2023 in Legacy Fighting Alliance

2023 is the seventh year in the history of Legacy Fighting Alliance, a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States.^[1]

List of events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location
1	LFA 149: Bunes vs. Horiuchi	January 6, 2023	Gila River Resorts & Casinos	Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
2	LFA 150: Farias vs. Sweeney	January 13, 2023	Mystic Lake Casino Hotel	Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S.
3	LFA 151: Delano vs. Santos	January 28, 2023	Ginásio do Polvilho	Cajamar, Brazil
4	LFA 152: Valente vs. Bekoev	February 10, 2023	Grand Casino Hotel & Resort	Shawnee, Oklahoma, U.S.
5	LFA 153: Mariscal vs. Faria	February 17, 2023	Horseshoe Hammond Casino	Hammond, Indiana, U.S.
6	LFA 154: Fernando vs. Silva	March 10, 2023	Ginásio do Polvilho	Cajamar, Brazil
7	LFA 155: do Nascimento vs. Hodge	March 24, 2023	Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel	Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
8	LFA 156: Fuller vs. Waters	April 14, 2023	Sanford Pentagon	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
9	LFA 157: Croden vs. Cavalcanti	April 21, 2023	Mystic Lake Casino Hotel	Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S.
10	LFA 158: Lebosnoyani vs. Jones	May 19, 2023	Gila River Resorts & Casinos	Chandler, Arizona, U.S.
11	LFA 159: Bellato vs. dos Santos	May 27, 2023	CIDE Casa Branca Sports Complex	Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, Brazil
12	LFA 160: Sweeney vs. Begosso	June 16, 2023	Owensboro Sportscenter	Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
13	LFA 161: Davis vs. Siqueira	June 23, 2023	The Commerce Casino & Hotel	Commerce, California, U.S.
14	LFA 162: Conceição vs. Lopes	July 7, 2023	Ginásio do Polvilho	Cajamar, Brazil
15	LFA 163: Johns vs. Garcia	July 23, 2023	Bell County Expo Center	Belton, Texas, U.S.
16	LFA 164: Mazo vs. Lavado	August 4, 2023	Southwest University Park	El Paso, Texas, U.S.
17	LFA 165: Compton vs. Valente	August 18, 2023	Kaiser Permanente Arena	Santa Cruz, California, U.S.
18	LFA 166: Neto vs. Conrado	September 2, 2023	Ginásio do Polvilho	Cajamar, Brazil
19	LFA 167: Piersma vs. Smyth	September 15, 2023	Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel	Niagara Falls, New York, U.S.
20	LFA 168: McKee vs. McPadden	September 22, 2023	Mystic Lake Casino Hotel	Prior Lake, Minnesota, U.S.
21	LFA 169: Ward vs. Walker	October 6, 2023	The Factory in Deep Ellum	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
22	LFA 170: Talundžić vs. Frunza	October 27, 2023	Dobson Arena	Vail, Colorado, U.S.
23	LFA 171: Neves vs. Cunha	November 3, 2023	Ginásio do Polvilho	Cajamar, Brazil
24	LFA 172: Davis vs. Chapolin	November 17, 2023	Arizona Financial Theatre	Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
25	LFA 173: Fernando vs. Bekoev	December 15, 2023	Pearl Theater of Palms Casino Resort	Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.

Legacy Fighting Alliance 149: Bunes vs. Horiuchi

LFA 149: Bunes vs. Horiuchi was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on January 6, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

A LFA Flyweight Championship for the vacant title between Felipe Bunes and Yuma Horiuchi headlined the event.^[2]

Fight card

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Felipe Bunes	def.	Yuma Horiuchi	TKO (punches)	1	3:45	[a]
Bantamweight	Marcus McGhee	def.	Luciano Ramos	TKO (punches)	3	1:39
Middleweight	Eric Fimbres	def.	Tony Charles	TKO (punches)	3	1:52
Lightweight	Cedric Katambwa	def.	Adam Garcia	TKO (rib injury)	1	0:58
Catchweight (165 lbs)	Princeton Jackson	def.	Chris Brant	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:09
Amateur bouts
Bantamweight	Chance Ikei	def.	Shad Walters	TKO (punches)	2	1:14
Women's Strawweight	Grace DiFrancesco	def.	Kayla Reagan	TKO (punches)	1	2:56

