SATURDAY, JULY 6
LFA 187: BRAZIL vs. LATIN AMERICA
MAIN EVENT:
TEAM BRAZIL
CARLOS LEAL
vs.
TEAM LATIN AMERICA
MANUEL MENA
WELTERWEIGHT SHOWDOWN
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
LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS®
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will kick off July in a big way for fight fans on both sides of the globe. Starting with the first Saturday of the month, LFA will return to Brazil with a Brazil vs. Latin America team challenge. LFA 187 will feature a fight card filled with top prospects from Brazil and five of its neighboring Latin American countries. Then six days later, the promotion will head back to the United States for a Bantamweight Title Fight in the Valley of the Sun at LFA 188. These two events will feature a combined 28 bouts. The full fight cards for both events have been announced below.
“We are excited to host a pair of exciting LFA events in both hemispheres in July,” stated Soares. “LFA 187 will feature a fight card filled with matches pitting top fighters from Brazil with top fighters from five of its neighboring countries in Latin America. The headlining bout will see former LFA champion Carlos Leal (Team Brazil) and regional standout Manuel Mena (Team Latin America) meet in a showdown between top welterweight prospects. These fights will take place in Cajamar, São Paulo, Brazil. Then six days later, we return stateside with the Bantamweight Championship at LFA 188. The main event will feature the first title defense of the LFA bantamweight champion John Sweeney. He will face top contender and former LFA title challenger Rafael Do Nascimento. This event will take place in Chandler, Arizona.”
LFA 187: Brazil vs. Latin America takes place Saturday, July 6th at the Ginásio do Polvilho in Cajamar, São Paulo, Brazil. The main event will feature a welterweight showdown between former LFA champion Carlos Leal (Team Brazil) and regional standout Manuel Mena (Team Latin America). The entire main card will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
LFA 187: Brazil vs. Latin America (Saturday, July 6)
Main Card (Worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Carlos Leal (20-5) vs. Manuel Mena (12-3)
Co-Main Event | Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Marcos Degli (10-3) vs. Ignacio Fernandez (8-2)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Samuel Dias (9-2) vs. Renzo Cortti (9-4)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Inglesson de Lara (8-1) vs. Lucas Miletich (8-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Apollo Gomes (9-1) vs. Lionel Abojer (10-2)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Pedro Doreto (5-0) vs. Leandro Solano (3-0)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
Aieza Bertolso (3-0) vs. Alejandra Fernandez (1-1)
Preliminary Card (Worldwide on LFA FIGHT NETWORK™ at 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT):
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Hugo Paiva (8-2) vs. Rodrigo Roldan (6-4)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
Leonardo Mesquita (1-0) vs. Vladimir Calvo (3-0)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
Lany Silva (4-1) vs. Pamela Mara (6-3-1)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Eduardo Dutra (1-0) vs. Abraham Racho (3-0)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
João Moraes (2-0) vs. Navir Gonzalez (1-1)
Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
Guilherme Uriel (4-1) vs. Weslley Álec (2-0)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
Fabrizia Ketlinn (1-1) vs. Nawira Ferreira (2-1)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Alexandre Duarte (0-0) vs. Matheus Felipe (0-0)
LFA 188: Sweeney vs. Do Nascimento takes place Friday, July 12th at the Gila River Resorts & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass in Chandler, Arizona, which is a suburb of Phoenix. The main event will feature a bantamweight title fight when champion John “Hollywood” Sweeney defends his title against top contender Rafael “Mulisha” Do Nascimento. The entire main card will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
LFA 188: Sweeney vs. Do Nascimento (Friday, July 12)
Main Card (Worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT):
Main Event | Bantamweight Title Bout (135 lb)
John Sweeney (13-3) vs. Rafael Do Nascimento (9-2)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Kasey Tanner (6-1) vs. Thiago Belo (9-7-1)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Jose Delgado (6-1) vs. Lucas Faria (7-2)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
Leslie Hernandez (3-1) vs. Jade Jorand (4-2)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Chris Renteria (4-2) vs. Ilay Barzilay (4-0)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Cedric Katambwa (4-0) vs. Stanley Dorsainvil (2-0)
Preliminary Card (Select Bouts Worldwide on LFA FIGHT NETWORK™):
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Chance Ikei (2-0) vs. Ryan Kim (1-0)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
Eric Fimbres (2-0) vs. Monte Ogbonna-Morrison (3-2)
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Livio Ribeiro (3-0) vs. Mauro Gutierrez (2-0)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Johan Rodríguez (2-0) vs. Jeremiah Robinson (1-0)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)
Alik Lorenz (4-1) vs. Kory Moegenburg (3-7)
Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
Leon Mackey Jr. (0-0) vs. Brent Campbell (0-0)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
Quinn Williams (0-1) vs. Miriam Nazar (0-1)
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 GINÁSIO DO POLVILHO:
The Municipality of Cajamar, through the Department of Public Works and Services, coordinated the complete renovation of the entire structure of the Polvilho Gym. Maintenance and repairs were carried out in the entire infrastructure of the gym with new coverage, increase in the dimensions of the court, painting, accessibility to bathrooms, access ramp, installation of a new electronic scoreboard, new hydraulic basketball tables, renovation and installation of LED lighting in the entire indoor and outdoor area of the gym. The restructuring of the space will provide significant improvements for the court to host the numerous competitions held throughout the year and also for the sports projects in various modalities that the City Hall offers free of charge to the population. For more info visit the Cajamar official website.
About GILA RIVER RESORTS & CASINOS:
Gila River Resorts & Casinos has been operating three locations in Arizona for over 25 years, all owned by the Gila River Indian Community: Wild Horse Pass, Lone Butte, and Vee Quiva. The resorts at Wild Horse Pass and Vee Quiva are Four-Diamond accredited. All three casinos offer a combination of slots, table games, poker and more, and are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Additional information is available at 1-800-946-4452 or at PlayAtGila.com.
