MMA RETURNS WITH LFA 12
AT MYSTIC LAKE ON MAY 19

Tickets On Sale Now

PRIOR LAKE – APRIL 3, 2017 ­– Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) CEO Ed Soares announced today that LFA will bring an action-packed LFA event to Minnesota in May. This will be the twelfth LFA event after the strategic merger between leading developmental organizations Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) and Legacy Fighting Championship (Legacy FC).

"I am excited to complete our first dozen LFA events with a return to Minnesota with our inaugural welterweight world title fight at LFA 12 in Prior Lake on May 19."

The main event of LFA 12 will crown the first-ever LFA welterweight world champion. Longtime RF standout Ben "The Baker" Neumann will battle former Legacy FC welterweight champion Derrick "D-Rock" Krantz for the inaugural 170-pound title. LFA 12 - Neumann vs. Madrid takes place Friday, May 19 at the Mystic Showroom in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The entire main card will be televised live and nationwide on AXS TV at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

Tickets for LFA 12 - Neumann vs. Madrid are available for purchase NOW at mysticlake.com.

In September, RFA and Legacy FC officials announced that they would be merging to form the premier developmental organization in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) starting in January 2017. RFA and Legacy FC have launched the careers of over 100 athletes that have reached the pinnacle of MMA by competing in the UFC.

LFA 12 will be the promotion's second visit to the "Land of 10,000 Lakes" (Minnesota). RFA and Legacy FC hosted nine combined events in the state of Minnesota. Six of those events took place under the RFA banner inside the Mystic Showroom.

Please visit LFAfighting.com for bout updates and information. LFA is on Facebook at Legacy Fighting Alliance. LFA is also on Instagram at @LFAfighting and Twitter at @LFAfighting.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets to see LFA 12 at 5 p.m. Friday, May 19 in the Mystic Showroom are available starting at $35. Contact the Mystic Box Office at 952-496-6563 or visit mysticlake.com for more details.

Event: LFA 12
Date: Friday, May 19
Time: 5 pm
Place: Mystic Showroom®
Tickets: Starting at $35
Sale Date: On Sale Now

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About LFA:

LFA is a professional Mixed Martial Arts promotion that gives rising stars and top contenders the opportunity to prove their talent to fans and leaders in the industry. LFA was formed by the powerhouse merger between RFA and Legacy FC. LFA presents live Mixed Martial Arts events on a monthly basis around the United States including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver, Dallas, and Houston. RFA can be seen live in over 48 million homes nationally through its television deal with AXS TV. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA is one of the most active and respected MMA organizations in the fastest growing sport in the world. (The Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. All rights reserved).

About AXS TV FIGHTS:

AXS TV Fights presents more LIVE mixed martial arts and kickboxing events than any other television network with 45 scheduled LIVE world-class fight cards in 2017. "The Voice" Michael Schiavello and UFC Hall of Famer Pat Miletich call all the action, along with cageside reporter Ron Kruck, as champions, challengers, and top prospects take center stage every Friday night at 9pE/6pP. AXS TV Fights can be found online, on Facebook and on Twitter. AXS TV is widely distributed in the U.S. via AT&T U-verse, Charter, Comcast/Xfinity, DIRECTV, DISH, Sling TV, Suddenlink, Verizon FiOS, and other cable, satellite, telco and streaming providers. The network is also carried in Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean.