2024 in Legacy Fighting Alliance

2024 is the eighth year in the history of Legacy Fighting Alliance, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.^[1]

2024 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
First date	January 12, 2024 (2024-01-12)
← 2023

List of events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location
1	LFA 174: Jones vs. Gennrich	January 12, 2024	Mystic Lake Casino Hotel	Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S.
2	LFA 175: Lopes vs. Brigagão	January 27, 2024	Ginásio do Polvilho	Cajamar, Brazil
3	LFA 176: Johns vs. Walker	February 9, 2024	Arizona Financial Theatre	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
4	LFA 177: Smyth vs. Magomedov	February 23, 2024	Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel	Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
5	LFA 178: Satybaldiev vs. Assis	March 8, 2024	Kaiser Permanente Arena	Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
6	LFA 179: Neto vs Antunes	March 23, 2024	Parque Olimpico	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
7	LFA 180: Lawrence vs. Ward	March 29, 2024	Broadbent Arena	Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
8	LFA 181: Siqueira vs. Hernandez	April 5, 2024	Mystic Lake Casino Hotel	Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S.
9	LFA 182: McKee vs. Hernandez	April 26, 2024	Sanford Pentagon	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.

Legacy Fighting Alliance 174: Jones vs. Gennrich

LFA 174: Jones vs. Gennrich
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
Date	January 12, 2024
Venue	Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
City	Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States

Legacy Fighting Alliance 174: Jones vs. Gennrich was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and took place on January 12, 2024. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

A LFA Lightweight Championship bout between reigning champion JaCobi Jones and challenger Kegan Gennrich headlined the event.^[2] At the weigh-ins, Jones weighed in at 155.2 pounds, 0.2 pounds over the title limit. As a result, upon commencement of the fight, Jones was stripped of the title and only Gennrich was eligible to win it.^[3]

A 140-pound catchweight bout between Quang Le and Cody Peterson served as the co-main event.^[4]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Kegan Gennrich	def.	JaCobi Jones	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	5	2:08	^[a]
Catchweight (140 lbs)	Quang Le	def.	Cody Peterson	TKO (head kick and punches)	1	1:05
Middleweight	Wes Schultz	def.	Maurice Morris	TKO (punches)	1	1:52	^[b]
Bantamweight	Adamu Isah	def.	Devante Sewell	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Jayde Sheeley	def.	Kendra McIntyre	DQ (illegal kick)	1	2:50
Heavyweight	Steven Asplund	def.	Billy Ray Valdez	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	4:48
Preliminary card
Heavyweight	Alvin Hines	def.	Will Johnson	Submission (keylock)	2	1:02
Lightweight	Kelton Sneve	def.	Coty Milhausen	TKO (punches)	1	4:54
Women's Flyweight	Cheyanne Bowers	def.	Whittany Pyles	Submission (armbar)	1	3:52
Middleweight	Zeb Vincent	def.	Herbert Rogers-Williams	DQ (knee to groin)	1	3:17
Featherweight	Taner Trembley	def.	Dylan Smerillo	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:11
Light Heavyweight	Mervin Miller	def.	Kory Moegenburg	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:49
Amateur bouts
Heavyweight	Ezayah Gomez Oropeza	def.	Jesse Midas	TKO (punches)	1	1:58
Featherweight	Xavier Rosenbloom	def.	Dalan Jones	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00

1. For the LFA Lightweight Championship. (as Jones missed weight and was stripped of the title, only Gennrich was eligible)
2. Morris missed weight (187.4 lbs)

Legacy Fighting Alliance 175: Lopes vs. Brigagão

LFA 175: Lopes vs. Brigagão
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
Date	January 27, 2024
Venue	Ginásio do Polvilho
City	Cajamar, Brazil

Legacy Fighting Alliance 175: Lopes vs. Brigagão was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on January 27, 2024. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

A LFA Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Bruno Lopes and challenger Marcos Brigagão headlined the event.^[5]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Bruno Lopes (c)	def.	Marcos Brigagão	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	4:58	^[a]
Lightweight	Samuel Silva	def.	Anderson Ferreira	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:48
Middleweight	Marco Tulio	def.	Cemey dos Santos	KO (punches)	2	2:20	^[b]
Bantamweight	Rafael Pereira	def.	Fernando Laurenço	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	0:51
Women's Strawweight	Naizi Cantanhede	def.	Lany Silva	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Apollo Gomes	vs.	Vinicius Pires	No Contest (accidental eye poke)	2	2:35
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight	Kevin Christian	def.	Miguel Porto	TKO (knee to the body and punches)	2	0:39
Women's Bantamweight	Nicoly Pedroza	def.	Andreyna Rocha	Decision (unanimous) (28–26, 29–26, 28–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Juan Pablo Vieira	def.	Marcos Bruno	KO (punches)	2	4:16
Heavyweight	Talisson Teixeira	def.	Arthur Fonseca	TKO (punches)	1	3:31
Women's Strawweight	Gabriela Fujimoto	def.	Sabrina Oliveira	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Reginaldo Geraldo Jr.	def.	Gustavo Henrique	KO (punch)	1	1:03
Women's Flyweight	Beatriz Consuli	def.	Carol Foro	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Aieza Bertolso	def.	Fabrizia Ketlinn	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00

