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LFA Announces Main Events For First Three Events Of 2018, UFC Veteran Fighting

The Legacy Fighting Alliance is kicking off 2018 in a huge way because the promotion has announced the main events for the first three shows of the year.

LFA 30 is going to be headlined by a welterweight division fight between Curtis Millender and Nick Barnes, while LFA 31 will see Bobby Moffet face Thanh Le for the vacant LFA Interim Featherweight Title, plus LFA 32 has a pair of title bouts as Brendan Allen faces Anthony Hernandez for the vacant middleweight title and UFC veteran Alex Nicholson faces Ryan Spann for the vacant light heavyweight title.

Millender (13-3-0) is currently undefeated in LFA competition, defeating both Kevin Holland and Matthew Frincu.

Barnes (12-2-0) is also undefeated under the LFA banner, having defeated Chad Curry by split decision at LFA 20.

Moffet (10-2-0) enters the fight on a two bout winning streak and he has previously challenged for the Resurrection Fighting Alliance Featherweight Title.

Le (7-1-0) is undefeated in LFA competing and he also competed on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series Episode 2, defeating Lazar Stojadinovic.

Allen (8-2-0) has previously challenged for the LFA Middleweight Title, losing then champion champion and UFC veteran Eryk Anders at LFA 14.

Hernandez (5-0-0) is making his LFA debut in this fight and the fighter has yet to get out of the first round in any previous bouts.

Nicholson (9-4-0) has been undefeated since his UFC release, which came after a loss to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night 109.

Spann (12-5-0) has yet to lose in LFA competition and he also competed on Dana White’s Tuesday Night Contender Series Episode 3.

Legacy Fighting Alliance 30 takes place on Friday, January 12 from the OC Fair & Convention Center in Costa Mesa, California with Curtis Millender and Nick Barnes headlining. Legacy Fighting Alliance 31 takes place on Friday, January 19 from the Comerica Theater in Phoenix, Arizona with Bobby Moffet and Thanh Le headlining. Legacy Fighting Alliance 32 takes place on Friday, January 26 from the Golden Nugget Lake Charles in lake Charles, Louisiana with Brendan Allen and Anthony Hernandez headlining.

Fightful is providing live coverage of the events, which air live on AXS TV.

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