Legacy Fighting Alliance, which has produced countless UFC stars like Kamaru Usman and Sean O’Malley, returned to Shawnee, Oklahoma, with a marquee event on Friday night. At LFA 230, fans gathered to watch the stacked card headlined by top heavyweights Charlie Cleveland and Nyle Bartling. However, the spectacle took a frightening turn when a tornado made its way to Shawnee.
As the event unfolded, at some point past 9 pm, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Norman declared alerts for a tornado heading towards the city. Just before the warning, Jake Woodley had won a unanimous decision in his middleweight bout against Shane Sobnosky Jr. However, once the alert arrived, the organizers and staff at the Grand Casino Hotel & Resort decided to suspend the LFA broadcast. For the first time in the promotion’s history, the arena was evacuated. Fighters, staff, and fans were directed to seek shelter in the resort’s reinforced safe areas as the storm passed.
After a roughly two-hour delay, the venue was cleared for re-entry, and the broadcast was allowed to proceed toward its remaining two bouts.
“Danger has passed and fights have resumed 
,” Haymakers shared on Instagram. “Tornado Warnings in Oklahoma as LFA 230 comes to a halt and fans are asked to evacuate the arena and head into the casino. Scary stuff.”
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