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HOUSTON, Texas – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will head to Nebraska, the birthplace of RFA, next month at LFA 25.
The main event of LFA 25 will feature the battle-tested Nebraskan and RFA mainstay Dakota Cochrane. He will face the explosive Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Dålig pojke” Rodrigues in a welterweight war. LFA 25 – Cochrane vs. Rodrigues takes place Fredag, 20 oktober at the Ralston Arena in Omaha, Nebraska. Hela huvudkortet kommer i direktsändning och rikstäckande på AXS TV på 9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT.
“I am excited to bring LFA to Nebraska, the birthplace of RFA,” Angiven Soares. “RFA hosted six events in the Cornhusker State and LFA will continue our great history in the state on 20 oktober. Dakota Cochrane is one of the most accomplished fighters in Nebraska. He will headline LFA 25 against Ciro Rodrigues, who is coming off a huge knockout win last month in his LFA debut.”
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Cochrane (29-12) was the most active fighter in RFA history before the promotion merged with Legacy FC earlier this year to form LFA. He made his debut for the promotion at its inaugural event RFA 1 i December 2011. Cochrane went on to compete for RFA at five of its first six events and holds the record for most fights in RFA history with eight RFA fights to his credit. During his time with the promotion, Cochrane headlined three RFA events and fought for the inaugural RFA lightweight title. The proud Nebraskan also fought for Legacy FC last October and made his LFA debut in April. Cochrane now looks to add another chapter to his lengthy history with the promotion by headlining LFA 25 in his hometown of Omaha. He will be looking for his thirtieth career win in the process.
Rodrigues (21-6) signed with LFA this summer after making a name for himself in his native Brazil for the past 11 år. The Brazilian known as “Dålig pojke” made his professional MMA debut when he was 17-years-old and rose to prominence in his home country. The Nova União trained fighter won one of Brazil’s most prestigious titles, when he captured the Jungle Fight world title in 2015. That win came during an impressive streak, which has seen Rodrigues win eight of his last nine fights over the past four years. The biggest of those wins, emellertid, came last month in his LFA and international debut. I denna kamp, Rodrigues knocked out three-time UFC vet David Michaud in less than two minutes in the main event of LFA 19. He now looks to double-down in the main event of LFA 25.
RFA visited the state of Nebraska a total of six times and produced an incredible amount of talent at those six events. Fourteen fighters went on to sign with the UFC. Tim Elliott, James Krause, Borrtorn Lewis, Jessamyn Duke, Jordan Rinaldi, Julian Marquez, Mirsad Bektic, Pedro Munhoz, Kamaru Usman, Efrain Escudero, Andrew Sanchez, Luke Sanders, Grant Dawson, and Anthony Smith are the fourteen fighters that competed for the RFA in Nebraska before signing with the UFC.
Currently Announced Main Card (TV på AXS TV på 9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Weltervikt Bout (170 Ib)
– Dakota Cochrane (29-12) vs. Ciro Rodrigues (21-6)
I september 2016, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) med början i januari 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 idrottare som har nått höjdpunkten av MMA genom att tävla i UFC.
LFA 25 will serve as the first LFA event to take place in the state of Nebraska. RFA visited the “Cornhusker State” six times before the merger. That includes the inaugural RFA event in December 2011. Mer information om LFA 25 kommer att meddelas inom kort. Hela huvudkortet av LFA 25 kommer att sändas i TV live landet på AXS TV på 9 p.m. OCH / 6 p.m. PT.
Besök LFAfighting.com för bout uppdateringar och information. LFA är på Facebook på Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA är också på Instagram på @LFAfighting och Twitter på @LFAfighting.
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