LFA 4 adds Andrea Lee vs. Heather Bassett title fight

Two titles will now be on the line at next month’s RFA 4 event.

Officials recently announced Invicta FC fighter/former Legacy FC champ Andrea Lee (5-2) and KOTC/RFA vet Heather Bassett (4-2) will meet for LFA’s inaugural women’s flyweight title.

LFA 4, which also features an inaugural featherweight title fight between final RFA champion Raoni Barcelos (11-1) and final Legacy FC titleholder Kevin Aguilar (11-1), takes place Feb. 17 at Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel and Casino in Bossier City, La., near Shreveport. The main card airs on AXS TV.

“Andrea Lee and Heather Bassett are two of the most talented women to have competed for Legacy FC and RFA,” LFA CEO Ed Soares stated. “The winner of their flyweight title fight will become the first female champion in LFA history.”

Lee, whose fought both amateur and pro MMA (and won titles in both) as well as kickboxing for Legacy FC, recently picked up a 74-second knockout win over Jenny Liou at Invicta FC 21. The 27-year-old is now on a 3-1 run with three stoppage victories.

She now meets Bassett, who’s also on a 3-1 run with three stoppages. In fact, since he pro debut in 2013, the 29-year-old former college track athlete has posted stoppages (two knockouts and two submissions) in all of her pro wins.

The latest RFA 4 card now includes:

• Kevin Aguilar vs. Raoni Barcelos – for inaugural featherweight title
• Heather Bassett vs. Andrea Lee – for inaugural women’s flyweight title

For more on LFA 4, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.