LUX Fight League

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LUX Fight League
Company typePrivate
Industry Mixed martial arts promotion
Founded21 July 2017;8 years ago (2017-07-21)
FounderJoe Mendoza
Headquarters
Mexico City
,
Mexico
Website luxfightleague.com

LUX Fight League (or simply LUX) is a Mexican mixed martial arts promotion based in Mexico City, founded by Joe Mendoza. It is considered the largest MMA promotion in Mexico and one of the most important in Latin America. [1]

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History

The promotion was founded on July 21, 2017 by Mexican businessman Joe Mendoza. The inaugural LUX event took place on that same date in Tampico, Tamaulipas, [2] featuring veteran Mexican fighter Efraín Escudero, who scored a victory over Brazilian Bruno Murata. [3]

The second LUX event was held on February 17, 2018, at the Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera in Mexico City. Compared to the first event, which featured only four fights, this one held a total of nine. [4]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic that was declared in March 2020, "LUX 009" was held at the Showcenter Complex in Monterrey behind closed doors, after previously being scheduled for April 3. [5] The next event, "LUX 010", would mark the return of the public, albeit limited to prevent virus infections, and would be the first sporting event in Mexico since the start of the pandemic to open its doors to the public. [6]

In 2025, LUX announced the creation of "Streamers Smash", a competition that brings together fighters and streamers, the winner of which obtains a contract with the promotion. [7] The single-elimination tournament consists of eight amateur fighters who will have a streamer in their corner guiding them during the fights. [8]

Current champions

DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceTitle DefensesNext Fight
Middleweight 84 kg (185.2 lb)Vacant/-
Welterweight 77 kg (169.8 lb) Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl ZaragozaJanuary 31, 2025 (LUX 049)0
Lightweight 71 kg (156.5 lb) Flag of Mexico.svg Kazula Vargas November 1, 2024 (LUX 047)0
Featherweight 66 kg (145.5 lb) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Édgar DelgadoAugust 11, 2023 (LUX 035)3
Bantamweight 61 kg (134.5 lb) Flag of Peru.svg Juan DíazDecember 1, 2023 (LUX 038)1
Flyweight 57 kg (125.7 lb) Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jorge Calvo MartínMarch 17, 2023 (LUX 031)5
Women's Flyweight 57 kg (125.7 lb) Flag of Colombia.svg Fernanda MuñozOctober 6, 2023 (LUX 036)0
Women's Strawweight 53 kg (116.8 lb) Flag of Mexico.svg Andrea VázquezOctober 11, 2024 (LUX 046)1

LUX Fight League title history

Men's Middleweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Iván Valenzuela
def. Ricardo Centeno		LUX 019
Mexico City, Mexico		Dec 10, 2021420 days
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Nayib LópezLUX 030
Monterrey, Mexico		Feb 3, 202371 days
López vacated the title.

Men's Welterweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Alan Domínguez
def. Antonio Suárez		LUX 036
Guadalajara, Mexico		Oct 6, 2023? days

1. def. Nayib López at LUX 042 on Apr 26, 2024

Dominguez vacated the title.
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Raúl Zaragoza
def. Carlos Arana		LUX 049
Mexico City, Mexico		Jan 31, 2025

Men's Lightweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of Chile.svg Ignacio Bahamondes
def. Hugo Flores		LUX 004
Mexico City, Mexico		Mar 15, 2019232 days
Bahamondes vacated the title.
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Cossio
def. Hugo Flores		LUX 008
Mexico City, Mexico		Feb 14, 2020? days

1. def. Alan Domínguez at LUX 016 on Sept 17, 2021

Cossio vacated the title.
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Cossio (2)
def. Édgar Delgado		LUX 022
Mexico City, Mexico		May 26, 2022? days

1. def. Fernando Martínez at LUX 029 on Dec 9, 2022

Cossio vacated the title.
4 Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Flores
def. Luis Márquez		LUX 044
Mexico City, Mexico		Aug 2, 2024? days
Flores vacated the title.
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Kazula Vargas
def. Alejandro Cerquera		LUX 047
Mexico City, Mexico		Nov 1, 2024
— Flag of Mexico.svg Hugo Flores
def. Raúl Zaragoza		LUX 052
Guadalajara, Mexico		May 16, 2025—

Men's Featherweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Diego Lopes
def. Alejandro Solano Rodríguez		LUX 006
Monterrey, Mexico		Aug 30, 2019732 days

