LFA 72 Results
Legacy Fighting Alliance is at the Comerica Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, for LFA 72. The 7-fight main card televised on AXS TV.
The main event is a Middleweight match-up as Arizona’s own Daniel Madrid squares off with Kansas’s Chris Harris. Madrid is ranked number 2 in the AXS TV Middleweight rankings, while Harris comes in at number 5. Madrid comes in off three consecutive submission victories. Harris has 5 of his 7 finishes by knockout, coming off a split decision win over Zak Bucia.
UFC & Rizin vet Anthony “El Toro” Birchak takes on Brazilian Raphael “No Mercy” Montini in the co-main event. Birchak, the former MFC Bantamweight champion, comes in off a 51 second knockout of Adam Martinez. Montini is on a 3-fight win streak, the last 2 coming by submission.
AXS TV Main Card
- 185: Daniel Madrid (17-6) def. Chris Harris (11-4) by submission (rear naked choke) 0:51 R1
- 135: Anthony Birchak (14-6) def. Raphael Montini (6-2) by submission (rear naked choke) 1:34 R1
- 170: Jacob McClintock (10-3) def. Raymond Pina (8-4) by submission (armbar) 2:13 R2
- 140: Mario Israel (11-4) def. Roman Salazar (13-9) by (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) split decision
- 145: Paris Stanford (5-1) def. Jake Hefferman (7-2) by submission (triangle choke) 4:17 R3
- 145: Bruno Souza (6-1) def. Mike Hamel by Disqualification (illegal punch back of head) 3:12 R3
- 155: Alejandro Sanchez (7-0) def. Vincent Arredondo (2-1) by TKO (punches) 2:00 R3
Prelims
- 170: Joey Faletagoai (4-0) def. Keali’I Kanekoa (2-1) by unanimous decision
- 170 Amateur: Ray Waters (2-0) def. Steve Vasquez (1-1) by KO (punches) R1