Legacy Fighting Alliance returns to the Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, Minnesota, for another night of mixed martial arts action, and all pro fighters successfully made weight.
While it’s the promotion’s third event of the year, it will be headlined by its first title fight of 2020. Undefeated light heavyweight prospect Alex Polizzi will take on Jamal Pogues for the promotion’s vacant light heavyweight championship. The belt was previously held by Julius Anglickas, who relinquished the strap once he signed with Bellator MMA.
Polizzi (5-0) might be lacking experience, but the Wisconsin native has impressed in his career by finishing every opponent he’s faced. He’s fought once before in LFA as he quickly dispatched Pierre Walters in the first round and followed that up with a TKO victory over Daniel Jolly. The three-time NCAA Division I national qualifier looked ready coming into his first title fight well under the 205-pound limit at 203.2 pounds.
Pogues (7-2) won on the most recent season of the Dana White’s Contender Series but wasn’t able to win a contract. His consolation prize is a shot at LFA gold, and he rides in a three-fight win streak into the bout. The California fighter also had no issue making weight for his LFA debut by hitting the scales at 203.8 pounds.
The main card of LFA 82 will air live on UFC Fight Pass starting at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.
LFA 82 Weigh-in Results:
Alex Polizzi (203.2) vs. Jamal Pogues (203.8)
Nate Togbah Richardson (144.8) vs. Jake Childers (145.8)
Pauline Macias (115.6) vs. Dana Zighelboim Grau (113.6)
J.P. Saint Louis (170.4) vs. Korey Kuppe (169.8)
Sean Stebbins (125.6) vs. Nate Smith (125)
Thomas Peterson (237.2) vs. Brian Peterson (265)
Angel Pacheco (145.2) vs. Felipe Martinez Donis (145.6)
Tyler Mathison (145.8) vs. Cain Lugar (145.4)
Christian Rodriguez (145.4) vs. Jason Huntley (145.8)
Nick Kaaze (156.2)* vs. Jordan Clark (155.8)
Jackson Mcvey (197.8) vs. Wesley Schultz (199.8)
Joshua Fleck (173.2) vs. Manatua Lemaire (175)
Shannon Clark (118.2)** vs. Olivia Beeskau (115.6)
Cooper Hays (185.2) vs. Prinston Cameron (183.8)
Santos Verdinez (145.4) vs. Stephen Lesko (144.4)
Trevor Schultz (134.6) vs. Andre Sellars (135.8)
Abubakar Adamu (136.6)*** vs. Eimar Hernandez (134.8)
* Kaaze missed weight by .2 pounds.
** Clark missed weight by 2.2 pounds.
*** Adamu missed weight by .6 pounds.