Legacy Fighting Alliance will now be able to promote its events in
Las Vegas.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday approved a
promoter’s license for LFA, which has long been one of the top
regional promotions in mixed martial arts. LFA debuted in 2017
following a merger between Legacy Fighting Championship and
Resurrection Fighting Allliance and consistently has served as a
talent pipeline to larger organizations. Notable fighters who have
competed under the LFA banner include Brandon
Moreno, Brendan
Allen, Geoff Neal,
Brandon
Royval and Joaquin
Buckley, to name a few. Prior to the LFC/RFA merger, other
notable alumni included Holly Holm,
Valentina
Shevchenko, Henry
Cejudo, Kamaru
Usman, Derrick
Lewis and Sergio
Pettis.
“These guys are the top,” NSAC executive director Jeff Mullen said
during the meeting (transcription via
MMAjunkie.com). “They are just under the UFC and supply more
fighters to the UFC and the upper levels – PFL and Bellator – than
any other organization in the world. They do fights all over the
country and all over the world. They are very well organized and a
great organization. I highly recommend them for the state of
Nevada.”
A date for LFA’s first event in Sin City is currently unknown. In
the coming weeks, the promotion has cards scheduled for Arizona,
Brazil, Kentucky and California. It has already held cards in
Minnesota, South Dakota, New York, Indiana and Oklahoma earlier in
2023.