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| 2018 in LUX Fight League | |
|---|---|
| First date | February 17, 2018 |
| Last date | October 5, 2018 |
| Total events | 2 |
The year 2018 was the second year in the history of LUX Fight League, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Mexico. In this year, LUX held 2 events, both held in Mexico City.
LUX 002 was a mixed martial arts event held by LUX Fight League on February 17, 2018, at the Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]
After the first event, which was very well received, LUX Fight League announced the second event for February 2018, and unlike the first, this one featured a larger number of fights.[2]
It was announced that Sergio Cossio and Mike De La Torre, the latter of whom had a decent track record in UFC, would headline the event. Meanwhile, the co-main event featured a featherweight bout between veteran Rodolfo Rubio and rookie Luis Vallejo. There was also a women’s bantamweight fight between Annely Jiménez García and Flor Sáenz, marking the first time female fighters have been included in a LUX event.[3]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Sergio Cossio | def. | Mike De La Torre | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Luis Vallejo | def. | Rodolfo Rubio | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:51 | |
| Lightweight | Efraín Escudero | def. | Jorge López | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:59 | |
| Bantamweight | José Luis Calvo | def. | Irvin Amaya | TKO (leg injury) | 1 | 3:10 | |
| Catchweight | Nayib López | def. | Alan Domínguez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Rubén Lozano | def. | Daniel Rico | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | José Luis Verdugo | def. | Ricardo Díaz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women’s Bantamweight | Annely Jiménez García | def. | Flor Sáenz | Submission (choke) | 3 | 2:51 | |
| Bantamweight | Roberto Villalobos | def. | Daniel Ortiz | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:25 | |
LUX 003 was a mixed martial arts event held by LUX Fight League on October 5, 2018, at the Pepsi Center WTC in Mexico City, Mexico.[4][5]
For this event, the number of fights was increased to fourteen; it was also announced that Sergio Cossio and Hugo Flores would headline the main event.[6]
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Hugo Flores | def. | Sergio Cossio | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | José Luis Verdugo | def. | Allan Marín | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight | Diego Lopes | def. | Luis Guerrero | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:38 | |
| Catchweight | José Luis Calvo | def. | Daniel Lezama | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Erick Ruano Barrera | def. | Diego Illescas | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Ignacio Bahamondes | def. | Javier Reyes | TKO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 2:53 | |
| Bantamweight | Alex González | def. | Roberto Villalobos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:36 | |
| Catchweight | Enrique González | def. | Luis Vallejo | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:08 | |
| Women’s Strawweight | Paulina Vargas | def. | Fernanda Díaz | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:34 | |
| Featherweight | David Mendoza | def. | Daniel Vega | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:15 | |
| Featherweight | Álvaro Torres | def. | Jorge Rodríguez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| Bantamweight | Iván Valenzuela | def. | Diego Velazco | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Bantamweight | César Vázquez | def. | José Luis Rodríguez | TKO (body kick and punches) | 2 | 0:40 | |
| Featherweight | Isaac Samaoya | def. | Luis Martínez | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