1. For the LFA Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. dos Santos missed weight (190 lbs)

Legacy Fighting Alliance 176: Johns vs. Walker

LFA 176: Johns vs. Walker
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
Date	February 9, 2024
Venue	Arizona Financial Theatre
City	Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Legacy Fighting Alliance 176: Johns vs. Walker was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on February 9, 2024. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

A LFA Featherweight Championship bout between Elijah Johns and Alfred Walker headlined the event.^[6]

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Elijah Johns	def.	Alfred Walker	Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 48-47, 48-47).	5	5:00	^[a]
Flyweight	An Tuan Ho	def.	Miguel Sanson	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).	3	5:00
Middleweight	Mansur Abdul-Malik	def.	Allan St-Gelais	KO (punches)	1	1:40
Women's Strawweight	Leslie Hernandez	def.	Brittany Camozzi	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	4:58
Lightweight	Robson Junior	def.	Carlo Ricci	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:01
Preliminary card
Flyweight	Chance Ikei	def.	Keynan Davis	TKO (rib injury)	1	3:29
Women's Strawweight	Aline David	def.	Grace DiFrancesco	Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).	3	5:00
Flyweight	Nicholas Gjelaj	def.	Jared Braun	Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).	3	5:00
Welterweight	Johan Rodríguez	def.	Jeremiah Humphrey	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).	3	5:00
Amateur bouts
Featherweight	Paul Marghitas	def.	Lucas Hightree	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:14

1. For the vacant LFA Featherweight Championship.

Legacy Fighting Alliance 177: Smyth vs. Magomedov

LFA 177: Smyth vs. Magomedov
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
Date	February 23, 2024
Venue	Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel
City	Niagara Falls, New York, United States

Legacy Fighting Alliance 177: Smyth vs. Magomedov was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on February 23, 2024. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

An interim LFA Welterrweight Championship bout between Devin Smyth and Shamidkhan Magomedov headlined the event, while a LFA Women's Flyweight Championship bout between Shannon Clark and Thaiany Lopes served as the co-main event.^[7]

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Shamidkhan Magomedov	def.	Devin Smyth	TKO (punches)	1	3:55	^[a]
Women's Flyweight	Shannon Clark	def.	Thaiany Lopes	Technical Submission (bulldog choke)	2	2:12	^[b]
Light Heavyweight	Joe Taylor	def.	Gabriel Thimoteo	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Sierra Dinwoodie	def.	Hope Chase	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-27, 29-27).	3	5:00
Middleweight	Liam Anderson	def.	Maurice Morris	KO (head kick)	1	1:24	^[c]
Preliminary card
Welterweight	Farman Hasanov	def.	Luke Roberts	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).	3	5:00
Welterweight	Luis Francischinelli	def.	Ken Burrs	TKO (knee and punches)	1	4:12
Lightweight	Levan Khabalaev	def.	Nikolay Plazinskiy	KO (punches)	1	2:55
Light Heavyweight	Corey Norman	def.	Darryl Booker	TKO (punches)	2	3:17	^[d]

1. For the interim LFA Welterweight Championship.
2. For the vacant LFA Women's Flyweight Championship.
3. Morris missed weight (188.4 lbs)
4. Booker missed weight (206.6 lbs)

Legacy Fighting Alliance 178: Satybaldiev vs. Assis

LFA 178: Satybaldiev vs. Assis
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
Date	March 8, 2024
Venue	Kaiser Permanente Arena
City	Santa Cruz, California, United States

Legacy Fighting Alliance 178: Satybaldiev vs. Assis was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on March 8, 2024. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

An interim LFA Light Heavyweight Championship bout between Uran Satybaldiev and Bruno Assis headlined the event.^[8]