Legacy Fighting Alliance 150: Farias vs. Sweeney

LFA 150: Farias vs. Sweeney was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on January 13, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Background

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	John Sweeney	def.	Ary Farias	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Thomas Petersen	def.	Richard Foster	KO (punches)	1	3:48
Flyweight	Mark Climaco	def.	Miguel Sanson	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Jalin Fuller	def.	Scott Writz	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:14
Bantamweight	Mitchell McKee	def.	Ira Lukowsky	KO (punches)	2	0:21
Middleweight	Dylan Budka	def.	Wes Schultz	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Quang Le	def.	Henry Huff	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:44
Preliminary Card
Featherweight	Isaac Thomson	def.	Gary Konkol	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Ganbat Bayasgalan	def.	Adamu Isah	KO (punch)	1	0:35	[a]
Featherweight	Kyle Zimick	def.	Connor Penka	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:50
Amateur bouts
Featherweight	Dominic St. George	def.	Dominic Dagostino	TKO (punches)	2	2:51
Bantamweight	Shamar Williams	def.	Saw Dah	Decision (split) (30–27, 28–29, 30–27)	3	3:00
Welterweight	Brady Steinhorst	def.	Scott Zeller	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	3:00
Featherweight	Darren Coleman	def.	Zach Gehl	KO (knee and punches)	1	0:20
Lightweight	Tyler Jones	def.	Casey Boykin	TKO (punches)	1	2:12
Bantamweight	Noah Gasho	def.	Moy Medina	KO (punches)	3	2:38
Postliminary card
Middleweight	Jackson McVey	def.	Deven Paulsen	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:52

Legacy Fighting Alliance 151: Delano vs. Santos

LFA 151: Delano vs. Santos was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on January 28, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Gabriel Santos	def.	José Delano	KO (punch to the body)	3	0:51	[a]
Women's Strawweight	Julia Polastri	def.	Brenda Gottig	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:50	[b]
Lightweight	Anderson Ferreira	def.	Milson Castro	TKO (punches)	1	4:37
Featherweight	Jonas Bilharinho	def.	Caio Machado	KO (body kick)	2	0:38
Flyweight	Marciano Ferreira	def.	Mateus Brauns	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Marco Tulio Silva	def.	Well Oliveira	TKO (punches)	1	4:26
Preliminary card
Lightweight	Jefferson Nascimento	def.	Matheus Rocha	TKO (punches)	1	1:18
Lightweight	Lucas Barros	vs.	Cassio Barão	Draw (majority) (28–27, 28–28, 28–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Gabriel Souza Galindo	def.	Lucas Escobar	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	1:03
Lightweight	Manuel Robson Minoto	def.	Joabson Alves	TKO (leg kicks)	1	3:17	[c]
Welterweight	Michael Oliveira	def.	Clever Souza	TKO (strikes)	1	0:49
Women's Strawweight	Gabriela Fujimoto	def.	Laryssa Leila	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

Legacy Fighting Alliance 152: Valente vs. Bekoev

LFA 152: Valente vs. Bekoev was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on February 10, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Azamat Bekoev	def.	Renato Valente	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (160 lb)	William Starks	def.	Manny Muro	Decision (unanimous) (30–25, 30–25, 30–25)	3	5:00	[a]
Heavyweight	Demoreo Dennis	def.	Trevor Wallace	TKO (punches)	1	1:43
Bantamweight	Magomed Idrisov	def.	Brandon Phillips	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	An Tuan Ho	def.	Enkhjargal Banzaragch	Submission (kneebar)	2	2:12
Catchweight (130 lb)	Dione Barbosa	def.	Jessica Middleton	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Postliminary Bout
Middleweight	Kevem Felipe	def.	David Wright	KO (punch)	1	0:38
Preliminary card
Lightweight	Triston Gwaltney	def.	Ryan Fathi	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Justin Budd	def.	Caleb Jensen	KO (spinning backfist)	1	3:05
Women's Flyweight	Nejra Repp	def.	Jayde Sheeley	KO (punches)	1	4:50
Amateur bout
Middleweight	Tyree Overton	def.	Corey Piercy	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:54

