oa 7th tekanyo e jiu-jitsu batsho-le-khubelu lebanta Laerte Barcelos le e se e groomed bakeng sa boholo ile a loana lipapali ho tloha ka le lilemo li peli. Hore tloha ba bangata ba ipotsa ba ba neng ba ne e tla ba khona ho hata 'me phephetsa ho Brazil wunderkind lekaneng e khutsoaane joalo.

The karabo ea potso eo fihla ka mokgwa wa Parks, ba ba neng ba e sebelisoa ho competing khahlanong le a phahameng sechabeng baatlelete ho kampana le ho o sheba ho tsoela pele ya nako e telele legacy Oklahoma State wrestlers ba ileng ba le lithunthung ka MMA linaleli. Hore lethathamo akarelletsa Randy Couture, Johny Hendricks, Daniele Cormier, Mark Muñoz, Jake ROSHOLT, Jared Rosholt, Shane Roller, Hare Lawal, hammoho le RFA vets Steve Mocco le Tyler Shinn.

“Sena ke ka monyetla o moholo 'me ke loketse ho khantša se nka,” o ile a re e thabile Parks, who is now set to travel to southern California this week to participate on the biggest stage of his promising MMA career.

Parks e ne e a mararo nako e sekolong se phahameng mmuso loane mampoli Oklahoma, ha a ntse a ba teng libokeng Union High School a Tulsa, Oklahoma. Joale o wrestled haufi le Jared Rosholt le Shinn ka Oklahoma Puso le e ile ea e NCAA Karolo ke All-American hae phahameng nako. The proud Oklahoma State Cowboy then turned his attention to MMA after graduating and has seen his hand raised five times in five contests. Leha ho le joalo, ena Labohlano tla mo bona phehisana ka naha thelevishene (AXS TV) le a boditshabatshaba thelevishene (The Ntoa Network) ka lekhetlo la pele. O ile a le bona ba tla tobane le toughest teko ea mosebetsi oa hae oa a Barcelos.

Oa bona, Barcelos ha u tloaetseng ho jiu-jitsu batsho lebanta. O ile a ke e boetse e le phethoa ho kampana kaha o e kile e le setho sa Brazil National loane Team. Barcelos, ileng ba amohela hae jiu-jitsu batsho lebanta a le lilemo li 20, e boetse e hlōla e Brazil naha tlotla a goal goal loane selemo se tsoanang. Barcelos ke le sehlooho se thupelo mokapelo go UFC featherweight kingpin Jose Aldo. Hore pedigree ke ho lekaneng ho e tšosa hōle ba bangata ba bokgoni ba bahanyetsi ba esita le ka e tletseng kampong ea koetliso ho lokisetsa. Leha ho le joalo, Parks a hloekileng a hae bohlano trong win me a sa tsoa saennweng selotlolo ntoa sebetsana le RFA, o ikutloa a o ile a o feta loketse ho bothata 'me ke labalabela ho le seabo ka ho fetisisa ya godimo-lithupeng MMA gia ea hae career.Parks le Barcelos a kopane ka featherweight gia o ka sehloohong karete ya ea RFA 23 – Murphy vs.. Thepa kaLabohlano, February 6th. Ketsahalo etsahala at Hangar ka OC Fair & Ketsahalo Center, Costa Mesa, California. Ka sehloohong karete ya tla televised naheng ka bophara ka AXS TV le ka hare ka The Ntoa Network ka 10 p.m. LE / 7 p.m. PT.

 

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Ka RFA:
RFA ke setsebi e tsoakiloeng libetsa ntshetsopele e fanang ka bochaba linaleli le holimo hlolisanang le monyetla oa ho ba ba bona ba talenta ho Fans le baetapele ba lefapha. The RFA hlahisa ho fihlela ho 10 loanela selemo le selemo ho pota United States ho akarelletsa le Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver le Milwaukee. RFA ka bonoa phela tse fetang 40 limilione tse malapeng a naheng ka bophara ka gore yone ke thelevishene sebetsana le AXS TV. Thehiloeng ho la Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA ke e 'ngoe ka ho fetisisa le mafolofolo' me a hlompha MMA mekgatlo ya lebelo ka ho fetisisa ho hōla metshameko mo lefatše. (The Octagon, Phahameng ka ho fetisisa Roshan Championship®, UFC®, le tse robeli tse sekamela lehlakoreng le le tlhōlisano malao a gorole moralo ngodisitsweng matshwao a kgwebo ruilweng feela ka Zuffa, LLC. Litokelo tsohle li sirelelitsoe).
Ka AXS TV ho loana ka:
AXS TV loana ke o tummeng ka eona hohle a hlokomela Labohlano Bosiu Mixed Martial Arts le Kickboxing moodle moodle moodle. E le Your Home Ka MMA, AXS TV utilizes e e pharalletseng marangrang a ho phahamiswa tsoang United States, Canada, le Europe. Le Asia ho hasa ho feta LIVE lintoa feta efe kapa efe thelevishene ya netweke. “The Lentsoe” Michael Schiavello le tse hlano nako e MMA lefatseng-mampoli Pat Miletich fana ka bashebelli setsebi papali-ka-papali, ka botebo ntoa se fana ka kgaso, le o moholo itlhahloba ho mong le e mong ntoa karete ya. AXS TV broadcasts lefatseng-sehlopha sa LIVE ntoa moodle moodle moodle ho tloha RFA, Tau Ntoa, Legacy FC, le MFC mong le e mong Labohlano bosiu bo bong ha 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. LE.