[autotag]Jimmy Flick[/autotag] made it quick on Friday to claim the vacant LFA flyweight title.
Flick (14-5) needed just 38 seconds to submit [autotag]Greg Fischer[/autotag] (10-2) and win the title in the headlining bout of LFA 46, which took place at Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and streamed on UFC Fight Pass.
It was one-way traffic from beginning to end for Flick. He immediately shot for a takedown on Fischer, who tried to defend around his legs. Flick jumped right on the neck with an arm-triangle choke.
Fischer attempted to resist the submission, but Flick had it locked in and forced the tap just seconds after the fight began.
NEW flyweight champ Jimmy Flick is pretty fired up! Even got what sounded like an angry happy birthday shout out in. #LFA86 pic.twitter.com/XLxdWCDD1t
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 25, 2020
Afterward, Flick celebrated himself as the most dangerous flyweight grappler in the world, and said he wants to back that statement up under the UFC banner.
“This means everything to me,” Flick said in his post-fight interview with Ron Kruck and Pat Miletich. “I was ready to go five, five-minute rounds. I’m the best 125 grappler in the world, and I’m ready to prove it on the big stage.”
Complete LFA 86 results included:
- Jimmy Flick def. Greg Fischer via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 0:38 – to win LFA flyweight title
- Arthur Estrazulas def. Dominic Clark via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:26
- Fabio Cherant def. Erick Murray by submission (anaconda choke) – Round 1, 0:57
- Mando Gutierrez def. Jeff Jepsen by submission (rear-naked choke)– Round 1, 1:57
- Mark Martin def. Tony Grant by TKO – Round 1, 3:52
- Jordan Heiderman def. Jacob Heavlin by unanimous decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)