LFA brings top prospects and one-night tournament to Brazil at LFA 111 and LFA 112
July 2, 2021 12:26 pm.
LFA 111: DE SA vs. BONFIM
LFA 112: WELTERWEIGHT TOURNAMENT
UPPER ARENA
LAS VEGAS, Nevada —LFA CEO Ed Soares announced last month that the promotion will be going international in July. LFA will bring its first international events to the country of Brazil with a pair of shows that will be hosted in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
LFA 111 and LFA 112 will feature top up-and-coming talent as well as a one-night tournament from the modern-day birthplace of MMA, which is Brazil.
LFA 111: De Sa vs. Bonfim goes down Friday, July 16th. The main event will feature a lightweight showdown between top lightweight prospects Rangel de Sa and Ismael Bonfim. LFA 112 happens two nights later on Sunday, July 18th. This event will feature a one-night, four-man tournament with the winner being crowned the new LFA welterweight champion. Both events will take place at the Upper Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The main card of both events will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
"We are excited about our first two LFA events in Brazil," stated LFA CEO Ed Soares. "Brazil is the birthplace of modern-day MMA and we were able to stack both fight cards with incredible talent. Rangel de Sa vs. Ismael Bonfim will headline LFA 111 on July 16th. This card will also feature the return of LFA standouts Ary Farias and Carlos Mota.
Then two nights later, we will host the first one-night tournament in LFA history at LFA 112. Diego Dias, Carlos Leal, Gabriel Bonfim, and Brenner Alberth will be the four participants. The winner will be crowned the new LFA welterweight champion. As the premier developmental organization in the world, we are now able to develop top Brazilian talent on their home soil."
Main Card (Available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS®):
Rangel de Sa (10-1) vs. Ismael Bonfim (14-3)
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Ary Farias (10-2) vs. Marcos Breno (13-2)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Arthur Lima (9-1) vs. Rodrigo Lidio (11-2)
Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)
Rodolfo Bellato (6-1) vs. Carlos Eduardo (5-1)
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Carlos Mota (5-0) vs. Rodrigo Roldan (4-3)
Women's Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
Yasmin Castanho (4-0) vs. Maristela Alves (4-0)
Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
Eduardo Neves (3-0) vs. Eduardo Silva (1-0)
Kaue Fernandes (6-0) vs. Luan Sardinha (6-0)
Michelle Oliveira (2-0) vs. Stephanie Luciano (2-0)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
João Dantas (4-0) vs. Lucas Fernando (5-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Luan Lacerda (10-1) vs. Tayron Pedro (9-3)
Women's Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Gabriella Hermogenes (5-1) vs. Queila Braga (3-0)
Main Event | Welterweight Title Bout (170 lb)
Tournament Finalist vs. Tournament Finalist
Co-Main Event | Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Carlos Augusto da Silva (19-2) vs. Otto Rodrigues (12-1)
Rafael Ramos (9-0) vs. Felipe Esteves (7-0)
Junior Luiz (7-3) vs. Kaynan Kruschewsky (10-1)
Elaine Lopes (4-0) vs. Dayane de Souza (5-1-1)
Welterweight Semi-Final Bout (170 lb)
Diego Dias (13-3) vs. Carlos Leal (12-3)
Gabriel Bonfim (10-0) vs. Brenner Alberth (8-0)
Welterweight Semi-Final Alternate Bout (170 lb)
Junior Marques (9-2) vs. Quemuel Ottoni (9-3)
Uryan Carlos (11-4) vs. Wendell Giacomo (8-2)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Gabriel Braga (5-0) vs. Jhonatan Cordeiro (5-1)
Women's Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Brena Cardozzo (4-0) vs. Vania Caceres (3-2)
LFA has sent over 230 fighters to the UFC and many of those men and women are from Brazil. There are currently LFA alumni from Brazil competing in all eight men's divisions in the UFC and five Brazilian LFA alumni are currently ranked in the UFC. Those five fighters include Alexandre Pantoja, Pedro Munhoz, Diego Ferreira, Thiago Moisés, and Mackenzie Dern. In the first week of June 2021 alone, Gregory Rodrigues and Tabatha Ricci both made their UFC debut after each went 3-0 in the LFA.