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Legacy Fighting Alliance
The Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter (entertainment), promotion company based in Houston, Texas. It was created as a result of the Legacy Fighting Championship and Resurrection Fighting Alliance merger in 2016. History Resurrection Fighting Alliance On October 11, 2012, officials for the Pompano Beach, Florida based MMA promotion Titan Fighting Championships (Titan FC) were acquired by the Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA), along with certain fighter contracts, as well as the organization's television deal with what is now AXS TV. The goal was to combine the talent of both organizations under one umbrella, the RFA. Titan FC owner and president Joe Kelly was brought in as the vice president of the newly merged company; and seasoned MMA manager and Black House (MMA), Black House gym owner, Ed Soares, acted as president. Original Titan founder Joe Kelly bought back the organization (Titan FC) in 2013 and produced two more shows on his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Soares
Ed Soares is an American of Brazilian descent born in Redondo Beach, California, Redondo Beach, California to Brazilian parents. He is known for being the manager of a number of Brazilian Mixed martial arts fighters, including Anderson Silva, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Patrício Freire, Patricio Freire, and Lyoto Machida. He is founder of Legacy Fighting Alliance. Career He is the former owner of the clothing company Sinister Brand, and is a business manager for approximately 20 Mixed martial arts, MMA fighters, including former Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida, former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, former UFC Featherweight Champion José Aldo, former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho, former UFC Heavyweight title-contender Pedro Rizzo, former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, his twin brother UFC Light-Heavyweight Antônio Rogério Nogueira, and former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Rafael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1stBank Center
The 1stBank Center (originally the Broomfield Event Center and formerly the Odeum Colorado) was a multi-purpose arena located 15 miles northwest of Downtown Denver, in the city of Broomfield. It was located near the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport and the Flatiron Crossing Mall. Opening in 2006, the arena naming rights belonged to 1stBank, a local financial institution since 2010. The venue was typically used for mid-sized concerts in the Denver Metro area, seating up to 6,500 patrons. From June 2010 until May 2014, the arena housed the Colorado Music Hall of Fame before it moved to its permanent home at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. For sports, it was the home of the Denver Roller Dolls and former home of the Rocky Mountain Rage and Colorado 14ers. The arena closed in 2023 and was demolished the following year. History The City and County of Broomfield unveiled plans for a new sports facility in the Denver Metro area, in May 2005. Led by Tim Wiens and John Frew, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jamall Emmers
Jamall Leantwean Emmers (born July 24, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Emmers transitioned to MMA from a high school and college wrestling background, but it was actually MMA that first inspired him. A fan of watching MMA fights with his dad and brother, Jamall's dad would rent PRIDE FC tapes from Blockbuster for them to watch. Emmers said he joined his high school wrestling team specifically to lay a foundation for a career in MMA. Mixed martial arts career Early career and DWCS Emmers racked up 13–3 record in American regional circuit, most notably holding a decision wins against future UFC fighters Alexander Hernandez and Cory Sandhagen at LFA 5. Emmers was invited to the Dana White's Contender Series. He faced Julian Erosa at Dana White's Contender Series 11 on June 26, 2018. Despite knocking Erosa down in the first round, Emmers lost the fight via second-r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OC Fair & Event Center
The OC Fair & Event Center (OCFEC) is a event venue in Costa Mesa, California. The site hosts over 150 events attracting 4.3 million visitors annually, and is home to the Orange County Fair, Centennial Farm, Costa Mesa Speedway, and Pacific Amphitheatre. The OCFEC is managed by the 32nd District Agricultural Association, a state special-purpose district in the Division of Fairs and Expositions of the California Department of Food and Agriculture formed in 1949. Its board is appointed by the Governor of California. Facilities * Centennial Farm is a year-round working farm for educating youth about agriculture located in the southwest of the property. The Farm has fruit and vegetable gardens as well as livestock barns. One of the barns was originally part of the Newport Harbor Buffalo Ranch, a local 1950s-era theme park that closed in 1959. * Heroes Hall is a year-round veterans museum and education center that is dedicated to telling the stories of Orange County veterans, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Costa Mesa, California
Costa Mesa (; Spanish language, Spanish for "coastal tableland") is a city in Orange County, California, United States. Since its incorporation in 1953, the city has grown from a semi-rural farming community of 16,840 to an urban area including part of the South Coast Plaza–John Wayne Airport edge city, one of the region's largest commercial clusters, with an economy based on retail, commerce, and light manufacturing. The city is home to the two tallest skyscrapers in Orange County. The population was 111,918 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. History Members of the Tongva people, Tongva and Acjachemen nations long inhabited the area. The Tongva villages of Lupukngna, at least 3,000 years old, and the shared Tongva and Acjachemen village of Genga, California, Genga, at least 9,500 years old, were located in the area on the bluffs along the Santa Ana River. After the 1769 expedition of Gaspar de Portolà, a Spanish Empire, Spanish expedition led by Junípero Serra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Moffett