1. def. Marco Beltrán at LUX 007 on Nov 29, 2019
2. def. Masio Fullen at LUX 012 on Mar 12, 2021

Lopes vacated the title.
2 Flag of Venezuela.svg Erik Silva
def. Édgar Cabello		LUX 020
Cancún, Mexico		Feb 11, 2022? days
Silva vacated the title.
3 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Édgar Delgado
def. Emmanuel Rivero		LUX 035
Monterrey, Mexico		Aug 11, 2023

1. def. Francesco Patron at LUX 039 on Feb 2, 2024
2. def. José Alberto Quiñónez at LUX 043 on Jun 28, 2024
3. def. Alejandro Corrales at LUX 048 on Nov 29, 2024

Men's Bantamweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Beltrán
def. Erick Ruano Barrera		LUX 004
Mexico City, Mexico		Mar 15, 20191455 days

1. def. David Mendoza at LUX 009 on Jul 17, 2020
2. def. David Mendoza at LUX 014 on Jun 25, 2021
3. def. Rodolfo Rubio at LUX 023 on Jun 17, 2022
4. def. José Roura at LUX 029 on Dec 9, 2022

Beltrán vacated the title.
2 Flag of Mexico.svg José Roura
def. Rodolfo Rubio		LUX 033
Puebla, Mexico		Jun 30, 2023154 days
3 Flag of Peru.svg Juan DíazLUX 038
Monterrey, Mexico		Dec 1, 2023

1. def. José Roura at LUX 047 on Nov 1, 2024
2. def. Uriel Cossio at LUX 050 on Feb 21, 2025

— Flag of Venezuela.svg Mauricio Partida
def. Rodolfo Rubio		LUX 053
Puebla, Mexico		July 25, 2025—

Men's Flyweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of Brazil.svg Alessandro Costa
def. Luis Solorzano		LUX 010
Monterrey, Mexico		Sept 18, 2020? days

1. def. Jorge Calvo Martín at LUX 013 on May 7, 2021
2. def. Kike González at LUX 018 on Nov 5, 2021
3. def. Carlos Gómez at LUX 027 on Oct 14, 2022

Costa vacated the title.
2 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Jorge Calvo Martín
def. Luis Iván Rodríguez		LUX 031
Mexico City, Mexico		Mar 17, 2023

1. def. Luis Solorzano at LUX 034 on Jul 21, 2023
2. def. Kike González at LUX 041 on Mar 15, 2024
3. def. Alexandro Bravo at LUX 045 on Aug 16, 2024
4. def. Kike González at LUX 048 on Nov 29, 2024
5. def. Luis Iván Rodríguez at LUX 054 on Aug 22, 2025

— Flag of Mexico.svg Luis Iván Rodríguez
def. Alexandro Bravo		LUX 051
Mexico City, Mexico		Mar 28, 2025—

Women's Flyweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Victoria Alba
def. Daniela Villasmil		LUX 021
Monterrey, Mexico		Mar 18, 2022245 days
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Elí RodríguezLUX 028
Monterrey, Mexico		Nov 18, 2022322 days
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Fernanda MuñozLUX 036
Guadalajara, Mexico		Oct 6, 2023

Women's Strawweight Championship

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)		Defenses
1 Flag of Mexico.svg Tania Torres
def. Saray Orozco		LUX 015
Tijuana, Mexico		Aug 6, 2021293 days
Torres vacated the title.
2 Flag of Mexico.svg Saray Orozco
def. Diana Reyes		LUX 022
Mexico City, Mexico		May 26, 2022737 days

1. def. Andrea Vázquez at LUX 032 on May 19, 2023

— Flag of Mexico.svg Andrea Vázquez
def. Yajáira Romo		LUX 028
Monterrey, Mexico		Nov 16, 2022—
Orozco vacated the title.
3 Flag of Mexico.svg Andrea Vázquez
def. Jazmín Navarrete		LUX 046
Tampico, Mexico		Oct 11, 2024

