This Friday, the Legacy Fighting Alliance takes over Arizona for LFA 196. In the principle occasion, two of the highest bantamweight prospects within the U.S. battle it out to inch themselves nearer to firm gold. The hometown hero, Kasey Tanner, may have his palms full towards the Dominican Republic’s Micaias Ureña, who’s using a large 5 combat win streak. In one of many promotion’s final playing cards of the yr, the Grand Canyon State may have loads of stable bouts on deck for fights followers in attendance and world wide.
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Dissecting Kasey Tanner
Kasey Tanner
Document: 7-1
Age: 32
Peak: 5’7″
Attain: 69.0″
Since dropping a unanimous determination to Jean Matsumoto on Dana White’s Contender Series final yr, the previously undefeated Tanner rebounded with a slick first spherical submission at LFA 188 in July over Thiago Belo. The defeat was the primary for the Illinois native of not solely his skilled profession, but additionally his complete fight sports activities legacy, having gone an ideal 5-0 as an beginner.
With simply two of his seven wins going to the decide’s scorecards, Tanner is a tried and true finisher, having compiled an virtually even quantity of submission and knockout victories. He even holds the uncommon distinction of ending a combat with an unusual suloev stretch, engaging in stated transfer in simply his second skilled bout.
Micaias Ureña
Micaias Ureña
Document: 9-2
Age: 29
Peak: 5’9”
Attain: 70.0”
Making his LFA principal occasion debut, Micaias Ureña brings with him a ton of hype into the night’s headlining attraction. Being the proud proprietor of a stupendous highlight-reel of spectacular stoppages. This contains 4 first spherical knockouts, all of which resulted in lower than three minutes. In reality, he’s at present using the momentum of an 11 second end of Ashiek Ajim from his final look within the LFA cage again in August.
The hanging fanatic from the Dominican Republic additionally has expertise competing in excessive stakes fights, as “The Pink Ranger” had beforehand captured the Combating Drive Promotions Bantamweight Championship again in 2020 in his dwelling nation.
Prediction: Micaias Ureña by determination
If it’s one factor Ureña has made clear over the course of his journey as a blended martial artist, it’s that he’s at all times seeking to put his opponent’s lights out as violently as potential. Nevertheless, his newest adversary, Tanner, has proven to be an extremely sturdy competitor, struggling his solely setback as knowledgeable by determination. Nonetheless, whereas he hasn’t been completed as of but, the older man will certainly have a tough time getting previous the sheer energy of the Dominican. For all his toughness, the harm introduced on by Ureña all through the match will doubtless result in Tanner turning into too harm and drained to mount any sort of vital offense because the combat goes into the championship rounds.
