Legacy Fighting Alliance returns to action this Friday Sept. 22nd at Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel Casino & Hotel in Bossier City, La. LFA 23 offers two very interesting championship bouts, one in the welterweight division and another in women’s flyweight division.
In the headliner, welterweight champion Derrick Krantz (20-9) takes on challenger James Nakashima (7-0). Krantz, a 29-year-old Texan and former Legacy FC champ, looks for his first LFA defense after scoring a second-round TKO victory over Ben Neumann to win the belt. It marked his third straight win and his his sixth victory in his past seven fights. He takes on Nakashima, a well-rounded and undefeated 28-year-old. The former RFA fighter recently made his LFA debut and scored a decision victory over LaRue Burley in May. All of his pro fights have ended via decision wins.
In the co-main event, Andrea Lee (7-2), a 28-year-old Louisianan who won the belt with an impressive submission victory over Heather Bassett, takes on challeger Jamie Thorton (4-3), a 33-year-old Californian and 82nd Airborne Army veteran who has four first-round stoppages in her four career wins. This will be an opportunity for Andrea Lee to prove once again that she is a serious threat for any woman at 125 pounds. For many, Andrea had a real chance of becoming the winner of The Ultimate Fighter 26 and be crowned the UFC’s inaugural female flyweight champion. However, Lee decided to focus on her daughter rather than spending several weeks away from home.
Rounding out the main card are light heavyweights Ryan Spann (10-5) vs. LeMarcus Tucker (5-2), lightweights Brandon Shavers (4-0) vs. Bryan Billiot (4-0), female flyweights Sabina Mazo (3-0) vs. Linsey Williams (1-1), featherweights Kendrick Williams (4-0) vs. Peter Stanonik (4-2), and Nick Jackson (5-4) vs. Brandon Martin (4-3) in a 177-pound catchweight fight.
The full LFA 23 card includes:
MAIN CARD (AXS TV, 9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Derrick Krantz vs. James Nakashima – for welterweight title
- Champ Andrea Lee vs. Jamie Thorton – for women’s flyweight title
- Ryan Spann vs. LeMarcus Tucker
- Bryan Billiot vs. Brandon Shavers
- Sabina Mazo vs. Linsey Williams
- Peter Stanonik vs. Kendrick Williams
- Nick Jackson vs. Brandon Martin