Legacy Fighting Alliance 153: Mariscal vs. Faria

LFA 153: Mariscal vs. Faria was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on February 17, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Jose Mariscal	def.	Guilherme Faria	TKO (punches)	2	2:02	[a]
Welterweight	Bahromjon Mashrapov	def.	Logan Urban	TKO (conor stoppage)	1	5:00
Lightweight	Josh Streacker	def.	Ahmad Suhail Hassanzada	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Alandria Brown	def.	Rachel Martinez	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:45
Lightweight	Justin Lovrich	def	Christian Turner	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Kevin Nowaczyk	def.	Jorge Bezerra	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	0:01
Light Heavyweight	Tristan Overvig	def.	Brandon Johnson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:13	[b]
Lightweight	Khatanbaatar Khuukhenkhuu	def.	Isaiah Flores	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	2:01

Legacy Fighting Alliance 154: Fernando vs. Silva

LFA 154: Fernando vs. Silva was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on March 10, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Lucas Fernando	deff.	Jansey Silva	KO (punch to the body)	4	2:34	[a]
Heavyweight	Eduardo Neves	def.	Hyago Silva	TKO (punches)	1	4:22	[b]
Lightweight	Kauê Fernandes	def.	Felipe Douglas	KO (head kick)	1	0:45
Welterweight	Carlos Prates	def.	Eduardo Ramon	KO (knee)	1	2:25
Bantamweight	Jean Matsumoto	def.	Marlon Basílio	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	2	3:00
Light Heavyweight	Rodolfo Bellato	def.	Mateus Messaros	TKO (knee and punches)	1	1:37
Preliminary Card
Welterweight	Richard Martins	def.	Reginaldo Junior	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Luana Santos	def.	Bartira Rodrigues	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:05
Welterweight	João Paulo Silva	def.	Julio Spadaccini	KO (flying knee and punches)	3	3:18
Lightweight	Gabriel Costa	def.	Rhalber Bernardo	KO (punch)	1	2:17
Welterweight	Michael Oliveira	def.	Bruno Teixeira	KO (punches)	1	3:47
Heavyweight	Guilherme Uriel	def.	Jhonatan Peçanha	TKO (head kick and punches)	1	3:26
Women's Strawweight	Lany Silva	def.	Sabrina Oliveira	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00

Legacy Fighting Alliance 155: do Nascimento vs. Hodge

LFA 155: do Nascimento vs. Hodge was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on March 24, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Jerrell Hodge	def.	Rafael do Nascimento	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	[a]
Featherweight	Mairon Santos	def.	Rafael Barbosa	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Joe Taylor	def.	Ben Parrish	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Cody Davis	def.	Joseph Camacho	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:22
Flyweight	Rodney Kealohi	def.	Alvaro Prado	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Shamidkhan Magomedov	def.	Kohlman Scribner	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:38
Middleweight	Jay Manning	def.	Bruce Xavier	TKO (punches)	2	2:10
Welterweight	Alonzo Turner	def.	Austin Ross	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	1:36

Legacy Fighting Alliance 156: Fuller vs. Waters

LFA 156: Fuller vs. Waters was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on April 14, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Trey Waters	def.	Jalin Fuller	KO (punch)	2	2:53	[a]
Catchweight (175 lb)	Miguel Jacob	def.	Ryan Leininger	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Richie Lewis	def.	Jordan Isordia	Decision (unanimous) (30–26 30–25 30–24)	3	5:00	[b]
Women's Strawweight	Talita Alencar	def.	Kelsey Arnesen	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Nikita Kulshin	def.	Geovani Cruz	KO (punches)	1	0:17
Heavyweight	Ben Tynan	def.	Will Johnson	TKO (elbows)	2	1:43
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight	Tial Thang	def.	Jose Hernandez	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–25)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Jeff Nielsen	def.	Rueben Johnson	TKO (punches)	3	3:40
Amateur bouts
Featherweight	Antoine Tureaud	def.	Andres Lugo	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	0:36	[c]

Legacy Fighting Alliance 157: Croden vs. Cavalcanti

LFA 157: Croden vs. Cavalcanti was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on April 21, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's Bantamweight	Jacqueline Cavalcanti	def.	Melissa Croden	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 50–45)	5	5:00	[a]
Lightweight	Arthur Estrázulas	def.	Bobby Lee	Submission (triangle choke)	2	3:15	[b]
Lightweight	Kegan Gennrich	def.	Richie Miranda	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Alden Coria	def.	Jesse Martinelli	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Marnic Mann	def.	Amber Brown	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (140 lb)	Amari Sengsavanh	def.	Kibedy Gordon	KO (punch)	2	0:43
Preliminary card
Catchweight (150 lb)	Griffin Parriott	def.	Kurtis Ellis	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:51
Women's Flyweight	Mariana Piccolo	def.	Rachael Lippert	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:44
Catchweight (165 lb)	Austin Judge	def.	Cliff Wright	TKO (punches)	2	3:57
Middleweight	Jackson McVey	def.	Tom Krenzel	TKO (strikes)	1	3:47
Catchweight (140 lb)	Santos Verdinez	def.	Pierre Ba	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Amateur bouts
Lightweight	Mitchell Wilson	def.	Brock Hamer	TKO (punches)	1	0:27
Bantamweight	Noah Gasho	def.	Jeffrey Tuley	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	3:00
Featherweight	Brandon Mills	def.	Dylan Kiskila	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	1:48

Legacy Fighting Alliance 158: Lebosnoyani vs. Jones

LFA 158: Lebosnoyani vs. Jones was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on May 19, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	JaCobi Jones	def.	Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	2:18	[a]
Catchweight (160 lb)	An Tuan Ho	def.	Edwin De Los Santos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Aupuni Pagaoa	def.	Humberto Duarte	KO (punch)	2	0:47
Lightweight	Cedric Katambwa	vs.	Austin Wourms	No Contest (accidental groin kick)	1	0:53
Featherweight	Ivan Tena	def.	Riley Wiseman	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (190 lb)	Eric McConico	def.	Kevem Felipe	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Preliminary card
Flyweight	Chance Ikei	def.	Joe Stafford	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Welterweight	Tyler Jones	def.	Alex Martinez	TKO (punches)	1	1:43
Amateur bout
Featherweight	Paul Marghitas	def.	Kyetin Lindquist	TKO (knee and punches)	1	0:14
Bantamweight	Anthony Cruz	def.	Adrian Muñoz	TKO (punches)	2	2:20
Women's Strawweight	Grace DiFrancesco	def.	Maia Schmidt	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Ezra Elliott	def.	Deshawn White	Submission (D'Arce choke)	1	1:20
Heavyweight	Leon Mackey Jr.	def.	Chris Putton	KO (punches)	2	0:16

Legacy Fighting Alliance 159: Bellato vs. dos Santos

LFA 159: Bellato vs. dos Santos was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on May 27, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Rodolfo Bellato	def.	Acácio dos Santos	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	[a]
Catchweight (159 lb)	Anderson Ferreira	def.	Junior Luiz	TKO (punches)	1	3:31	[b]
Catchweight (173 lb)	Geraldo Neto	def.	Argemiro Delmandes	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:18	[c]
Flyweight	Lucas Rocha	def.	Matheus da Silva Severino	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Vinicius Pires	def.	Kauã Fernandes	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:46
Heavyweight	Hugo Cunha	def.	Fernando Batista	TKO (punches)	1	1:52
Preliminary card
Flyweight	Marcos Degli	def.	Hugo Paiva	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:16
Bantamweight	Isaias Simões	def.	João Paulo Santos	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Juan Pablo Vieira	def.	Manuel Robson Minoto	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:55
Light Heavyweight	Levi Rodrigues	def.	José Carlos Lima	TKO (punches)	2	1:28
Catchweight (117 lb)	Aieza Bertolso	def.	Rafaela Silva	Submission (armbar)	1	4:02	[d]

