Signings/Scouting WMMA Discussion #29

[leto1776]

This should be fun:


Glad to see Montes back in mma, instead of slapping, and I honestly though Vargas had retired

 

[leto1776]

Julia Ostroverkhova vs Lou Xiaoni this weekend at JCK, free on youtube



ONE Friday Fights getting a rare Wmma bout:

 

[leto1776]

Weird title fight, but whatevs

 

[leto1776]

Delphine Benouaich (6-2) vs Lindsey Payne (2-2)

 

[leto1776]

Something im working on for a video, but has anyone who watches the regionals noticed that LFA is pushing for Brazilians to hold their titles above all others?

Legacy Fighting Alliance - Wikipedia

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[Necrocrawler]

Something im working on for a video, but has anyone who watches the regionals noticed that LFA is pushing for Brazilians to hold their titles above all others?

Legacy Fighting Alliance - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

LFA owner is Ed Soares. Soares used to run guys like Anderson Silva. He’s also investing in brazilian regional events with the LFA brand.
So thats basically normal

 

[STAY GOLD]

LFA owner is Ed Soares. Soares used to run guys like Anderson Silva. He’s also investing in brazilian regional events with the LFA brand.
So thats basically normal

This. I honestly wish LFA would run more events in Brazil than they do in the US. Their events in Brazil feel bigger. There's a deep talent pool of unsigned Brazilian WMMA fighters.

 

[leto1776]

Something im working on for a video, but has anyone who watches the regionals noticed that LFA is pushing for Brazilians to hold their titles above all others?

LFA owner is Ed Soares. Soares used to run guys like Anderson Silva. He’s also investing in brazilian regional events with the LFA brand.
So thats basically normal

Yep. He probably also signs the fighters to his management company, so he’s making money off them when they sign to UFC

 

[Necrocrawler]

Something im working on for a video, but has anyone who watches the regionals noticed that LFA is pushing for Brazilians to hold their titles above all others?





Yep. He probably also signs the fighters to his management company, so he’s making money off them when they sign to UFC

Btw, random question: is he managing Bia mesquita?

 

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Btw, random question: is he managing Bia mesquita?

i'd be surprised if he wasn't, given how much of a push she got on LFA

 

[leto1776]

i'd be surprised if he wasn't, given how much of a push she got on LFA

Seriously. They couldn’t shut up about trying to get her into UFC.

 

[leto1776]

Samurai’s strawweight champ is moving up to challenge for the vacant flyweight title:



Samurai’s events look to be held in a high school gymnasium, and the streaming quality isn’t the best, but they’re free on YouTube and the fights are decent. Definitely worth checking out.

Over in Central Asia, Octagon League strawweight champ Farida Abdueva has her first title defense set:


I wish they would have announced this sooner than this week

 

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Over in Central Asia, Octagon League strawweight champ Farida Abdueva has her first title defense set:

glad octagon are giving abdueva a push after she defeated their darling, ayan tursyn. but where did they find silvania monteiro? she's lost to everyone i could vaguely recognise. good for both fighters i guess?

 

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH

[MMA]
R1 Fighting Series 5 - Brasilia, Brazil
Main Card – YouTube – 3:00pm ET / 12:00pm PT

Karol Alves vs. Fernanda Garcez


THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH

[BOXING]
Balla vs. Vorobev - Melbourne, Victoria
Main Card – DAZN – 3:00am ET / 12:00am PT

Mai Soliman vs. Jazzy Parr


[MUAY THAI/MMA]
ONE Friday Fights 132 - Bangkok, Thailand
Main Card – YouTube – 7:30am ET / 4:30am PT

Vero vs. Li Mingrui
Adele Niebel vs. Norika Ryu – MMA


[MMA]
BRAVE CF 100 - Isa Town, Bahrain
Main Card – DAZN / Swerve Combat – 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT

Mim Grubb vs. Fabiola Nascimento
Aarti Khatri vs. Arofat Toirova


[MMA]
Hexagone MMA 36 - Székesfehérvár, Hungary
Main Card – DAZN – 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT

Timea Belik vs. Lina Hammouche


[GRAPPLING]
ACBJJ 19 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
Main Card – YouTube – 4:00pm ET / 1:00pm PT


[MMA/GRAPPLING]
Legion MMA 9 - Caracas, Venezuela
Main Card – YouTube – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Arianni Rodriguez vs. Jackeline Campos
Indira Acevedo vs. Ventuary Ochoa
Barbara Felizola vs Gabriela Araque


[BOXING]
Wallin vs. Thomas - Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA
Main Card – YouTube – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Lia Lewandowski vs. Chantal Sumrall


