“I switched to management and within like three weeks of working with my new manager he was like ‘hey, I know we’re still kind of like getting to know each other, but I want to know how you feel about PFL as an option,” Bowers recalled, “At this point I am open to anything bigger and better, so he presented me with the opportunity.”

Not only is the option bigger than where she was, but Bowers believes that the 125lbs division in PFL might be as good as anywhere. She’s excited for the challenges on the way – especially the one at the top.

“It’s a step-up – there’s a ton of really good girls in the PFL. Within the next year to two years I would love to fight Dakota [Ditcheva],” she said. “I don’t think it’s really any different in my eyes compared to the UFC. I feel like it’s very well-rounded and it has a deep 125 pool right now.”

It’s not only flyweight kingpin Dakota Ditcheva that has her interested. When looking up and down the division, Bowers sees plenty of exciting matchups as well as fighters she looks up to.

“I actually just noticed yesterday they added another girl fight to the Sioux Falls card with Talia Santos on it. I’ve always been a huge fan of hers even before she fought Valentina for the the UFC belt. Super pumped to see that in person,” Bowers said. “Other girls like Jenna Bishop and Angela Hill I’ve always like been googly-eyed in love with – they’re just such cool fighters. So to know that I’m in the same pool as Jenna Bishop is super awesome because I’m a big jiu-jitsu girl.”

However, it’s not just the existing stars that makes PFL’s flyweight division so good. Their commitment to grabbing the top upcoming talent in the division also gives it real growth potential.

“Overall like there’s a lot of up-and-comers like myself that are that are entering the division a lot of girls that are undefeated like 6-0, 7-0 somewhere like that,” she said. “There’s a lot of rising talent that I think we’re going to see kind of explode over the next year or two.”

Bowers will get her first crack at one of those undefeated names when she faces Sabrinna de Sousa at PFL Sioux Falls. That fight takes place as part of the prelim portion of the card, which begins at 7pm EST this Saturday on ESPN 2.

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Kicking off this UFC Perth edition of TTP is our interview with UFC middleweight, Dom Mar Fan. Mar Fan discussed the Road to UFC and how his career has been changed by the tournament. Plus, he digs into his feeling about doubters and getting to debut in his home country. Then we talk about the specifics of his fight with Kody Steele on Saturday.

Fights, Dogs and Parlays: UFC Perth (16:27)

The UFC heads down under for a fight card loaded with talent. In the main event, Jack Della Maddalena looks to put himself back in the title picture as he faces Carlos Prates. Plus, Quillan Salkilld will look to leap forward at lightweight when he faces Beneil Dariush.  We’ll break down those fights as well as some of our other favorite fights on the main card. Plus, as always, we’re hitting you with an underdog and a plus-money parlay that we think will make your wallet fat this weekend. For this segment, all odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Cam Rowston Interview (22:28)

Closing out this UFC Perth edition of TTP is our interview with UFC middleweight, Cam Rowston. With a special shoutout to Cageside Press’ own Jay Anderson for an assist with the interview, he chats with Rowston about the upcoming contest in Perth as well as starting to feel comfortable inside of the UFC.

Cheyanne Bowers Interview (38:42)

Closing out this UFC Perth edition of TTP is our interview with PFL flywight, Cheyanne Bowers. Bowers talks about her change in management and how that led her to exploring a move to the PFL. Now in the organization, she’s got her eyes on plenty of names within the division. Those names include the likes of divisional kingpin, Dakota Ditcheva. She gives a timeline she’d like to get there and then a breakdown of her fight in Sioux Falls this weekend.

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Headlining PFL Sioux Falls at the Sanford Pentagon on May 2, 2026 will be welterweight standout Logan Storley (18-4), facing Florim Zendeli (11-1-1). Also announced via press release, former LFA champ Cheyanne Bowers (7-2) will make her promotional debut opposite Sabrinna de Sousa (5-0).

Storley, a former Bellator interim champ, sits ranked #4 in the PFL’s 170lb division, while Zendeli holds the #7 position. “Storm” Storley is a South Dakota native who last competed in Sioux Falls in June 2024. The 33-year old saw a three-fight win streak snapped when he fell to Thad Jean in the PFL Welterweight World Tournament final last August.

