БААСАН ГАРАГ, NOVEMBER 22LFA 197: KUZIUTINA vs. GUIMARÃES Танилцуулсан: MONSTER ENERGY Гол үйл явдал: CHAMPION NATASHA KUZIUTINA vs. CHALLENGER YASMIN GUIMARÃES INTERIM WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT Дээр амьдрах UFC тэмцэл PASS® үед 7 p.m. БОЛОН / 4 p.m. PT Las Vegas, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to Brazil in November with a Championship Headliner at LFA 197. Үндсэн тохиолдолд, the interim women’s strawweight title will be on the line. This will be the nineteenth LFA event to take place in Brazil after the promotion’s international expansion began in the summer of 2021. This will also be the twelfth LFA event to take place in the state of São Paulo, which is Brazil’s most populous state. LFA has also visited the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco. LFA 197: Kuziutina vs. Guimarães, presented by Monster Energy, Баасан гаригт явагддаг, November 22nd at the Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar, São Paulo, Бразил. The main event will feature an interim women’s strawweight title fight when interim champion Natasha “Kuzya” Kuziutina defends her title against top contender Yasmin Guimarães. The entire main card will be available worldwide on UFC тэмцэл PASS® үед 7 p.m. БОЛОН / 4 p.m. PT. “We are excited to bring another world-class title fight to Brazil,” Заасан Soares. “We have an incredible fan base in São Paulo and throughout Brazil, which is the birthplace of modern day MMA. The country will now host two of our biggest international stars in the main event of LFA 197. Natasha Kuziutina is a three-time Olympian in Judo and the first woman from Russia to win an LFA title. She will defend her interim women’s strawweight title for a second time against Brazilian star and Muay Thai standout Yasmin Guimarães. The winner will get a chance to unify the title against current champion Rose Conceição early next year.” Kuziutina (6-1) is the first woman from Russia to win an LFA title, болон дахин, she is looking to do something that has never been done. That will happen if she is able to defend her LFA interim women’s strawweight title for a second time as she and Jaqueline Amorim are currently tied with one title defense a piece. Kuziutina won the title by defeating five-time IBJJF champion Giovanna Canuto at LFA 173. She then defended her title for the first time in August by defeating longtime Bellator standout Bruna Ellen in the main event of LFA 189. Prior to her MMA success, Kuziutina enjoyed an incredible Judo career and is now the most decorated judoka to ever compete in the strawweight division of MMA. She has represented Russia at the 2012, 2016, болон 2020 (took place in 2021) Зуны Олимпийг зохион байгуулах. It was at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, where she earned an Olympic bronze medal. She now heads back to Brazil for her second title defense making her the first woman to headline LFA events on two continents. Guimarães (8-1) is a decorated MMA and Muay Thai fighter that has built her world-class skill set by competing around the globe. The Brazilian dynamo built her name and reputation by competing successfully in both sports throughout Europe and the Middle East. Тэр үед нь, she has competed twice for KSW, which is a leading MMA promotion in Europe. She has also competed and trained in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, and her home country of Brazil. This includes challenging for the WBC Muay Thai super-bantamweight title. After competing around the world in multiple disciplines at flyweight and bantamweight, the proud Carioca returned home to Rio de Janeiro in May, where she made her debut in the strawweight division in the main event of LFA 183. Guimarães was triumphant that night by handing top prospect Naizi Cantanhede the first loss of her career. She now looks to capture LFA gold, while defending home turf, as Brazilians have never lost an LFA main event in Brazil. Үндсэн карт (Worldwide on UFC тэмцэл PASS® үед 8 p.m. БОЛОН / 5 p.m. PT): Үндсэн үйл явцыг | Interim Women’s Strawweight Title Bout (115 LB)Natasha Kuziutina (6-1) сүсэг. Yasmin Guimarães (8-1) Хамтран Үндсэн үйл | Хөнгөн дайралт хийвэл (155 LB) Samuel Dias (10-2) сүсэг. Samuel Silva (12-4-1) Өд дайралт хийвэл (145 LB)Felipe Oliveira (10-3) сүсэг. Márcio Barbosa (15-2) Bantamweight дайралт хийвэл (135 LB)Vinicius Pires (9-1) сүсэг. Jhon Rodriguez Tacha (12-2) Хүнд жингийн дайралт хийвэл (265 LB)Edivan Santos (17-5) сүсэг. Jose Augusto (9-4) Хөнгөн дайралт хийвэл (155 LB)Luann Sardinha (8-0) сүсэг. Marcelo Marques (10-0) Welterweight дайралт хийвэл (170 LB)Michael Oliveira (7-0) сүсэг. Aldo Pereira (12-7) Currently Announced Preliminary Card (Worldwide on LFA FIGHT NETWORK™ үед 3 p.m. БОЛОН / 12 p.m PT): Welterweight дайралт хийвэл (170 LB)Richard Martins (8-1) сүсэг. Lucas Batista (7-1) Хөнгөн дайралт хийвэл (155 LB)Juan Pablo Viera (7-0) сүсэг. Maycon Kevin (5-0) Welterweight дайралт хийвэл (170 LB)Reginaldo Junior (8-1) сүсэг. Dallys Gama (7-4) Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 LB)Janaína Silva (5-1) сүсэг. Aieza Bertolso (4-0) Middleweight дайралт хийвэл (185 LB)Ryan Gandra (6-1) сүсэг. Vladimir Calvo (4-0) Women’s Bantamweight Bout (135 LB)Nicoly Pedroza (5-0) сүсэг. Thalita Diniz (5-2) Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 LB)Beatriz Consuli (4-0) сүсэг. Thaiany Lopes (5-1) |
