BY RYAN BEVINS, ON TWITTER @BEVOIS   Southerners have been regarded as friendly for centuries. Its residents are renowned for showing kindness, warmth, and hospitality to those traveling throughout their home region. This is prevalent in sports with an added layer of support shown to southern athletes…

FRIDAY, JUNE 16 LFA 160: SWEENEY vs. BEGOSSO MAIN EVENT: "HOLLYWOOD" JOHN SWEENEY vs. "MINI" ALLAN BEGOSSO BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT CO-MAIN EVENT: "THE MINDLESS HULK" DYLAN BUDKA vs. "THE KINGPIN" AZAMAT BEKOEV INTERIM MIDDLEWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT OWENSBORO SPORTSCENTER OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT…

CARAGUATATUBA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL — In a battle for the LFA interim light-heavyweight title, Rodolfo "Trator" Bellato Jones defeated Acácio "Pequeno" Dos Santos via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46). Bellato became the promotion’s seventh 205-pound champion. In the co-main event, Anderson "Buzika" Ferreira scored his…

SATURDAY, MAY 27 LFA 159: BELLATO vs. DOS SANTOS MAIN EVENT: "TRATOR" RODOLFO BELLATO vs. "PEQUENO" ACÁCIO DOS SANTOS INTERIM LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® CIDE CASA BRANCA SPORTS COMPLEX CARAGUATATUBA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL   CARAGUATATUBA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL —On Thursday, May 26th, LFA hosted the weigh-in for…

SATURDAY, MAY 27 LFA 159: BELLATO vs. DOS SANTOS MAIN EVENT: "TRATOR" RODOLFO BELLATO vs. "PEQUENO" ACÁCIO DOS SANTOS INTERIM LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® CIDE CASA BRANCA SPORTS COMPLEX CARAGUATATUBA, SÃO PAULO, BRAZIL   LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced that the promotion will…

CHANDLER, Arizona — In a highly-anticipated showdown for the vacant LFA lightweight title, JaCobi "Big Toe" Jones defeated Jean-Paul "Mufasa" Lebosnoyani via TKO due to severe cuts that caused the referee to call a halt to the fight at 2:18 of the second round. Jones…

FRIDAY, MAY 19 LFA 158: LEBOSNOYANI vs. JONES   MAIN EVENT: BJJ BLACK BELT JEAN-PAUL LEBOSNOYANI vs. 3x ALL-AMERICAN WRESTLER JACOBI JONES LIGHTWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT   GILA RIVER RESORTS & CASINOS - WILD HORSE PASS CHANDLER, ARIZONA   SOLD OUT EVENT!   ONLY WAY TO WATCH IS LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m.…

FRIDAY, JULY 21 LFA 163: JOHNS vs. GARCIA   MAIN EVENT: "BABY JOHNS" ELIJAH JOHNS vs. "EL MARIACHI" JAVIER GARCIA FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD TITLE FIGHT   LIVE on UFC FIGHT PASS®   BELL COUNTY EXPO CENTER BELTON, TEXAS TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT BELLCOUNTYEXPO.COM   LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the…

BY RYAN BEVINS, ON TWITTER @BEVOIS   Chance The Rapper famously said, "I think that's always the goal of art, is to make people ask themselves questions." Chance The Fighter agrees. That would be LFA flyweight prospect Chance "The Typhoon" Ikei, but his art happens to be…