BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS   The late, great Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov was a Russian judoka, military veteran, and combat sports coach. Five years ago, he was named by the Russian Book of Records as the most successful Combat Sambo coach in the country. He…

FRIDAY, JULY 12 LFA 188: SWEENEY vs. DO NASCIMENTO   MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION JOHN "HOLLYWOOD" SWEENEY vs. CHALLENGER RAFAEL "MULISHA" DO NASCIMENTO BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT   GILA RIVER RESORTS & CASINOS - WILD HORSE PASS CHANDLER, ARIZONA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT Tickets are…

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — LFA President Sven Bean announced today that the LFA has entered into two event production agreements in July of 2024. "The LFA team will return and produce two events across two continents in July," said Bean, who is responsible for venue booking…

COMMERCE, California — In southern California, the LFA produced one of its most entertaining shows of the year. In the main event, former LFA middleweight champion Ozzy Diaz delivered a spectacular performance for his hometown crowd. The Los Angeles native dominated four-time UFC veteran Bevon…

FRIDAY, MAY 17 LFA 184: DIAZ vs. LEWIS Presented By: BETONLINE   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 Limited Tickets still available NOW at LFATIX.com   COMMERCE, California — On Thursday, May…

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS   "In Colombia, we are passionate people, who love life and celebrate every moment." These are the famous words spoken by Shakira, the three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter known as the Queen of Latin Music. Colombia is a vibrant…

SATURDAY, JUNE 22 LFA 186: BEKOEV vs. FOXWORTH PRESENTED BY: MONSTER ENERGY   MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION AZAMAT BEKOEV vs. CHALLENGER CHAUNCEY FOXWORTH MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT   MAGNESS ARENA UNIVERSITY OF DENVER DENVER, COLORADO TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT DENVERPIONEERS.COM   LAS VEGAS, Nevada…

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…

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…