Legacy Fighting Alliance 128: McKenzie vs. Clay is an upcoming mixed martial arts event scheduled for April 8, 2022 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States.
Fight Card
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Lightweight Aaron McKenzie vs. Lucas Clay Lightweight Championship
Heavyweight Jimmy Lawson vs. Marino Eatman
Bantamweight Mitchell McKee vs. Jalen Jackson
Preliminary Card
Welterweight Sarek Shields vs. Thad Jean
Women's Strawweight Alandria Brown vs. Rachel Martinez
Amateur Card
Welterweight Brett Bye vs. Jhellani Olton
Women's Bantamweight Cheyanne Bowers vs. Kaeley Fenhaus
Lightweight Zach Sulzer vs. Jorge Apalategui
Background
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to South Dakota in April. The main event of LFA 128 will feature a lightweight world title fight between two of the division’s most promising prospects.
LFA 128 will be the fifteenth LFA event to take place in the state, while the main event will crown the sixth 155-pound champion in LFA history. Two of the previous champions, Harvey Park and Bryce Logan, also won the title in South Dakota.
McKenzie (10-2-1) returns to the LFA Octagon after winning his first three fights for the promotion in impressive fashion. The Rafael Lovato Jr. protégé is known for his precision striking, grappling prowess, and all-around toughness. McKenzie gained valuable experience fighting for Legacy FC and Bellator early in his career, which has paid dividends for the scrappy Oklahoman as he has showcased all of his attributes since signing with the LFA. He has picked up wins over Brazilian powerhouse Gláucio Eliziário, The Ultimate Fighter 27 finalist Joe Giannetti, and Bellator veteran Brandon Phillips in that time. Now the surging 33-year-old returns to the building where he made his LFA debut to fight for the LFA lightweight title in the main event of LFA 128.
Clay (8-1) returns to the LFA Octagon fresh off of a career year, which ended with him extending his record with the promotion to 3-0 and receiving a nominee for the LFA Fans’ Choice Awards: Male Fighter of the Year. The proud Missouri native earned that honor by going unbeaten in the LFA with two dominant victories in 2021. The first win came against J.J. Okanovich, who was coming off of a win on Dana White’s Contender Series. The second win came against Jake Kozorosky via D’Arce Choke, which earned Clay a second nominee for the LFA Fans’ Choice Awards: Submission of the Year. Now the decorated 26-year-old, who is a relative of the legendary Cassius Clay (Muahammad Ali), looks to continue growing his own legend by capturing LFA gold.