LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares introduced at present that the promotion will conclude its 2024 schedule in December when it returns to Southern California at LFA 198. The stacked occasion will characteristic a Championship Doubleheader within the featherweight and light-weight divisions, when the promotion returns to the Los Angeles metro space. LFA 198 would be the twentieth LFA occasion to happen within the Golden State.
LFA 198: Johns vs. Douglas, introduced by Monster Vitality, takes place Friday, December sixth at The Commerce On line casino & Lodge in Commerce, California, which is positioned in southeast Los Angeles County. The principle occasion will characteristic a featherweight title unification bout when champion Elijah “Child” Johns faces interim champion Lerryan “Dougie” Douglas. The co-main occasion will characteristic a light-weight title battle when champion Richie “Savage” Lewis defends his title in opposition to prime contender Richie “El Machete” Miranda. Your complete primary card will likely be obtainable worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
“We’re excited to convey a Championship Doubleheader to Southern California at LFA 198,” acknowledged Soares. “The principle occasion will see the fourth title unification bout in LFA historical past when LFA featherweight champion Elijah Johns battles LFA interim featherweight champion Lerryan Duglas. This is among the most highly-anticipated fights in LFA historical past as they’re the highest two featherweights on this planet at present preventing outdoors the UFC. Then within the co-main occasion, the LFA light-weight title will likely be on the road when undefeated champion Richie Lewis defends his title for the primary time in opposition to prime contender Richie Miranda. These two world title fights are the right technique to finish one other unimaginable yr of fights within the LFA!”
Tickets for LFA 198: Johns vs. Douglas can be found for buy by way of LFATIX.com.
Johns (10-2) is the youthful brother of former LFA bantamweight champion and present UFC star Miles Johns. The 28-year-old prospect adopted his brother from their native Kansas to Dallas, Texas the place the 2 developed into world-class prospects and LFA champions at Fortis MMA. The youthful Johns brother, affectionately often known as “Child Johns”, captured his first world title earlier this yr within the promotion that he grew up in. That journey started all the best way again at LFA 1, the place he made his newbie MMA debut, and it culminated with him successful the title in what was a record-tying tenth skilled battle for the LFA. Johns earned the title shot by dominating U23 World Wrestling Championships gold medalist Masuto Kawana at LFA 138. He then captured gold to proceed the Johns brothers’ successful methods and championship pedigree by defeating Alfred Walker at LFA 176. Now the one man to compete in yearly of LFA’s existence defends his title for the primary time. The bout will give him the document for probably the most skilled fights for the LFA (11), and if he wins, he’ll tie Victor Altamirano for probably the most skilled wins in LFA historical past (9).
Douglas (11-5) is a Brazilian that has taken the LFA featherweight division by storm over the previous 12 months. In that point, the 29-year-old has obliterated three of the division’s prime prospects in Ivan Tena, Nathan Ghareeb, and Javier Reyes together with his ungodly punching energy. The human spotlight reel captured the interim title this previous summer season by dispatching Reyes and he now appears to unify the crown. Douglas hails from Paranaguá, Paraná in southern Brazil. This can be a metropolis in the identical Brazilian state that has produced MMA legends Anderson Silva, Wanderlei Silva, Maurício “Shogun Rua, and Cris Cyborg. Douglas would later meet Cyborg upon shifting to the USA and now calls the ladies’s MMA icon a pal and coaching companion. The person often known as “Dougie” additionally has a head coach within the UFC Corridor of Fame. That will be the legendary Cub Swanson, who has already produced two different LFA greats Dan Argueta and Danny Silva who’re at present preventing within the UFC. Douglas trains with Swanson, Argueta, Silva and LFA 198 co-headliner Richie Miranda at Bloodline Fight Sports activities in Costa Mesa, California.
The co-main occasion of LFA 198 will characteristic the primary title battle of the evening and it is going to be for the LFA light-weight world title.
Lewis (6-0) is among the most talked about prospects in MMA for good motive. Born and raised in New Jersey, the Rutgers College alum adopted within the footsteps of a UFC champion that occurred to be from his hometown within the “Backyard State”. That will be the legendary Frankie Edgar. The 2 males are 13 years aside in age, however are each graduates from Toms River Excessive Faculty East. Naturally, Lewis drew inspiration from the UFC Corridor of Famer on the mats, and now within the cage, and the outcomes have been simple. In junior faculty, he was a two-time NJCAA All-American at Iowa Central. Then at Rutgers, Lewis grew to become an computerized NCAA Division I nationwide qualifier after notching a 27-7 total mark and 16-1 twin document in his first season with this system. Nonetheless, it was what he did after faculty on the worldwide wrestling scene that actually turned heads. In November 2017, Lewis grew to become the primary American to win a U23 World medal after successful the gold medal at 70 kg. Presently, the person often known as “Savage” is absolutely immersed in MMA, the place he’s at present undefeated and dethroned Kegan Gennrich to seize LFA light-weight title at LFA 185.
Miranda (9-1) is a person that has grown up within the LFA promotion together with his sights set on the LFA light-weight world title for the previous two and a half years. Like Lewis, Miranda has deep roots in wrestling. The southern Californian was a standout wrestler at Segerstrom Excessive Faculty in Santa Ana, California. In junior faculty, he competed on the NJCAA stage at Santa Ana School (SAC) and positioned within the High 4 on the California CC State Wrestling Championships. That earned him the chance to compete on the NCAA Division II stage on the College of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK), which is similar wrestling program that produced LFA greats and MMA champions Kamaru Usman and Raufeon Stots. Miranda is now following of their footsteps in MMA with an extremely aggressive preventing type that has earned him 9 profession victories (6 within the LFA) and an avid fan base wherever he competes. That raucous “Miranda Mafia” will solely be amplified when he fights for the LFA light-weight world title in entrance of his house crowd in southern California. The person often known as “El Machete” earned his well-deserved title shot on the heels of successful a “Struggle of the Yr” contender at LFA 190.
At present Introduced Struggle Card (Important Card will likely be obtainable worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS®):
Important Occasion | Featherweight Title Unification Bout (145 lb)
Elijah Johns (10-2) vs. Lerryan Douglas (11-5)
Co-Important Occasion | Light-weight Title Bout (155 lb)
Richie Lewis (6-0) vs. Richie Miranda (9-1)
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Government Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and in addition a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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