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ΧΙΟΥΣΤΟΝ, Τέξας – Legacy Καταπολέμηση Συμμαχία (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will continue its tradition of MMA excellence in South Dakota at LFA 19. This is a rich and exciting history that began three years ago at RFA 17, which served as the state’s first sanctioned MMA event.
Η κύρια εκδήλωση του LFA 19 will feature a welterweight war between three-time UFC vet David “Bulldawg” Michaud and Brazilian powerhouse Ciro “Κακο αγορι” Rodrigues. LFA 19 – Michaud vs. Rodrigues takes place Παρασκευή, 18 του Αυγούστου στο Sanford Πεντάγωνο σε Σιού Φολς, Νότια Ντακότα. Ολόκληρη η κύρια κάρτα θα μεταδοθεί ζωντανά και σε εθνικό επίπεδο στις AXS τηλεόραση σε 9 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ / 6 μ.μ. PT.
“LFA 19 will add to an exciting MMA history in South Dakota that began three summers ago with the RFA,” Δηλωμένη Soares. “We brought the first sanctioned MMA event to the state at RFA 17, we hosted the first MMA world title fight in the state, and ten of the fighters that competed for us in South Dakota have gone on to fight in the UFC.”
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Michaud (11-3) is one of the most beloved and successful fighters to hail from the state of South Dakota. Born and raised in Pine Ridge, South Dakota on the western side of the state, Michaud won a state title in wrestling for Pine Ridge High School during his senior season. He went on to wrestle at the NCAA Division I level for South Dakota State University (SDSU) before crossing over into MMA. Ο άνθρωπος είναι γνωστή ως “Bulldawg” has competed at the highest level of MMA as well. Michaud was a contestant on the sixteenth season of the UFC’s hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter (TUF 16) and fought three times for the UFC. Since leaving the UFC, Michaud has earned dominant wins for the RFA and LFA. The MMA LAB product now returns to his home state in the main event of LFA 19.
Rodrigues (20-7) has run roughshod over the MMA scene in Brazil for the past 11 χρόνια. The Brazilian known as “Κακο αγορι” made his professional MMA debut when he was only 17-years-old. He has since made an indelible mark on the fight scene 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 seven of his last eight fights over the past four years. Rodrigues is now looking to make his name known on a global scale when makes his highly-anticipated international debut on 18 του Αυγούστου. That will happen when he faces his toughest and most accomplished opponent to date in the main event of LFA 19.
LFA 19 will continue a rich and fascinating history of MMA greatness in the state of South Dakota. This history began three summers ago at RFA 17. That event was the first sanctioned MMA event in the state’s history. RFA 17 hosted the first two world title fights in South Dakota history and also served as the first MMA event in the state that was televised worldwide. RFA 37 was the final RFA event in the state of South Dakota and it was featured on UFC President Dana White’s hit reality show Dana White: Lookin’ For A Fight. Five fighters from that event were signed to the UFC and another two signed with Bellator. That includes every fighter that won on the main card and another fighter that won on the undercard.
RFA visited South Dakota a total of four times and produced an incredible amount of talent at those four events. Ten fighters went on to compete for the UFC and five more would go on to fight for Bellator. Christos Giagos, Λουκ Σάντερς, Devin Κλαρκ, Geane Herrera, Χαλίλ Rountree, Matthew Lopez, Terrion εμπορεύματα, Jordan Johnson, Joe Gigliotti, and Brian Camozzi are the ten fighters that competed for the RFA in South Dakota before signing with the UFC. Justin Lawrence, Mark Dickman, Francisco Γαλλία, Ο Leandro higo, and Logan Storley are the five fighters that competed for the RFA in South Dakota before signing with Bellator.
Επί του παρόντος Ανακοινώθηκε Κύριας Κάρτας (Τηλεοπτική για AXS τηλεόραση στο 9 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ / 6 μ.μ. PT):
Main Event | Welterweight Μπουτ (170 lb)
– David Michaud (11-3) vs. Ciro Rodrigues (20-7)
Χαρακτηριστικό γνώρισμα | Welterweight Μπουτ (170 lb)
– Clarence Jordan (9-3-1) vs Marcus Edwards (12-5)
Τον Σεπτέμβριο 2016, Οι αξιωματούχοι της RFA και της Legacy FC ανακοίνωσαν ότι θα συγχωνευτούν για να σχηματίσουν τον κορυφαίο αναπτυξιακό οργανισμό στις Μικτές Πολεμικές Τέχνες (ΜΜΑ) αρχής γενομένης τον Ιανουάριο 2017. RFA και Legacy FC έχουν ξεκινήσει την καριέρα της πάνω 100 αθλητές που έχουν φθάσει στο αποκορύφωμα του ΜΜΑ με τον ανταγωνισμό στο UFC.
LFA 19 will serve as the second LFA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. RFA visited “Το κράτος όρος Rushmore” four times before the merger. That includes RFA 17, which was the first sanctioned MMA event to take place in the state of South Dakota. Further information about LFA 19 θα ανακοινωθούν σύντομα. Ολόκληρη η κύρια κάρτα του LFA 19 θα μεταδοθεί ζωντανά και σε εθνικό επίπεδο για την τηλεόραση στο AXS 9 μ.μ. ΚΑΙ / 6 μ.μ. PT.
Παρακαλώ επισκεφθείτε LFAfighting.com για ενημερώσεις αγώνα και πληροφορίες. Το LFA είναι στο Facebook στις Legacy Καταπολέμηση Συμμαχία. Το LFA είναι επίσης στο Instagram στο @LFAfighting και Twitter στο @LFAfighting.
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