Injury has changed the complex of LFA 53 as Miakel Perez will no longer be defending the LFA Flyweight title.
Instead Casey Kenney (9-1-1) will now face Brandon “Raw Dawg” Royval (8-3) for the interim LFA Flyweight. Kenney a Indiana native training in Arizona, was a Tuff-N-Uff champion as am amateur. Winner of 3 of his last 4 having defeated Cee Jay Hamilton on Dana White’s Contender Series & beating Kendrick Latchman an Roman Salazar in LFA. Royval is a Colorado native fighting out of Factory X with 7 finishes. “Raw Dawg” is on a 3 fight win streak all in LFA, coming off a LFA 48 decision win over Charles Johnson.
LFA 53 takes place the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, main card televised on AXS TV.
AXS TV Main Card
125 Title: Brandon Royval (8-3) vs. Casey Kenney (9-1-1)
170: Kyle Stewart (10-1) vs. Braden Smith (8-2)
145: Kamuela Kirk (8-2) vs. Kevin Croom (19-10)
145: Joey Miolla (10-3) vs. Andrew Tenneson (6-1)
155: Le’Ville Simpson (8-3) vs. Harvey Park (9-2)
135: Tom Ni (2-1) vs. Kevin Natividad (6-1)
Prelims
135: Hunter Azure (2-0) vs. AJ Robb (1-1)
155: Ryan Shell (6-1) vs. Jimmy Scully (7-7)
165: LaRue Burley (8-4) vs. Manny Villareal (2-2)
*Fight card obtained from Tapology & is subject to change