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LFA 217: Mighty vs. McKe – Gable Steveson debuts MMA in Minnesotalf 217: Christian Mighty Vs. Mitch McKe for Minnesota, Gable Steveson to debut MMA

Published

1 year ago

August 20, 2025

Las Vegas, Nevada – The General Director of Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) Ed Soares announced the return of the promotion to Minnesota Friday, September 12, 2025With a header card with a enormous Bantamver rate and one of the most anticipated heavyweight debuts in MMA history.

LFA 217: Mighty vs. Mckeepresented by Monster Energy, will take place in Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesotamarking the 25th event of the promotion in this state. Action streams live all over the world UFC Fight Pass at 21:00 et / 6 pm

In the main event, undefeated Mitch Mckee (9-0) faces Christian Mighty (9-1) In the key clash of Bantamweight, which could prepare the ground for the next wave of candidates for the LFA title.

The Olympic wrestling legend is included in the co-maintenance event Gable Stevesonwho captured Freestyle gold at the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020, debuting in professional MMA against Braden Peterson (1-0). Steveson, a two -time NCAA Division I champion, is one of the most furnished wrestlers in US history, and his long -awaited MMA traffic has a sports buzz.

“We are glad that we can bring the card back to Minnesota, at the head of the two most thrilling fighters of the Bantameight division and MMA debut of one of the most talented wrestlers of all time,” said Ed Soares, LFA CEO. “The arrival of Gable Steveson to this sport is a historic moment, and combining it with a high clash of Bantamweight makes LFA 217 an event you can’t miss.”

LFA 217: Mighty vs. Mckee – official combat card

(Live main card on UFC Fight Pass)

Main event – Bantamweight Bout (135 pounds)

Mitch McKe (9-0) vs. Christian Mighty (9-1)

Cooperation co-or-heavy struggle (265 pounds)

Gable Steveson (Pro Debut) vs. Braden Peterson (1-0)

There is a women’s fly fight (125 pounds)

Chey Bowers (6-2) vs. Maritza Sanchez (6-2)

Lithe fight (155 pounds)

Bobby Lee (15-9) vs. Nikita Kołshin (7-0)

Heavyweight (265 pounds)

Steven Asplund (5-1) vs. Jordan Heiderman (7-2)

Internal weight (170 pounds)

Joey Hart (7-3) vs. Christian Turner (8-2)

Weight pen (145 pounds)

Santos Verdinez (7-2) vs. Alex Coove (9-3)

Słaska Women’s weight (115 pounds)

Cristina Brador (3-1) vs. Mackenzie Stiller (4-1)

Foreplay (Choose a rule on LFA Fight Network)

Weight pen (145 pounds)

Trembley tanker (4-0) vs. Jordan Oliver (3-0)

Lithe Heavyweight Bout (205 pounds)

Isaiah Pinson (4-1) vs. Glendal Whitney (3-0)

Lithe fight (155 pounds)

Kelton Sneve (3-1) vs. David McKinney (6-5)

Heavyweight (265 pounds)

Ezayah Gomez (0-0) vs. Adam Poulin (1-0)

Weight pen (145 pounds)

Noah Gasho (1-0) vs. Daniel Kilburn (0-1)

Amateur average (185 pounds)

Tiree Oleketon (5-0) vs. Eli humble (4-0)

Lithe amateur fight (155 pounds)

Xavier Judge (0-0) vs. Tommy Nailed (2-1)

Amateur fights of a featherweight (145 pounds)

Luke Powers (3-0) vs. Clay Larsen (5-3)

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Brendan Allen accuses Dricus du Plessis of taking ‘easier’ Kamaru Usman fight

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11 hours ago

October 9, 2026

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Brendan Allen accuses Dricus du Plessis of taking ‘easier’ Kamaru Usman fight

Brendan
Allen has criticized Dricus Du
Plessis for allegedly avoiding a fight with him.

A matchup between Allen and du Plessis was reportedly in the works
in January. According to Allen, the bout fell through after he was
told du Plessis was injured. Du Plessis went on to face former

Ultimate Fighting Championship titleholder Kamaru
Usman in July, winning by unanimous decision.

Brendan Allen explains why he believes he was a tougher
opponent than Kamaru Usman

Allen has accused du Plessis of avoiding him in favor of an easier
fight against Usman. â€œAll Inâ€ acknowledges that the 39-year-old
former welterweight champion remains a bigger draw. However, Allen
believes he presents a tougher matchup, prompting du Plessis to
take the â€œeasier fight.â€

â€œI know he's had the opportunity to fight me and he took the easier
route,â€ Allen told UFC on Paramount+. â€œHe can say whatever he
wants; it's a fact. We were supposed to fight. And somehow it got
worked that Kamaru's name got thrown in there. And obviously Kamaru
is a bigger draw even though he's older, up a weight class. He took
the easier fight, plain and simple. Everyone knows it was the
easier fight. I'm bigger, I'm stronger, I'm faster. I think I'm
more talented, but people are gonna play off of Kamaru's resume.
OK, play off his resume, but I don't think that Kamaru can make it
five rounds with me.â€

Allen (27-7) enters his
UFC Vegas 122 main event against Christian
Leroy Duncan (15-2) on Saturday in Las Vegas with three
consecutive victories. Duncan has won five straight fights.

Brendan
Allen says DDP took the â€œeasier fight” against Kamaru
Usman instead of fighting him ðŸ‘€ “He took the easier route. He
can say whatever he wants; it’s a fact. We were supposed to
fight… Obviously Kamaru is a bigger draw even though he’s older,
up a weight class. Everyone knows it was the easier fight.” [
#UFCVegas122 | SAT Oct 10 on @paramountplus ]

â€” UFC on Paramount+ (@UFConParamount)
October 8, 2026

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Morning Report | Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov have heated run-in at the UFC P.I.

Published

1 day ago

October 8, 2026

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Morning Report | Sean Strickland and Nassourdine Imavov have heated run-in at the UFC P.I.

Let me start with what this isn't:

What is your pick for the highest level fight we have ever seen inside the cage?

This can be:

A fight with to guys at the absolute peak of their powers (Cejudo vs MM, Dillashaw vs Cruz, Jones vs Cormier)
A fight that had an insane technical level between both guys that blew your mind (Evloev vs Sterling comes to mind)

Have a little fun with it and as always disagree vehemently but respectfully! ðŸ«¡

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Vertigo delays Alvin Hines pursuit of first UFC victory

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1 day ago

October 8, 2026

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Vertigo delays Alvin Hines' pursuit of first UFC victory

Alvin
Hines' pursuit of his first win in the
Ultimate Fighting Championship has been delayed.

Hines was scheduled to face Gabriel
Lourenco in a heavyweight bout at
UFC Fight Night 293 on Nov. 7 at Meta Apex in Las Vegas.
However, Hines has announced his withdrawal from the fight because
of vertigo.

Alvin Hines withdraws from UFC Fight Night 293 against Gabriel
Lourenco

Hines plans to continue training with adjustments while recovering
from vertigo and hopes to return to competition at full
strength.

â€œI had to pull out of this one for medical reasons due to vertigo,â€
Hines wrote on Instagram. â€œIt wasn't an easy decision, but I know I
need to be able to step into that Octagon at 100% and perform to my
true potential. I'm going to continue fight camp with some
adjustments while I work through this and get myself back to where
I need to be. I'm not walking away from the fight. I'm taking the
time to get right so when I'm back in there, I can put on the kind
of fight I know I'm capable of. I'm sorry for the change, and I
appreciate everyone who was looking forward to seeing me compete.
Trust me, I'll be back. Sometimes the hardest part of fighting
isn't throwing punches. It's knowing when to step back, get right,
and prepare for the next battle. This is just a setback. Not the
end of the story.â€

Hines (7-2) was an undefeated prospect with six finishes in seven
victories when he signed with the UFC last year. However, â€œGoozieâ€
has lost both of his Octagon appearances. Meanwhile, Lourenco (8-1)
was slated to make his promotional debut against Hines after
earning a contract with a first-round knockout victory over Charlie
Cleveland on
Dana White's Contender Series in September.