We already knew LFA was heading back to Texas later this month, and now the event has its main and co-main events in place.
Flyweight prospects Klayton Mai (8-2) and Roberto Sanchez (5-0) are set to headline LFA 7. And in the bantamweight co-feature, Domingo Pilarte (6-1) will take on Adrian Yanez (5-1). LFA officials announced the top two fights on the card today.
LFA 7 takes place March 24 at Arena Theatre in Houston with a main card on AXS TV.
Mai, from Dallas, will be looking to rebound from a submission loss to current UFC fighter Matt Schnell at Legacy FC 52. The setback snapped a three-fight winning streak that included two submissions under the Bellator banner. He’ll step back in the cage nearly a year to the day from that loss to Schnell.
Sanchez will fight in front of his home fans in Houston. He’s a perfect 5-0 in his pro career, all under the Legacy FC banner. His most recent four fights have come by submission, including three straight rear-naked choke wins.
Pilarte has won three straight fights, including a 38-second knockout of Chris Pham at Legacy FC 59 this past September. The Houston native has five of his six wins by stoppage. Yanez, also from Texas, has four straight wins. In 2016, he took a unanimous decision from Ryan Hollis at Bellator 149 in Houston, then submitted Colin Wright with an armbar at Legacy FC 59.
Additional LFA 7 bouts will be announced soon.
The latest LFA 7 card includes:
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