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LFA 98 results: Josh Fremd earns middleweight title shot with massive knockout

Josh Fremd punched his ticket to an LFA middleweight title fight with a highlight-reel knockout in the main event of LFA 98 on Friday.

[autotag]Josh Fremd[/autotag] is the first man to advance to the finals of the LFA middleweight tournament.

Fremd (7-1) scored a brutal first-round knockout of [autotag]Bruno Oliveira[/autotag] (7-3) in Friday’s LFA 98 headliner, solidifying his spot in the championship round of the four-man grand prix.

LFA 98 took place at Hartman Arena in Park City, Kan. The entire card streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Fremd wasted no time locking up Oliveira with a trip takedown and planting him on his back inside the first 30 seconds of the fight. The Brazilian stayed patient, and climbed back to his feet to break away into striking range.

The pair threw some blows back-and-forth, but then Fremd found his desired target. Fremd scored with a clean left hook that instantly rocked and dropped Oliveira. Fremd pounced with a few hammerfists on the ground, and the referee dove in to halt the action.

An ecstatic, who trains out of Factory X in Colorado, reveled in the biggest victory of his career.

“This is the biggest win of my career,” Fremd said in his post-fight interview with Alan Jouban. “You don’t know my striking, you don’t know my boxing. I’ve always had (power), I just haven’t shown it.”

Fremd now moves on to an opportunity to fight for the vacant LFA middleweight title later this year. He will fight the winner of Anthony Adams (8-2) and Gregory Rodrigues (7-3), who will meet in the other semifinal bout at LFA 100 on Feb. 19.

“Both of those guys that are in that fight,” Fremd said. “I look forward to fighting either one of them. No preference.”

Full LFA 98 results included:

  • Josh Fremd def. Bruno Oliveira via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:37
  • [autotag]Lucas Clay[/autotag] def. [autotag]J.J. Okanovich[/autotag] via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • [autotag]Richard Palencia[/autotag] vs. [autotag]Jeimeson Saudino[/autotag] via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
  • [autotag]Dakota Bush[/autotag] def. [autotag]Austin Clem[/autotag] via TKO (head kick, punches) – Round 1, 0:57
  • [autotag]Tabatha Ricci[/autotag] def. [autotag]Vanessa Grimes[/autotag] via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:07
  • [autotag]Joshua DaSilveira[/autotag] def. [autotag]Matt Paul[/autotag] via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:46
  • [autotag]Zac Pauga[/autotag] def. [autotag]Ashby Thomas[/autotag] via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:21

Dana White’s Contender Series 34 live results (8 p.m. ET)

Follow along with another night of Dana White’s Contender Series action from Las Vegas.

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Dana White’s Contender Series 34, as the show returns to action following a seven-week hiatus.

Dana White’s Contender Series cards see prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC president Dana White on hand to make the decisions.

The card is headlined by a light heavyweight clash between Brazilian [autotag]Bruno Oliveira[/autotag] (8-1) and City Kickboxing prospect [autotag]Carlos Ulberg[/autotag] (2-0), while the co-headliner features a clash of welterweight prospects as [autotag]Ignacio Bahamondes[/autotag] (10-3) takes on [autotag]Edson Gomez[/autotag] (6-1), who missed weight for their matchup by three pounds at Tuesday’s weigh-ins.

Featherweights will collide in the second bout of the night, as [autotag]Vince Murdock[/autotag] (12-3) faces off against [autotag]Luis Saldana[/autotag] (13-6), while heavyweights kick off the action, with [autotag]Harry Hunsucker[/autotag] (6-2) taking on [autotag]Jared Vanderaa[/autotag] (10-4)

Up-to-the-minute Dana White’s Contender Series 34 results include:

MAIN CARD (ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Bruno Oliveira vs. Carlos Ulberg
  • Ignacio Bahamondes vs. Edson Gomez
  • Vince Murdock vs. Luis Saldana
  • Harry Hunsucker vs. Jared Vanderaa

Dana White’s Contender Series 34 weigh-in results, live video stream (12 p.m. ET)

MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Monday’s official Dana White’s Contender Series 34 fighter weigh-ins.

LAS VEGAS – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Tuesday’s official Dana White’s Contender Series 34 fighter weigh-ins, with the show returning to action following a seven-week hiatus.

The early weigh-ins take place at the UFC host hotel in Las Vegas. The UFC Apex hosts Wednesday’s card, which streams on ESPN+. The series returns to its traditional Tuesday night slot next week.

Dana White’s Contender Series cards see prospects fighting for the opportunity to sign a UFC deal, with UFC president Dana White on hand to make the decisions.

In the night’s featured contest, City Kickboxing product [autotag]Carlos Ulberg[/autotag] (2-0) – who boasts a wealth of kickboxing experience but is a relative neophyte in MMA – takes on Brazilian middleweight [autotag]Bruno Oliveira[/autotag] (8-1).

Dana White’s Contender Series 34 weigh-in results include:

  • Carlos Ulberg () vs. Bruno Oliveira ()
  • Ignacio Bahamondes () vs. Edson Gomez ()
  • Vince Murdock () vs. Luis Saldana ()
  • Harry Hunsucker () vs. Jared Vanderaa ()