LFA 204: Cunha vs. Freeman Fight Card Details

LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced ten fights that will take place at LFA 204 next month, when the promotion hosts its first event in Connecticut with a fight card stacked with a world title fight, international stars, and top local talent.  The event will take place immediately following the UFC’s first European event of the new year, which features LFA great Sean Brady in the main event. LFA 204 will be the first LFA event to take place in “The Constitution State” and the twenty-ninth U.S. state that the promotion has visited. 

LFA 204: Cunha vs. Freeman, presented by Monster Energy, takes place Saturday, March 22nd at Foxwoods Casino Resort in Mashantucket, Connecticut. The main event will feature a heavyweight world title fight when champion Hugo “Silverback” Cunha defends his title against U.S. Marine Corps Captain, Denzel “Luke Fox” Freeman. The entire main card will be available worldwide on  UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT.

“We are excited to bring the Heavyweight World Championship to Connecticut at LFA 204,” stated Soares. “The main event will feature the first title defense of the LFA heavyweight champion Hugo Cunha. He will face top contender and active U.S. Marine Corps Captain, Denzel Freeman. LFA 204 will also feature the return of Hawaiian stars Christian Natividad and Chance Ikei, who have won all 10 of their combined fights in the LFA. The event will also host the MMA debut of Reylan Gracie, who is the son of Rorion Gracie and the grandson of Hélio Gracie. New England has a long and storied history in combat sports and we look forward to bringing our first event to the region and the state of Connecticut in March.”

Tickets for LFA 204: Cunha vs. Freeman are available for purchase through Ticketmaster.com.

LFA 204 will feature several intriguing fighters including the return of a pair of undefeated Hawaiian prospects in Christian “The Hawaiian Punch” Natividad (6-0) and Chance “The Typhoon” Ikei (4-0), who now live and train in Arizona after wrestling collegiately. The two flyweight stars and longtime friends are a combined 10-0 with all 10 wins coming inside the LFA Octagon. 

The fight card will also feature the return of a pair of lightweights, who will be competing in separate bouts. Ednilson “Cai Cai” Santos (13-6-1) looks to keep the “Chama Show” going. The teammate of UFC champion Alex “Poatan” Pereira returns after defeating UFC veteran Kamuela Kirk in his LFA debut in November. The win came in the co-main event of LFA 196 and was named the “Fight of the Night.”

Also returning to the LFA Octagon is UFC veteran and TUF 27 finalist Joe “Skeletor” Giannetti (16-6-1). The Massachusetts standout competed twice for the LFA in the fanless bubble of 2020, but is now excited to compete in front of his large fan base in the LFA’s first trip to New England.

LFA 204 also features the MMA debut of Reylan Gracie (0-0), who is a member of the most famous family in MMA and Jiu-Jitsu history. Reylan is the son of UFC co-founder Rorion Gracie and the younger brother of Ryron Gracie, Rener Gracie, and Ralek Gracie. His grandfather Hélio Gracie is the co-founder of Jiu-Jitsu and his uncle Royce Gracie is in the UFC Hall of Fame after winning three UFC tournaments dating back to UFC 1.

Currently Announced Fight Card (Main Card on UFC FIGHT PASS® at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT):

Main Event | Heavyweight Title Bout (265 lb)

Hugo Cunha (8-2) vs. Denzel Freeman (5-1)

Co-Main Event | Lightweight Bout (155 lb)

Ednilson Santos (13-6-1) vs. Dylan Mantello (8-4)

Lightweight Bout (155 lb)

Joe Gianetti (16-6-1) vs. Leonardo Limberger (16-9)

Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)

Justin Sumter (11-5) vs. Luis Henrique Barbosa (15-9)

Flyweight Bout (125 lb)

Haris Bonfiglio (7-1) vs. Christian Natividad (6-0)

Flyweight Bout (125 lb)

Christian Norton (5-2) vs. Chance Ikei (4-0)

Lightweight Bout (155 lb)

Levan Khabalaev (3-0) vs. Alix Fisher (2-0)

Light-Heavyweight Bout (205 lb)

Quentin Pasley (1-0) vs. Reylan Gracie (0-0)

Featherweight Bout (145 lb)

Kelvin Sterling (0-1) vs. Rodrigo Brauna (0-0)

Welterweight Bout (170 lb)

Melvin Jovel (4-1) vs. Gates Cook (4-2)

Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Executive Writer, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a passion for Combat Sports and also a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s also a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.

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