The Kazakh athlete makes his debut in the American league with a major event.

Kazakhstan mixed martial artist Sabit Zhusupov (16-3) has signed a contract with the American organization LFA. His debut fight in this league will immediately headline one of the tournaments, reports Caravan.kz.

The Kazakh fighter, who has won his last 7 bouts, will face seven-time world jiu-jitsu champion Brazilian Ari Farias (14-4), who is on a two-fight winning streak. This featherweight bout will be the main event of LFA 199, taking place on January 10 at Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Lemoore, California, USA.

Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) company formed by the merger of Legacy Fighting Championship (Legacy FC) and Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA) in 2016. Success in LFA is believed to pave the way to the world’s premier league, the UFC.

Before signing with LFA, Zhusupov became the champion of the Russian league Fight Nights Global in the bantamweight division, defeating Russian Vladimir Egoyan and defending his title by knocking out Brazilian Vanderlei Junior.

Previously, we reported on another Kazakh fighter, but from the league of former UFC fighter Conor McGregor.

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