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Raoni Barcelos Out; Damon Jackson In At LFA 4

Raoni Barcelos has suffered an injury and he is off the Legacy Fighting Alliance 4 main event, Damon Jackson will be replacing him to face Kevin Aguilar to crown the first ever LFA Featherweight Champion.

Jackson (11-1-1-1NC) will enter the fight on the strength of a two fight winning streak, with those wins coming over Charles Cheeks III and Levi Mowles. Jackson went winless during his time in the UFC, dropping a fight to Yancy Medeiros, fighting Levan Makashvilli to a draw and fighting Rony Jason to a no contest. Jackson also went undefeated during a two fight in Bellator MMA, defeating Zac Church and Keith Miner.

Aguilar (11-1-0) was the final Legacy Fighting Championships Featherweight Champion, he defeated Tony Kelley to win the gold at Legacy FC 57. Aguilar has also won four of six fights under the Legacy FC banner, his lone loss in the promotion came to UFC veteran Leonard Garcia. Aguilar also competed once in Bellator MMA, defeating Matt Hunt by first round TKO at Bellator 36 in 2011.

Legacy Fighting Alliance 4 takes place on Friday, February 17 from the Horseshoe Bossier City Hotel & Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana with Damon Jackson and Kevin Aguilar headlining.

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