Exciting Championship Fights Jan. 25 In Minnesota

This Saturday, Legacy Combating Alliance (LFA) will take middle stage within the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes in Minnesota on the Mystic Lake On line casino with its landmark occasion, LFA 200.

LFA celebrates its Bicentennial Occasion with Three Title Unification Fights in Minnesota at #LFA200!

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Saturday, January 25@MysticLake#PriorLake, #Minnesota

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LFA 200: Johns vs Douglas

Regardless of the chilly temperatures exterior, the promotion will definitely be bringing the warmth with an extremely stacked seven-fight major card, together with three title bouts, starting from ladies’s flyweight to welterweight. From native heroes to prime expertise from throughout the co and past, LFA 200 guarantees to be an thrilling showcase to a few of the finest MMA fighters exterior the UFC. Catch the principle card on UFC Combat Go at 9pm ET.

LFA 200: Alvin Hines vs Mark Currier (Heavyweight)

Making his fourth LFA look, Alvin Hines (higher recognized by the locals as Goozie) seems to be to proceed his undefeated streak in entrance of his residence state of Minnesota. Going unbeaten as an newbie, Hines has continued his good streak into his skilled profession.

This has translated into an almost one-hundred % ending fee throughout his whole fight sports activities profession, incomes himself excessive reward and deafening cheers from the supportive Minnesota crowd. Ought to he get the job achieved in spectacular style this weekend, a name to the large leagues is probably not far out of attain for “Goozie.”

On the subject of battle-tested veterans, Mark Currier suits the outline in each sense of the phrase. Earlier than he turned skilled in late 2021, “The Wolf” had garnered ten newbie fights, scoring the Brutaal Genesis North Iowa Fights Heavyweight and Tremendous Heavyweight Championships respectively. Nonetheless, he nonetheless has but to hit his stride amongst the professionals, at the moment sitting with a file 3-4. 

LFA 200: Santos Verdinez vs Ethyn Ewing (Bantamweight)

Since dropping his final contest again in July 2023, Santos Verdinez has been on a roll on the regional circuit. Successful nearly all of his previous 4 fights by stoppage, the Begin BJJ product has solely seen a 3rd spherical simply as soon as previously couple of years. He even ended a type of matches with a uncommon Von Flue Choke, demonstrating a rising competency in his Jiu-Jitsu recreation.

Making the journey all of the out from California, Ethyn Ewing seems to be to maintain his win streak alive in his first struggle of 2025. Leaping straight into the skilled ranks through the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, Ewing misplaced his first two consecutive fights. Since this pair of setbacks, although, he hasn’t tasted defeat, successful his subsequent six journeys to the cage, with all however certainly one of them ending by means of knockout.

LFA 200: Devon Lozej vs Enrique Pacheco Parra (Flyweight)

From the early levels of his profession, Canada’s Devon Lozej has had all of the makings of an entertaining finisher. He gained all of his newbie bouts by stoppage, whereas additionally snatching two totally different bantamweight titles beneath the Ogitchidaa Combat Promotions banner. Since climbing to the skilled degree, “The Dream” has change into a nightmare matchup on the Midwestern MMA scene, racking up a 7-2 file and taking the Ignite Fights Flyweight strap and defended it as soon as.

Out of all of the opponents on the principle card, Enrique Pacheco Parra may have probably the most elite-level Jiu-Jitsu. Ending all however two of his eight victories by submission (together with three by guillotine choke), “La Pesadilla” has confirmed to be a stiff problem for nearly everybody on the bottom. Getting into his most high-profile struggle thus far at LFA 200, Pacheco Parra has the possibility to faucet himself and his submission prowess right into a a lot bigger diploma of notoriety.

