The Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Houston, Texas. It was created as a result of the Legacy Fighting Championship and Resurrection Fighting Alliance merger in 2016.
History Resurrection Fighting Alliance On October 11, 2012, officials for the Pompano Beach, Florida based MMA promotion Titan Fighting Championships (Titan FC) were acquired by the Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA), along with certain fighter contracts, as well as the organization's television deal with what is now AXS TV. The goal was to combine the talent of both organizations under one umbrella, the RFA. Titan FC owner and president Joe Kelly was brought in as the vice president of the newly merged company; and seasoned MMA manager and Black House gym owner, Ed Soares, acted as president. Original Titan founder Joe Kelly bought back the organization (Titan FC) in 2013 and produced two more shows on his own: Titan FC 25: Lashley vs. Asplund in June, and Titan FC 26: Hallman vs. Hornbuckle in August, both of which were aired live on AXS TV.
On November 2, 2012, RFA had its first show aired on AXS TV with Resurrection Fighting Alliance 4: Griffin vs. Escudero.
Events # Event Date Location Venue Main event Championship 47 RFA 46: Jordan Johnson vs. Tucker December 9, 2016 Branson, Missouri Branson Convention Center Jordan Johnson vs. Lemarcus Tucker Light Heavyweight 46 RFA 45: Meerschaert vs. Waldon October 28, 2016 Prior Lake, Minnesota Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Gerald Meerschaert vs. Chase Waldon Raoni Barcelos (c) vs. Dan Moret Vacant Middleweight Featherweight 45 RFA 44: Moises vs. Freeman September 30, 2016 St. Charles, Missouri St. Charles Convention Center Thiago Moises (c) vs. Zach Freeman Lightweight 44 RFA 43: Camozzi vs. Barnes September 9, 2016 Broomfield, Colorado 1stBank Center Brian Camozzi vs. Nick Barnes Vacant Welterweight 43 RFA 42: Giagos vs. Juusola August 19, 2016 Visalia, California Visalia Convention Center Christos Giagos vs. Arthur Estrázulas Non-Title Lightweight 42 RFA 41: Clark vs. Giles July 29, 2016 San Antonio, Texas Cowboys Dancehall Trevin Giles vs. Josh Clark Non-Title Middleweight 41 RFA 40: Sklavos vs. Camus July 15, 2016 Prior Lake, Minnesota Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Chico Camus vs. Czar Sklavos Non-Title Flyweight 40 RFA 39: Barcelos vs. Moffett June 17, 2016 Hammond, Indiana Hammond Civic Center Raoni Barcelos (c) vs. Bobby Moffett Featherweight 39 RFA 38: Moisés vs. Emmers June 3, 2016 Costa Mesa, California OC Fair & Event Center Thiago Moisés (c) vs. Jamall Emmers Lightweight 38 RFA 37: Viana vs. Clark April 15, 2016 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sanford Pentagon Devin Clark vs. Rafael Viana Leandro Higo vs. Joey Miolla Light Heavyweight Bantamweight 37 RFA 36: Brown vs. Camus March 4, 2016 Prior Lake, Minnesota Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Chico Camus vs. Matt Brown Non Title Flyweight 36 RFA 35: Moisés vs. Castillo February 19, 2016 Orem, Utah UCCU Center Thiago Moisés vs. David Castillo Lightweight 35 RFA 34: Veličković vs. Smith January 15, 2016 Broomfield, Colorado 1stBank Center Bojan Veličković vs. Benjamin Smith Welterweight 34 RFA 33: Townsend vs. Chavez December 11, 2015 Costa Mesa, California OC Fair & Event Center Ernest Chavez vs. Adam Townsend Non Title Lightweight 33 RFA 32: Blumer vs. Higo November 6, 2015 Prior Lake, Minnesota Mystic Lake Casino Hotel Leandro Higo vs. Melvin Blumer Non Title Bantamweight 32 RFA 31: Smith vs. Marunde October 9, 2015 Las Vegas, Nevada Downtown Las Vegas Events Center Gilbert Smith vs. Bristol Marunde Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger vs. Zoila Frausto Welterweight Women's Strawweight 31 RFA 30: Smith vs. Jardine September 18, 2015 Lincoln, Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Anthony Smith vs. Brock Jardine Non Title Middleweight 30 RFA 29: USA vs. Brazil August 21, 2015 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sanford Pentagon Raoni Barcelos vs. Ricky Musgrave Featherweight 29 RFA 28: Sanchez vs. Poppie August 7, 2015 St. Louis, Missouri Chase Park Plaza Andrew Sanchez vs. John Poppie Middleweight 28 RFA 27: Murphy vs. Brock July 3, 2015 Boise, IdahoCenturyLink Arena Jesse Brock vs. Joe Murphy Non Title Bantamweight 27 RFA 26: Smith vs. Smith June 5, 2015 Broomfield, Colorado 1stBank Center Gilbert Smith vs. Benjamin Smith Welterweight 26RFA vs. Legacy 1: Pantoja vs. Page May 8, 2015 Robinsonville, Mississippi Horseshoe TunicaAlexandre Pantoja (c) vs. Damacio Page LFC (c) Luke Sanders (c) vs. Terrion Ware Flyweight Bantamweight 25RFA 25: Lawrence vs. Toomer April 10, 2015 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sanford Pentagon Justin Lawrence (c) vs. Sam Toomer Francisco France vs. Gabriel Checco Featherweight Middleweight 24RFA 24: Smith vs. Romero March 6, 2015 Prior Lake, MinnesotaMystic Lake Casino & HotelBenjamin Smith vs. Indalecio Romero Welterweight 23RFA 23: Murphy vs. Ware February 6, 2015 Costa Mesa, California OC Fair & Event Center Terrion Ware vs. Joe Murphy Bantamweight Contender 22RFA 22: Smith vs. Njokuani January 9, 2015 Colorado Springs, Colorado Broadmoor World Arena Chidi Njokuani vs. Gilbert Smith Welterweight *Njokuani missed weight (title remained vacant). 21RFA 21: Juusola vs. Baghdad December 5, 2014 Costa Mesa, California OC Fair & Event Center Mehdi Baghdad vs. Zach Juusola Lightweight 20RFA 20: Sanders vs. Mercado November 7, 2014 Broomfield, Colorado 1stBank Center Luke Sanders vs. Jarred Mercado Bantamweight 19RFA 19: Collier vs. Checco October 10, 2014 Prior Lake, Minnesota Mystic Lake Casino & Hotel Jake Collier vs. Gabriel Checco Middleweight 18RFA 18: Manzanares vs. Pantoja September 12, 2014 Albuquerque, New Mexico Albuquerque Convention Center Alexandre Pantoja vs. Matt Manzanares (c) Flyweight 17RFA 17: Cochrane vs. Giagos August 22, 2014 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sanford Pentagon Christos Giagos vs. Dakota Cochrane Justin Lawrence vs. Mark Dickman Lightweight Featherweight 16RFA 16: Copeland vs. Jorgensen July 25, 2014 Broomfield, Colorado 1stBank Center Josh Copeland vs. Jan Jorgensen Heavyweight 15RFA 15: Casey vs. Sanchez June 6, 2014 Culver City, California Culver City Auditorium Kevin Casey vs. Andrew Sanchez Middleweight 14RFA 14: Manzanares vs. Maranhão April 11, 2014 Cheyenne, Wyoming Cheyenne Ice and Events Center Matt Manzanares vs. Junior Maranhao Flyweight 13RFA 13: Cochrane vs. Escudero March 7, 2014 Lincoln, Nebraska Pershing Center Dakota Cochrane vs. Efraín Escudero Lightweight Contender 12RFA 12: Ortega vs. Koch January 24, 2014 Los Angeles, California Shrine Auditorium Brian Ortega vs. Keoni Koch Pedro Munhoz (c) vs. Billy Daniels Featherweight Bantamweight 11RFA 11: Manzanares vs. Makovsky November 22, 2013 Broomfield, Colorado 1stBank Center Zach Makovsky vs. Matt Manzanares Flyweight 10RFA 10: Rhodes vs. Jouban October 25, 2013 Des Moines, Iowa Hy-Vee Hall Mike Rhodes vs. Alan Jouban Welterweight 9RFA 9: Munhoz vs. Curran August 16, 2013 Carson, California StubHub Center Pedro Munhoz vs. Jeff Curran Bantamweight 8RFA 8: Pettis vs. Pegg June 21, 2013 Milwaukee, Wisconsin The Rave/Eagles Club Sergio Pettis vs. Dillard Pegg Lance Palmer vs. Jared Downing (c) Flyweight Featherweight 7RFA 7: Thatch vs. Rhodes March 22, 2013 Broomfield, Colorado 1stBank Center Brandon Thatch vs. Mike Rhodes 6RFA 6: Krause vs. Imada 2 January 18, 2013 Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City Scottish Rite TempleJames Krause vs. Toby Imada 5RFA 5: Downing vs. Rinaldi November 30, 2012 Kearney, Nebraska Viaero Center Jared Downing vs. Jordan Rinaldi Featherweight 4RFA 4: Griffin vs. Escudero November 2, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada Texas Station Tyson Griffin vs. Efraín Escudero 3RFA 3: Stevenson vs. Cochrane June 30, 2012 Kearney, Nebraska Viaero Center Dakota Cochrane vs. Joe Stevenson 2RFA 2: Yvel vs. Alexander March 30, 2012 Kearney, Nebraska Viaero Center Gilbert Yvel vs. Houston Alexander 1RFA 1: Pulver vs. Elliott December 16, 2011 Kearney, Nebraska Viaero Center Tim Elliott vs. Jens Pulver
Legacy Fighting Championship The Legacy Fighting Championship (Legacy FC) was an American mixed martial arts promotion based in Houston, Texas, United States. The promotion has held events in: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Allen, Tulsa, and Duluth. Notable fighters that have fought for LFC include Carlos Diego Ferreira, Leonard Garcia, Jonathan Brookins, Daniel Pineda, Anthony Njokuani, Paul Buentello, James McSweeney, Jay Hieron, Evangelista Santos, Ray Borg, Tim Means, Henry Briones, Thomas Almeida, Derrick Lewis, Sage Northcutt, Holly Holm and Valentina Shevchenko. Its live events and competitions have been broadcast on AXS TV in the United States and Esporte Interativo in Brazil.
On July 22, 2011, Legacy FC had its first show aired on HDNet with Legacy Fighting Championship 7: Dollar vs. Prater. The organization agreed to a second extension to take them through 2016 with newly branded AXS TV.
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