LFC stages Halloween card in Sardinia with Angelica Ko vs. Pamela Strong rematch

Lingerie Fighting Championships will hold LFC50: Rage In the Cage on Oct. 31 in Cagliari, Sardinia, with undefeated boxer Angelica Ko defending home turf against Pamela Strong for the vacant European title. The event is the first LFC show at Dragon Rage, the venue Ko built and the new home of LFC Academy Europe.

Why it matters: - LFC50 gives Lingerie Fighting Championships a new European showcase in Italy. - The event puts Angelica Ko’s gym and venue, Dragon Rage, at the center of LFC’s expansion in Europe. - The main event can produce a new LFC European champion in a rematch with local interest and title stakes.

What happened: - Lingerie Fighting Championships announced the full card for LFC50: Rage In the Cage on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. - The event will take place in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. - The Halloween card is the first LFC show at Dragon Rage under the new LFC Academy Europe banner. - The show follows an LFC event in Florida three weeks earlier. - Undefeated boxer Angelica “The Italian Knockout” Ko (15-0) will face fellow Italian Pamela Strong (9-1) for the vacant LFC European Championship. - The matchup is a rematch of their bout at LFC44 in Cardiff, Wales, where Ko won after taking damage.

The details: - Ko said she wanted her MMA training center and venue to become the European home for LFC. - Ko has previously fought for LFC in the United States and the United Kingdom. - Ko said she wanted to fight in Italy and help recruit and train new LFC fighters across Europe. - The card includes four fighters from Italy, two from England, two from the United States, and one each from Finland, Germany and Wales. - Michela Corona, voted LFC’s inaugural Queen of the Cage, will make her debut against New York’s Marxist Bambi. - Miss Monica, described as the only born-and-raised Italian wrestler to appear on WWE’s Monday Night Raw, will fight veteran Welsh fighter Nadia Sapphire. - Goth Delilah will face Little Goth Bat in a special goth match. - Two-time world boxing champion Paul Malignaggi will serve as cage announcer. - Three-time Ms. Bikini America champion Maria Lana Pope will present the championship belt to the winner. - Tickets are available at LFCfights.com. - Dragon Rage is a training gym and event venue in Sardinia founded by Angelica Ko. - Under a strategic partnership with LFC, Dragon Rage will host six LFC events per year. - Dragon Rage is the home of LFC Academy Europe. - Lingerie Fighting Championships is a Las Vegas-based combat sports entertainment brand with live events, streaming on the LFC Network on Roku and content production.

Between the lines: - The location turns a fighter-owned venue into a business asset for LFC’s European footprint. - The rematch and title vacancy give the card a built-in storyline beyond the novelty of the Halloween setting. - The roster mix suggests LFC is leaning on international casting to frame the event as a broader European launch, not just a local show. - CEO Shaun Donnelly called LFC50 a milestone and said Italy is the right place to launch LFC Academy Europe.

What’s next: - LFC50 will run on Oct. 31 in Cagliari. - The winner of Ko vs. Strong will leave with the vacant LFC European Championship. - Dragon Rage is set to remain a recurring LFC venue through the partnership agreement.

The bottom line: - LFC is using a title fight, a rematch and a fighter-built venue to plant a bigger flag in Europe.