Bobby Moffett (born June 1, 1990) is an American mixed martial artist (MMA) who competes in the Featherweight division. A professional since 2013, he has also competed for the UFC, PFL, RFA, and LFA. Background Moffett started training in karate when he was young and competed in wrestling since third grade and throughout high school. Moffett learned jiu-jitsu not long after to fulfill his dream to be a fighter after watching ''The Ultimate Fighter''. Mixed martial arts career Early career After compiling an amateur record of 6–0, Moffett started his professional MMA career in 2013. He fought under various promoters in the southern region of United States, notably Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) and Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA). He amassed a record of 12–3 prior participated in Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series. Dana White's Tuesday Night Contender Series Moffett appeared in Dana White's Contender Series 16 web-series program, facing Jacob Kilburn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammond Civic Center
Hammond Civic Center is a 4,500-seat multi-purpose arena located in Hammond, Indiana. The arena opened in 1938. It is well known for hosting various local concerts, and sporting events such WWE Wrestling, Impact Wrestling, mixed martial arts fighting and roller derby, for the area. In the 1950s, it played host to a number of neutral-court National Basketball Association games. It is the home arena for the Calumet College of St. Joseph's Crimson Wave basketball and volleyball teams, which play in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Civic Center first became known to professional sports fans as the home to the Hammond Rollers of the now defunct American Basketball Association. American rock band Kiss played at the Civic Center on Easter Sunday in April 1986, causing local church groups to protest the event. During the show, Kiss blew out half of the windows on the outside west wall of the Civic Center. The sound system they used on this tour was rated at 120 decibe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond ( ) is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. Located along Lake Michigan, it is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the only city in Indiana to border Chicago. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of municipalities in Indiana, eighth-most populous city in Indiana, with 77,879 residents. It was first settled in the mid-19th century and it is one of the oldest cities of northern Lake County. From north to south, Hammond runs from Lake Michigan down to the Little Calumet River; from east to west along its southern border, it runs from the Illinois state line to Cline Avenue. The city is traversed by numerous railroads and expressways, including the South Shore Line, Borman Expressway, and Indiana Toll Road. Notable local landmarks include the parkland around Wolf Lake (Indiana-Illinois), Wolf Lake and the Horseshoe Hammond riverboat casino. Part of the Rust Belt, Hammond has been industrial almost from its inception but is also home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chico Camus
Chico Camus (born January 26, 1985) is an American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Bantamweight division of the Legacy Fighting Alliance. A professional competitor since 2009, he has also formerly competed for the UFC, Legacy FC, and the RFA. Background Camus had a troubled childhood and juvenility, belonging to a gang and using drugs. In 2007, he started training mixed martial arts with Anthony Pettis at his native Roufusport. Mixed martial arts Early career Camus started his professional career in 2009, fighting mainly for organizations in his home state. In 2010 for NAFC, he defeated Joe Pearson and John Hosman via TKO and lost to Jameel Massouh by unanimous decision. Legends of Fighting Championship Camus fought in LFC bantamweight tournament for a contract with Tachi Palace Fights. He defeated Daniel Aguirre in the quarterfinals and Alptekin Özkiliç in the semifinals, but did not compete in the finals due to signing with the UFC. Ultimate Fighting C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevin Giles
Trevin Dewayne Giles (born August 6, 1992) is an American mixed martial artist. Giles currently competes in the Welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Giles was born in San Antonio, Texas, and was a football defensive player at Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas. Giles started martial arts training when he was 20 years old. Mixed martial arts career Early career Giles started his professional MMA career in 2014, with a triangle choke submission of Angelus Raymond McFarlane. He would go on to amass a 4–0 record fighting in the Texas circuit. He fought outside of Texas for the first time on March 25, 2015, when he was scheduled to fight Brendan Allen at Legacy FC 52. Giles beat the future UFC middleweight by rear-naked choke. After a first-round TKO of Robert McCarthy at Caribbean UFF 10, Giles was scheduled to fight Robert McCarthy at RFA 41. Giles submitted McCarthy with a rear-naked choke in the second round. At Legacy FC 5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio ( ; Spanish for "Anthony of Padua, Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the List of Texas metropolitan areas, third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the List of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 United States census. It is the most populous city in and the county seat of Bexar County. San Antonio is the List of United States cities by population, seventh-most populous city in the United States, and the second-most populous in the Southern United States List of municipalities in Texas, and Texas, after Houston. Founded as a Spanish colonization of the Americas, Spanish mission and colonial outpost in 1718, the city in 1731 became the first chartered civil settlement in what is now present-day Texas. The area was then part of the Spanish Empire. From 1821 to 1836, it was part of the Mexico, Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christos Giagos
Christos Giagos (born January 23, 1990) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competed in the lightweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Background Giagos was born and raised in Southern California. Giagos competed in wrestling in high school, and began training in mixed martial arts at age 19 in 2009. He is a Greek American. Mixed martial arts career Early career Giagos made his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2009 competing as a lightweight primarily in regional promotions across California. He was able to compile a record of 10–2, including winning the RFA Lightweight Championship on August 22, 2014 with a TKO stoppage of Dakota Cochrane. On the heels of that victory, Giagos signed with the UFC in the fall of 2014. Ultimate Fighting Championship Giagos made his promotional debut against Gilbert Burns on October 25, 2014 at UFC 179. He lost the bout via submission in the first round. Giagos faced Jorge de Oliveira on March 21, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
