Elijah Johns withdrawals from LFA fight against Lerryan Douglas

Friday LFA 198 returns to SoCal to the commerce casino for an event that was supposed to feature the unification of the interim championship belt and the regular featherweight championship belt as the main event however it appears Elijah Johns of Texas as pulled his name out of the competition.

While Lerryan Douglas is currently riding a 3 fight win streak which has seen him score 3 of the most devastating KO’s in LFA history over quality opponents such as Javier Reyes, Nathan Ghareeb, and Ivan Tena, Elijah Johns has sat most of the year following his decision win over Alfred Walker back in February of 2024.

Rumors are that Elijah Johns was suffering from a cold which is the reason for his removal prior to the weigh ins, with the fighter not making the trip to SoCal prior to his removal from the event, citing that he was not able to ‘properly prepare’ for the fight.  Lerryan Douglas a crowd favorite in Socal unfortunately was left without an opponent for the night.

While nothing official has been announced, rumors are that the matchup could be rescheduled for LFA 200 which is planned to take place Saturday January 25th in Minnesota. LFA 198 will continue to take place Friday night with 9 scheduled bouts as Lerryan Douglas’s teammate Richie Miranda wil face Hugo Oyarzun in the main event with BJJ phenom Bea Mesquita being bumped into the CO Main event against Fernanda Araujo a fellow Brazilian fighter.

Also on the card for team Bloodlines is Chris Mecate who is scheduled to fight Shaheen Santana with Mecate riding a 4 fight win streak at 145lbs.  Sidney Trilo will face Staphanie Nayen, Kohl Laren will get his toughest test to date against Ilay Barzilay, Arthur Barros will face Ty Miller, Jake Woodley will battle James Romero, Mariana Picolo will fight Eilizabeth Rodrigues, and the opening fight of the night will be Aline David against the debuting Charlotte Craig.

Will Lerryan Douglas X Elijah Johns be rescheduled?  Fans can watch the fights live Friday on UFC Fight Pass in the UFC and Combate Brazil in Brazil.