LFA 17 emanates from the Grady Cole Center in Charlotte, North Carolina this Friday night (June 21, 2017) and will be televised live on AXS TV at 9 p.m. (ET). Thiago Moises headlines the card against Robert Watley for the promotion’s vacant lightweight title.
Moises (9-1) hasn’t competed since defending his RFA lightweight title in September 2016, when he defeated Zach Freeman by unanimous decision. The 22-year-old is riding a four-fight win streak and hasn’t lost since a 2015 unanimous decision setback to UFC standout Jason Knight. Meanwhile, Watley (7-1) makes his debut on AXS TV and heads into this title fight on a seven-fight win streak. The 27-year-old hasn’t lost since 2014 and is coming off a third-round TKO victory over Josh Visel at XCC 27 in February.
In the co-main event, Keith Richardson steps up on short notice to take on Tony Gravely in a bantamweight affair. Richardson (16-8) replaces the injured Dylan Cala and has put together back-to-back victories. “The Rockstar” has won 10 of his 16 fights by submission. Gravely (9-4) has lost two of his last three fights and is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Francis Healy at KOTC: Heavy Hands back in April. The 25-year-old will be making his LFA debut.
MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas opened the betting odds for the following fights on the LFA 17 card today at Several Bookmakers…
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LFA 17: Moises vs. Watley
JULY 21, 2017
Grady Cole Center| Charlotte, North Carolina
9:00 PM ET – AXS TV
Main Event | Vacant Lightweight Title | 155lbs
Robert Watley +170
Thiago Moises -230
Here’s my interview with headliner Thiago Moises:
Co-Main Event | Bantamweight | 135lbs
Tony Gravely +130
Keith Richardson -170
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Catchweight Fight – 160 lbs:
Mike Stevens +365
Hugo Hernando Prada -555
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Heavyweight Fight – 265 lbs:
Tebaris Gordon +190
Chandler Cole -270
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