Legacy Fighting Alliance 160: Sweeney vs. Begosso

LFA 160: Sweeney vs. Begosso was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on June 16, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	John Sweeney	def.	Allan Begosso	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Azamat Bekoev	def.	Dylan Budka	Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47)	5	5:00	[b]
Catchweight (150 lb)	Cortavious Romious	def.	Nathan Williams	Submission (armbar)	1	2:08
Catchweight (160 lb)	Josiah Harrell	def.	Michael Roberts	TKO (punches)	3	3:27
Heavyweight	Cameron Kinzig	def.	Aaron Bush	TKO (retirement)	1	5:00
Women's Flyweight	Aline Pereira	def.	Chelsea Conner	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Heavyweight	Dieye Papa Badara	def.	Brooks Black	TKO (punches)	2	0:37
Welterweight	Damon Bell	def.	Alonzo Turner	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:26
Middleweight	Mataeo Garner	def.	Trent Nott	TKO (elbows)	2	0:48
Flyweight	Joshua Perreira	def.	Itzik Yakobov	TKO (punches)	3	1:04
Women's Strawweight	Jayde Sheeley	def.	Diamond Long	Submission (armbar)	1	1:46

Legacy Fighting Alliance 161: Davis vs. Siqueira

LFA 161: Davis vs. Siqueira was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on June 22, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.^[3]

Fight card

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Cody Davis	def.	Igor Siqueira	TKO (punches)	5	3:05	[a]
Bantamweight	Rafael do Nascimento	def.	Jordan Winski	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Danny Silva	def.	Rafael Barbosa	TKO (punches)	1	4:13
Welterweight	Sarek Shields	def.	Jeffrey Craig	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	4:49
Middleweight	Luis Francischinelli	def.	Emmanueli Adzoh	TKO (punches)	1	1:25
Preliminary card
Flyweight	Daniel Park	def.	Alex Carrillo	TKO (punches)	2	1:38

Legacy Fighting Alliance 162: Conceição vs. Lopes

LFA 162: Conceição vs. Lopes was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on July 7, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.^[4]

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's Strawweight	Rose Conceição	def.	Elaine Lopes	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 48–47)	5	5:00	[a]
Featherweight	Márcio Barbosa	def.	Wellington Prado	TKO (punch)	1	2:40
Lightweight	Jefferson Nascimento	def.	Italo Gomes	Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Alisson Murilo	def.	Bruno Suema	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Catchweight (130 lb)	Estefani Almeida	def.	Daniela Antonelli	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Miguel Porto	def.	Rafael Tobias	KO (punch)	2	2:02
Preliminary card
Flyweight	André Lima	def.	Igor Taylon	TKO (elbows)	2	4:59	[b]
Lightweight	Gabriel Costa	def.	Thiago Ivan	TKO (punches)	2	4:30
Welterweight	Michael Oliveira	def.	Francisco Ataliba	TKO (punches)	1	4:48
Flyweight	Renildo Monteiro	def.	Cassio Arduini	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Guilherme Uriel	def.	Abner Rodrigues	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:13
Women's Strawweight	Lany Silva	def.	Nawira Ferreira	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Catchweight (119 lb)	Gabriela Fujimoto	def.	Rafaela Silva	Submission (armbar)	2	2:51

Legacy Fighting Alliance 163: Johns vs. Garcia

LFA 163: Johns vs. Garcia was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on July 21, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Javier Garcia	def.	Elijah Johns	Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	4:39	[a]
Lightweight	William Starks	def.	Johnny Hopper	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]
Featherweight	Landry Ward	def.	Matheus Pereira	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00	[c]
Lightweight	Angel Alvarez	def.	Milko Tucto	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[d]
Flyweight	Kevin Fernandez	def.	Javier Cepeda	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:22
Light Heavyweight	Alik Lorenz	def.	Kyler Fairchild	TKO (punches)	1	4:26
Preliminary card
Featherweight	Erique Owens	def.	Jota Ninomiya	TKO (punches)	2	3:06
Middleweight	Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan	def.	Zumarr Archer	KO (head kick)	3	1:39
Bantamweight	John Beckett	def.	Ian Engbrock	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00

Legacy Fighting Alliance 164: Mazo vs. Lavado

LFA 164: Mazo vs. Lavado was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on August 4, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.^[5]

