LFA 243 takes place this Friday, October 9 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, California. The main event features 2 light heavyweights, American UFC veteran Nick Maximov and Brazil’s Wildemar Santos. The main card airs on VICE TV. The promotion’s CEO calls it a real test between 2 proven fighters.
Key takeaways
- LFA 243 takes place on Friday, October 9 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, with 7 fights announced.
- Nick Maximov (14-2), a UFC veteran, faces Wildemar Santos (14-5) at light heavyweight in the main event.
- The main card starts at 6 p.m. Pacific time on VICE TV, which is 9 p.m. Eastern.
LFA 243: the schedule in Santa Cruz
Date and venue
The event is held on Friday, October 9 at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz. The prelims start at 4:30 p.m. Pacific time, the main card at 6 p.m.
Broadcast
The main card airs on VICE TV in the United States at 9 p.m. Eastern. It is also carried by ESPN Deportes and ESPN KnockOut in Latin America.
What LFA says
Ed Soares, the LFA CEO, describes the main event as a great measuring-stick fight between 2 proven light heavyweights.
Nick Maximov vs Wildemar Santos
Maximov, the UFC veteran
Nick Maximov, 14 wins and 2 losses, is an American light heavyweight based in Northern California. LFA presents him as a UFC veteran fighting close to home.
Santos, the regional champion
Wildemar Santos, 14 wins and 5 losses, is a Brazilian who has already won a regional title. He is after a signature win against an opponent with UFC experience.
What is at stake
The LFA release does not mention a title being on the line. For the 2 men, it is mainly a chance to get noticed: LFA regularly serves as a springboard to the UFC.
This is a great measuring-stick fight between two proven light heavyweights.
The rest of the LFA 243 card
At flyweight
The 2nd fight on the bill pits Carzino-Hartshorn, 7-2, against Martinez, 5-2, at flyweight.
The other fights
The card also features a light heavyweight fight between K. Clark and Gazamatov, a strawweight fight between Cortez and Lang, and bouts at bantamweight, heavyweight and welterweight.
Follow the event
The LFA 243 card and the results will be in the FightHub app.
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