Albania’s Florim Zendeli won the PFL Europe tournament at lightweight in 2024, his first year with the promotion. He fought just once in 2025, notching a win over Omar El Dafrawy as part of the PFL Champions Series card in Dubai last October.

Former interim LFA flyweight champ Cheyanne Bowers was a solid signing by the promotion earlier this year, and makes her debut against the #9-ranked de Sousa. Bowers has won her last two fights, both under the Legacy Fighting Alliance banner, while de Sousa is undefeated as a pro in MMA, with two wins inside the PFL cage.

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The move comes over two years on from her last fight, and after the birth of her second child, with her family cited as a key reason the 30-year old is stepping away from the sport.

Vlismas went 2-2 inside the octagon, and posted a career record of 7-3 overall. Prior to signing with the UFC, she competed for LFA and Invicta FC, among other promotions.

“As of today I am officially retired,” Vlismas wrote in a retirement announcement posted on her social media presence. “This decision comes with a lot of heart break. But this is something that I need to do. After having my second child, my time is very limited. I am unable to give 100% into my training without giving less of myself to my babies.”

“This decision comes as I am choosing to be the parent that I wish I always had growing up.”

“As hard as this decision is because I love fighting so much with all my heart. My kids will always be put first,” Vlismas continued. “I know I am young and I could make a comeback but my decision came down to could I leave my kids for 2 months for a training camp? I simply cannot do so.”

Cheyanne Vlismas wrapped up her statement by thanking her team, coaches, fans, the UFC, and matchmaker Mick Maynard. “This was a dream. I didn’t get to fulfill all my dreams, but I made it to the highest level and now I’m gonna choose to give my all into being a mother. And lastly, thank you to all my fans.”

“I hope one day my kids will know their mother give her all into being the best I can be for them because this is not an easy goodbye for me.”

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Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with LFA flyweight, Cheyanne Bowers. Bowers talks about her close split decision loss in the LFA title unification bout this past January. She talks about how she felt about that decision and what she managed to take away following the loss to Shannon Clark. Now ready to get back after it, she takes center stage at LFA 207. She fights Elizabeth Rodriguez at this weekend’s event – and she takes the time to breakdown the fight with us.

Combat Countdown: Top 5 Next UFC Stars (15:48)

After a wild and exciting and wildly exciting UFC 314, the UFC gives us a much need break. However, while they are off this week, we never sleep. The break gives us a chance to bring back the Combat Countdown. This week, we take a look at the possibility of someone becoming a transcendent star. Who could become too big for this sport like Conor McGregor once did? We looked at those on the up-and-up who may just have what it takes. And as always, if you like or hate our list, be sure to hit us up on Twitter (@TopTurtleMMA) and let us know how you feel. For this segment, all odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Christian Natividad Interview (27:55)

Closing out this edition of TTP is our interview with LFA flyweight, Christian Natividad. Natvidad was supposed to fight on the same card as Cheyanne Bowers this weekend, but unfortunately his opponent dropped out of the fight and left him without a dance partner. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t some great tidbits in this interview. Natividad talks about having the option to be on The Ultimate Fighter and why his coach told him not to do it. He’s hoping for one more fight soon and that Contender Series call.

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200 shows for the promotion birthed out of the merger between Legacy Fighting Championship (LFC) and Resurrection Fighting Alliance (RFA). Sean O’Malley, Dominick Reyes, Kevin Holland, Brandon Royval, Brandon Moreno, Cory Sandhagen, Andrea Lee, Brendan Allen, Mackenzie Dern, and more fought for LFA in 2017 alone, the first year for the promotion post-merger.

To celebrate, LFA hosted a full three title unification bouts at LFA 200, part of a 14-fight card featuring the stars of tomorrow.

Where to Watch LFA 200

The massive LFA 200 card features 14 fights including three title unification bouts, and takes place on Saturday, January 25, 2025 at the Mystic Showroom at the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota. The preliminary card is split into three parts, with dark matches, an OnlyFans exclusive preliminary card (7PM ET), “LFA Fight Network” preliminary card (8PM, Youtube and other destinations), and the main card starting at 9PM ET on UFC Fight Pass. Full results from Saturday’s event can be found below.

