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]
| 2022 in Legacy Fighting Alliance | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| First date | January 6, 2023 | 
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 | 
Legacy Fighting Alliance 149: Bunes vs. Horiuchi
    
| LFA 149: Bunes vs. Horiuchi | |
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![]() The poster for LFA 149: Bunes vs. Horiuchi.  | |
| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| Date | January 6, 2023 | 
| Venue | Gila River Resorts & Casinos | 
| City | Chandler, Arizona, United States | 
LFA 149: Bunes vs. Horiuchi is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and will take 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 | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Flyweight | Felipe Bunes | def. | Yuma Horiuchi | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:45 | [lower-alpha 1] | 
| 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 | |
- For the vacant LFA Flyweight Championship. Horiuchi missed weight (126.6 lbs); Only Bunes eligible to win title.
 
Legacy Fighting Alliance 150: Farias vs. Sweeney
    
| LFA 150: Farias vs. Sweeney | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| Date | January 13, 2023 | 
| Venue | Mystic Lake Casino Hotel | 
| City | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | 
LFA 150: Farias vs. Sweeney is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and will take place on January 13, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.
Results
    
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | John Sweeney | def. | Ary Farias | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Thomas Petersen | def. | Richard Foster | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:48 | |
| Flyweight | Mark Climaco | def. | Miguel Sanson | Decision (unanimous) | 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) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Quang Le | def. | Henry Huff | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 4:44 | |
| Featherweight | Isaac Thomson | def. | Gary Konkol | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Ganbat Bayasgalan | def. | Adamu Isah | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:35 | [lower-alpha 1] | 
| 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) | 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 | |
- Bayasgalan missed weight (146.2 lbs)
 
Legacy Fighting Alliance 151: Delano vs. Santos
    
| LFA 151: Delano vs. Santos | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| Date | January 28, 2023 | 
| Venue | Ginásio do Polvilho | 
| City | Cajamar, Brazil | 
LFA 151: Delano vs. Santos is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and will take place on January 28, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.
Fight card
    
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Gabriel Santos | def. | José Delano | KO (punch to the body) | 3 | 0:51 | [lower-alpha 1] | 
| Women's Strawweight | Julia Polastri | def. | Brenda Gottig | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 4:50 | [lower-alpha 2] | 
| 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) | 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) | 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 | [lower-alpha 3] | 
| Welterweight | Michael Oliveira | def. | Clever Souza | TKO (strikes) | 1 | 0:49 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Gabriela Fujimoto | def. | Laryssa Leila | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- LFA Featherweight Tournament Final. For the vacant LFA Featherweight Championship.
 - For the vacant LFA Women's Strawweight Championship.
 - Minoto missed weight (156 lbs)
 
Legacy Fighting Alliance 152: Valente vs. Bekoev
    
| LFA 152: Valente vs. Bekoev | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| Date | February 10, 2023 | 
| Venue | Grand Casino Hotel & Resort | 
| City | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States | 
LFA 152: Valente vs. Bekoev is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and will take place on February 10, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.
Fight card
    
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Azamat Bekoev | def. | Renato Valente | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | William Starks | def. | Manny Muro | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] | 
| Heavyweight | Demoreo Dennis | def. | Trevor Wallace | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:43 | |
| Bantamweight | Magomed Idrisov | def. | Brandon Phillips | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | An Ho | def. | Enkhjargal Banzaragch | Submission (kneebar) | 2 | 2:12 | |
| Catchweight (130 lb) | Dione Barbosa | def. | Jessica Middleton | Decision (unanimous) | 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) | 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 | |
- Muro missed weight (165.6 lbs)
 
Legacy Fighting Alliance 153: Mariscal vs. Faria
    
| LFA 153: Mariscal vs. Faria | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| Date | February 17, 2023 | 
| Venue | Horseshoe Hammond Casino | 
| City | Hammond, Indiana, United States | 
LFA 153: Mariscal vs. Faria is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and will take place on February 17, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.
Fight card
    
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Jose Mariscal | def. | Guilherme Faria | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:02 | [lower-alpha 1] | 
| 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 | [lower-alpha 2] | 
| Lightweight | Khatanbaatar Khuukhenkhuu | def. | Isaiah Flores | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 2:01 | |
- Mariscal missed weight (150 lbs)
 - Johnson missed weight (208.4 lbs)
 
