After starting to take the show on the road several years ago, LFA returns to Brazil this past weekend for the nineteenth time.
The promotion will touch down at the Ginásio do Povilho in São Paulo for LFA 197 where an interim title is up for grabs in the main event of the evening.
Three-time Olympic Judoka Natasha Kuzietina is back to defend her interim strawweight for the second time following her impressive displays against grappling specialist Giovanna Canuto and former Bellator competitor Bruna Ellen.
The Russian will be walking into enemy territory when she takes on Brazil's Yasmin Guimarães who won her LFA debut this past May in yet another main event spotlight.
A unification fight with Rose Conceição awaits the winner following the Brazilian's unsuccessful attempt to win a UFC contract on this year's season of Dana White's Contender Series.
As you'd expect from a card that is taking place in Brazil, there is a lot of representation from one of the most prominent nations in mixed martial arts.
In fact, every fight on the card is currently set to feature at least one Brazilian fighter with the vast majority of contests putting two fighters from the same country up against one another in order to find who are the best that Brazil has to offer.
Check out the full card listed below ahead of Friday night's action:
Main Card (Worldwide on UFC FIGHT PASS®):
Main Event | Interim Women’s Strawweight Title Bout (115 lb)
Natasha Kuziutina (6-1) vs. Yasmin Guimarães (8-1)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Samuel Dias (10-2) vs. Samuel Silva (12-4-1)
Featherweight Bout (145 lb)
Felipe Oliveira (10-3) vs. Márcio Barbosa (15-2)
Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Vinicius Pires (9-1) vs. Jhon Rodriguez Tacha (12-2)
Heavyweight Bout (265 lb)
Edivan Santos (17-5) vs. Jose Augusto (9-4)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Luann Sardinha (8-0) vs. Marcelo Marques (10-0)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Michael Oliveira (7-0) vs. Aldo Pereira (12-7)
Currently Announced Prelims (Worldwide on LFA FIGHT NETWORK™):
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Richard Martins (8-1) vs. Lucas Batista (7-1)
Lightweight Bout (155 lb)
Juan Pablo Viera (7-0) vs. Maycon Kevin (5-0)
Welterweight Bout (170 lb)
Reginaldo Junior (8-1) vs. Dallys Gama (7-4)
Women’s Strawweight Bout (115 lb)
Janaína Silva (5-1) vs. Aieza Bertolso (4-0)
Middleweight Bout (185 lb)
Ryan Gandra (6-1) vs. Vladimir Calvo (4-0)
Women’s Bantamweight Bout (135 lb)
Nicoly Pedroza (5-0) vs. Thalita Diniz (5-2)
Women’s Flyweight Bout (125 lb)
Beatriz Consuli (4-0) vs. Thaiany Lopes (5-1)
