RFA 17 set for August 22nd in South Dakota with two title fights

The next Resurrection Fighting Alliance fight card is set for August 22nd in South Dakota and the event will be headlined by title fights in the lightweight and featherweight divisions. RFA17

The promotion announced the event on Twitter yesterday and this will be the first sanctioned MMA event in the state of South Dakota.

RFA 17 will come from the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls and tickets are currently on sale at Ticketmaster.com.

The main event will be for the inaugural lightweight title as Dakota Cochrane (17-5) will look for his third straight victory as he meets Christos Giagos (9-2), and the co-main event will be for the vacant featherweight title as Ultimate Fighter alum Justin Lawrence (5-2) faces Mark Dickman (9-1).

The event will air live on AXS TV beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on August 22nd and the promotion will be announcing the full fight card shortly.