LFA 200: Joey Hart vs Chris Mixan (Welterweight)

Within the final non-title bout of the night, Joey Hart is searching for his third straight victory within the LFA. Coming off of a break up determination defeat to Benjamin Bennett on Dana White’s Contender Collection final yr, “The Hitman” is introduced with the right alternative to get again on the UFC’s radar in his major card look this Saturday. Having attained all of his wins by knockout, don’t be shocked if the bruiser from Begin BJJ will get the job achieved at LFA 200 in spectacular style. 

At solely 26 years previous, Chris Mixan already has a wide-range of fight sports activities expertise beneath his belt. Beginning out as a stand out newbie MMA competitor with two championship wins, “Cossack” additionally dabbled in boxing and naked knuckle combined martial arts. He additionally has fought twice beneath the banner of the Skilled Fighters League, successful each of his matches there. 

LFA 200: Vanilto Antunes vs Shamidkhan Magomedov (Welterweight Championship)

Kicking off a trio of title contests, present LFA Welterweight Champion Vanilto Antunes will endeavor to file his first protection after seizing the belt again in early 2024. After capturing stated strap, the Brazilian tried to earn a coveted UFC contract on Dana White’s Contender Collection final yr, solely to come back up brief. Returning now to cement his place as one of the best 170-lb fighter on the LFA roster, Antunes is simply only one extra assertion victory away from one other shot on the large time. 

In an nearly related place to his opponent, Russia’s Shamidkhan Magomedov additionally gained LFA gold again in 2024, taking the Interim Welterweight Championship. He was then forged to participate in that yr’s Final Fighter season, however was minimize out of the event after dropping his first struggle by submission. He then returned to the promotion later that October to defend his interim belt.

Hoping to punch his personal ticket to the UFC, Magomedov can be preventing to unify each championships in what’s shaping as much as be one of many extra entertaining bouts on the cardboard.

LFA 200 Co-Principal Occasion: Shannon Clark vs Cheyanne Bowers (Girls’s Flyweight Championship)

Earlier than turning into an LFA title holder, Shannon Clark already had expertise as an expert MMA champion, having beforehand scored the Rumble within the Cage Flyweight Championship. She then earned the LFA 125-lb strap earlier final yr, gaining her a spot on Dana White’s Contender Collection in late 2024. Sadly, her first attempt to relieve a UFC contract led to disastrous style when she was knocked out chilly in arguably the biggest upset on the present ever. Making a rebound from the loss this weekend, the “MMA Barbie” will search to show away her first challenger for her LFA gold.

Making her triumphant return to Minnesota, Cheyanne Bowers seems to be to begin 2025 with a convincing bang by turning into the LFA’s undisputed flyweight champion. Capturing the interim belt in her final outing to the Land of 10,000 Lakes by first spherical submission, Bowers now finds herself one win away from standing as one of many prime feminine 125-lb prospects in MMA. Ought to she handle to unify each belts, then the door to the UFC may swing broad open for her. 

LFA 200 Principal Occasion: Elijah Johns vs LerryAn Douglas (Featherweight Championship) 

Within the closing bout of the evening at LFA 200, distinguished LFA veteran Elijah Johns will headline his third straight firm major occasion as he makes his first protection of his 145-lb championship. Taking the vacant featherweight belt in his final stroll to the cage, Johns might have a powerful case to name himself a pound-for-pound nice within the LFA if he can efficiently cling on to his strap. 

Again in August of final yr, LerryAn Douglas wanted solely seven minutes to safe the LFA Interim Featherweight strap, starching a really recreation Javier Reyes (who was on a eight-fight win streak on the time). Since dropping his promotional debut again in 2023, the heavy-handed Brazilian has rattled off three straight victories over opponents whose mixed information complete 33-6. As soon as the cage door closes, struggle followers ought to scarcely blink, in any other case they could simply miss “Gunslinger” ending the bout within the blink of a watch.   

In 2 Days, LFA Interim Featherweight Champion @LerryanMMA seems to be to unify the LFA Featherweight Title within the Principal Occasion of #LFA200! 🇧🇷

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