Legacy Fighting Championship

Legacy Fighting Championship
Private
Industry Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded 2009
Headquarters Houston, United States
Key people
 Mick Maynard — President
Website http://www.legacyfights.net/

Legacy Fighting Championship is a mixed martial arts promotion based in Houston, Texas, United States. The promotion has held events in cities such as Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Allen,[1] Tulsa and Duluth. Notable fighters that have fought for LFC includes Carlos Diego Ferreira, Leonard Garcia, Jonathan Brookins, Daniel Pineda, Anthony Njokuani, Paul Buentello, James McSweeney, Jay Hieron, Evangelista Santos, Tim Means, Thomas Almeida, Sage Northcutt and Holly Holm.[2] Its live events and competitions have been shown on AXS TV in the United States and Esporte Interativo in Brazil.

History

On July 22, 2011, Legacy FC had its first show aired on HDNet with Legacy Fighting Championship 7: Dollar vs. Prater. The organization agreed to a second extension to take them through 2016 with newly branded AXS TV.[3]

The Texas-based promotion revealed plans to move into the professional kickboxing realm beginning in January 2015. Legacy FC promoter Mick Maynard told Sherdog.com that he hopes to stage three to four kickboxing cards in 2015, but that could “easily expand to more” in the future.[4][5]

Legacy Fighting Championship and Resurrection Fighting Alliance agreed to a co-promoted live event on May 8 that featured bouts with fighters from one organization battling the other. The event will took place on May 8 and air on AXS TV as part of the AXS TV FIGHTS franchise. The event was labeled AXS TV FIGHTS: RFA VS. LEGACY SUPERFIGHT. The event featured a title for title bout as the Legacy FC and RFA flyweight champion fought for both belts. In addition two Legacy FC fighters competed to crown a new lightweight champion, and the RFA bantamweight champion defended his title against a top RFA contender.[6][7]

MMA Champions

Male

Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title Defenses Next Fight
Heavyweight 265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st) Vacant April 4, 2016
Light Heavyweight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Brazil Leonardo Leite September 26, 2014 (LFC 35) 0
Middleweight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) United States Rafael Lovato Jr. April 22, 2016 (LFC 54) 0
Welterweight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) Vacant December 22, 2015
Lightweight 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) Vacant August 17, 2015
Featherweight 145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st) Vacant August 22, 2014
Bantamweight 135 lb (61 kg; 9.6 st) United States Manuel Vazquez February 5, 2016 (LFC 51)
Flyweight 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) United States Damacio Page October 17, 2014 (LFC 36) 1
Interim Flyweight 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) United States Matt Schnell March 25, 2016 (LFC 52) 0

Female

Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title Defenses Next Fight
Flyweight 125 lb (57 kg; 8.9 st) United States Andrea Lee December 4, 2015 (LFC 49) 0

Kickboxing Champions

Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title Defenses Next Fight
Light Heavyweight 205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st) Andres Van Engelen November 13, 2015 (LFC 48) 0

