Legacy Fighting Alliance 123: Argueta vs. Santos is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled for February 4, 2022 at The Factory at the Horseshoe Hammond in Hammond, Indiana, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Bantamweight Daniel Argueta vs. Mairon Santos
Lightweight Josh Streacker vs. Miguel Jacob
Flyweight Payton Brezinski vs. Cody Davis
Light Heavyweight Halston Williams vs. Tanner Marlow
Featherweight Alberto Rodriguez vs. Beau Samaniego
Featherweight Motaz Askar vs. Garrett Sharp
Background
LFA 123 will feature a bantamweight showdown when the promotion heads to the northwestern part of the state located on the border of Chicago. RFA hosted one event in the “Hoosier State” before the merger of RFA and Legacy FC that created LFA.
LFA 123: Argueta vs. Santos takes place Friday, February 4th at The Horseshoe Casino Hammond in Hammond, Indiana, which is located in the Chicago metro area. The main event will feature a bantamweight showdown between top undefeated prospects Daniel “The Determined” Argueta and Mairon “A Lenda” Santos.
Argueta (6-0) returns home to Chicagoland after enjoying an impressive MMA career over the past three years. In that time, the dynamic Cub Swanson protégé has won all six of his fights since turning pro. That includes three fights inside the LFA Octagon and a stint on the UFC’s hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter 29 (TUF 29). Argueta was coach Brian Ortega’s first overall pick on TUF 29, which aired on ESPN+ and quickly earned him a loyal fan following due to his affable personality and fan friendly fighting style on the show. Argueta most recently earned a submission win at LFA 116 in Vail, Colorado, which is the same town where his pro career began. Now the Orland Park, Illinois native is looking to pick up a win close to home in the main event of LFA 123.
Santos (12-0) is one of the most highly-touted prospects in all of MMA. The Brazilian dynamo quickly made his presence felt competing in his native Brazil as well as western Africa by rattling off a staggering 10 wins in his first 12 months as a professional fighter. What makes this even more impressive is the fact that the Niterói native began that streak shortly after his 18th birthday. The streak included claiming the Shooto Brasil featherweight title with one of the top knockouts of 2020. The win came courtesy of a creative upward elbow followed by two crushing body shots that folded the previously undefeated Julio Pereira. Now the young Gilliard Parana protégé is looking to take out another undefeated prospect when he makes his North American debut at LFA 123.