LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares introduced immediately that the promotion will kick off its 2025 schedule in some of the influential venues in MMA historical past. It will occur when the LFA hosts its first occasion on the iconic Tachi Palace On line casino Resort in California at LFA 199. The occasion would be the first stay occasion featured on UFC FIGHT PASS® in 2025 and will happen on the eve of the UFC’s first occasion of the brand new 12 months, which options LFA nice Mackenzie Dern in the principle occasion. LFA 199 would be the twenty-first LFA occasion to happen within the Golden State.
Tachi Palace On line casino Resort is Central California’s premier occasion venue for stay MMA. It has a historical past within the sport relationship again to WEC 1 in June of 2001. The truth is, this occasion passed off simply two months after the Affiliation of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports activities created the Unified Guidelines of MMA, which laid the groundwork for the game to develop into legally regulated in the US and overseas.
Within the practically two and half a long time since, the venue has been the house to WEC, PFC, and Tachi Palace Fights. These are promotions that began the careers of many MMA legends together with Nick Diaz, Nate Diaz, Karo Parisyan, Chris Leben, Chael Sonnen, and Urijah Faber. LFA commentators Ron Kruck, Gilbert Melendez, and Alan Jouban additionally bought their begin at Tachi Palace On line casino Resort. Kruck made his broadcasting debut at WEC 9, whereas Melendez (WEC 5) and Jouban (Tachi Palace Fights 8) each made their skilled MMA debut at this venue.
LFA 199: Farias vs. Visconde, introduced by Monster Power, takes place Friday, January tenth at Tachi Palace On line casino Resort in Lemoore, California, which is situated 35 minutes south of Fresno. The primary occasion will function a global featherweight showcase when seven-time Jiu-Jitsu world champion Ary Farias faces fellow Jiu-Jitsu black belt and LFA standout Erick Visconde. The whole foremost card will probably be out there worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
“We’re excited to kick off our 2025 schedule with an Worldwide Showcase at LFA 199,” acknowledged Soares. “Ary Farias is a seven-time Jiu-Jitsu world champion from Brazil. His unique opponent Sabit Zhusupov was pressured to withdraw as a result of harm, however this has created an equally intriguing headliner. Farias will now face Erick Visconde, who is a fellow Jiu-Jitsu black belt from Brazil. These two have made six mixed appearances for the LFA and each fought for the promotion on two continents. Tachi Palace On line casino Resort has a protracted and storied historical past in MMA relationship again to the flip of the century when the game was nonetheless in its infancy. Lots of the largest legends in MMA bought their begin at this venue and we’re excited so as to add one other chapter to its historical past with a stacked worldwide occasion to begin the brand new 12 months on January tenth.”
Tickets for LFA 199: Farias vs. Visconde can be found for buy by LFATIX.com.
Farias (14-4) is on a brief record on the subject of debating who’s essentially the most embellished Jiu-Jitsu practitioner to ever compete in MMA. The seven-time Jiu-Jitsu world champion was born into the world of fight sports activities in Manaus, the state capital of Amazonas in northwestern Brazil. On the age of 11, Farias signed on to ASLE, one of many high Jiu-Jitsu academies on the earth. This is similar academy the place UFC nice Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza and UFC star / LFA nice Jaqueline Amorim have been developed prior to creating the transfer to MMA. Farias lived and educated with Jacare for the following 5 years on the ASLE coaching camp. He would ultimately make the transfer to Rio de Janeiro and has educated extensively with a few of the largest names in Jiu-Jitsu similar to Ricardo Vieria, Rogerio Camões, Yuri Simoes, and Ramon Lemos. Farias has competed 4 occasions beneath the LFA banner and is the proprietor of one of many flashiest submission wins within the promotion’s historical past when he submitted Devante Sewell in his LFA debut.
Visconde (14-3) jumped on the alternative to headline the primary LFA occasion of 2025. The charismatic Brazilian has endeared himself to LFA followers by being simply one in all eighteen fighters in LFA historical past to battle for the promotion on two continents. His opponent Farias was the primary fighter to perform this feat, however Visconde was in a position to do it in only one calendar 12 months. This units up the primary battle in LFA historical past, the place two intercontinental promotional mainstays will conflict. On paper, Visconde and Farias could seem nearly an identical. They each fought for the LFA in the US and Brazil, they’re each Jiu-Jitsu black belts from Brazil with enormous personalities, and so they each possess practically indistinguishable battle data. Nonetheless, as soon as their fights start, they’re polar opposites. Whereas Farias is called a grasp technician that methodically dismantles his opponents, Visconde thrives within the chaos. The Mato-Grossense likes to create a frenetic tempo and crash the pocket, the place he overwhelms his opponents.
Battle Card (Fundamental Card worldwide on UFC Battle Go® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT):
Fundamental Occasion | Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Ary Farias (14-4) vs. Erick Visconde (14-3)
Co-Fundamental Occasion | Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
Josh Hokit (2-0) vs. John Lopez (2-1)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Rafael Do Nascimento (9-3) vs. Brandon Altomare (4-1)
Catchweight Bout (160 lb)
Enkhur Bayartsogt (7-4) vs. Shovkhal Churchaev (5-2)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
Mentioned-Magomedov Abdulgaziev (7-7) vs. Theo Haig (5-0)
Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
Larry Gonzales (5-3) vs. Billy Ray Valdez (3-1)
Light-weight Bout (155 lb)
Sheldon Struble (1-0) vs. Edmund Kwan (3-0)
Catchweight Bout (150 lb)
Abraham Del Toro (0-0) vs. Jermaine Edwards (0-0)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Julio Larrave (0-0) vs. Allen Silhanek (0-1)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Sczar Charles (1-1) vs. Ueslei Alves (1-0)
Ladies’s Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Esmira Mammadova (0-0) vs. Gabrielle McComb (0-0)
Mild-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)
Shealor Ladd (0-0) vs. Tylando Mattress (1-0)
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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