LFA 145: Assis vs. Murray is set for October 21

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to Wisconsin next month. LFA 145 will feature an explosive light heavyweight matchup when the promotion returns to America’s Dairyland. This will be the fourth LFA event to take place in the state of Wisconsin. RFA also hosted an event at “Badger State” prior to the merger of RFA and Legacy FC that created LFA.

LFA 145: Assis vs. Murray takes place on Friday, October 21 at the Oshkosh Arena in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The main event will feature a light heavyweight matchup between BJJ black belt Bruno Assis and regional kingpin Jesse Murray. The full main card will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT.

Tickets for LFA 145: Assis vs. Murray are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com.

“We are excited to bring the LFA back to Wisconsin next month,” said Soares. “Bruno Assis is one of the most decorated fighters competing in MMA, while Jesse Murray is the top light heavyweight prospect in the Midwest. They both have experience competing in the Dana White Contender Series and know exactly what’s at stake when they meet in the main event of LFA 145. This is one intercontinental showdown you won’t want to miss!”

Assis (12-6) returns to the LFA Octagon looking to make a big statement in a bigger body after coming up short in his bid to capture the LFA middleweight title last March. Now at light heavyweight, the three-sport black belt in Jiu-Jitsu, Judo and Karate has turned his full attention to training rather than cutting weight. The Brazilian trains at the American Top Team (ATT) in South Florida alongside former two-division LFA champion Josh Silveira. That will give the submission ace great perspective as he transitions between the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. The 30-year-old made a name for himself in MMA when he headlined Dana White’s second Brazilian Contender Series in the summer of 2018. Now he’s looking to make an even bigger name for himself as he begins his career in the division. light heavyweight. That race will start when he returns to headline LFA 145.

Murray (9-4) will make his highly anticipated LFA debut after earning a well-deserved reputation as the most dominant light heavyweight force to come out of “The Buckeye State” in several years. The 29-year-old has won four of his last five fights, including a pair of victories over LFA standouts Tim Hiley and Alton Cunningham. The victory over Hiley, a former LFA title challenger, caught the attention of the LFA and UFC matchmakers. Murray was quickly signed and given a title shot against Silveira in a fight that was scheduled to headline LFA 110 in July 2021, but injury forced him out of the fight. Once he fully recovered, he was contacted by UFC matchmakers to compete in Dana White’s Contender Series Season 5. Murray didn’t get a UFC contract that night, but he quickly returned to his winning form with a win over Cunningham last June. He is now ready for his long-awaited LFA debut at LFA 145.

Currently announced fight card:

Main Event | Light Heavyweight (205 lb) bout

– Bruno Assis (12-6) vs. Jesse Murray (9-4)

Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 lb)

– Olivia Beeskau (1-1) vs. Bishop of Jena (3-0)

Flyweight bout (125 lb)

– Tyus White (5-1) vs. Miguel Sanson (3-0)

Light Combat (155lbs)

– Kegan Gennrich (4-2) vs. Jake Kozorosky (5-2)

Welterweight bout (170 pounds)

– Scott Writz (5-2) vs. Craigs Fruth (9-5)

Flyweight bout (125 lb)

– Cody Linne (3-1) vs. Payton Brezinski (4-2)

Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)

– Rachel Martinez (0-0) vs. Diamond Long (0-1)

Featherweight bout (145 lb)

– Kyle Zimick (0-0) vs. Moe Maali (0-0)

Bantamweight bout (135 lb)

–Kevin Messer (1-0) vs. Santos Verdinez (0-0)

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