LFA 200: Johns vs. Douglas Results

Main Card (UFC Fight Pass, 9PM ET/6PM PT)

Lerryan Douglas (ic) def. Elijah Johns (c) by TKO, Round 2, 2:35 – for the LFA featherweight championship / title unification bout
Shannon Clark (c) def. Cheyanne Bowers (ic) by split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47) – for the LFA women’s flyweight championship / title unification bout
Shamidkhan Magomedov (ic) def. Vanilto Antunes (c) by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 4:36 – for the LFA welterweight championship / title unification bout
Chris Mixan def. Joey Hart by TKO, Round 1, 2:10
Devon Lozej def. Enrique Pacheco Parra by knockout, Round 2, 1:44
Alvin Hines def. Matt Adams by submission (strikes), Round 1, 1:48

Preliminary Card (Youtube, 8PM ET/5PM PT)

Ethyn Ewing def. Santos Verdinez by knockout, Round 1, 1:47
Steven Asplund def. Hammer Morton by TKO, Round 3, 1:29

Preliminary Card (Onlyfans, 7PM ET/4PM PT)

Jeremy Strobel Jr. def. Shad Walters by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Steve Collins def. Kelton Sneve by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Early Preliminary Card

Canon Swanson def. Jake Bower by TKO, Round 1, 3:17
Alex Coover def. Felipe Donis by TKO, Round 1, 2:19
Brett Wittmann def. Mac Kuwoski by TKO, Round 2, 0:41
Mitchell Wilson def. Brok Hopwood by Submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 2, 1:41

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While that call was a big one, it came smack in the middle of some other preparations – those for her wedding.

“We had planned and set our date, honestly, like a couple weeks before I got the fight offer,” Bowers explained. “My now husband, he was like, well, what do you want to do? Do you want to keep the date? Do you want to move it?”

After doing so much work for the wedding, it was hard to walk away from it. Ditto with the amount of work she had been putting into training. Ultimately she decided to have her (wedding) cake and eat it to.

“I was like, no, we’ve already put too much work into both sides of this,” she said. “So we’re just going to keep it. So for about 24 hours, turned off fight mode, turned wedding mode. Then as soon as the wedding was over and we had cleaned up Sunday morning, it was right back into fight camp.”

Luckily, Bowers also got quite a bit of help from her family. They all knew how hard it was to get through a wedding without getting off track with a weight cut. With their help she was able to do just that and the wedding became something that helped her get through the hardest parts of the fight camp.

“So my whole family was all about it. They planned meals that I could eat since I was cutting weight and all this type of stuff. So it was, it was a full family affair to get it done,” Bowers explained. “It was kind of nice to just have something to look forward to midway through camp. Then I had like four or five weeks after that to really, really focus in on what was next.”

Now with her attention all the way back on fighting, she’s excited to show all the work she put in. She feels she has the advantages to help top the champ and put her in line for a big show call-up.

“I’m really, really looking forward to kind of showing how I’ve evolved that way. So wherever it goes, I’m feeling pretty comfortable. I feel much more well-rounded than I ever used to be,” she said. “Eventually I’d like to get it to the ground. I got a submission in mind I’m hunting for.”

You can see Bowers chase that submission at LFA 200 this Saturday. The fight card begins at 9pm EST and airs on UFC Fight Pass.

You can hear the entire auido of this interview below at 2:14.

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Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with LFA interim flyweight champion, Cheyanne Bowers. Bowers discusses getting a chance to, again, fight close to home against an opponent she’s had her eye on – Shannon Clark. She won the interim strap while Clark was away, and now they’ll unify the titles on the biggest LFA card of all time. She details that fight and talks about winning the belt in the first place.

