LFA kicks off Summer Schedule with a Flyweight Title Fight in California at LFA 69

May 8, 2019 4:30 pm.

LFA 69 – PÉREZ vs. MORENO

MAIN EVENT:

LFA FLYWEIGHT CHAMPION
MAIKEL PÉREZ
vs.
UFC VETERAN
BRANDON MORENO

LFA FLYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

FRIDAY, JUNE 7th LIVE on AXS TV

MORONGO OUTDOOR PAVILION
in CABAZON, CALIFORNIA

Tickets are on sale NOW through Ticketmaster.com

LAS VEGAS, Nevada – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will kick off a busy summer schedule in southern California with a flyweight title fight at the top of LFA 69. The addition of the title fight came after previously announced headliner Jacob Rosales accepted an invitation to compete on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series.

The main event of LFA 69 will feature the first title defense of LFA flyweight champion Maikel Pérez. He is set to defend his title against UFC veteran Brandon Moreno. LFA 69 – Pérez vs. Moreno takes place Friday, June 7th at the Morongo Outdoor Pavilion at the Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California. The entire main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

“I am excited to bring LFA back to Coachella Valley at LFA 69”, stated Soares. “This will be our seventh show in my home state of California. Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa is a world-class 4-diamond establishment and we look forward to returning on June 7th with our flyweight championship on the line. Maikel Pérez wil defend his title against UFC veteran Brandon Moreno in the main event of LFA 69.”

Tickets for LFA 69 – Pérez vs. Moreno are available for purchase NOW at Ticketmaster.com.

Pérez (6-1) is the reigning LFA flyweight champion. He is also a former Olympian and Cuban national wrestling team member. The 35-year-old began competing on Cuba’s national team at international tournaments when he was 17-years-old. This included competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. “Super Maikel” also represented Cuba at the 2009 World Championships and the 2006 and 2009 Pan American Championships. He took the gold medal at 60 kg at the 2009 Pan American Championships. Pérez entered MMA to much fanfare in 2016 and captured his first world title in MMA in April 2018. He did this by stopping fellow top prospect Sid Bice via TKO in the second round of their headlining bout at LFA 37. Pérez was set to defend his title against Casey Kenney at LFA 53 in November, but sustained an injury a week before his first scheduled title defense. The proud Cuban champion is now fully healed and ready to defend his title for the first time on June 7th. Unbeaten at flyweight, Pérez is also looking to pick up his fifth straight win at LFA 69.

Moreno (14-5) will be challenging for the LFA flyweight championship on the strength of an impressive showing in the UFC in his five most recent bouts. The 25-year-old Mexico native began his UFC career just one month after debuting on the twenty-fourth season of the UFC’s hit reality television show The Ultimate Fighter. The man known as “The Assassin Baby” made his debut on short notice against the highly-touted Louis Smolka and submitted the red-hot Hawaiian in less than one round. Moreno would then win his next two UFC bouts against a pair of former Legacy FC and RFA fighters in Ryan Benoit and Dustin Ortiz. He would see his run in the UFC come to an end after coming up short against former RFA flyweight champions Sergio Pettis and Alexandre Pantoja, but is now looking to regroup by becoming the next LFA flyweight champion at LFA 69. In doing so, Moreno hopes to echo the classic Juan Manuel Marquez vs. Joel Casamayor boxing superfight from over a decade ago, where the Mexican challenger walked away with Cuban Olympian’s title.

Currently Announced Main Card (Televised on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT):

Main Event | Flyweight Title Bout (125 lb)

Maikel Pérez (6-1) vs. Brandon Moreno (14-5)

Co-Main Event | Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)

Blake Troop (8-5) vs. Brandon Halsey (12-5)

Middleweight Bout (185 lb)

Moses Murrietta (8-2) vs. Lucas Rota (12-8)

Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)

Irvins Ayala (2-0) vs. Ezekiel Wily (3-1)

Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)

Jose Medina (4-0) vs. Des Torres (6-1)

Featherweight Bout (145 lb)

Frank Meno (3-0) vs. Natan Levy (3-0)

In 2017, RFA and Legacy FC merged to form LFA, the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts. The combined forces of LFA have launched the careers of over 150 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC. In May 2018, the promotion joined the London Trust Media Holdings group of companies.

LFA 69 will be the seventh LFA event to take place in the state of California. RFA hosted eight events inside “The Golden State” before the merger. Further information will be announced soon. The entire main card of LFA 69 will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT.

Please visit LFA.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.

About LFA:
LFA is a professional Mixed Martial Arts promotion that gives rising stars and top contenders the opportunity to prove their talent to fans and leaders in the industry. LFA was formed by the powerhouse merger between RFA and Legacy FC. LFA presents live Mixed Martial Arts events on a monthly basis around the United States including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, and Houston. LFA can be seen live in over 53 million homes nationally through its television deal with AXS TV. Based in Las Vegas, NV, LFA is one of the most active and respected MMA organizations in the fastest growing sport in the world. (The Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. All rights reserved).

About AXS TV FIGHTS:
AXS TV FIGHTS presents more LIVE mixed martial arts and kickboxing events than any other television network every Friday night at 9pE/6pP. Events taking place on the west coast will be televised at 10pE/7pP. UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich, and veteran broadcaster Ron Kruck call all the action and Phoenix Carnevale reports from cageside as champions, challengers, and top prospects take center stage. AXS TV Fights can be found online, on Facebook, and on Twitter. AXS TV is widely distributed in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Sling TV, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other cable, satellite, telco and streaming providers. The network is also carried in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

About LONDON TRUST MEDIA:
London Trust Media is a diversified business focused on the Internet and media industries – bringing the Internet back to its original state and bringing power back to the people. London Trust Media runs the leading no-log VPN service provider in the world Private Internet Access (PIA) as well as Kore Asian Media, Linux Journal, freenode, Snoonet, JOG, BlockExplorer, and Provocateur. Please visit their website at www.londontrustmedia.com for more information.

About MORONGO CASINO, RESORT & SPA:
The 4-Diamond Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa is located along the 10 Freeway near Palm Springs, Calif. Owned and operated by the Morongo Band of Mission Indians, the Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa offers the hottest slots and an array of table and high-limit gaming at one of the largest tribal gaming centers in the United States. The towering 27-story resort features five top-rated restaurants, a stunning swimming pool with private cabanas, a world-class spa, popular nightclub, legendary live entertainment and, nearby, the 36-hole championship Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon. For more information, visit morongocasinoresort.com.

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