LFA 34 heads to Minnesota with lightweight title fight and Kelly Kobold

LFA 34 will feature a lightweight championship headliner.

Officials recently announced 155-pound champion Robert Watley (9-1) will meet challenger Brandon Jenkins (10-4) at the event.

LFA 34 takes place March 2 at Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, Minn., and the main card airs on AXS TV.

Watley, a 28-year-old riding a nine-fight winning streak, won the belt with a decision victory over Thiago Moises in July and then defended it with a November TKO victory over Daryl Wilson.

He looks for his 10th straight victory when he fights Jenkins, a 26-year-old Mystic Lake security guard who’s coming off an entertaining decision victory over Carl Wittstock at a December LFA event. It moved him to 4-1 in his past five fights. Overall, he has seven knockouts in 10 career wins.

In the co-headliner, lightweights contenders Travis Perzynski (22-9) and Trey Ogden (9-2) square off.

Additionally, the card features women’s MMA pioneer Kelly Kobold (18-3-2), who returned from a six-year layoff in August and fought Christine Stanley to a split draw at LFA 20. An opponent hasn’t been determined for the 34-year-old EliteXC and BodogFIGHT vet.

The latest LFA 34 card includes:

• Champ Robert Watley vs. Brandon Jenkins – for lightweight title
• Trey Ogden vs. Travis Perzynski
• Jordan Griffin vs. Darrick Minner
• John DeVall vs. Nate Jennerman
• Kelly Kobold vs. TBA
• Nick Ammerman vs. Bobby Lee
• Tim Hiley vs. Willie Whitehead

For more on LFA 34, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.