LFA 23 takes place at the Horseshoe Casino & Hotel in Bossier City, Louisiana today (September 22nd, 2017) at 9 p.m. (ET) live on AXS TV. Welterweight champion Derrick Krantz defends his title against undefeated James Nakashima.
Krantz (20-9) captured the vacant welterweight title in his last bout, finishing Ben Neumann in the second round at LFA 12 in May. “D-Rock” heads into this matchup on a three-fight win streak and has won six of his last seven fights. The lone loss during that stretch was to UFC welterweight Alex Morono at Legacy FC 49 in December 2015. Nakashima (7-0) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Bellator vet LaRue Burley at LFA 11 in May. The MMA Lab standout is ranked #1 on FloCombat’s North American Prospect Rankings.
In the co-main event, women’s flyweight champion Andrea Lee defends her title against Jamie Thorton. Lee (7-2) is coming off a unanimous decision victory over Liz Tracey at Invicta FC 23 and will be making the first defense of her LFA championship. “KGB” was slated to defend her title at LFA 16 in June however her opponent pulled out close to fight time. Thorton (4-3) heads into this matchup on a two-fight skid and was offered this title shot due to lack of options. The 33-year-old was on a three-fight win streak prior to losing back-to-back matchups
MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas opened the betting odds for the following bouts on the LFA 23 card today at Several Bookmakers…
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Main Event | Welterweight Title| 170 lbs
Derrick Krantz +125
James Nakashima -165
Here’s my interview with LFA welterweight champion Derrick Krantz
Here’s my interview with LFA welterweight title challenger James Nakashima
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Co-Main Event | Women’s Flyweight Title | 125 lbs
Jamie Thorton +650
Andrea Lee -1350
Here’s my interview with LFA flyweight champion Andrea “KGB” Lee
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Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs
LeMarcus Tucker +225
Ryan Spann -305
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More LFA 23 Odds & Interviews
Bryan Billiot +100
Brandon Shavers -140
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Linsey Williams +305
Sabina Mazo -425
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Sabina Mazo who takes on Linsey Williams
Linsey Williams who takes on Sabina Mazo
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