Lfa 97 News Today

A look at key fights from the weekend’s regional and international scene. This edition previews LFA 97, Brave CF 46 and UAE Warriors 15.

While the first part of 2020 was not as productive as it could have been for strawweight Loveth Young with a loss in January to Vanessa Demopoulos at LFA 81 followed by the Covid-19 lockdown, the end of the year went decidedly better. In her second bout of 2020, Young picked up a devastating first round TKO of Reena Norville at LFA 94 in October to get things back on track and build momentum heading into 2021. “It was kind of a rough year for everybody, including me,” Young told MMAWeekly.c...

Due to the onset of Covid-19, fighters like lightweight Nick Browne found themselves having one of the least productive years of their careers in 2020. Throughout everything, he somehow maintained a readiness that paid off for him with a win in his only fight of the year. Facing Ben Egli in the co-main event of LFA 87 last July, Brown made the adjustments needed to face a late replacement and come out with a unanimous decision victory. “(2020) was complicated but we got in touch with the LFA,...

I’m baaaccckkkk! After taking a hiatus for my own fight, I can now return to preview fights involving other people. Before I get into this weekend’s contests, I want to quickly give a thank you to everyone on social media who offered me a great deal of support. The decision didn’t go my way, and I’m never happy about that. However, I challenged myself, moved up a weight class, and felt that I represented myself well. I won’t go into details and bore you with a rehash of my fight when ...

[Ed. Note — This feature originally appeared on Combat Press prior to the scheduled fight between Nick Browne and Arthur Estrázulas at Legacy Fighting Alliance 95. After its publication, the fight was rescheduled for LFA 97. The article has been lightly edited here to account for the change in events.] One of the greatest qualities in a leader is to lead by example. It’s easy for someone to stand on a pulpit and preach about things they believe in, but it’s a whole new ballgame when it�...

[Ed. Note — This feature originally appeared on Combat Press prior to the scheduled fight between Arthur Estrázulas and Nick Browne at Legacy Fighting Alliance 95. After its publication, the fight was rescheduled for LFA 97. The article has been lightly edited here to account for the change in events.] It takes a different kind of person to walk into a locked cage and fight another person until one of them is either submitted, battered, or out cold. Not all MMA fights end that way, granted. ...