Legacy Fighting Championship returns to Houston July 19th at the Arena Theater. This is a star studded card that features UFC veteran Matt Riddle and Artenas “Machine Gun” Young who is coming off a 4 second KO of Brandon Mitchell at IMKF 4. In the main event, we will have Angel Huerta and Matt Hobar facing off for the Legacy FC bantamweight title. Hobar earned his spot with a win over Nelson Salas at Legacy 19 in Allen, TX.
In the other title match on the card, middleweight title contenders Bubba Bush and Larry Crowe will step in the cage to determine who deserves the middleweight strap. Larry is coming off of a devastating tko win at Legacy 18.
On the undercard, Ricky Turcios and Eric Garcia make their professional MMA debuts; Jace Pitre makes his Legacy debut after his return to MMA this past March in Galveston, TX.
UPDATED 5-17-13: Matt Riddle has jumped ship to Bellator. Bellator reportedly bought out Riddle’s contract. As of now, there has not been any word on who and if there will be a replacement for Artenas Young. UPDATED 5-10-13: After recently being cut by the UFC, Texas native Leonard Garcia, has signed a multi-fight deal with Legacy FC. He will face Legacy vet, Rey Trujillo, in his first fight for the organization. With Leonard’s DGAS fighting style as well as Rey’s dynamic striking, this fight is sure to be one of the most entertaining.
IXFA returns to the Delta Down Casino in Vinton, La, May 18th, for IXFA 9. This will be a pro-am card featuring 10 fights; 6 Pro fights and 4 amateur fights. There will be three titles on the line; the middleweight, welterweight and lightweight titles. Although in Louisiana, being that it’s right near the Texas/Louisiana border, there will be several Texas fighters competing on this card.
Legacy Fighting Championship returns to Allen, Tx, April 12th for Legacy 19. Coming off his win for the inaugural flyweight title, Will Campuzano will be defending his belt against undefeated Chute Boxe & Gold Team fighter, Alan Nascimento. Also return to the Legacy cage, Robert Drysdale is taking on DJ Linderman.
In a title eliminator, Matt Hobar, who is fresh off fight of the year candidate against Steven Peterson, will take on undefeated Nelson Salas. The winner will face Angel Huerta for the bantamweight title in July.
UPDATED 3-8-13: Added to the card, Din Thomas vs Georgi Karakhanyanfn. UPDATED 2-7-13: On The main card, we now have Robert Drysdale taking on DJ Linderman. We also have Rey Trujillo taking on Chris Jones. UPDATED 1-16-13: After Sean Spencer got the call up to the UFC, Charles Byrd will step in to face Roy Spoon. Also, there will be an additional fight added to the card in Jason Sampson versus Steven Peterson.
Legacy Fighting Championship is starting off 2013 in a new location, San Antonio, Texas. Legacy will look to establish a solid fan base here and continue the expansion of one of the premier MMA organizations in the nation. The main card which will air Live on AXS TV and is headlined by two well known veterans of the sport. We have Pete Spratt taking on “Cyborg” Santos. Pete is a Legacy, Strikeforce and UFC veteran, while “Cyborg” is a veteran of Pride and Strikeforce and will be making his Legacy FC debut. Expect fireworks!
UPDATED 1-27-13:Aaron Glynn is out of his bout with Daniel Jolly due to lower back pain. Matt Glover has stepped up on short notice to make his pro debut. UPDATED 1-25-13: Gilbert Jiminez is out of his fight with Deuce King. Rey Trujillo steps in as a replacement on one weeks notice. UPDATED 1-3-13: Cyborg Santos is injured with a tear in his bicep and tricep. He will be replaced by Dan Hornbuckle. UPDATED 1-6-13: Dimitre Ivy steps in to replace William Medrano vs. Brandon Ruiz 2/1 in San Antonio. William injured during training UPDATED 1-3-13: Cyborg Santos is injured with a tear in his bicep and tricep. He will be replaced by Dan Hornbuckle. UPDATED 1-2-13: Updated card. UPDATED 12-16-12: Chris Feist steps up to face Rodrigo Pinheiro, and Deuce King vs. Gilbert Jiminez is added to the card.