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's Flyweight	Sabina Mazo	def.	Sandra Lavado	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 50–45, 49–46).	5	5:00	[a]
Welterweight	Daniel Frunză	def.	Jalin Fuller	KO (punches)	1	3:36
Welterweight	Myktybek Orolbay	def.	Gláucio Eliziário	TKO (punches)	2	1:33
Featherweight	Isaac Thomson	def.	Lerryan Douglas	TKO (head kick and punches)	2	1:40	[b]
Flyweight	Josiah Reyes	def.	Jordan Burkholder	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28).	3	5:00
Lightweight	Ilay Barzilay	def.	James Pleasant	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Women's Flyweight	Nejra Repp	def.	Mihaela Keller	TKO (punches)	3	2:06
Welterweight	Travis Arrellano	def.	Koery Windham	KO (punches)	1	2:20
Flyweight	Lívio Ribeiro	def.	Ricardo Ramirez	Submission (triangle choke)	1	3:40
Featherweight	Jeremy Alba	def.	Ricky Maynez	TKO (punches)	3	0:57

Legacy Fighting Alliance 165: Compton vs. Valente

LFA 165: Compton vs. Valente was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on August 18, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.^[6]

Fight Card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Renato Valente	def.	Daniel Compton	TKO (punches)	2	0:49
Welterweight	Randall Wallace	def.	Wallace Lopes	TKO (elbow and punches)	1	2:04	[a]
Bantamweight	Allan Begosso	def.	Cristian Giovannie	Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-27).	3	5:00	[b]
Catchweight (130 lbs)	Eduardo Chapolin	def.	Leandro Soares	Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-26, 30-27).	3	5:00	[c]
Women's Strawweight	Kendra McIntyre	def.	Alandria Rosales	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Uran Satybaldiev	def.	Gabriel Thimoteo	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Catchweight (140 lbs)	Adamu Isah	def.	Luciano Ramos	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).	3	5:00
Lightweight	Lucas Martino	def.	Matt Chapman	Decision (split) (30-27, 28-29, 30-27).	3	5:00	[d]
Lightweight	Salvador Osorio	def.	Aris Arguello	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Cristina Brador	def.	McKenna Mitchell	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).	3	5:00
Postliminary card
Heavyweight	Billy Ray Valdez	def.	Lorenzo Figueroa	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:33

Legacy Fighting Alliance 166: Neto vs. Conrado

LFA 166: Neto vs. Conrado was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on September 2, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.^[7]

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Geraldo Neto	def.	Magnus Conrado	Decision (unanimous) (49-45, 49-45, 49-43).	5	5:00	[a]
Featherweight	José Delano	def.	Fabrício Soares	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).	3	5:00
Catchweight (140 lbs)	João Pedro Saldanha	def.	Fernando Laurenço	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:04
Lightweight	Samuel Silva	def.	Rodrigo Lídio	Decision (split) (28-27, 28-29, 29-28).	3	5:00	[b]
Catchweight (130 lbs)	Marciano Ferreira	def.	Wellington Mourão	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).	3	5:00
Welterweight	Richard Martins	def.	João Paulo Silva	KO (punch)	2	1:36
Preliminary card
Catchweight (150 lbs)	Cassio Barão	def.	Paulo Oliveira	TKO (punches)	1	0:36	[c]
Bantamweight	Vinicius Pires	def.	Isaias Simões	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).	3	5:00
Women’s Strawweight	Yasmin Castanho	def.	Ruth Ravena	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).	3	5:00
Featherweight	Icaro Brito	def.	Junior Duarte	KO (punch)	1	3:03
Women’s Bantamweight	Nicoly Pedroza	def.	Raíssa Carvalho	Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-25, 30-27).	3	5:00
Women’s Flyweight	Beatriz Consuli	def.	Talia Amanda	Decision (unanimous) (30-25, 29-28, 30-26).	3	5:00
Women’s Strawweight	Aieza Bertolso	def.	Irlaine Gasai	Submission (kneebar)	2	2:13

