Silveira inside a minute!
#LFA106 pic.twitter.com/IpZvZrGEEJ— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass)
May 1, 2021
The light heavyweight championship will be up for grabs when Legacy
Fighting Alliance heads to the “Badger State” next month.
The promotion announced Monday that LFA 115 will feature a
205-pound title tilt between Joshua
Silveira and an as-yet-to-be-determined opponent at the
Menominee Nation Arena in Oshkosh, Wisc., on Sept. 24. The
evening’s main card will stream on UFC Fight Pass at 9 p.m. ET/6
p.m. PT.
“Josh Silveira is the top 205-pound prospect in the sport,” LFA CEO
Ed Soares said. “He was originally set to face Jesse
Murray for the LFA light-heavyweight title in the main event of
LFA 110 on July 2nd, but Murray withdrew with an injury. Murray has
now withdrawn from the re-scheduled title fight, so Silveira will
be facing a new opponent for the title on Sept. 24. The new
challenger will be announced as soon as the new title fight is
finalized.”
Anchored at American Top Team, where he trains under his father,
Conan Silveira, Josh Silveira has kicked off his professional
career with five consective victories — including three under the
LFA banner. Most recently, the 28-year-old tapped out Rafael
Viana with a rear-naked choke in 41 seconds at LFA 106 on April
30. All five of his victories have come inside the distance.
Four other bouts have been confirmed for LFA 115: Chad
Johnson vs. Jordan
Heiderman at heavyweight; Edwin
Cooper Jr. vs. Max Fuentes at featherweight; Bryan
Bautista vs. Mando
Gutierrez at bantamweight and Roland
Dunlap vs. Branko
Busick at middleweight.