LFA 65 Update

The card for LFA’s return to Vail, Colorado, has expanded  from the originally announced 4 fights to a total of 10.

Colorado natives meet at Middleweight, Denver’s Adam Stroup faces Vail’s own Charles Hayward. Stroup a former Sparta Combat League champion, is on a 3-fight win streak. The most recent win a unanimous decision over Lucas Rota, at LFA 57. The last time LFA was in Vail, LFA 39, Hayward won a unanimous decision over Christiano Frohlich, in the evenings co-main event.

Also, at Middleweight unbeaten Lance Wright battles Matt Cox. Wright has 3 of his 4 wins by submission, while Cox has 3 of his 4 by decision. Opening up the main card will be a Bantamweight bout, Adam Martinez vs. Corey Galloway. Martinez got on the map by submitting, Cuban Olympian Maikel Perez at LFA 10. Galloway last competed in January at the King of Sparta Bantamweight tournament, losing to Josh Huber in the finals. The King or Queen of Sparta, one-night tournament consists of Boxing in the Quarterfinals, Kickboxing in the Semi-finals, and doing MMA in the finals.

Currently there’s one pro bout on the undercard, Max Rojas vs. Dan Argueta at Featherweight, both are major prospects, making their pro debuts. Rojas is a Colorado fighter with versatile finishing abilities having knockouts and submissions victories to his credit as an amateur. Argueta is a wrestler and amazing athlete who’s trained at Jacksonwink MMA, Izzy Style Wrestling, and with UFC vet Cub Swanson.

Two fights currently make up the amateur portion of the card Carmen Sage vs. Tayler Sprowl, at Bantamweight & Matthew Powers vs. Anthony Pineda I a 165 lbs. catch-weight contest.

LFA 65 is May 3rd, at the Dobson Arena in Vail, Colorado, main card televised on AXS TV.

 

AXS TV Main Card

125: Brandon Royval (8-4) vs. Joby Sanchez (12-4)

145: Jose Mariscal (9-3) vs. Joanderson Brito (10-2-1)

145: Youssef Zalal (6-1) vs. Matt Jones (7-3)

115: Pauline Macias (2-0) vs. Sarah Shell (1-1)

185: Adam Stroup (13-5) vs. Hayward Charles (16-12)

185: Lance Wright (4-0) vs. Matt Cox (4-2)

135: Adam Martinez (5-2) vs. Cory Galloway (11-9)

Prelims

145: Max Rojas (0-0) vs. Daniel Argueta (0-0)

Amateur

135: Carmen Sage (3-0) vs. Tayler Sprowl (2-0)

165: Matthew Powers (0-3) vs. Anthony Pineda (2-0)

 

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