Two professional mixed martial arts organizations will stage cards in Atlantic City for the first time this weekend. Las Vegas-based Legacy Fighting Alliance will make its local debut Friday at Golden Nugget Atlantic City. The next night, New York-based MMA Pro League will hold its first-ever card at Hard Rock Atlantic City.
“I am excited to bring LFA to the Northeast,” LFA CEO Ed Soares said in a statement. “Atlantic City is a great fight town with a long, storied history in prizefighting, and we’re looking to add another chapter to the city’s combat sports history.” LFA, formed last year, has previously held events in Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and other cities in the Midwest, Southwest and West Coast. Their events are televised on AXS TV.