LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares introduced at the moment that the principle occasion of LFA 161 will now be for the undisputed flyweight championship when the promotion returns to California this Friday. Prime contenders Cody Davis and Igor Siqueira had been initially vying for the interim flyweight title, however the battle was elevated to undisputed standing when champion Felipe “Felipinho” Bunes was signed by the UFC. LFA 161 would be the fifteenth LFA occasion to happen within the “Golden State”, whereas the principle occasion will crown the eleventh 125-pound champion in LFA historical past.
LFA 161 takes place this Friday, June twenty third at The Commerce On line casino & Lodge in Commerce, California, which is positioned in southeast Los Angeles County. The primary occasion will characteristic a flyweight world title battle between prime American prospect Cody Davis and prime Brazilian prospect Igor Siqueira. The complete essential card shall be out there worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
“Cody Davis and Igor Siqueira will now battle for the undisputed LFA flyweight title at LFA 161,” acknowledged Soares. “They had been initially going to battle for the interim flyweight title, however our champion Felipe Bunes was simply signed by the UFC. We are going to now begin our thrilling summer season schedule in my residence state of California with the undisputed LFA flyweight title on the road.”
Restricted tickets for LFA 161: Davis vs. Siqueira can be found for buy by way of LFATIX.com.
Davis (7-1) is a person searching for the crowning second of his profession to return in his hometown of Los Angeles. After signing with the LFA in 2022, the 28-year-old Angeleno has gained fights in Chicagoland at LFA 123, Los Angeles at LFA 148, and New York at LFA 155. After constructing his identify and fanbase within the nation’s three largest media markets, Davis now seems to seize his first world title again in entrance of his native followers in Los Angeles. In reality, this was one thing the CMMA product particularly requested for after turning into the primary man to defeat Joseph “Seay” Camacho at LFA 155 in March. Davis submitted the highest Guamanian prospect with a primary spherical Arm-Triangle Choke and instantly jumped up with the signature hand gesture displaying he needs a belt round his waist. He then confirmed to Gilbert Melendez in his post-fight interview, contained in the cage, that was certainly what he wished subsequent. That chance will come at LFA 161.
Siqueira (9-1) is a person trying to preserve the LFA flyweight title in Northeastern Brazil. It is because the title was simply vacated by his teammate and good friend Bunes, who gained the title in January, however was simply signed by the UFC. The 29-year-old Brazilian is a local of Moju, Pará, Brazil, which is positioned simply to the southwest of his residence state’s capital metropolis of Belém. The Paraense has since moved to Natal, Rio Grande do Norte within the Northeast Area of Brazil the place he trains alongside the legendary Pitbull Brothers, Patricio and Patricky, in addition to former LFA bantamweight champion Leandro Higo and Bunes. The person generally known as “Golden Boy” will now make his long-awaited American soil debut after choosing up notable wins in his native Brazil in addition to Colombia and Mexico. In reality, Siqueira is a regional champion in Mexico and now seems so as to add his first world title to his rising trophy case with a championship win at LFA 161.
Principal Card :
Principal Occasion | Flyweight Title Bout (125 lb)
Cody Davis (7-1) vs. Igor Siqueira (9-1)
Co-Principal Occasion | Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
Renato Valente (9-6) vs. Adriano Rodrigues (18-6-1)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Rafael Do Nascimento (8-2) vs. Jordan Winski (12-4)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Danny Silva (6-1) vs. Rafael Barbosa (14-5)
Ladies’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
Giovanna Canuto (4-0) vs. Hilarie Rose (6-6)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Alex Arteaga (4-1) vs. Isaac Thomson (4-1)
Preliminary Card:
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Jeff Craig (3-1) vs. Sarek Shields (4-1)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Emmanueli Adzoh (3-2) vs. Barrington Bishop (3-0)
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Daniel Park (1-0) vs. Alex Carrillo (0-0)
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