LFA 175 fight card and start times – Lopez vs. Brigagão
Las Vegas, NV – LFA CEO Ed Soares announced that the promotion will return to Brazil with the light heavyweight championship in January. LFA 175 is the fifth LFA event to be held on Saturday, and the 14th LFA event to be held in Brazil since the promotion’s international expansion began in summer 2021. This will be the ninth LFA event to be held in Brazil’s most populous state, São Paulo. LFA also visited the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro and Pernambuco.
LFA 175: Lopez vs. Brigagão presented by BetOnline will be held on Saturday, January 27th at Ginácio do Polvillo, Cajamar, São Paulo, Brazil.
The main event will feature a light heavyweight title fight, with champion Bruno “Brunan” Lopez defending his title against top contender Marcos “Ironside” Brigagan.
The entire main card will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® starting at 9 p.m. Eastern Time / 6:00 PM Pacific Time.
“We are excited to bring the Light-Heavyweight Championship to Brazil at LFA 175,” stated Soares. “The main event will feature the first title defense of the LFA light-heavyweight champion Bruno Lopes. He will face decorated prospect Marcos Brigagão. Lopes is looking to become the first 205-pound champion in LFA history to successfully defend his title, while Brigagão looks to show the hype is real after defeating a tough UFC veteran in his most recent bout. This is the perfect title fight to kick off our busy international schedule in 2024!”
Lopez (11-1) is a proud champion from Cotia, in the state of Sao Paulo, west of Sao Paulo, Brazil’s most populous city. He represents both the Chinese team and the Thiago Miranda team in his home province. There he won his LFA debut, defeating Maylton Azevedo at LFA 136. This assist earned him promotion to Recife in LFA 143 and a chance to win the title. López won the LFA gold medal with a quick win over local Pernambucano star Wilyanedson Paiva. The win earned Lopez an invitation to compete on Dana White’s Contender Series last summer, but he was unable to earn a UFC contract. The 30-year-old will now aim to defend his title and grab the chance to headline his country’s first LFA event in 2024.
Brigagão (17-6) is a spectacular viewpoint from Tapejara in the Brazilian state of Paraná, located in southern Brazil. The proud Paranaense has now moved from the city of Rio de Janeiro to Niterói, located across Guanabara Bay. The PRVT product has amassed an impressive record of 17 wins in just his six and a half years in the sport. The most notable win on his resume came in September 2021 with a TKO win over former LFA title challenger and Dana White’s Contender Series alum Acacio dos Santos. The man known as ‘Ironside’ is currently aiming for LFA gold as, like the champion, he will return to Brazil after his final tournament in Las Vegas. The 27-year-old won that match just 10 days after Lopez competed on Dana White’s Contender Series and will look to capture the title of champion in his first bout of 2024.
Currently Announced Fight Card:
Main card will be available worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
- Main Event | Light-Heavyweight Title Bout (205 lb): Bruno Lopes (11-1) vs. Marcos Brigagão (17-6)
- Co-Main Event | Lightweight Bout (155 lbs): Samuel Silva (11-4-1) vs. Anderson Ferreira (18-4)
- Bantamweight Bout (135 lbs): Rafael Pereira (10-4) vs. Fernando Laurenco (17-3)
- Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lbs) : Kevin Christian (6-2) vs. Miguel Porto (4-1)
- Bantamweight Bout (135 lbs): Andreyna Rocha (5-4) vs. Nicoly Pedroza (4-0)
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