In 2017 JP Buys competed on Dana Whites’s Contender Series. He didn’t win a contract but the trip to America did change his life forever. The Contender Series fight was his last Flyweight.. and we talk about how he feels now at Bantamweight On a 3-fight win streak, the former EFC champion is now training at Fortis MMA and tells us how he’s recently been spot on about predicting the future. JP also talks about how his wife keeps him focused and how they motivate one another. At LFA 78 JP faces Cristian Rodriguez, the couple will make history as the first spouses to compete on the same card.
LFA 78 Main Card
- Main Event – 135: Adrian Yanez (9-3) vs. Kyle Estrada (10-4)
- Co-Main Event – 125: Hailey Cowan (4-1) vs. Lisa Mauldin (3-1)
- 155: Nation Gilbrick (3-0) vs. Brant Moore (6-1)
- 265: Vernon Lewis (6-4) vs. Tra’Von Butler (2-0)
- 135: Jose Johnson (10-5) vs. Rafael Costa (11-2)
- 135: JP Buys (7-2) vs. Cristian Rodriguez Jr. (4-2)
- 150: Elijah Johns (4-1) vs. Michael Murphy (2-1)
Prelim
- 115: Cheyanne Buys (3-1) vs. Rebecca Adney (0-2)
- 170: Mario Nelson (1-1) vs. Steve Jones (4-1)
- 155: Michael Duran (0-1) vs. Artwaun Steele (1-0)
- 135: Marquis Jones (0-2) vs. Jose Holguin (2-2)