Legacy Fighting Alliance 167: Piersma vs. Smyth

LFA 167: Piersma vs. Smyth was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on September 15, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Jonathan Piersma	def.	Devin Smyth	KO (spinning wheel kick)	1	0:51
Welterweight	Shamidkhan Magomedov	def.	Bahromjon Mashrapov	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Ashley Nichols	def.	Nadia Vera	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).	3	5:00
Catchweight (175 lbs)	Jeffrey Craig	def.	Barrington Bishop	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).	3	5:00
Middleweight	Liam Anderson	def.	Jay Manning	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:59
Preliminary card
Middleweight	Eduardo Penha	def.	Jessen Ramcharan	Submission (armbar)	3	1:47
Middleweight	Austin Ross	def.	Mus'Aib Baiyina	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-25).	3	5:00

Legacy Fighting Alliance 168: McKee vs. McPadden

LFA 168: McKee vs. McPadden was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on September 22, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.^[8]

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Mitch McKee	def.	Sean McPadden	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).	3	5:00
Catchweight (160 lb)	Bobby Lee	def.	Lucas Clay	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).	3	5:00
Lightweight	Kegan Gennrich	def.	Donald Bush	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	4:34
Middleweight	Sean Connor Fallon	def.	Collin Huckbody	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:08
Flyweight	An Tuan Ho	def.	Kendrick Latchman	KO (punch)	2	0:13	[a]
Bantamweight	Quang Le	def.	Sal Guerriero	Decision (split) (29-28, 27-30, 29-28).	3	5:00
Preliminary card
Women's Flyweight	Cheyanne Bowers	def.	Aline Pereira	Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-25, 30-26).	3	5:00
Featherweight	Tyler Mathison	def.	Griffin Parriott	TKO (punches)	2	3:01
Heavyweight	Bailey Schoenfelder	def.	Badou Zaky	TKO (punches)	1	4:05
Welterweight	Joey Hart	def.	Jeff Nielsen	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	4:34
Light Heavyweight	Derek Benoit	def.	Mervin Miller	Disqualification (illegal knee)	2	4:59	[b]
Amateur bouts
Bantamweight	Henry Wolfbauer	def.	Montgomery Frederiksen	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).	3	5:00
Featherweight	Nick Fishback	def.	Dylan Smerillo	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	3	1:11
Welterweight	Brett Bye	def.	C.J. Hays	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	2:13
Featherweight	Stephen Lesko	def.	Thad Becker	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-25).	3	5:00

Legacy Fighting Alliance 169: Ward vs. Walker

LFA 169: Ward vs. Walker was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on October 6, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.^[9]

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Alfred Walker	def.	Landry Ward	Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[a]
Flyweight	Kevin Fernandez	def.	Joseph Camacho	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	4:16
Flyweight	Alden Coria	def.	Aaron La Farge	TKO (knee)	2	4:31
Women's Catchweight (140 lb)	Melissa Croden	def.	Katharina Lehner	TKO (punches)	3	3:20
Lightweight	Richie Miranda	def.	Derion Chapman	TKO (punches)	1	1:39
Middleweight	Ismail Israilov	def.	Daniel De La Cruz	TKO (punches)	3	2:07
Preliminary card
Featherweight	Erique Owens	def.	Jimmy Meza	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Marco Soto	def.	Jonathan Hanes	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–27, 30–26)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Shad Walters	vs.	Darius Miller	KO (knee)	2	0:38

Legacy Fighting Alliance 170: Talundžić vs. Frunză

Legacy Fighting Alliance 170: Talundžić vs. Frunză was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on October 27, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass. ^[10]

Results

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Daniel Frunză	def.	Haris Talundžić	KO (elbow and punches)	3	4:59
Welterweight	Myktybek Orolbai	def.	Hayward Charles	KO (punch)	2	0:41
Featherweight	Isaac Thomson	def.	A.J. Robb	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Caio Machado	def.	Ilyor Bakhtiyar Uulu	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:02
Women's Flyweight	Shannon Clark	def.	Nejra Repp	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Flyweight	Jordan Burkholder	def.	Daniel Gonzales	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:51
Preliminary card
Bantamweight	Carlos Rivera	def.	Hondo Gutierrez	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	1:57	[a]
Middleweight	Chaz Polson	def.	Austin Waterman	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:52
Flyweight	Keynan Davis	def.	Walter Saragosa	TKO (punches)	1	0:43	[b]
Amateur bouts
Bantamweight	Eli Wise	def.	Juan Sarrios	TKO (strikes)	1	2:37
Lightweight	Christian Garcia	def.	Jacob Hill	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00

