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HOUSTON, Texas – La lluita contra el llegat Aliança (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion has a new main event at LFA 28, which takes place next week at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas.
LFA 28 will feature a new main event when UFC vet Damon “La sangonera” Jackson battles longtime rival and fellow Legacy FC alum Luis Luna in a lightweight rematch. The change came when original headliner Evan Cutts suffered an injury in training. Undefeated prospect Jaleel Willis was set to face Cutts, but will now have his LFA debut at a future date. LFA 28 – Jackson vs. Luna takes place this Divendres, 8 de desembre a The Bomb Factory de Dallas, Texas. Tota la cartellera principal serà transmès en viu a tot el país i en la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT.
“Damon Jackson is a UFC vet and former Legacy champion that is coming off an impressive submission win at LFA 16,” Declarat Soares. “He will face his longtime rival Luis Luna, who has been wanting a rematch with Jackson for over four and a half years. LFA va començar a The Bomb Factory a Dallas al gener i va tornar al juliol. We will continue our exciting history in Big D next week at LFA 28.”
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Jackson (12-2-1) comes into this fight looking to remind people that history has a way of repeating itself in the world of combat sports. A l'abril 2013, Jackson faced Luna (14-6) in his fifth professional fight. The bout was Luna’s eleventh as a professional fighter. Jackson won the bout via armbar, but not without a bit of controversy.
The fight was back and forth until Jackson landed an illegal knee to a downed opponent in Round 1. The referee stopped the action and re-centered the fighters, but Luna was angry. When Jackson put his hand out to touch gloves, Luna ignored the gesture and threw a left hook and a flurry of punches that dropped Jackson. The NAIA All-American, Jackson, used his elite wrestling skills to survive the round.
In Round 2, both fighters came out firing. Luna gained top position off a trip that he utilized during the early striking exchange. Jackson, who is a master scrambler and appropriately nicknamed “La sangonera”, quickly got back to his feet and landed a double-leg takedown. He then advanced seamlessly into a full mount. After raining down some ground and pound, Luna turned and Jackson moved with him, while transitioning into a fight-ending belly down armbar at the 1:15 mark of Round 2.
Jackson got the win that night, but Luna feels that the fight is not finished. While Jackson went on to gain fame fighting for Legacy FC, UFC, i LFA, Luna also elevated his profile by fighting in Legacy FC and is widely considered one of the top lightweights in the state of Texas. While Jackson is looking to have history repeat itself, Luna is aiming to prove another old adage. That would be the one that says lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Therein, as the Bard would tell us, lies the rub. The LFA 28 headliner will settle this bad blood rivalry, while also determining which maxim expresses the most truth.
Targeta principal (Televisat en la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT):
Esdeveniment Inici | Lleugera Bout (155 lliures)
– Damon Jackson (12-2-1) vs. Luis Luna (14-6)
Mitjà Bout (185 lliures)
– Kevin Holland (10-3) vs. Chris Bachmeier (10-1)
Combat de pes lleuger-pesant (205 lliures)
– Alonzo Menifield (4-0) vs. Octavio Lacerda (9-4)
Gall de combat (135 lliures)
– Miles Johns (5-0) vs. Caio Machado (10-4)
Pes ploma Bout (145 lliures)
– Steven Peterson (15-6) vs. Dustin Winter (6-4)
Baralla de pes welter (170 lliures)
– Melvin Jordan (5-2) vs. Nikolai Veretennikov (4-3)
Baralla de pes welter (170 lliures)
– Ramiz Brahimaj (4-0) vs. Ben Simons (2-1)
Al setembre 2016, Els funcionaris de Legacy FC i RFA van anunciar que es fusionarien per formar la principal organització de desenvolupament en arts marcials mixtes. (MMA) a partir del gener 2017. Legacy FC i RFA han llançat les carreres d'over 150 atletes que han assolit el pinacle de MMA en competir en l'UFC.
LFA 28 serà el tercer esdeveniment de la LFA que tindrà lloc a la ciutat de Dallas. També serà la setena vegada que l'LFA viatja “L'estat de l'estrella solitaria” de Texas. Més informació sobre LFA 28 es donaran a conèixer en breu. Tota la targeta principal del LFA 28 serà televisat en viu ia nivell nacional a la televisió en AXS 9 p.m. I / 6 p.m. PT.
Si us plau visita LFafighting.com els rumors i combat. LFA és a Facebook a La lluita contra el llegat Aliança. LFA també és a Instagram a @LFAfighting i Twitter a @LFAfighting.
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