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Uran Satybaldiev	def.	Bruno Assis	TKO (punches)	4	3:27	^[a]
Welterweight	Jeff Creighton	def.	Miguel Jacob	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-27).	3	5:00
Welterweight	Diego Bianchini	def.	Bakhromjon Mashrapov	Submission (armbar)	1	1:48
Bantamweight	Stav Koren	def.	Hussain Bakhsh Safari	TKO (punches)	1	2:27
Light Heavyweight	Ozzy Diaz	def.	Chuck Campbell	KO (punches)	1	4:59
Welterweight	Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani	def.	Adam Wamsley	KO (punches)	1	3:46
Preliminary card
Bantamweight	David Solorzano	def.	Cristian Giovannie	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).	3	5:00
Welterweight	Ueslei Alves Oliveira	def.	Jacob Horton	KO (punches)	1	2:52
Lightweight	Israel Delgado	def.	Davaajamts Batsuren	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).	3	5:00	^[b]
Bantamweight	Chase Whitmer	def.	James Guidry	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	5:00	^[c]
Lightweight	Edmund Kwan	def.	Aris Arguello	Submission (armbar)	1	3:06

1. For the interim LFA Light Heavyweight Championship.
2. Delgado missed weight (155.4 lbs)
3. Guidry missed weight (141.8 lbs)

Legacy Fighting Alliance 179: Neto vs Antunes

LFA 179: Neto vs Antunes
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
Date	March 23, 2024
Venue	Parque Olimpico
City	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Legacy Fighting Alliance 179: Neto vs Antunes was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that take place on March 23, 2024. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

A LFA Welterweight Championship bout between reigning champion Geraldo Neto and top contender Vanilto Antunes headlined the event.^[9]

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Vanilto Antunes	def.	Geraldo Neto (c)	TKO (Punches)	1	3:41	^[a]
Featherweight	José Delano	def.	Alan Villalba	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:55
Featherweight	Felipe Oliveira	def.	Caio Machado	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).	3	5:00
Welterweight	Michael Oliveira	def.	Dallys Moraes Gama	TKO (head kick and punches)	3	4:47
Bantamweight	João Pedro Saldanha	def.	Erick Viscondi	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:08
Welterweight	Richard Martins	def.	Augusto Matias	KO (punch)	2	4:11
Preliminary card
Bantamweight	Mateus Soares	def.	Alexandre Junior	KO (punches)	3	0:59
Flyweight	Luiz Felipe Herculano	def.	Werick Douglas	KO (punches)	1	0:16
Heavyweight	Lucas Camacho	def.	Carlos Sena	TKO (punches)	2	4:51
Lightweight	João Moraes	def.	Esteferson da Silva	KO (punch to the Body)	1	2:43

1. For the LFA Welterweight Championship.

Legacy Fighting Alliance 180: Lawrence vs. Ward

LFA 180: Lawrence vs. Ward
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
Date	March 29, 2024
Venue	Broadbent Arena
City	Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Legacy Fighting Alliance 180: Lawrence vs. Ward will be a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that take place on March 29, 2024. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

A flyweight bout between Kevin Fernandez and Igor Siqueira was scheduled to headline the event.^[10] However, Fernandez withdrew from his bout with an injury. As a result, a featherweight bout between Lance Lawrence and Landry Ward was promoted to main event status.^[11]

Results

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Lance Lawrence	def.	Landry Ward	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Richie Miranda	def.	Kegan Agnew	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Victor Valenzuela	def.	Dustin Parrish	TKO (leg kick and punches)	1	2:43
Bantamweight	Kibedy Gordon	def.	Angelo Robles	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Alik Lorenz	def.	Ben Parrish	TKO (punches and elbows)	1	4:15
Flyweight	Joshua Perreira	def.	Jesse Martinelli	TKO (knee and punches)	2	1:43
Preliminary card (LFA Fight Network)
Women's Strawweight	Chelsea Conner	def.	Alandria Rosales	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Ethan Burmingham	def.	Justin Thompson	TKO (knee injury)	1	1:38	^[a]
Women's Flyweight	Nejra Repp	def.	Whittany Pyles	TKO (punches)	1	4:27
Middleweight	Ben Fowler	def.	Trae Cusac	TKO (punches)	2	2:38
Light Heavyweight	Emilio Vallecillo	def.	Taylor Meister	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Amateur bouts
Featherweight	Blake Alvey	def.	Hayden Russell	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:34
Heavyweight	Charlie Cleveland	def.	Alexander Collett	TKO (punches)	1	1:53

1. Burmingham missed weight (148.6 lb).

Legacy Fighting Alliance 181: Siqueira vs. Hernandez

LFA 181: Harris vs. Hernandez
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
Date	April 5, 2024
Venue	Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
City	Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States

Legacy Fighting Alliance 181: Siqueira vs. Hernandez was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on April 5, 2024. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

A LFA Flyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Eduardo "Chapolin" Henrique and undefeated contender (7–0) Eimar Hernandez was scheduled to headline the event.^[12] However, Henrique withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Jordan Harris, which the bout was being the interim title.^[13] In turn, Harris was replaced by Igor Siqueira for unknown reason.