1. def. Diana García at LUX 052 on May 16, 2025

List of events

#EventDateVenueLocation
54LUX 054August 22, 2025 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
53LUX 053July 25, 2025Teatro Explanada Puebla, Mexico
52LUX 052May 16, 2025CODE Alcalde Dome Guadalajara, Mexico
51LUX 051March 28, 2025Centro Citibanamex Mexico City, Mexico
50LUX 050February 21, 2025 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
49LUX 049January 31, 2025Frontón México Mexico City, Mexico
48LUX 048November 29, 2024 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
47LUX 047March 15, 2024Frontón México Mexico City, Mexico
46LUX 046October 11, 2024Expo Tampico Tampico, Mexico
45LUX 045August 26, 2024 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
44LUX 044August 2, 2024Frontón México Mexico City, Mexico
43LUX 043June 28, 2024Gimnasio Marcelino González Zacatecas, Mexico
42LUX 042April 26, 2024CODE Alcalde Dome Guadalajara, Mexico
41LUX 041March 15, 2024 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
40LUX 040February 23, 2024Centro Citibanamex Mexico City, Mexico
39LUX 039February 2, 2024Teatro Explanada Puebla, Mexico
38LUX 038December 1, 2023 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
37LUX 037November 24, 2023Gimnasio Marcelino González Zacatecas, Mexico
36LUX 036October 6, 2023CODE Alcalde Dome Guadalajara, Mexico
35LUX 035August 11, 2023 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
34LUX 034July 21, 2023Cancún Center Cancún, Mexico
33LUX 033June 30, 2023Teatro Explanada Puebla, Mexico
32LUX 032May 19, 2023CODE Alcalde Dome Guadalajara, Mexico
31LUX 031March 17, 2023 Hipódromo de las Américas Mexico City, Mexico
30LUX 030February 3, 2023 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
29LUX 029December 9, 2022Frontón México Mexico City, Mexico
28LUX 028November 18, 2022 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
27LUX 027October 14, 2022Centro Expositor Puebla Puebla, Mexico
26LUX 026September 2, 2022Frontón México Mexico City, Mexico
25LUX 025August 13, 2022 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
24LUX 024July 15, 2022Zonkeys Arena Tijuana, Mexico
23LUX 023June 17, 2022Centro Expositor Puebla Puebla, Mexico
22LUX 022May 26, 2022Pepsi Center WTC Mexico City, Mexico
21LUX 021March 18, 2022 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
20LUX 020February 18, 2022Estadio Plaza de Toros Cancún Cancún, Mexico
19LUX 019December 10, 2021Pepsi Center WTC Mexico City, Mexico
18LUX 018November 5, 2021 Forum de Mundo Imperial Acapulco, Mexico
17LUX 017October 15, 2021 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
16LUX 016September 17, 2021Pepsi Center WTC Mexico City, Mexico
15LUX 015August 6, 2021 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
14LUX 014June 25, 2021 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
13LUX 013May 7, 2021 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
12LUX 012March 12, 2021 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
11LUX 011November 20, 2020 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
10LUX 010September 18, 2020 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
9LUX 009July 17, 2020 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
8LUX 008February 14, 2020Frontón México Mexico City, Mexico
7LUX 007November 30, 2019 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
6LUX 006August 30, 2019 Showcenter Complex Monterrey, Mexico
5LUX 005July 19, 2019Frontón México Mexico City, Mexico
4LUX 004March 15, 2019Pepsi Center WTC Mexico City, Mexico
3LUX 003October 5, 2018Pepsi Center WTC Mexico City, Mexico
2LUX 002February 17, 2018 Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera Mexico City, Mexico
1LUX 001July 21, 2017Posada Hotel Tampico, Mexico

References

  1. ↑ Cruz, Cesar (2018-08-31). "LUX Fight League busca consolidarse como una importante empresa en MMA". Récord (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-04-25.
  2. ↑ "Confirman combates de artes marciales mixtas en Tampico". Hoy Tamaulipas (in Spanish). 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  3. ↑ "EXITOSA LUX FIGHT LEAGUE". Chic Magazine (in Spanish). 2017-08-10. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  4. ↑ "LUX Fight League - LUX 002". Sherdog.com. 2018-02-17. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  5. ↑ "LUX Fight League pospone el evento LUX 009: Beltrán vs Mendoza". El Rocktagono (in Spanish). 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
  6. ↑ "LUX 010 será el primer evento de MMA en el mundo en albergar público". MedioTiempo (in Spanish). 2020-09-16. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
  7. ↑ "Streamers Smash, la nueva liga de streamers de LUX Fight". POSTA Deportes (in Spanish). 2024-10-15. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
  8. ↑ "Peleadores e influencers lucharan en el Streamers Smash: ¡Descubre qué, cuándo y dónde ver el combate!". El Imparcial (in Spanish). 2025-01-24. Retrieved 2025-04-27.
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