Weekend Preview | LFA 88 | Bellator 244 | UFC Fight Night | & New Fight Announcements | Colorado MMA News

3 Colorado fighters throwing down for the LFA promotion on Friday
night as well as a return to the Bellator cage for a streaking
veteran. Then on Saturday, two Elevation fighters will have the
chance to showcase their skills at UFC Fight Night in Las Vegas.
That plus new matchup announcements with big implications in your
Colorado MMA News, Weekend Preview.  


LFA 88 takes place Friday night and a trio of Colorado fighters
will have the chance to showcase their skills on the global UFC
Fight Pass platform.   Ben Lugo (5-3) of Top Notch MMA
will take on the undefeated, Natan Levy (4-0) in a featherweight
contest after the bout was rescheduled after previously falling
through. Lugo is riding a two-fight win streak heading into the
night.  


Additionally, Edwin Chavez (2-0) of Pariah MMA will throw down
against Keilen Fantroy in a featherweight fight. Fantroy will be
making his pro debut after a prolific 25 fight amateur career.
Chavez hasn’t yet been beaten in his MMA career, including his
time spent as an amateur. This is expected to be an exciting
fight and a good test for both fighters.   


And joining Chavez on the card will be his Pariah MMA teammate,
Chaz Alex who will make his pro debut against Robiel Tesfaldet
(2-3) in a flyweight matchup.   Watch these three
athletes put their skills to the test on UFC Fight Pass, Friday
night, with fights starting at 7:00 pm MST.  


Also on Friday night, the 21 fight MMA veteran, Andrew Kapel
(15-6) of Elevation Fight Team, coming off of a recent win over
former champion, King Mo Lawal, will get back to action against
John Salter (17-4) in a clash of rising middleweight contenders.
Kapel will be fighting at his more natural weight class this time
around after competing at a catchweight of 195 lbs for his last
bout against Lawal. Kapel is also riding a 5 fight win streak
with 4 early stoppages coming into the bout. Watch Andrew Kapel
look to make it 6 in a row, on DAZN,  Friday night, with
fights starting at 8:00 pm MST.   


Come Saturday, Shana Dobson (3-4) of Elevation Fight Team will
look to get back to her winning ways at UFC Fight Night in Las
Vegas where she will take on Mariya Agapova in a flyweight bout.
This is likely a must-win for Dobson in order to solidify her
spot on the UFC roster.   


Joining his Elevation teammate on the card, Austin Hubbard (12-4)
will square off with Joe Solecki (9-2) in a battle at
lightweight. Hubbard is coming off of a 2nd round TKO performance
his last time out in June. Hubbard is 2-2 overall in the UFC and
will be looking to push his record into positive territory with
an impressive win on Saturday night.   Watch these two
Colorado fighters throw down on ESPN +, with fights starting at
3:30pm MST.  


And in new matchup announcements…  


Youssef “The Morrocan Devil” Zalal (10-2) of Factory X is back in
action AGAIN! The Moroccan Devil will fight for his 4th time in
the UFC, this year, on October 10th against Seungwoo Choi (8-3)
in a featherweight matchup. No venue or location has been
announced yet for the event.  


And the number 2 ranked heavyweight in the world, Curtis “Razor”
Blaydes (14-2) of Elevation Fight Team will take on The Black
Beast, Derrick Lewis (24-7) in an upcoming main event fight on
November 28th!    


Curtis Blayde’s teammate, Alistair Overeem (46-18) has also
announced his intention to make one final title run and he will
face Agusto Sakai (15-1) in a heavyweight main event at UFC Fight
Night on September 5th, with the location yet to be determined.
 


Additionally, Chris Camozzi (25-14) of Factory X has announced
that he has joined the PFL roster for their next season. He’s
hungry for the championship belt and the $1million prize. Camozzi
will compete at 205 lbs in the PFL light heavyweight division.