Athletes make weight and confirm title disputes at LFA 154
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All 26 athletes scheduled for the LFA 154, which takes place this Friday, in the city of Cajamar, São Paulo, won the duel against the scales at the official weigh-in held this morning and confirmed the 13 fights on the card, which will have two belts up for grabs in two duels that headline the event.
Protagonists of the edition, middleweights Jansey “Jones” Silva and Lucas Fernando posted the same weight, 83.9kg, within the limit required for title disputes in the category. Coming from stand-up fighting, the division’s promising Brazilians have, together, applied nine knockouts.
Before deciding who gets the middleweight belt, the new heavyweight champion will be defined. The contenders for the title are Eduardo “Bbzão” Neves and Hyago “BRT” Silva, who weighed 120.2kg and 117.2kg, respectively. Together, they also have nine career knockouts.
LFA 154 will also feature light heavyweight Rodolfo “Trator” Bellato, one of the best in the division in Brazil and who ended up hitting the bar to enter the UFC after being defeated at Dana White’s Contender Series. Weighing 92.9kg, he measures forces against Mateus Messaos, who hit 90.5kg.
Held in partnership with the Municipality of Cajamar, LFA 154 will be broadcast live to over 200 countries, with commentary in Portuguese and English, through UFC Fight Pass, UFC’s official streaming platform. Check out the full card for this edition of the North American event below.
LFA 154
Cajamar, SP
Friday, March 10, 2023
main card
Middleweight: Lucas Fernando vs Jansey Silva – title fight
Heavyweight: Hyago Silva vs Eduardo Neves – title fight
Lightweight: Kaue Fernandes vs Felipe Douglas
Welterweight: Eduardo Ramon vs Carlos Prates
Bantamweight: Marlon Basilio vs Jean Matsumoto
Light Heavyweight: Rodolfo Bellato vs Mateus Messaros
preliminary card
Welterweight: Richard Martins vs Reginaldo Junior
Welterweight: Julio Spadaccini vs João Paulo Silva
Women’s flyweight: Bartira Rodrigues vs Luana Santos
Lightweight: Gabriel Costa vs Rhalber Bernardo
Welterweight: Michael Oliveira vs Bruno Teixeira
Heavyweight: Jhonatan Peçanha vs. Guilherme Uriel
Strawweight: Sabrina Oliveira vs Lany Silva
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