BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS   Ahead of the LFA's highly-anticipated return to Rio de Janeiro next week at LFA 179, LFA women's strawweight champion Rose Conceição spoke about winning the world title, the state of her illustrious strawweight division, and the impact that…

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 LFA 181: HARRIS vs. HERNANDEZ Presented By: RESILITE   MAIN EVENT: UNDEFEATED JORDAN HARRIS vs. UNDEFEATED EIMAR HERNANDEZ INTERIM FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP   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…

SANTA CRUZ, California — The first LFA event of a busy March 2024 schedule is now an early frontrunner for Event of the Year. LFA 178 went down in beautiful Santa Cruz, California and was capped with a Championship Headliner. In the main event, Kyrgyz…

FRIDAY, MARCH 8 LFA 178: SATYBALDIEV vs. ASSIS   MAIN EVENT: SAMBO MASTER URAN SATYBALDIEV vs. BJJ BLACK BELT BRUNO ASSIS INTERIM LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® KAISER PERMANENTE ARENA SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA VERY LIMITED TICKETS AVAILABLE AT TICKETMASTER.COM   SANTA CRUZ, California — On Thursday, March 7th, LFA hosted…

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON X (FORMERLY TWITTER) @BEVOIS   There is an old Kyrgyz proverb that states, "A horse is a man's wings." In Kyrgyzstan, as in many Central Asian countries, horses are an important part of their national identity. The nomadic culture of the country lends…

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 TWO-TIME NCAA DIVISION I WRESTLING NATIONAL CHAMPION JESSE DELGADO   SANFORD PENTAGON SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9…

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 LFA 181: CHAPOLIN vs. HERNANDEZ Presented By: RESILITE MAIN EVENT: CHAMPION EDUARDO CHAPOLIN vs. CHALLENGER EIMAR HERNANDEZ FLYWEIGHT WORLD 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…

NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK — The LFA concluded its February schedule on the USA-Canada international border in Niagara Falls with a Championship Doubleheader at LFA 177. In the main event, two-time Russian national wrestling champion Shamidkhan Magomedov defeated Devin Smyth via TKO after taking Smyth's…

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23 LFA 177: SMYTH vs. MAGOMEDOV   MAIN EVENT: 2023 LFA FANS' CHOICE AWARDS: KNOCKOUT OF THE YEAR WINNER DEVIN SMYTH vs. TWO-TIME RUSSIAN NATIONAL CHAMPION IN WRESTLING SHAMIDKHAN MAGOMEDOV INTERIM WELTERWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT   CO-MAIN EVENT: TOP CANADIAN PROSPECT SHANNON CLARK vs. TOP BRAZILIAN PROSPECT THAIANY LOPES WOMEN'S FLYWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT   LIVE on…