Las Vegas, Nevada – CEO of LFA ED SOARES announced today that the promotion will return to Kentucky on the second Friday of June. The LFA 210 will contain a featherweight show when the promotion returns to Bluegrass. This will be the third LFA event, which will take place in the state and its second event, which will take place in the most populated city of Louisville in Stan.
LFA 210: Lawrence vs. Lima, presented by Monster EnergyIt takes place on Friday, June 13 at Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The main event will take place a featherweight show between the best perspectives of Lanka “The Tornado” Lawrence and Willian “Malvadeza” Lima. The entire main card will be available all over the world UFC Fight Pass® at 21:00 et / 6 pm
Tickets for LFA 210: Lawrence vs. Lima are now available for purchase by Ticketmaster.com.
“We are glad that we can bring LFA back to Louisville, Kentucky on LFA 210,” said Soares. “Last year we took place for Louisville for the first time and we are glad that we can this summer to the largest city of Kentucky. Louisville is the home of Muhammad Ali and has a long history and recognition for combat sport. This was fully exhibited last year with the UFC organizing the event in Louisville just two months after our successful debut in the city in the city. Lawrence from Louisville, which is the best perspective in the state and veteran Dana White pretenders series. He will face Willian Lima, who is one of the best MMA prospects from Brazil. There will be a lot when they meet in the main event of LFA 210. “
Lawrence (9-4) is a man who has long been considered one of the best MMA perspectives in “Bluegrass”. In fact, after starting a MMA professional career with an excellent 5-0 record, he was invited to compete in the third season Dana White pretenders series In Las Vegas, Nevada. Lawrence will face the best invincible perspective Kevin Syler. The Bolivian hit a huge scale 6.5 pounds above the weight limit, but Kentuckin showed his fighting spirit II so he took the fight. This game was also his telephone card in LFA. After passing 2-0 in the promotion last year, Lawrence was nominated for three LFA fans selection prizes: Men’s warrior of the year, Fight of the Year and surrender of the year. Now “Tornado” is ready to restore the vortex of excitement back to your hometown of Louisville in the main event of LFA 210.
Lima (12-1-1) is a decorated MMA, kickboxing and Sanda fighter, who built its world-class set of skills, competing around the world. The animated Brazilian competed professionally in all three sports in South America, Europe and Asia. At that time, he competed in Spain, the United Arab Emirates, Russia and his hometown of Brazil. This includes a challenge for WGP kickboxing, which is the biggest event of kickboxing in Latin America. Now, after more than a decade of competition around the world in many disciplines, proud Catarinense is ready to debut in North America in MMA. The fight will also be a debut of LFA for a man known as “Malvadeza”, which means “evil” in Portuguese. This is an ideal nickname for a man whose task is to play in a spoiler in the opponent’s hometown when they try in the LFA 210 headliner.
Currently announced combat card (main card on UFC Fight Pass® at 21:00 et / 6 pm Fri):
Alex
Pereira believes aggression could be decisive in a potential
fight between Paulo Costa
and Magomed
Ankalaev.
With
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion
Carlos
Ulberg sidelined by injury, Costa and Ankalaev are seeking a
title opportunity. Pereira believes his fellow Brazilian can defeat
Ankalaev by applying pressure.
Alex Pereira says Paulo Costa must impose his pace to defeat
Magomed Ankalaev
“Poatan†said Costa must impose his pace to beat Ankalaev. He
expects a more evenly matched contest if Costa hesitates.
“I think ‘Borrachinha' [wins],†Pereira told Laerte Viana. “He's
more aggressive. I think ‘Borrachinha' would do better. If he stays
there like will he or won't he [hesitant], then it will be a fairly
even fight. You don't know who takes it. But if he imposes his
game, his rhythm, I think he takes it.â€
Costa (16-4) and Ankalaev (21-2-1, 1 NC) have exchanged criticism
on social media, with Ankalaev accusing the Brazilian of declining
multiple offers to fight him. Costa has also publicly disputed the
UFC's proposed terms for his next bout, saying he wants to complete
the one fight remaining on his contract.
Michael
“Venom” Page says his new deal will pay him more than he earned
during his
Ultimate Fighting Championship tenure.
Page had promised an exciting performance against Nursulton
Ruziboev in September, the final bout of his UFC contract. He
won by unanimous decision, but the promotion opted not to re-sign
him. The Englishman now says his move to Misfits Boxing will bring
a substantial increase in earnings.
Michael Page compares three-fight Misfits contract with
earnings from six UFC appearances
Page produced highlight-reel knockouts in Bellator,
but all six of his UFC appearances went the distance. He finished
5-1 in the promotion, with his only loss coming against Ian
Garry.
Page (26-3) said he received offers from several promotions before
signing with Misfits. He expects to earn more from the three-fight
agreement than he did from his six UFC bouts, describing his new
compensation as roughly double what he previously earned. He also
said Misfits intends to launch an MMA show with him as a leading
figure.
“Misfits came with an absolutely crazy deal, which means I’ve
continued to grow and get better financially,†Page told Ariel
Helwani. “They have vision for the future. They're trying to get an
MMA show going, with me kind of lead that way, be the face of that…
I’ve left the UFC and I’m making more money. Like two times more,
maybe just over, and in a shorter period. In a three-fight deal,
I’ll make more than I have my whole UFC contract.â€
MVP reveals he’ll make more money in his
three-fight Misfits deal than he did during his entire UFC run,
with seven figures per fight: “Misfits came with an absolutely
crazy deal, which means I’ve continued to grow and get better
financially. I’ve left the UFC and I’m making more money. Like two
times more, maybe just over, and in a shorter period. In a
three-fight deal, I’ll make more than I have my whole UFC
contract.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
October 12, 2026
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Overeem shared a post on social media suggesting the bout after mentioning his interest in transitioning to boxing, and issued a callout on his Instagram stories.
“Stop hiding,†Overeem wrote. “Let's make history.â€
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