Kevin Aguilar and Thanh Le to Unify Flyweight Titles at LFA 40
Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced that the promotion will unify its featherweight title when the promotion returns to Dallas at the end of May.
The main event of LFA 40 will feature a featherweight title unification bout when LFA featherweight champion Kevin Aguilar battles LFA interim featherweight champion Thanh Le. LFA 40 – Aguilar vs. Le takes place this Friday, May 25th at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas. The entire main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.
“LFA featherweight champion Kevin Aguilar and LFA interim featherweight champion Thanh Le are the top two 145-pound prospects in the world,” stated Soares. “They will now fight to unify the title and become the undisputed top featherweight prospect in the world on May 25th. LFA started at The Bomb Factory at LFA 1 by unifying the Legacy FC and RFA bantamweight titles. We will now continue our exciting history in Dallas at LFA 40.”
Tickets for LFA 40 – Aguilar vs. Le will go on sale Monday, April 16th, at 10:00 am c.s.t. at TheBombFactory.com.
Aguilar (13-1) has been considered one of the top prospects in MMA for years. The final Legacy FC featherweight champion continued to strengthen his case as the crème de la crème in the featherweight division by winning the inaugural LFA featherweight title with a vicious highlight reel knockout at LFA 4. The win came against UFC vet and former Legacy FC featherweight champion Damon Jackson. The bout was a long-awaited showdown between the bitter rivals and Aguilar ended the contest in emphatic fashion. Aguilar then successfully defended his title against grappling ace Justin Rader at LFA 18. Aguilar cruised to a Unanimous Decision victory, but he injured his hand in the process. The injury has kept him out of action since last summer, but the proud Texan known as “The Angel of Death” is back and eager to unify his title in his home state at LFA 40.
This article first appeared at News – MMAWeekly.com