[MMA]
UCC 81 - Guatemala City, Guatemala
Main Card – YouTube – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Cindy Monroy vs. Katherine Portt
Jonalys Herrera vs. Ivana Rivadeneira


[MMA]
LFA 221: Clark vs. Consuli - Brasilia, Brazil
Main Card – UFC Fight Pass – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Shannon Clark vs. Beatriz Consuli

Preliminary Card – YouTube – 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT

Ramana Toscanelli vs. Milena Galvão


[MMA]
Urijah Faber’s A1 Combat 32: Brand vs. Ewing - Wheatland, California, USA
Main Card – UFC Fight Pass – 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT

Joy Pendell vs. Zurina Turrey
Katarina Legorreta vs. Aysia Cortez
Carlene Chandler vs. Hannah Summers
Callie Swartahout vs. Stacy Moran


[KICKBOXING]
KnockOut x Kun Khmer 2025 - Cambodia
Main Card – YouTube – 11:50pm ET / 8:50pm PT

Zarina Islamova vs. Touch Chan Votey


SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH

[MMA]
Beatdown Promotions 12 - Eatons Hill, Queensland, Australia
Main Card – DAZN – 3:45am ET / 12:45am PT

Faine Mesquita vs. Lisa Kyriacou


[MMA]
JCK Fight Night 110 - Luliang, Shanxi, China
Main Card – YouTube – 7:00am ET / 4:00am PT

Xiaoni Liu vs. Yulia Ostroverkhova


[MMA]
Octagon 81: Abdueva vs. Monteiro - Almaty, Kazakhstan
Main Card – YouTube – 8:00am ET / 5:00am PT

Farida Abdueva vs. Silvania Monteiro
Dinara Zholchubaykyzy vs. Ayan Tursyn


[KICKBOXING]
KOK World Series - Liptovsky Mikulas, Slovakia
Main Card – DAZN – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Ema Zacharova vs. Karolina Porsova


[MUAY THAI]
PML 17 - Prague, Czech Republic
Main Card – iPPV – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Kamila Šimková vs. Michaela Hlaváčiková
Adela Kolinska vs. Elliina Paju
Petra Lastovkova vs. Adriana Vrbová
Eva Nguyen vs. Klara Marie Cacha


[MMA]
Fight For Hope - Malmo, Sweden
Main Card – iPPV – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Isra Alshairawi vs. Azra Ayhan


[MMA]
Dynamite MMA 4 - Montpellier, France
Main Card – YouTube – 12:00pm ET / 9:00am PT

Mileide Simplicio vs. Aleksandra Toncheva
Claire Lopez vs. Andressa Romero
Suad Salimova vs. Laetitia Gallardo
Alison Canot vs. Jenethzareth McTurk


[BOXING]
Conlan Boxing - Belfast, Ireland
Main Card – iPPV (TrillerTV) – 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT

Kelsey Leonard vs. Beáta Dudek
Christina Desmond vs. Naila Abigail Peloso


[MMA]
Future MMA 16 - Brasilia, Brazil
Main Card – Youtube – 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT

Maria Clara Pereira vs. Fabrizia Ketlinn
Jéssica Vieira vs. Lunar Nicodem


[BOXING]
Collision Course - Staffordshire, England
Main Card – TBD – 1:00pm ET / 10:00am PT

Mae Astbury vs. Kira Carter


[MMA]
Flex Fights: The Future of Fight Sports Vol. 52 - Selden, New York, USA
Main card – iPPV – 3:00pm ET / 12:00pm PT

Brianna Nightingale vs. Kayara Hartfield


[MMA]
UFC Fight Night: Bonfim vs. Brown - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Preliminary Card – ESPN+ – 4:00pm ET / 1:00pm PT

Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Jacqueline Cavalcanti
Tecia Pennington vs. Denise Gomes


[MUAY THAI]
Attack Fight 39 - Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Main Card – Combate – 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT

Andreine Boeira vs. Ana Canelinha


[MMA]
New Level Fighting Championship 2 - Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT

Rachel Beauchamp vs. Yexalen Bazan


[MMA]
TFL 012: Mi Raza - La Troncal, Canar, Ecuador
Main Card – YouTube – 6:00pm ET / 3:00pm PT

Cinthia Chiliquinga vs. Kerly Indacochea
Luisana Sulbaran vs. Genesis Severino


[MMA]
CAM 34 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Main Card – YouTube – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Gabriela Campo vs. Sofia Landi
Monica Cabrera vs. Nicole Artaza
Selene Murga vs. Julieta Gomez
Sasha Orge vs. Martina Gómez
Cielo Folgueras vs. Gioconda Bruno


