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Yasmin Guimarães defeats Naizi Cantanhede and impresses at LFA 183

RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ, Brazil — On the eve of UFC 301, the LFA kicked off Brazil's biggest fight weekend of the year with LFA 183. In the main event, international sensation Yasmin Guimarães arrived in the promotion as good as advertised. The Rio native…

News 3 days ago

LFA brings a Championship Doubleheader to Chicagoland at LFA 185

FRIDAY, JUNE 7 LFA 185: GENNRICH vs. LEWIS PRESENTED BY: BETONLINE MAIN EVENT: LFA CHAMPION KEGAN GENNRICH vs. UNDEFEATED CONTENDER RICHIE LEWIS LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT: LFA INTERIM CHAMPION NATASHA KUZIUTINA vs. FORMER BELLATOR STAR BRUNA ELLEN INTERIM WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6…

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LFA 183: Weigh-In Results

FRIDAY, MAY 3 LFA 183: CANTANHEDE vs. GUIMARÃES Presented By: ESPORTE da SORTE MAIN EVENT: UNDEFEATED PROSPECT NAIZI CANTANHEDE vs. INTERNATIONAL SENSATION YASMIN GUIMARÃES WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT SHOWDOWN LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT COMPLEXO RIBALTA RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ, BRAZIL RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ, Brazil…

News 4 days ago

ROSE CONCEIÇÃO: Guide to the Strawweights and LFA 183

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS LFA 183 and UFC 301 are about to take over Rio de Janeiro this weekend in what will be Brazil's biggest MMA weekend of the year. This MMA doubleheader also happens to fall on the same weekend as…

News April 26, 2024

Mitch McKee defeats Jose Hernandez to remain undefeated at LFA 182

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota — LFA 182 celebrated a decade of MMA in the "Mount Rushmore State" after the promotion brought the first sanctioned MMA event to the state in 2014 and a sell-out crowd packed the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In…

News April 26, 2024

LFA announces June schedule of events in Indiana and Colorado

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA President Sven Bean announced today that the LFA has entered into two event production agreements in June of 2024. "The LFA team will return and produce events in two very popular markets in June," said Bean, who is responsible for venue…

Uncategorized April 25, 2024

LFA 182: Weigh-In Results

FRIDAY, APRIL 26 LFA 182: McKEE vs. HERNANDEZ Presented By: BETONLINE MAIN EVENT: ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLER "MERCILESS" MITCH McKEE vs. REGIONAL KINGPIN JOSE "NANO" HERNANDEZ BANTAMWEIGHT SHOWDOWN PLUS THE LFA DEBUT OF NCAA DIVISION I ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLER MICHAEL BLOCKHUS SANFORD PENTAGON SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET…

News April 22, 2024

LFA, South Dakota, and a Decade of MMA excellence

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS "South Dakota is a state that embodies the spirit of the American West." These words were spoken by perhaps the most famous combat sports athlete to call South Dakota home. This of course is former UFC heavyweight champion…

News April 16, 2024

LFA brings a Light-Heavyweight Showdown to southern California at LFA 184

FRIDAY, MAY 17 LFA 184: DIAZ vs. LEWIS Presented By: RESILITE MAIN EVENT: FORMER LFA CHAMPION OZZY DIAZ vs. UFC VETERAN BEVON LEWIS LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT Tickets are available NOW at LFATIX.com LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed…