Colorado MMA News Weekend Preview | LFA 97 | UFC Fight Night | Sparta | & New Matchup Announcements

Welcome back Colorado MMA Fans! It is finally fight week again
with LFA 97 going down this Friday night and the UFC returning to
action on Saturday followed by another event on Wednesday. Three
Colorado fighters will get back to action at LFA on Friday night
and many more new fights have been announced. So let’s take a
look at all the upcoming mma action in our Weekend Preview.


Michael Stack (4-1) of Trials MMA will step back into the Cage at
LFA 97 on Friday night when he takes on Jordan Mapa (3-2) in a
featherweight contest. Michael Stack is coming into this fight
after the first loss of his career his last time out in what was
a fight of the night performance. Since then, in addition to
working hard at his home gym, he has been also been working out
with renowned coach John Wood and the Syndicate MMA team in Las
Vegas ahead of this fight. 3 out Stack’s 4 pro wins have come by
way of early stoppage. So you won’t want to miss this one.


Additionally on the card will be Claire “Grizzly” Guthrie (1-1)
of Elevation Fight Team as she takes on Nadine Mandiau (1-1) in a
flyweight contest.


You can watch the fights live on UFC Fight Pass with the main
card starting at 7:00 pm MST.


Then on Wednesday, Neil “The Haitian Sensation” Magny (24-7) of
Elevation Fight Team will look to make it 4 wins in a row when he
takes on Michael Chiesa (16-4) in a showdown of top
welterweights. Magny is going into his fight with Chiesa after a
victory over the former champion, Robbie Lawler his last time
out. You can watch Magny scrap live on ESPN + with bouts starting
at 4:00 pm MST.


And in new matchup announcements…


It was announced that on Friday, January 29th, Josh Fremd (6-1)
of Factory X will headline the LFA 98 show in Kansas when he
takes on Bruno Oliveira (8-2) in a light heavyweight matchup.
Fremd scored a highlight reel knockout his last time out.


Additionally fighting on the card will be Matt “Monster” Paul
(3-2) of 10th Planet Denver as he takes on Joshua DaSilveria,
also at light heavyweight.


A 3rd Colorado based light heavyweight will also compete on the
LFA 98 card as Zac Pauga (1-0) of Elevation Fight Team and a
regular training partner for UFC heavyweight contenders, Alistair
Overeem and Curtis Blaydes will face Ashby Thomas (1-0) in a
matchup at 205 lbs.


You will be able to stream these fights live on UFC Fight Pass
starting at 7:00 pm MST.


And don’t forget that Sparta will be hosting their next card and
the first one of the new year for them on January 30th in
Wyoming. Some of the recent fight announcements include:


Ali Abouzalam of Trials MMA vs Garmaa Shinebayar of Fusebox
Sambo in an MMA fight at 170 lbs.

Joseph Her of Victory MMA vs Jermica Fisher of Trials MMA in
a 135 lb MMA fight

Jarod Padilla of Trials MMA vs Garrison Thomas of Victory MMA
in a 135 lb MMA fight.

Jeremiah Solven of Victory MMA vs Todd Debato of Factory X in
a 155 lb MMA fight.

Micah Hass of Genesis Fight Team vs Oscar Herrera of Factory
X in a flyweight MMA fight.

And Dylan Locke Vs Andres Lugo of Fusebox Sambo



That’s your Colorado MMA news, Weekend Preview. Check back on
Monday for results from this weekend’s fight action and further
matchup announcements. Until then, give all these fighters a
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watching.