FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
LFA 192: CLIMACO vs. DIAS
Presented by MONSTER ENERGY
MAIN EVENT:
ROAD TO UFC SEMI-FINALIST
MARK CLIMACO
vs.
CONTENDER SERIES ALUM
VICTOR DIAS
FLYWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT
Tickets on sale NOW at Ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to Northern California in September. LFA 192 will feature a flyweight showdown when the promotion returns to the Golden State. This will be the twentieth LFA event to take place in the state.
LFA 192: Climaco vs. Dias, presented by Monster Energy, takes place Friday, September 13th at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, California. The main event will feature a flyweight showdown between Road to UFC semi-finalist Mark Climaco and Dana White’s Contender Series alum Victor “Paçoca” Dias. The entire main card will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
“We are excited to bring another international fight card to Northern California at LFA 192,” stated Soares. “Mark Climaco is a five-time LFA veteran and he was a semi-finalist on Road to UFC, but he has not fought in his backyard of Northern California in nearly 6 and a half years. He returns to face Dana White’s Contender Series alum and BJJ black belt Victor Dias. This bout features two of the most accomplished international prospects in the flyweight division and will cap an unforgettable night of action for our fight fans in Santa Cruz.”
Tickets for LFA 192: Climaco vs. Dias are available for purchase through Ticketmaster.com.
Climaco (10-2) is a man that is excited to be returning home to fight in front of his Northern California fanbase for the first time in nearly 6 and a half years. In that time, the top Filipino-American prospect has fought in Mexico, Singapore, China, and the United Arab Emirates as well as five bouts for the LFA that took place in Oklahoma, South Dakota, Central California, Southern California, and Minnesota. Climaco trains at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA) in San Jose alongside some of the biggest names in the sport, but has been busy making a name for himself in the LFA and Road to UFC, which is a tournament-based event series where top Asian MMA prospects compete to win contracts with the UFC. Climaco competed on the second season of Road To UFC and advanced to the semi-finals of the flyweight tournament.
Dias (12-3) is a man looking to follow in the footsteps of two Brazilian legends Marlon Moraes and Edson Barboza, who both hail from his hometown of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Moraes went on to fight for the UFC bantamweight title, while Barboza has been a mainstay in the UFC rankings since joining the UFC fourteen years ago. Dias began training jiu-jitsu as a child and eventually followed Moraes and Barboza to American Top Team (ATT) in south Florida. Dias is now a second-degree black belt in jiu-jitsu and a regional MMA champion in Florida who has also competed in front of the UFC boss last summer on Dana White’s Contender Series. The man known as “Paçoca” now looks to make a big statement in his LFA debut after submitting nine-time UFC veteran Justin Scoggins earlier this summer.
Currently Announced Fight Card:
Main Event | Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Mark Climaco (10-2) vs. Victor Dias (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Aziz Osorbek Uulu (19-8) vs. Filipe Esteves (10-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
David Solorzano (6-1) vs. Allan Begosso (8-3-1)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Benny Orozoco (3-1) vs. Robson Junior (5-2)
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Houston Scibek (2-0) vs. Aupuni Pagaoa (4-2)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)
Shealor Ladd (0-0) vs. Natan Borovitskiy (1-1)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
Theo Haig (3-0) vs. Dylan Diebitz (4-0)
About LFA:
LFA is a professional Mixed Martial Arts promotion that was formed by the powerhouse merger between RFA and Legacy FC in 2017. It has launched the careers of over 300 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC. LFA presents live Mixed Martial Arts events on a monthly basis around the world including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, Phoenix, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo. Based in Las Vegas, NV, LFA is one of the most active and respected MMA organizations in the fastest growing sport in the world. The promotion owns and operates LFA FIGHT NETWORK™, a premium YouTube channel that features live combat sports events alongside live LFA Prelims and historical fights.
Please visit LFA.com for updates and information. Visit the official LFA YouTube channel (LFA FIGHT NETWORK™) at @LFAfights. LFA is on Facebook at Facebook.com/LFAfighting. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and X (formerly Twitter) at @LFAfighting.
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About KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA:
Kaiser Permanente Arena is home to the Santa Cruz Warriors G League affiliate of the Golden State Warriors and is located at 140 Front St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Visit our website for more info.
