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– LFA (LFA Fighting)
May 26, 2023
The Legacy Fighting Alliance returns to Brazil for LFA 159, which is headlined by an interim light heavyweight fight.
Fighting for the interim belt in the main event will be light heavyweights Rodolfo Pilato and Acacio dos Santos. Both headliners pulled in the weight, with Pilato (9-2) hitting 204.6 lbs. and Dos Santos weighing in at 202 lbs. Three fighters failed to achieve the contracted weight in their fights, though Luis César da Silva Jr., Argemiro Delmandes and Rafaela Silva all became overweight.
Bellato enters the title fight having won four of his last five fights. His only setback came during Dana White’s Contender Series event, where he was knocked out by Vitor Petrino. Meanwhile, Dos Santos (15-5) has won two of his last three, having also fallen short at the Contender Series in the form of a decision loss to Anton Trkcalj. Both men will be looking to prove they deserve another look.
LFA 159 Main Card will be broadcast live on UFC Fight Pass at 9pm ET / 6pm PT on Saturday.
LFA 159 Weight Results:
Rodolfo Pellato (204.6) vs. Acacio dos Santos (202)
Anderson Ferreira de Souza Santos (155.6) vs. Luiz Cesar da Silva Jr. (159)*
Geraldo Coelho de Lima Neto (170.8) vs. Argemiro Delmandis (173) **
Lucas Rocha (124.6) vs. Matheus da Silva Severino (124.8)
Vinicius Peris (136) vs. Kawa Fernandez Pinheiro (136)
Hugo Cunha (258) vs. Ferdinand Batista (256)
Marcus Digli (126) vs. Hugo Paiva (126)
Isaias Simoes (135) vs. Joao Paulo Santos (132.8)
Manuel Robson Minoto (155.4) vs. Juan Pablo Vieira (155.2)
Levi Rodriguez (204.6) vs. Jose Carlos Lima (203.2)
Rafaela Silva (117) *** v. Eiza Ramos Bertolso (114.2)
* Junior lost three pounds and was fined a proportion of his bag.
** Delmonds lost two pounds and was fined a percentage of his purse.
*** Silva lost 1 pound and was fined a percentage of her bag.