LFA 182 Results: McKee vs Hernandez

By Zac Coffman

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LFA 182: McKee vs Hernandez
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Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) returns to Sioux Falls, SD, for LFA 182: McKee vs Hernandez. In the main event, undefeated bantamweight prospect and former Minnesota Gopher “Merciless” Mitch McKee faces off against the 4-1 Jose Hernandez. Injuries delayed McKee’s 2024 campaign, but a win here coul...

Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) returns to Sioux Falls, SD, for LFA 182: McKee vs Hernandez. In the main event, undefeated bantamweight prospect and former Minnesota Gopher “Merciless” Mitch McKee faces off against the 4-1 Jose Hernandez. Injuries delayed McKee’s 2024 campaign, but a win here could see him competing in a Dana White Contender Series bout later this year.

LFA 182: McKee vs Hernandez Results

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The original co-main event of Khuseyn Shaykhaev vs. Michel Lima was canceled due to an injury to Shaykhaev. His twin brother, Khaseyn Shaykhaev, will step in as a replacement. LFA is expected to stream the final three prelims of the night on their YouTube channel (time TBD), with the main card streaming exclusively on UFC Fight Pass at 9:00 PM Eastern.

Remainder of the Card

LFA cards often showcase a strong mix of regional talent and rising stars. A few standouts on this card include:

Cedric Gunnison- Having held titles in Ring of Combat as well as CFFC, Gunnison, makes his LFA debut when he faces the undefeated Nikita Kulshin out of Russia – who was an IMMAF Champion in his ammy career.

Michael Blockhus-While Blockhus may only bring a record of 1-0 into his LFA debut, this All-American out of the University of Minnesota showcases yet another example of a high-level collegiant wrestler making the transition into MMA.

M,A, Yah II-The name that will stand out most on this card, “Mayah” wrapped up his amateur career with a short-notice fight at CFFC 118 where he upset the hometown fighter, Nick Galanti, to earn the CFFC Middleweight Next-Gen Championship. Since going pro, he has gone 2-0 under the Dynasty Combat Sports banner. Coming into this fight, he also has a fight already booked for June, showcasing how he feels this fight will go in his favor.

Cheyanne Bowers-When it comes to WMMA, it’s always a pleasure to come across some of the next-generation of women athletes. Bowers made her pro debut in a loss against Naranjargal Tsendayush at LFA 144 – which earned Tsendayush a PFL Challenger Series invite. Since then she has stacked wins against Anna Crutchfield (who was originally scheduled to make her Fury FC debut this past week), Aline Pereira (sister of UFC Lightweight Champion, Alex Pereira), and Whittany Pyles (a fighter who Erin Blanchfield made her pro debut against).

LFA 182 Results

Main Card

Mitch McKee def. Jose Hernandez via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-27, 30-26)
Khaseyn Shaykhaev def. Michel Lima via Split Decision (28-29, 30-27, 30-27).
Nikita Kulshin def. Cedric Gunnison via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Nate Smith def. Christian Ynastrilla via TKO (Punch to Ground Strikes) at 0:34 of Round 1.
Michael Blockhus def. Jonathan Griffin via TKO (Ground and Pound) at 4:13 of Round 1.
Kendra McIntyre def. Katarina Legorreta via TKO (Headkick) at 3:00 of Round 3.

Preliminary Card

Cheyanne Bowers def. Naomie Young va TKO (Ground and Pound) 4:36 of Round 2.
James Martin def. M,A,Yah II via Submission (Triangle) at 2:01 of Round 3.
Shad Walters def. Nicholas Gjelaj via TKO (Punch) at 0:11 of Round 1.
Jeff Nielsen def. Zeb Vincent via TKO (Ground and Pound) at 2:17 of Round 1.
Tavlin Hunt def. Sean Krebbs via Submission (Arm-Triangle) at 1:33 of Round 1.
ABOUT THE AUTHORZac CoffmanStaff Writer

Zac Coffman is a combat sports journalist and Staff Writer at MMA Sucka.

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