LFA lands in São Paulo
Legacy Fighting Alliance staged its first São Paulo card at Centro Esportivo Pelezão — LFA 229 featured Leandro Solano vs. Renan Freitas and Tauan Ribeiro vs. champion Vinicius Pires, with BJJ champ Bianca Basílio and ex‑UFC Felipe dos Santos on the bill. (youtube.com)
LFA staged its São Paulo debut at Centro Esportivo Pelezão on March 27, 2026, and the promotion reported that general‑admission tickets for LFA 229 were sold out. (lfa.com)) Richard Martins stopped Vanderlei Gonçalves by knockout at 4:04 of round three to win the welterweight main event. (cagesidepress.com)) In the co‑main, flyweight Felipe dos Santos submitted Jenilto Matos with a triangle choke 1:43 into round one; Matos had missed weight at the scale. (cagesidepress.com)) Featherweight Renan Freitas finished Leandro Solano by TKO at 4:41 of round one, while bantamweight Vinicius Pires defeated Tauan (Tawan) Ribeiro by unanimous decision on the main card. (cagesidepress.com)) Brazilian jiu‑jitsu standout Bianca Basílio won her flyweight bout by rear‑naked choke at 3:36 of round one, recording a first‑round submission on the televised portion of the show. (cagesidepress.com)) Three fighters — Jenilto Matos, Italo Cruz and João Victor Melo — missed weight at the official LFA weigh‑ins but their bouts proceeded as scheduled under the commission. (cagesidepress.com)) The card ran 13 professional fights, with the main card carried on Vice TV in the U.S. and prelims streaming through the promotion’s digital partners. (tapology.com))
