MMA: LFA 77 AT MYSTIC LAKE THIS FRIDAY NIGHT

LFA 77 takes place this Friday night and features a heavyweight title fight when knockout artist Daniel “The American Predator” James faces top prospect Brett “Big Dog” James for the vacant championship. The action takes place at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN. Some heavy hitting Minnesotans will be featured along with out of state talent. Below is the official weigh-in video and more including a break down of the amateur action by matchmaker Jeremy Bjornberg.

LFA 77’s main card will be shown live on AXS TV. Check out that line up below.

Main Event | Heavyweight Title Bout (265 lb)
– Daniel James (9-3-1) vs. Brett Martin (7-1)
Co-Main Event | Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
– Calyn Hull (6-1) vs. Chad Johnson (5-1)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
– Jonas Flok (12-3) vs. Bryce Logan (10-4)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
– Nate Richardson (6-1) vs. Matt Jones (8-3)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
– Brandon Jenkins (12-6) vs. Mike Breeden (7-2)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
– J.P. Saint Louis (5-3) vs. Scott Writz (2-1)

Matchmaker Jeremy Bjornberg broke down the amateur portion of Friday night’s action.

Noah Landrus (7-0) Revolution vs Yamah Sadozai (4-2) Spartan 155
This fight decides who the best “veteran” amateur Lightweight is. Noah has been on a tear but no one has been able to challenge him much. I think Yamahs’ blend of power and athleticism should lead to a serious test to say the least. That being said Noah has shown the potential to have world-class ground game and is an amazing athlete who seems to be learning the standup game fast. Our amateur main event for a reason

Kyle Zimick (5-0) Rising Son MMA vs Davi Young (4-0) Spartan Martial Arts 145
The two most explosive and also arguably best featherweight midwest ammy prospects face off in a fight with guaranteed fireworks, don’t blink. They seem to be clones of eachother.

Jimmy Barnes (2-0) Start BJJ vs Tommy Peterson (3-0) Spartan Martial Arts Heavyweight 265
We have yet to see Jimmy but with a college wrestling background and training under Brock Larson I’m sure he’s going to be Tommy’s toughest test to date. The winner likely will turn pro and be let loose quickly on the pro circuit of LFA.

Dick Legus (1-1) Village Martial Arts vs Ryan Schafer (4-2) Spartan Martial Arts 155
These two both always come to bang and this fight had me salivating from the beginning. Two old school Cerrone type brawlers!

Shannon Clark (1-1) ATT Savage vs Katie Koenig (0-4) Start BJJ 125
Katie has had a rough start to her career however she has only been stopped once and lost a majority and a split decision that both could have went her way. This is a tough test for both and a pickem’ fight for me.

David Hurrelbrink (0-0) ATT Savage vs Grant Bolduan (1-1) Academy 135
I don’t know much about David other then he is highly spoken of by his teammates. Grant is a tough kid with rising standup and great wrestling.

Shane Abraham (0-0) ATT Savage vs Nick Krohn (0-1) Free Spirit 145
Shane’s MMA debut but in his Kickboxing fights has shown heavy hands and the willingness to brawl, something Nick happily will oblige. Nick is already one of my favorites to watch for young guys and Shane seems to be in the same pedigree.

Josh Clark (3-0) Valhalla vs Edwin Jimenez (1-0) Pura Vida 131
The two best very young Featherweights fight at a catch. Josh will likely be moving to 35 permanently and Edwin at some point too but for now we get to enjoy these two future pros battle it out early in their careers. Both have exciting futures and this will be a high paced bout.