LXF 28 brings excitement to Long Beach on Saturday night!

LXF 28 goes down from the home of Thunder Studios in Long Beach, with seven amateur fights to kick off their preliminary card before their main card kicks off at 7pm PT.

LXF 28 Main Event

The LXF 28 main event sees longtime Bellator veteran Grant Neal return against his biggest opponent since he last stepped foot in the Bellator cage in 2024, as Neal looks to capture Lights Out gold against adopted hometown Renato Valente, originally from Manaus, Brazil, also known as Amazonas Country.

LXF 28 Co-main event

In the co-main event of LXF 28, Seal Beach’s Kohl Laren looks to move to 6-4 on his career and earn his second professional title win in MMA when he takes on Livermore’s Brandon Olson.

Laren last entered the LXF cage in August, earning a first-round TKO over Justin Cornell at Lights Out 26. On the other side of the cage, Olson has also made one appearance inside the Lights Out cage, losing to former Lights Out lightweight champion Tommy Aaron via second-round TKO at Lights Out 12 in November 2023.

Watch: All Lights Out fights, including LXF 28, will air on the Lights Out Sports TV app and replays of the event will be available in the UFC Fight Pass library.

Results (entered as they occur)_

LXF 28 Preliminary map

1. 150 Catchweight Amateur Fight: Daniel Griego (1-0) final Edward Rodriguez (0-2) via TKO in the first round
2. Amateur featherweights: Daniel Huynh (1-0) def. Ricardo Solorio (0-1) via TKO in the second round
3. Amateur featherweights: Eladio Watters (2-1) def. Steven Rios (1-2) via first round submission (Kimura arm lock)
4. Amateur Bantamweight Fight: Kunimasa Onji (2-1) def. Miguel Valtierra (2-3) via first-round submission
5. 165 Catchweight Amateur Fight: Benito Lascano (3-0) final Sammy Cruz (2-3) via TKO in the first round
6. LOXF Bantamweight Championship: Peppi Miller (4-1) def. Jerry Ramos (3-1) via unanimous decision 🏆

LXF 28 main card

1. Pro Flyweights: Drake Flores (1-0-1) def. Alex Carrillo (0-3) via TKO in the first round ()
2. 160 Catchweight Professional Fight: Trevon Stubbs Ashley (1-1) def. Christopher London (0-2) via split decision (28-29. 29-28, 29-28)
3. Pro bantamweight: Eduardo Zarate (1-0) def. Ian Miller (1-2) via first round submission (rear naked choke)
4. Pro Featherweight: Muslim Garbatuev (2-0-1) def. Devin Gallardo (0-1) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
5. Pro Flyweight: Christopher Cruz (4-1-1) def. Andrew Johnson Cabrera (5-3) via unanimous decision (30-27 on all three scorecards)
6. LOXF Lightweight Championship: Kohl Laren (6-4) def. Brandon Olson (5-8) via first-round KO
7. LOXF Light Heavyweight Championship: Renato Valente (12-8) def. Grant Neal (10-3) via unanimous decision (30-27 on all scorecards)

Lights Out returns to Thunder Studios on December 6, 2025 for Lights Out 29, where Jake Babian will look to make his first defense of his welterweight title as he takes on Bellator veteran Shane Keefe in the main event.