Combat Countdown: Top 5 MMA Calendar Years (12:49)

After an action packed UFC 311, the UFC is dead for a week. While we have LFA 200 this weekend, we also thought it would be the perfect time to break out our favorite segment on the show – The Combat Countdown. This week, we’re counting down the best calendar years that any fighter has ever had. There are a couple that have had wild ones – including some recent. Listen in and let us know if we botched this one. For this segment, all odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Steven Asplund Interview (20:05)

Next on this LFA 200 edition of TTP is our interview with LFA heavyweight, Steven Asplund. Asplund discusses taking a loss at the professional level for the first time and what he feels like he needed to change. Plus, he shares his thoughts on the phenomenal heavyweight room that his team has compiled and how they’re all peaking at the right time. Plus, he gives his thoughts on his opponent, Hammer Morton.

Joey Hart Interview (31:06)

Closing out this LFA 200 edition of TTP is our interview with LFA welterweight, Joey Hart. Hart shares his thoughts on how his Contender Series fight went down. He holds no ill will and looks to make things right with a big win at LFA 200 this weekend. He gives us a preview of that fight with Chris Mixan as well.

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The championship bout found Cheyanne Bowers on a four-fight win streak, with the NCAA Division I wrestler looking to serve up the first loss of undefeated Russian Veronika Borisova’s career.

Two fighters, Nate Smith and Felipe Martinez Donis, missed weight for the event. However, both bouts will move forward, with Smith and Donis forfeiting a portion of their purse.

Where to Watch LFA 193

LFA’s latest offering emanated from the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota on Friday, September 20, 2024. The main card airs live on UFC Fight Pass starting at 9PM ET, following online and dark prelims. Full results can be found below.

LFA 193: Bowers vs. Borisova Results

Main Card

Cheyanne Bowers def. Veronika Borisova by submission (arm-bar), Round 1, 2:10
Mitch McKee def. Ashton Caniglia by TKO, Round 1, 0:39
Denzel Freeman def. Steven Asplund by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 1:17
Devon Lozej def. Nate Smith by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Michael Blockhus def. Roland Pruden by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Alvin Hines def. Taylor Escamilla by TKO, Round 2, 2:40

Preliminary Card

Santos Verdinez def. Felipe Martinez Donis by submission (heel hook), Round 1, 3:24
Jackson McVey def. Ben Fowler by submission (D’Arce choke), Round 1, 0:33
Steve Collins def. Richard Daffron by TKO (ground n’ pound), Round 1, 3:44
Ashkan Morvari def. Coty Milhausen by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 4:30
Danny Somers def. Clay Uddley by KO (punch/slam), Round 2, 0:19
Kendall Sandifer def. Mitchell Wilson by KO (punch), Round 1, 0:19
Ryan Motley def. Aaron Skipitaris unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).
Ezayah Gomez def. Conor Hoy by TKO (ground n’ pound), Round 1, 2:05
Stephen Lesko def. Isaiah Joans by technical submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 2, 1:46

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Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with LFA flyweight Cheyanne Bowers. Bowers talks about her quick ascent up the flyweight ranks of LFA. Her upset of Aline Pereira put others in the division on notice, and she has a name she’d like to put on notice. But first, she has a fight this Friday – the day before UFC Vegas 91. She fights Naomie Young at LFA 182 with a chance to make a big statement. We also discuss getting to fight in your hometown as this card takes place in Bowers’ hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Fights, Dogs and Parlays: UFC Vegas 91 (12:56)

The UFC heads back to the Apex for the first time since UFC Vegas 90 three weeks ago. UFC Vegas 91 is headline by a banger between Alex Perez and Matheus Nicolau. Both look to take a step forward in the flyweight division and what better way to do it than a main event slot? We also take a look at some of the other big fights on the card. Then, as we always do, we’ll give you an underdog and a parlay that we think will make your wallet fat this weekend. For this segment, all odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

M,A, Yah II Interview (21:08)

Closing out this edition of TTP is our interview with LFA middleweight, M,A, Yah II. He shares with us the origins of his unique name and why there is no middle or last portion of it. He also talks about his long run through the amateur ranks and chance to fight for some big promotions while he got that experience. Plus, he is also fighting the day before UFC Vegas 91 at LFA 182. We do a little breakdown of his fight with James Martin.

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