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— LFA (@LFAfighting)
March 19, 2021
The
Legacy Fighting Alliance’s second event of March is set to go
forward despite fighters in the main and co-main event missing
weight.
LFA
102 is headlined by Elijah
Johns going up against
Bruno Assis de Souza Filho, who failed to make the
featherweight limit. The card also features the second middleweight
tournament semifinal bout between Gregory
Rodrigues, who came in 1.4 pounds heavy, and Al Matavao,
which will see the winner face Josh Fremd
for the vacant championship. All eight fights are now official
after the weigh-ins took place, with 12 fighters making their
contracted weight requirements.
Filho (8-1) trains under the tutelage of Lyoto
Machida. “The Tiger” has won eight straight bouts since
dropping his pro debut, including three inside the LFA. In 2020,
Filho finished Guilherme
Santos with punches, and won a split decision over Kamuela
Kirk. The Brazilian officially weighed 147.2 pounds, which is
1.2 pounds over the featherweight limit.
Looking to win LFA gold in the future like his brother Miles
Johns, Elijah comes into the bout with a 7-1 record. The
24-year-old trains out of Fortis MMA and has won five straight
fights inside the LFA Octagon. “Baby Johns” most recently defeated
Zac
Kelley and Luke
Faultersack. The 24-year-old had no issue making weight and
stepped on the scales at 146 pounds on the dot.
LFA 102’s main card will stream on Friday live on UFC Fight Pass
starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. The one-bout preliminary card will
stream an hour earlier on the promotion’s Facebook page.
LFA 102 Weigh-in Results:
Bruno
Assis de Souza Filho (147.2)* vs. Elijah
Johns (146)
Gregory
Rodrigues (187.4)** vs. Al Matavao
(185.8)
Steven
Jones (171) vs. Nikolay
Veretennikov (169)
A.J.
Cunningham (145.4) vs. Javier
Garcia (145.6)
Jimmy
Meza (140.4)*** vs. Brandon
Lewis (135.4)
Alberto
Rodriguez (145.2) vs. Chris
Mecate (147.4)****
Haris
Talundzic (170.4) vs. Luis
Iniguez (170.8)
Andrew
Claborn (168.8) vs. Archie
Colgan (169.4)
* Filho missed weight by 1.2 pounds and has been fined a
percentage of his purse.
** Rodrigues missed weight by 1.4 pounds and has been fined a
percentage of his purse.
*** Meza missed weight by 4.4 pounds and has been fined a
percentage of his purse.
**** Mecate missed weight by 1.4 pounds and has been fined a
percentage of his purse.