New Main Event, New Featherweight Champion to be crowned at LFA 176
A week out from LFA 176 the promotion has announced a new main event for the card.
In a surprise the rematch for the featherweight title between Javier Garcia & Elijah Johns is off. Elijah Johns will remain on the card facing Alfred Walker for the vacant LFA Featherweight championship. The belt is now vacant after Garcia opted to pursue a chance to get of “The Ultimate Fighter”. The main event was going to settle things between Garcia & Johns as their bout in July ended in controversy. At LFA 163 Garcia had an arm-triangle on Johns, the ref ruled a technical submission which the Johns team vigorously protested leading to the rematch. For now their story is to be continued.
Prior to LFA 163 Johns a Fortis MMA product had won decisions over Brandon Phillips & Masuto Kawana to put himself in title contention. Walker has his hands all over the fight world competing in MMA & Kickboxing while also being a trainer & promoter. The Muskogee, Oklahoma native is in a three fight win streak coming off defeating Landry Ward by split Deon the main event of LFA 169.
LFA 176 is set for Friday, February 9 at the Arizona financial theater in Phoenix, Arizona
Main Card (Available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS®):
Main Event | Featherweight Title Bout (145 lb) Elijah Johns (9-3) vs. Alfred Walker (12-6)
Co-Main Event | Flyweight Bout (125 lb) An Tuan Ho (5-0) vs. Miguel Sanson (4-1)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb) Alik Lorenz (3-1) vs. Monte Morrison (3-2)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb) Mansur Abdul-Malik (3-0) vs. Allan St-Gelais (1-0)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb) Leslie Hernandez (2-1) vs. Brittany Camozzi (1-2)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb) Robson Junior (4-2) vs. Carlo Ricci (3-3)
Preliminary Bouts (Select Bouts Available Worldwide on LFA FIGHT NETWORK™):
Flyweight Bout (125 lb) Chance Ikei (1-0) vs. Keynan Davis (1-0)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb) Grace DiFrancesco (1-0) vs. Aline David (0-0)
Flyweight Bout (125 lb) Jared Braun (1-0) vs. Nicholas Gjelaj (0-0)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb) Johan Rodriguez (1-0) vs. Jeremiah Humphrey (0-0)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb) Paul Marghitas (3-0) vs. Lucas Hightree (1-1)
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