LFA 11 and 12 announced; inaugural welterweight title fight happening

LFA announced today date, locations and main events for LFA 11 and 12, with an inaugural welterweight title fight headlining the latter.

LFA 11 will take place May 5 at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix Ariz., with a scheduled main event of Matthew Frincu vs. Daniel Madrid for the AXS TV-televised card.

Frincu (10-2) will enter LFA 11 riding a three-fight win streak, most recently earning a unanimous decision over Kris Holcum last month at LFA 5. Madrid (13-4), meanwhile, will enter on a six-fight win streak when he makes his LFA debut.

LFA 12 is slated for May 19 at Mystic Lake Showroom in Prior Lake, Minn., where history will be made. The main event of the AXS TV-televised card features Derrick Krantz vs. Ben Neumann for the promotion’s inaugural welterweight championship.

Krantz, the former Legacy FC welterweight champ, is coming off a unanimous decision win over Hayward Charles in his promotional debut last month at LFA 4. Neuman has won three straight, including his January promotional debut with a rear-naked choke vs. Damien Hill at LFA 2.

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