MMA fans have seen their fair share of strange endings, but what happened at LFA 201 left many shocked. The fight between Paulo Henrique Laia and Vladimir Kanunnikov was shaping up to be a dominant performance for the Russian contender until he made a crucial mistake that turned his victory into a no contest. Kanunnikov
An LFA interim title challenger dislocated her arm during a submission but ended up fighting until the final round The fighter even attempted to submit her opponent despite suffering from a broken arm A female LFA fighter miraculously survived and fought all the way to the end despite having her arm dislocated in the first
LFA 163 ended in controversy after the referee prematurely stopped the main event. On Friday, July 21, LFA held a nine-fight event inside the Bell County Expo Center in Belton, Texas. The last bout of the night was a vacant featherweight title matchup between Javier Garcia and Elijah Johns. Both fighters had their moments before
Aline Pereira secured her first professional MMA win at LFA 160. Alex Pereira took over the UFC middleweight division by defeating Israel Adesanya in his eighth professional MMA fight. The 35-year-old Brazilian might not be the only family member to become a UFC champion when it’s all said and done, as his sister, Aline, is
Lightweight fighters Josiah Harrell and Mike Roberts gave fans a little more than they bargained for at an LFA event on Friday night. Emanating from the Owensboro Sportscenter in Owensboro, Kentucky, LFA 160 aired live on UFC Fight Pass and featured two entertaining title tilts to close out the event. But the real talk of
The Nevada Athletic Commission has approved LFA’s promoter’s license in Las Vegas LFA has been known as the UFC’s most reputable feeder organization The LFA could now hold events in Las Vegas after the Nevada Athletic Commission granted the promotion of a professional promoter’s license in its jurisdiction. It was a pleasure NAC executive director
Marcus McGhee has emerged as a bantamweight to watch after winning at LFA 149. ‘The Maniac’ is a 32-year-old bantamweight who trains with UFC fighters Sean O’Malley and Mario Bautista at The MMA Lab in Phoenix, Arizona. He made his first 2023 appearance in the LFA 149 co-main event against Luciano Ramos, who trains at
Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Tanner Marlow and one other individual were killed during a Christmas Eve shooting in California. As reported by ABC TV 23 in Bakersfield, Marlow, 30, was at his home when an armed assailant forced his way in. Marlow who was armed as well, reportedly engaged in a shootout with the other
Aline Pereira showed potential in her pro-MMA debut loss against Helen Peralta at LFA 147. Pereira, sister of UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira, competed in her first MMA fight against Peralta, the former Ultimate Fighter Season 30 contestant, on November 18. The Brazilian women’s flyweight had some promising moments, including a knocked down against ‘Iansa,’
Aline Pereira looks to follow in her brother Alex’s footsteps. There’s a new brother-sister combo looking to take over the UFC, and their last name is Pereira. ‘Poatan’ only needed three wins in the UFC to challenge Israel Adesanya for the middleweight title at UFC 281. Meanwhile, Aline is looking to replicate her brother’s success
Aline Pereira, the sister of UFC middleweight title challenger Alex Pereira, has signed with Legacy Fighting Alliance. The promotion announced the signing on Twitter. “LFA is excited to announce that we have signed top prospect #AlinePereira. She is a #GLORY kickboxing star and the younger sister of the #UFC’s next middleweight title challenger, former #GLORY
Maria Henderson will follow in her husband’s footsteps. The wife of former UFC lightweight king and Bellator star Benson Henderson, Maria Henderson is set to make her pro MMA debut at the upcoming LFA 135 event. It takes place July 7 in Phoenix, Arizona, and will be streamed on UFC Fight Pass. Her opponent will
Two of the best flyweight prospects in MMA collide. LFA Flyweight Champion Charles Johnson defends his gold strap against the undefeated Carlos Mota at LFA 122. He meets Mota in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri. Johnson looks to tie the record for most LFA title defenses. Mota looks to capture his first world title.