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Former NFL star Shawne Merriman parlayed a solid playing career with the <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/los-angeles-chargers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">San Diego Chargers</a> and the Buffalo Bills into a growing mixed martial arts business with Lights Out Xtreme Fighting (LXF).On Saturday, the MMA promotion will host Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 15 in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/california" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Long Beach, California,</a> with 18 fights on the card. Danny Ramirez and Richie Palomino will headline the event with a featherweight bout.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</a>"We never had this many fights," Merriman told Fox News Digital. "And it’s really due to everybody finding out about us in the country. We’re having a fight every six weeks, and we’re almost forced to have an extra six or seven fights just because of the notoriety and eyeballs we’re having now. This one’s big."Merriman started the promotion in 2019, and it already has distribution deals with Fubo TV and Fubo Sports, where Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 15 can be seen.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The three-time Pro Bowler</a> said the company will partner with three more platforms in the future to bring its promotion to an even bigger audience.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ufcs-dustin-poirier-calls-out-islam-makhachev-potential-title-bout-reveals-when-he-may-retire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC'S DUSTIN POIRIER CALLS OUT ISLAM MAKHACHEV AHEAD OF POTENTIAL TITLE BOUT, REVEALS WHEN HE MAY RETIRE</a>"That’s the reason why I got into this business. I mean, to give these guys an opportunity to be seen so they can have that opportunity to go <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ufc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to UFC</a> or wherever they want to go and to now to be seen all over the world. This is why I got into the business."It took two years to get here, and we’re really just getting started."In December, Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 12 was the most<a href="https://a.purplepass.com/events/282943-lights-out-xtreme-fighting-15-apr-6th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">-</a>watched event at the time, increasing viewership over 90% from LXF 11.Thunder Studios in Long Beach will be the <a href="https://a.purplepass.com/events/282943-lights-out-xtreme-fighting-15-apr-6th-2024" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">host of LXF 15</a>.Follow Fox News Digital’s<a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> sports coverage on X</a> and subscribe to<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</a>.

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content: Former NFL star Shawne Merriman parlayed a solid playing career with the
 <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl/los-angeles-chargers" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener">San Diego Chargers</a> and the Buffalo Bills into a growing mixed
 martial arts business with Lights Out Xtreme Fighting (LXF).On Saturday,
 the MMA promotion will host Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 15 in <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/west/california"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">Long Beach, California,</a> with 18 fights on the
 card. Danny Ramirez and Richie Palomino will headline the event with a featherweight
 bout.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CLICK
 HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM</a>"We never had
 this many fights," Merriman told Fox News Digital. "And it’s really due to everybody
 finding out about us in the country. We’re having a fight every six weeks, and we’re
 almost forced to have an extra six or seven fights just because of the notoriety
 and eyeballs we’re having now. This one’s big."Merriman started the promotion
 in 2019, and it already has distribution deals with Fubo TV and Fubo Sports, where
 Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 15 can be seen.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/nfl"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">The three-time Pro Bowler</a> said the company will
 partner with three more platforms in the future to bring its promotion to an even
 bigger audience.<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/ufcs-dustin-poirier-calls-out-islam-makhachev-potential-title-bout-reveals-when-he-may-retire"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">UFC'S DUSTIN POIRIER CALLS OUT ISLAM MAKHACHEV
 AHEAD OF POTENTIAL TITLE BOUT, REVEALS WHEN HE MAY RETIRE</a>"That’s
 the reason why I got into this business. I mean, to give these guys an opportunity
 to be seen so they can have that opportunity to go <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/sports/ufc"
 target="_blank" rel="noopener">to UFC</a> or wherever they want to go and to now
 to be seen all over the world. This is why I got into the business."It took
 two years to get here, and we’re really just getting started."In December,
 Lights Out Xtreme Fighting 12 was the most<a href="https://a.purplepass.com/events/282943-lights-out-xtreme-fighting-15-apr-6th-2024"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">-</a>watched event at the time, increasing
 viewership over 90% from LXF 11.Thunder Studios in Long Beach will be the
 <a href="https://a.purplepass.com/events/282943-lights-out-xtreme-fighting-15-apr-6th-2024"
 target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">host of LXF 15</a>.Follow
 Fox News Digital’s<a href="https://twitter.com/FoxNewsSports_" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener"> sports coverage on X</a>
 and subscribe to<a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank"
 rel="noopener"> the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter</a>.
summary: Former NFL star linebacker Shawne Merriman talked to Fox News Digital about
 his Lights Out Xtreme Fighting event in California this week.
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