LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares has formally introduced a loaded 13-fight lineup for LFA 211, set to kick off UFC Worldwide Struggle Week on Friday, June 20 on the Seneca Allegany Resort & On line casino in Salamanca, New York. Headlined by a ladies’s bantamweight title combat between 10x BJJ world champion Bia Mesquita and undefeated Canadian standout Sierra Dinwoodie, the occasion will stream reside worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
“This card is a throwback to an period when you could possibly catch native wars and future champions in the identical constructing,” mentioned Soares. “We’ve got 13 skilled fights that includes expertise from 11 nations throughout 5 continents. From Mesquita vs. Dinwoodie to breakout stars like Phumi Nkuta and Lucas Seibert, this is likely one of the deepest playing cards we’ve dropped at New York.”
This marks LFA’s ninth occasion within the Empire State and guarantees to set the tone for the summer season MMA schedule, simply forward of UFC 317.
Primary Occasion: Bia Mesquita vs. Sierra Dinwoodie – Girls’s Bantamweight Title
In a battle of unbeaten prospects, Bia Mesquita (4-0)—broadly thought of the best feminine jiu-jitsu competitor of all time—faces Sierra Dinwoodie (4-0) for the vacant LFA Girls’s Bantamweight World Title. Mesquita brings a adorned grappling pedigree and fierce floor recreation, whereas Dinwoodie has emerged as Canada’s prime 135-pound feminine prospect.
Featured Matchups
Flyweight Showdown: New York’s personal Phumi Nkuta (9-0) takes on former champ Cody Davis (10-2) in a pivotal conflict of elite flyweights. Nkuta seems to increase his good document, whereas Davis seeks to reclaim title rivalry.
Giovanna Canuto (5-1) returns after a dominant efficiency at LFA 194 to face Flor Hernandez (4-2), a rising Mexican prospect seeking to be a part of her nation’s surge of ladies’s MMA standouts.
Lucas Seibert (4-0) of Pittsburgh makes his LFA debut after submitting NCAA wrestling champ Lucas Byrd. He meets Brazil’s Gustavo Kruger (4-0) in a conflict of unbeaten bantamweights.
Full Struggle Card for LFA 211: Mesquita vs. Dinwoodie
Primary Card (Reside on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT)
Primary Occasion | Girls’s Bantamweight Title (135 lb): Bia Mesquita (4-0) vs. Sierra Dinwoodie (4-0)
Co-Primary Occasion | Flyweight Bout (125 lb): Phumi Nkuta (9-0) vs. Cody Davis (10-2)
Girls’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb): Giovanna Canuto (5-1) vs. Flor Hernandez (4-2)
Light-weight Bout (155 lb): JaCobi Jones (7-3) vs. Shovkhal Churchaev (6-2)
Light-weight Bout (155 lb): Adam Livingston (5-0) vs. Hugo Oyarzún (8-4)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb): Lucas Seibert (4-0) vs. Gustavo Kruger (4-0)
Preliminary Card (Reside on LFA FIGHT NETWORK™ at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb): Farman Hasanov (2-0) vs. Marc-Ari Lewis (3-1)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb): Jake Woodley (4-1) vs. David Gladfelter (6-3)
Light-weight Bout (155 lb): Levan Khabalaev (3-0) vs. Cedric Katambwa (4-1)
Mild-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb): Corey Norman (2-0) vs. Quentin Pasley (2-0)
Light-weight Bout (155 lb): Kevin Provider (3-1) vs. Dey McIntosh (2-1)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb): Derrick Patterson (2-2) vs. Soufiane Kabil (1-0)
Catchweight Bout (165 lb): Elton Dedaj (0-0) vs. Zaki Mohsin (1-1)
Tickets can be found now by way of Ticketmaster.com.
Whether or not you’re tuning in from dwelling or packing the venue in Salamanca, LFA 211 guarantees fireworks, contemporary faces, and a world title showdown worthy of the highlight.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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