LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares introduced immediately that the promotion will return to Colorado on the finish of October. LFA 195 will characteristic a high-stakes bantamweight showdown between two of the division’s high prospects when the LFA returns to the Rocky Mountains. LFA 195 would be the sixth LFA occasion to happen within the Colorado resort city of Vail. Total, this would be the thirteenth LFA occasion to happen within the state of Colorado. RFA hosted eight occasions within the “Centennial State” earlier than the merger of RFA and Legacy FC that created LFA.
LFA 195: Wetzell vs. Usmonov, offered by Monster Vitality, takes place Friday, October twenty fifth on the Dobson Area in Vail, Colorado. The principle occasion will characteristic a bantamweight showdown between LFA standout Justin Wetzell (9-2) and The Final Fighter 32 star Bekhzod “Lion” Usmonov (11-4). The whole principal card will probably be out there worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.
“We’re excited to carry one other world-class battle card to the gorgeous Resort City of Vail, Colorado at LFA 195,” said Soares. “That features Colorado’s personal Justin Wetzell, who’s a four-time LFA veteran that trains alongside high UFC contender and LFA nice Cory Sandhagen. He’ll return to compete in Colorado for the primary time in 5 years. Wetzell faces high Tajikistani prospect Bekhzod Usmonov, who was a quarter-finalist on The Final Fighter 32 this summer season and earned the respect of UFC President Dana White. This bout options two of essentially the most proficient prospects within the bantamweight division and can conclude an unbelievable evening of motion for our battle followers in the center of the Rocky Mountains.”
Tickets for LFA 195: Wetzell vs. Usmonov can be found for buy by way of LFATIX.com.
Wetzell (9-2) returns to the LFA after first signing with the promotion 5 years in the past. In that point, the Colorado powerhouse has endeared himself to followers along with his frenetic battle type and signature Dragon Ball Z scouter that he wears on the weigh-in and through his walkouts to the Octagon. Within the in style Japanese anime tv collection, scouters are used to measure energy ranges. Fortunately for Wetzell, his opponents don’t put on them. In the event that they did, it might be laborious for him to search out opponents due his highly effective putting and wrestling recreation. This was evident in his LFA debut when he knocked out Michael Aquila in simply 27 seconds. He adopted up that win by defeating high Canadian prospect Teshay Gouthro and high Palestinian prospect Askar Askar. The TKO win over Askar was notably spectacular as Askar was a member of the UFC roster earlier than their bout. Wetzell violently stole Askar’s thunder and now seems to be to make one other assertion. He may have that chance when he headlines his first LFA occasion.
Usmonov (11-4) is a person that wants no introduction to battle followers after taking part within the “Combat of the Season” on the thirty-second season of the UFC’s hit actuality tv present The Final Fighter this summer season. The Tajikistani bantamweight moved as much as featherweight to compete as a member of Crew Grasso on the present the place he confronted high Lithuanian prospect Zygimantas Ramaska within the quarter-finals of the match. The bout befell on Episode 5 of TUF 32 and the episode was fittingly named “Stuffed with Violence”. UFC President Dana White was leaping out of his seat all through the two-round contest and even entered the Octagon after the battle to shake each fighter’s arms. That is one thing White is just not recognized to do on the present, however he couldn’t comprise his pleasure. Afterwards, he awarded each fighters $20,000 bonuses. Ramaska is now a UFC featherweight, whereas Usmonov is returning to his pure weight class to point out the UFC boss what he can do at 135-pounds.
At the moment Introduced Combat Card:
Foremost Occasion | Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Justin Wetzell (9-2) vs. Bekhzod Usmonov (11-4)
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Josiah Reyes (4-1) vs. Kevin Fernandez (7-1)
Ladies’s Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Ashley Deen (8-6) vs. Melissa Croden (5-2)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Haris Talundžić (6-2) vs. Ovidio Bojorquez (5-3)
Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Kenyan Davis (1-1) vs. Isiah Torres (5-2-1)
Light-weight Bout (155 lb)
Jared Ferrera (0-0) vs. Alix Fisher (1-0)
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