Legacy Fighting Championship returns to the Dallas, TX area December 14th at the Allen Events Center in Allen, TX. Legacy 16 includes Jimmy Flick vs. Will Campuzano for the Legacy Flyweight Title, as well as the rematch between Matt Hobar and Steven Peterson. With the way the entire card looks so far, this will be a great Christmas present to Allen, TX as well as the fans watching around the world on AXS TV.
UPDATED 12-07-12: Nelson Salas is out and Nathan Torres is stepping in on short notice to face Eli Tamez. Also, Jordan Gaza is out and Yasmine Reguera-Gonzales is stepping in to face Lisa Lamb. UPDATED 12-03-12: Jordan Gaza steps in for Amber Stautzenberger to face Lisa Lamb UPDATED 11-24-12: Derrick Krantz steps in to face Charles Byrd UPDATED 11-23-12: Updated Fight Card
Legacy FC is coming back this summer and the card is already starting to bring the heat. Recently signed fighter Jay Hieron, who is a veteran of the UFC, WEC, Strikeforce & Bellator, will be taking on former LFC Welterweight Champion, Mike “The Greek” Bronzoulis.
Also on the card, Steve Garcia of 4oz Fight Club will be making his Flyweight debut against Will Campuzano for the vacant Flyweight title. This card will only get better from here.
These cards keep getting better and better. Just when you thought Mick and the guys as Legacy couldn’t top their last card, they do it again. We don’t know which fights will be televised on HDNet, but they will be in the building. Make sure you subscribe now so you can watch the card February 24, 2012.
All I could say was WOW when I saw this card. July 22nd, Legacy Fighting Championship will be back in Houston. The fights will be airing LIVE on HDNet. As this is only a preview, the card will continue to grow. It has top fighters representing Houston. It has Bellator, Strikeforce, WEC and UFC veterans. What more could you want? Stay tuned for additions to the card.
UPDATE 7-7-11: Angel Huerta is forced off the card due to injury. So there will be no bantamweight title fight. Alex Black vs. Jared Chaffee is now scheduled. David Armas is scheduled to face Shelby Sheehan.
UPDATE 6-18-11: The Lee Higgins vs. Scotty Juarez fight is off. It will be replaced with Jermaine Anugwom vs. Larry Crowe. UPDATE 6-12-11: Antonio Flores steps in to take on Pete Spratt. Let’s hope he doesn’t get signed by Zuffa before the fight. After is fine.
UPDATE 6-10-11: Brian Melancon is off the card due to recent Strikeforce signing. He will join teammate Mike Bronzoulis on the Strikeforce Dallas card June 17th. UPDATE 6-1-11: Jason Frank suffered a bicep tear and forced out of his fight with Shawn Machado.
UPDATE 5-31-11: Mike Bronzoulis is off the card due to recent Strikeforce signing. Teammate Brian Melancon will take his place.
UPDATE 5-24-11: Cameron Dollar will replace Efrain Escudero; Marc Ramirez will replace Gerardo Abadie; Jonathon Harris and Pat Bierschwale fight has been pulled because of Gracie Barra affiliation.
The IXFA will be bringing us another card. This time they will be in Winnie, TX at Nutty Jerry’s April 23, 2011. This will be another solid card. There will be a special guest apperance by the “Iceman” Chuck Liddell. Of course Mike “The Truth” Jackson will be in the building blogging. So make sure to stay tuned for that.
UPDATE: 4-22-11 – Marc Ramirez out with food poisoning, replaced by Mark Garcia
UPDATE: 4-18-11 – Kirk Gibson is out and will be replaced by Rey Trujillo
UPDATE: 4-15-11 – The 170lb Title Fight is off due to injury of Mike Bronzoulis UPDATE: 3-29-11 – Justin Murray will be facing Rashon Lewis
This is the first installment of a project that I’ve been putting togther for some time. The 1st episodes guest is Adam Schindler who is a Bellator vet and will be competing on the Strikeforce card in Houston Aug. 21, 2010.
