LFA 180 Lawrence vs Ward 2024-03-30

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Date
Sat 30th March 2024 (UTC)
Fri 29th March 2024 (Local)

Timestamp
2024-03-30T01:00:00

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01:00:00 UTC (21:00:00 Local)

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League
Legacy Fighting Alliance

Season
2024

Round
7

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Location
Broadbent Arena

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LFA 180: Lawrence vs. Ward, presented by BetOnline, takes place Friday, March 29th at the Broadbent Arena at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

The main event will feature two of the featherweight division’s most exciting prospects. The change came after the original headliner Kevin Fernandez withdrew from his bout with an injury. LFA 180 will be the second LFA event to take place in the Bluegrass State and its first event to be hosted in the state’s most populous city of Louisville.

Lawrence (7-4) is a fighter that has long been considered one of the top prospects to emerge from “The Bluegrass State”. In fact, after beginning his professional MMA career with a perfect 5-0 record, he was invited to compete on the third season of Dana White’s Contender Series in Las Vegas, Nevada. Lawrence would face top undefeated prospect Kevin Syler. The Bolivian hit the scale a whopping 6.5 pounds over the weight limit, but the Kentuckian took the fight anyway. This gameness has been a hallmark of Lawrence’s career, which has made him a fan favorite. Now the man known as “The Tornado” is ready to bring a whirlwind of excitement to his hometown of Louisville in the main event of LFA 180.

Ward (8-2) is one of Texas’ most beloved fighters and fastest-rising prospects, which he pays tribute to with his well-known nickname “The Lone Star Kid”. The proud Fort Worth native made his professional debut in the city of Dallas and celebrated his four-year anniversary in the sport with the first LFA headliner of his career at LFA 169. This came on the strength of a “Fight of the Year” nominated performance that he made in his promotional debut last summer. Ward was nominated for the honor after defeating top Brazilian prospect Matheus Pereira in an all-action war at LFA 163. Now after a pair of memorable bouts for the promotion, Ward will take his talents on the road to headline LFA 180.