Legacy Fighting Alliance 154: Fernando vs. Silva
    
| LFA 154: Fernando vs. Silva | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| Date | March 10, 2023 | 
| Venue | Ginásio do Polvilho | 
| City | Cajamar, Brazil | 
LFA 154: Fernando vs. Silva is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and will take place on March 10, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.
Fight card
    
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Lucas Fernando | deff. | Jansey Silva | KO (punch to the body) | 4 | 2:34 | [lower-alpha 1] | 
| Heavyweight | Eduardo Neves | def. | Hyago Silva | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:22 | [lower-alpha 2] | 
| 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) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- For the vacant LFA Middleweight Championship.
 - For the vacant LFA Heavyweight Championship.
 
Legacy Fighting Alliance 155: do Nascimento vs. Hodge
    
| LFA 155: do Nascimento vs. Hodge | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| Date | March 24, 2023 | 
| Venue | Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel | 
| City | Niagara Falls, New York, United States | 
LFA 155: do Nascimento vs. Hodge is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and will take place on March 24, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.
Fight card
    
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Jerrell Hodge | def. | Rafael do Nascimento | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] | 
| Featherweight | Mairon Santos | def. | Rafael Barbosa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Joe Taylor | def. | Ben Parrish | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Cody Davis | def. | Joseph Camacho | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 2:22 | |
| Flyweight | Rodney Kealohi | def. | Alvaro Prado | Decision (unanimous) | 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 | |
- For the interim LFA Bantamweight Championship.
 
Legacy Fighting Alliance 156: Fuller vs. Waters
    
| LFA 156: Fuller vs. Waters | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| Date | April 14, 2023 | 
| Venue | Sanford Pentagon | 
| City | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | 
LFA 156: Fuller vs. Waters is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and will take place on April 14, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.
Fight card
    
| Main Card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Trey Waters | def. | Jalin Fuller | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:53 | [lower-alpha 1] | 
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Miguel Jacob | def. | Ryan Leininger | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Richie Lewis | def. | Jordan Isordia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 2] | 
| Women's Strawweight | Talita Alencar | def. | Kelsey Arnesen | Decision (unanimous) | 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) | 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 | [lower-alpha 3] | 
- For the vacant LFA Welterweight Championship.
 - Lewis missed weight (156.6 lbs)
 - Tureaud missed weight (146.6 lbs)
 
Legacy Fighting Alliance 157: Croden vs. Cavalcanti
    
| LFA 157: Croden vs. Cavalcanti | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Legacy Fighting Alliance | 
| Date | April 21, 2023 | 
| Venue | Mystic Lake Casino Hotel | 
| City | Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States | 
LFA 157: Croden vs. Cavalcanti is a mixed martial arts event promoted by Legacy Fighting Alliance and will take place on April 21, 2023. It aired on UFC Fight Pass.
Fight card
    
| Main Card | |||||||
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| 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 | [lower-alpha 1] | 
| Lightweight | Arthur Estrázulas | def. | Bobby Lee | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:15 | [lower-alpha 2] | 
| 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 | [lower-alpha 3] | 
| 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 | |
- For the vacant LFA Women's Bantamweight Championship.
 - Lee missed weight (157 lbs)
 - Verdinez missed weight (140.8 lbs)
 
See also
    
- 2023 in UFC
 - 2023 in Bellator MMA
 - 2023 in ONE Championship
 - 2023 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
 - 2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
 - 2023 in Rizin Fighting Federation
 - 2023 in AMC Fight Nights
 - 2023 in Brave Combat Federation
 - 2023 in Road FC
 - 2023 Professional Fighters League season
 - 2023 in Eagle Fighting Championship
 
References
    
- MMA Junkie Staff (2016-09-19). "Legacy FC and RFA merge to create new Legacy Fighting Alliance promotion". MMAjunkie. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
 - "LFA 149: Bunes vs. Horiuchi is set for January 6". FightBookMMA.com. 2022-12-02. Retrieved 2022-12-06.
 