Fight Card

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Igor Siqueira	def.	Eimar Hernandez	KO (punch)	1	1:07	^[a]
Bantamweight	Quang Le	def.	Tial Thang	KO (punch)	1	2:47
Featherweight	Shaheen Santana	def.	Isaac Thomson	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Santos Verdinez	def.	Keegan Witbeck	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Wes Schultz	def.	Adland Benson	KO (punches)	1	3:39
Heavyweight	Alvin Hines	def.	Justin Smith	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card (LFA Fight Network)
Heavyweight	Steven Asplund	def.	Larry Gonzales	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Mark Choinski	def.	Noah Lindsey	Submission (armbar)	1	4:57
Women's Strawweight	Jayde Sheeley	def.	Hannah Brobyskov	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:34
Featherweight	Kurtis Ellis	def.	Canon Swanson	KO (punches)	1	0:24
Lightweight	Kelton Sneve	def.	Davion Trotter	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	^[b]
Catchweight (150 lb)	Griffin Parriott	def.	Michael Banks	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:21
Amateur bouts
Lightweight	Dalan Jones	def.	Zach Gehl	TKO (punches)	1	0:42

1. For the interim LFA Flyweight Championship.
2. Sneve missed weight (158.6 lb).

Legacy Fighting Alliance 182: McKee vs. Hernandez

LFA 182: McKee vs. Hernandez
Information
Promotion	Legacy Fighting Alliance
Date	April 26, 2024
Venue	Sanford Pentagon
City	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Legacy Fighting Alliance 182: McKee vs. Hernandez will be a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that take place on April 26, 2024. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

A bantamweight bout between Mitchell McKee and Jose Hernandez is scheduled to headline the event.^[14]

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Mitchell McKee	vs.	Jose Hernandez
Catchweight (140 lb)	Khuseyn Shaykhaev	vs.	Michel Lima
Welterweight	Haris Talundžić	vs.	Keyth Dawson
Lightweight	Nikita Kulshin	vs.	Cedric Gunnison
Bantamweight	Darrion Caldwell	vs.	Tarcísio Romano
Lightweight	Michael Blockhus	vs.	Jonathan Griffin
Preliminary card
Flyweight	Nate Smith	vs.	Christian Ynastrilla
Welterweight	M,A,Yah II	vs.	James Martin
Women's Strawweight	Kendra McIntyre	vs.	Katarina Legorreta
Flyweight	Shad Walters	vs.	Nicholas Gjelaj
Women's Flyweight	Cheyanne Bowers	vs.	Naomie Young
Welterweight	Jeff Nielsen	vs.	Zeb Vincent
Amateur bouts
Light Heavyweight	Tavlin Hunt	vs.	Sean Krebbs

See also

• 2024 in UFC
• 2024 in Professional Fighters League
• 2024 in Bellator MMA
• 2024 in ONE Championship
• 2024 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
• 2024 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
• 2024 in Rizin Fighting Federation
• 2024 in Brave Combat Federation
• 2024 in UAE Warriors
• 2024 in Road FC

References

1. MMA Junkie Staff (2016-09-19). "Legacy FC and RFA merge to create new Legacy Fighting Alliance promotion". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
2. "LFA 174: Jones vs. Gennrich is set for January 12". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2023-12-06.
3. "LFA 174 weigh-in results – Jones vs. Gennrich". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2024-01-11.
4. "【LFA174】カンでも、タンでもない。キャリア7連勝を目指すクァン・リーは淡泊なサブミッション戦士". mmaplanet.jp. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
5. "LFA 175 fight card and start times – Lopez vs. Brigagão". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2023-12-26.
6. "LFA 176: Johns vs. Walker is set for February 9". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
7. "LFA 177: Smyth vs. Magomedov is set for February 23". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
8. "LFA 178: Satybaldiev vs. Assis is set for March 8". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
9. "LFA 179: Neto vs. Antunes Fight Card and Start Times". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
10. "LFA 180: Fernandez vs. Siqueira is set for March 29". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
11. "LFA returns to the Bluegrass state with a Featherweight Showdown at LFA 180". Legacy Fighting Alliance. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
12. "LFA 181: Chapolin vs. Hernandez is set for April 5". FightBook MMA. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
13. "LFA 181: Harris vs. Hernandez – April 5 Championship Showdown". FightBook MMA. 2023-03-13. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
14. "LFA 182: McKee vs. Hernandez is set for April 26". FightBook MMA. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.

External links

• Legacy Fighting Alliance Official website 2019-01-29 at the Wayback Machine