FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
LFA 193: BOWERS vs. BORISOVA
Presented By MONSTER ENERGY
MAIN EVENT:
NCAA DIVISION I ATHLETE
CHEYANNE BOWERS
vs.
UNDEFEATED RUSSIAN PROSPECT
VERONIKA BORISOVA
INTERIM WOMEN’S FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT
MYSTIC LAKE CASINO HOTEL
PRIOR LAKE, MINNESOTA
LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Tickets are available NOW at Ticketmaster.com
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to the Land of 10,000 Lakes in September with a Championship Headliner at LFA 193. In the main event, the interim women’s flyweight title will be on the line. This will be the seventh women’s 125-pound title fight in LFA history. The event will also be the twenty-second LFA event to take place in the state of Minnesota. Twenty-one of these events have taken place at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, which is located just 25 minutes southwest of the Twin Cities.
LFA 193, presented by Monster Energy, takes place Friday, September 20th at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The main event will now feature an interim women’s flyweight title fight between top contenders Cheyanne Bowers and Veronika Borisova. The entire main card will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
“We are excited to bring the Interim Women’s Flyweight Championship to Minnesota at LFA 193,” stated Soares. “The main event will crown an interim women’s flyweight champion in our oldest women’s division. LFA women’s flyweight champion Shannon Clark is set to compete on Dana White’s Contender Series on September 3rd. This created an interim title opportunity for Cheyanne Bowers and Veronika Borisova, who are the top two contenders in the division. If Clark wins and gets signed to the UFC, Bowers and Borisova will fight for the undisputed title. The Mystic Lake Casino Hotel is a world-class venue and we look forward to hosting another stacked fight card for our great fight fans in the Upper Midwest.”
Tickets for LFA 193: Bowers vs. Borisova are available for purchase through Ticketmaster.com.
Bowers (4-1) is a woman that will be coming home to Minnesota looking to add to the long list of athletic accomplishments she has racked up in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Bowers set multiple athletic records in her hometown of St. James, Minnesota, while attending St. James High School. The 29-year-old excelled in Cross-Country and Track & Field. She was a four-time MVP, two-year captain, four-time All-Conference, two-time Academic All-State, and held all team and individual records in cross country and pole vault upon graduation. These achievements earned her a scholarship to compete at the NCAA Division I level at South Dakota State University, where she competed on the Jackrabbits Cross-Country and Track & Field teams. Bowers’ athleticism, work ethic, and endurance has since translated seamlessly into MMA as she trains under Bruce Hoyer at Next Edge Academy in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Four of her five LFA bouts have taken place between Minnesota and South Dakota, but none have been more important as her next fight as she looks to win an LFA title in her home state.
Borisova (6-0) signed with the LFA earlier this year to much fanfare from her fans back home in Russia. The 23-year-old prospect grew up practicing Judo and by the time she was age 16, she was already training for a career in MMA. Borisova achieved the status of Master of Sport in Hand-To-Hand Combat, which is also a discipline where she became a World Cup champion. Then at the age of 19, just one week shy of her twentieth birthday, she began her pro MMA career. Borisova’s first five fights took place in her native Russia and neighboring Kazakhstan. It was in the latter of the two countries, where she became a regional MMA champion in 2023. That caught the attention of global promotions and the young Russian would soon take her talents stateside for her LFA debut. The top Russian prospect would make her promotional and American-soil debut earlier this summer against top Bosnian prospect Nejra Repp in the co-main event of LFA 186. It was an action-packed battle that saw Borisova keep her undefeated record intact. Now she looks to add an LFA title to her international trophy case.
Main Card (Available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS®):
Main Event | Interim Women’s Flyweight Title Bout (125 lb)
Cheyanne Bowers (4-1) vs. Veronika Borisova (6-0)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Mitch McKee (6-0) vs. Ashton Caniglia (8-6)
Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
Steven Asplund (3-0) vs. Denzel Freeman (4-1)
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Devon Lozej (6-2) vs. Nate Smith (8-4)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Michael Blockhus (2-0) vs. Roland Pruden (2-0)
Catchweight Bout (140 lb)
Santos Verdinez (5-1) vs. Felipe Martinez Donis (5-2)
Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
Alvin Hines (3-0) vs. Taylor Escamilla (2-1)
Preliminary Card (Featured bouts available on LFA Fight Network™):
Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
Jackson McVey (4-0) vs. Ben Fowler (3-2)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Kelton Sneve (3-0) vs. Steve Collins (2-0)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Ansar Khamzaev (1-0) vs. Abbas Abasov (3-0)
Catchweight Bout (165 lb)
Coty Milhausen (3-3) vs. Isaiah Mahto (2-2)
Catchweight Bout (165 lb)
Clay Uddley (1-1-1) vs. Danny Somers (1-0)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Kendall Sandifer (2-0) vs. Mitchell Wilson (5-1)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Ryan Motley (3-1) vs. Aaron Skipitaris (3-5)
Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
Ezayah Gomez (2-0) vs. Conor Hoy (3-2)
Catchweight Bout (150 lb)
Isaiah Joans (1-1) vs. Stephen Lesko (2-3)
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 MYSTIC LAKE CASINO HOTEL:
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, the premier gaming facility in the Midwest, continually creates new, fun and exciting entertainment experiences for its guests. Mystic Lake® offers gaming, three lively bars, exceptional dining at seven restaurants, headline performers, unique special events and luxurious accommodations. Located 25 minutes southwest of Minneapolis / St. Paul in Prior Lake. Please visit MysticLake.com for more information.