Legacy Fighting Alliance 171: Neves vs. Cunha

LFA 171: Neves vs. Cunha was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on November 3, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.^[11]

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Hugo Cunha	def.	Eduardo Neves (c)	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	4:25	[a]
Lightweight	Jefferson Nascimento	def.	Gabriel Costa	TKO (punches)	2	0:24	[b]
Featherweight	Márcio Barbosa	def.	Gian Sarturi	TKO (punches)	1	3:08
Flyweight	Marcos Degli	def.	Alisson Murilo	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).	3	5:00
Heavyrweight	Jose Augusto	def.	Richard Jacobi	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).	3	5:00
Welterweight	Michael Oliveira	def.	Antônio Eduardo	TKO (punches)	1	0:31
Preliminary card
Flyweight	Jose Ochoa	def.	Juscelino Pantoja	Submission (anaconda choke)	1	4:30
Featherweight	Gustavo Henrique	def.	Demison Rodrigues	Disqualification (illegal kick)	3	1:16	[c]
Bantamweight	Gabriel Silva	def.	Carlos Marques	Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).	3	5:00
Middleweight	Ryan Gandra	def.	Alessandro Gambulino	TKO (punches)	2	2:38
Heavyweight	Lucas Camacho	def.	Guilherme Uriel	TKO (punches)	1	4:28
Welterweight	Geovanis Palacios	def.	Gabriel Ramos	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-26, 30-26).	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Lany Silva	def.	Sarah Barwick	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).	3	5:00

Legacy Fighting Alliance 172: Davis vs. Chapolin

LFA 172: Davis vs. Chapolin was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on November 17, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Eduardo Henrique	def.	Cody Davis (c)	TKO (punches)	4	2:36	[a]
Featherweight	Lerryan Douglas	def.	Ivan Tena	KO (punch)	1	1:38
Lightweight	Nikita Kulshin	def.	Juliano Prescendo	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).	3	5:00
Welterweight	Mirafzal Akhtamov	def.	Keyth Dawson	KO (punch)	1	1:12
Lightweight	Cedric Katambwa	def.	Bret Cooper	TKO (elbows)	2	1:47
Preliminary card
Women's Strawweight	Leslie Hernandez	def.	Cristina Brador	Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Grace DiFrancesco	def.	Jasmine Pouncy	TKO (punches)	2	2:54
Amateur bouts
Lightweight	Jorge Lecuanda	def.	James Deitz	TKO (punches)	2	0:23
Heavyweight	Leon Mackey Jr.	def.	Tyler Gates	Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).	3	3:00
Women's Catchweight (130 lbs)	Alex Apodaca	def.	Jenna Williams	Decision (split) (28-29, 30-27, 30-27).	3	3:00

Legacy Fighting Alliance 173: Fernando vs. Bekoev

LFA 173: Fernando vs. Bekoev was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and that took place on December 15, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.^[12]

Fight card

Main Card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Azamat Bekoev (ic)	def.	Lucas Fernando (c)	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 48–47, 49–46)	5	5:00	[a]
Women's Strawweight	Natalia Kuziutina	def.	Giovanna Canuto	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	[b]
Lightweight	Mitch Ramirez	def.	Aireon Tavarres	TKO (punches)	1	2:19	[c]
Welterweight	Alfonso Leyva	def.	Sarek Shields	KO (flying knee)	2	2:51
Flyweight	Jordan Harris	def.	Aupuni Pagaoa	TKO (body kicks and punches)	1	3:23	[d]
Middleweight	Trent Miller	def.	Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	3:03
Preliminary card
Bantamweight	Eduardo Penha	def.	Ronny Hauser	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:20
Lightweight	Ilay Barzilay	def.	Tyler Jones	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Shane Shapiro	def.	Jaylen Patrick Jones	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	2:17
Catchweight (140 lb)	Shadland Walters	def.	Patrick Cornett	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:36	[e]

See also

• 2023 in UFC
• 2023 in Bellator MMA
• 2023 in ONE Championship
• 2023 Professional Fighters League season
• 2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
• 2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
• 2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
• 2023 in Brave Combat Federation
• 2023 in Road FC

References

External links

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