Events

# Event Title Date Location
59 Legacy Fighting Championship 55 May 13, 2016 Houston, Texas, United States
58 Legacy Fighting Championship 54 April 22, 2016 Catoosa, Oklahoma, United States
57 Legacy Fighting Championship 53 April 8, 2016 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
56 Legacy Fighting Championship 52[8] March 25, 2016 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
55 Legacy Fighting Championship 51[9] February 5, 2016 Hinckley, Minnesota, United States
54 Legacy Fighting Championship 50[10] January 22, 2016 Houston, Texas, United States
53 Legacy Fighting Championship 49 December 4, 2015 Shreveport, Louisiana, United States
52 Legacy Fighting Championship 48 November 13, 2015 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
51 Legacy Fighting Championship 47 October 16, 2015 Atlanta, Georgia, United States
50 Legacy Fighting Championship 46 October 2, 2015 Allen, Texas, United States
49 Legacy Fighting Championship 45 September 11, 2015 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
48 Legacy Fighting Championship 44 August 28, 2015 Houston, Texas, United States
47 Legacy Kickboxing 3 July 24, 2015 Houston, Texas, United States
46 Legacy Fighting Championship 43 July 17, 2015 Hinckley, Minnesota, United States
45 Legacy Fighting Championship 42 June 26, 2015 Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
44 Legacy Kickboxing 2 May 29, 2015 Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
43 AXS TV Fights: Legacy vs. RFA Superfight[11] May 8, 2015 Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States
42 Legacy Fighting Championship 41 April 3, 2015 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
41 Legacy Fighting Championship 40 March 20, 2015 Duluth, Georgia, United States
40 Legacy Fighting Championship 39 February 27, 2015 Houston, Texas, United States
39 Legacy Fighting Championship 38 February 13, 2015 Allen, Texas, United States
38 Legacy Kickboxing 1 January 16, 2015 Houston, Texas, United States
37 Legacy Fighting Championship 37 November 14, 2014 Houston, Texas, United States
36 Legacy Fighting Championship 36 October 17, 2014 Allen, Texas, United States
35 Legacy Fighting Championship 35 September 26, 2014 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
34 Legacy Fighting Championship 34 August 29, 2014 Tunica, Mississippi, United States
33 Legacy Fighting Championship 33 July 18, 2014 Allen, Texas, United States
32 Legacy Fighting Championship 32 June 20, 2014 Bossier City, Louisiana, United States
31 Legacy Fighting Championship 31 June 13, 2014 Houston, Texas, United States
30 Legacy Fighting Championship 30 April 4, 2014 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
29 Legacy Fighting Championship 29 March 21, 2014 Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
28 Legacy Fighting Championship 28 February 21, 2014 Arlington, Texas, United States
27 Legacy Fighting Championship 27 January 31, 2014 Houston, Texas, United States
26 Legacy Fighting Championship 26 December 6, 2013 San Antonio, Texas, United States
25 Legacy Fighting Championship 25 November 15, 2013 Houston, Texas, United States
24 Legacy Fighting Championship 24 October 11, 2013 Dallas, Texas, United States
23 Legacy Fighting Championship 23 September 13, 2013 San Antonio, Texas, United States
22 Legacy Fighting Championship 22 August 23, 2013 Lubbock, Texas, United States
21 Legacy Fighting Championship 21 July 19, 2013 Houston, Texas, United States
20 Legacy Fighting Championship 20 May 31, 2013 Corpus Christi, Texas, United States
19 Legacy Fighting Championship 19 April 12, 2013 Dallas, Texas, United States
18 Legacy Fighting Championship 18 March 1, 2013 Houston, Texas, United States
17 Legacy Fighting Championship 17 February 1, 2013 San Antonio, Texas, United States
16 Legacy Fighting Championship 16 December 14, 2012 Dallas, Texas, United States
15 Legacy Fighting Championship 15 November 16, 2012 Houston, Texas, United States
14 Legacy Fighting Championship 14 September 14, 2012 Houston, Texas, United States
13 Legacy Fighting Championship 13 August 17, 2012 Dallas, Texas, United States
12 Legacy Fighting Championship 12 July 13, 2012 Houston, Texas, United States
11 Legacy Fighting Championship 11 May 11, 2012 Houston, Texas, United States
10 Legacy Fighting Championship 10 February 24, 2012 Houston, Texas, United States
9 Legacy Fighting Championship 9 December 16, 2011 Houston, Texas, United States
8 Legacy Fighting Championship 8 September 16, 2011 Houston, Texas, United States
7 Legacy Fighting Championship 7 July 22, 2011 Houston, Texas, United States
6 Legacy Fighting Championship 6 April 9, 2011 Houston, Texas, United States
5 Legacy Fighting Championship 5 January 29, 2011 Houston, Texas, United States
4 Legacy Promotions 4 November 5, 2010 Houston, Texas, United States
3 Legacy Promotions 3 July 31, 2010 Houston, Texas, United States
2 Legacy Promotions 2 March 20, 2010 Houston, Texas, United States
1 Legacy Promotions 1 November 17, 2009 Houston, Texas, United States

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References

  1. ↑ Welch, Matt (2015-01-27). "Legac FC MMA returns to Allen in February — Star Local: Sports". Starlocalmedia.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  2. ↑ Wyman, Patrick. "Sherdog’s Top 10: Regional MMA Promotions — No. 10". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  3. ↑ Calimbas, Mike. "Legacy Fighting Championship Added to HDNet Fights Programming Schedule | TXMMA - Texas Mixed Martial Arts". TXMMA.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  4. ↑ Critchfield, Tristen (2014-07-31). "Legacy Fighting Championship to Promote Pro Kickboxing Events Beginning in 2015". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  5. ↑ "Legacy FC adds pro kickboxing to its resume for January debut on AXS TV". MMAjunkie.com. 2014-09-16. Retrieved 2015-03-30.
  6. ↑ "AXS TV FIGHTS to Broadcast Historic Co-Promotion Between RFA and Legacy". Sherdog.com. 2015-03-24. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  7. ↑ "RFA and Legacy Fighting Championships to stage co-promoted event of superfights". MMA Fighting. 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  8. ↑ "LFC 52 - Legacy Fighting Championship 52". tapology.com. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
  9. ↑ "LFC 51 - Legacy Fighting Championship 51". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  10. ↑ "LFC 50 - Legacy Fighting Championship 50". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-12-15.
  11. ↑ "AXS TV Fights - RFA vs. Legacy Superfight". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
  12. ↑ "Legacy Fighting Championship (Texas) Fights, Fight Cards, Videos, Pictures, Events and more". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-03-30.

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