[MMA]
NEF 64: Call To Arms - Bangor, Maine, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Haley Clifford vs. Kayla Britt


[MMA]
MCF 29: Salute to Veterans 5 - North Platte, Nebraska, USA
Main Card – iPPV – 7:00pm ET / 4:00pm PT

Madison McCord vs. Darcie Bickel


[MMA]
Island Fights 92 - Pensacola, Florida, USA
Main Card – YouTube – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Sarah Toler vs. Amber Byers


[MMA]
CES 82: Fight for a Cause 3 - Cranston, Rhode Island
Main Card – TBD – 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT

Erica Valentin vs. TBA


[MUAY THAI]
LWC Super Champ - Thailand
Main Card - Youtube - 5:30pm ICT

Giada Lo Verso vs. Milena Calazans Silva
Merle Marlena vs. Ichrak Laroussi


[MUAY THAI]
Rajadamnern World Series - Thailand
Main Card - Youtube Workpoint - 7:00pm ICT

Faezeh Fali vs. Ellie Harber


SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH

[MMA]
Fury FC 111 - Houston, Texas, USA
Main Card – UFC Fight Pass – 5:30pm ET / 2:30pm PT

Sandra Jerez vs. Lydia Warren


[BOXING]
MF Duel: Cracra vs. Fox - Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Main Card – DAZN – 5:00pm ET / 2:00pm PT

Jully Oliveira vs. Monica Medina


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[Sakubaba]

Something im working on for a video, but has anyone who watches the regionals noticed that LFA is pushing for Brazilians to hold their titles above all others?

There are a few aspects to this.

First is that they do sign, or try to sign for management most Brazilian that looks like it has a shot of making to the UFC. And they can offer them fights at a higher purse than the usual standard in brazil while giving them favorable matchups, so as expected many do sign with them. That has been seen more done by Rafael Feijão than Ed, Ed was always careful in not make it look too obvious but Feijão is not as suttle, poaching fighters not just for management but for his fight team as well.

Than you have the simple fact that Brazilians are way easier to deal with than americans. They don't complain as much, are not as picky with matchups, so it makes LFAs life easier on the matchmaking side.

And the final thing that comes to mind is that they get government grants in Brazil. They get casino site fees in the US, but I imagine the brazil shows have to be much more lucrative for them, and for that to keep going its in their best interest to keep building brazilian talent that is marketable (simplest way to do it is putting a belt around their waist).

 

[leto1776]

There are a few aspects to this.

First is that they do sign, or try to sign for management most Brazilian that looks like it has a shot of making to the UFC. And they can offer them fights at a higher purse than the usual standard in brazil while giving them favorable matchups, so as expected many do sign with them. That has been seen more done by Rafael Feijão than Ed, Ed was always careful in not make it look too obvious but Feijão is not as suttle, poaching fighters not just for management but for his fight team as well.

Than you have the simple fact that Brazilians are way easier to deal with than americans. They don't complain as much, are not as picky with matchups, so it makes LFAs life easier on the matchmaking side.

And the final thing that comes to mind is that they get government grants in Brazil. They get casino site fees in the US, but I imagine the brazil shows have to be much more lucrative for them, and for that to keep going its in their best interest to keep building brazilian talent that is marketable (simplest way to do it is putting a belt around their waist).

So is Feijao running LFA’s Brazilian shows? He has his own gym/management company?

 

[STAY GOLD]

Samurai’s strawweight champ is moving up to challenge for the vacant flyweight title:



Samurai’s events look to be held in a high school gymnasium, and the streaming quality isn’t the best, but they’re free on YouTube and the fights are decent. Definitely worth checking out.

SFH shows are pretty good. They put on shows to highlight the fighters they manage mostly.

 

[STAY GOLD]

So is Feijao running LFA’s Brazilian shows? He has his own gym/management company?

He's the lead figure of LFA Brazil and the R1 Fighting Series shows which is why their entire presentations are very similar.

 

[STAY GOLD]

And the final thing that comes to mind is that they get government grants in Brazil. They get casino site fees in the US, but I imagine the brazil shows have to be much more lucrative for them, and for that to keep going its in their best interest to keep building brazilian talent that is marketable (simplest way to do it is putting a belt around their waist).

The government grants have to be very good as LFA doesn't charge for tickets in Brazil. Neither does Jungle Fight although Jungle Fight does have a huge TV audience and they are backed by Rede Globo.

 

[STAY GOLD]

Good signing for PFL. It seems like in recent years PFL has relied more on scouting fighters from LUX than the UFC. There's some quality fighters there to sign.