Tag: LFA 124

LFA 124 results: Jussier Formiga chokes out Felipe Bunes in second

Jussier Formiga was victorious in his first bout outside of the UFC in almost 10 years, choking out countryman Felipe Bunes in the second.

[autotag]Jussier Formiga[/autotag] (24-8) was victorious in his first bout outside of the UFC in almost 10 years, choking out countryman [autotag]Felipe Bunes[/autotag] (11-6) in the second round.

The contest served as the main event of Friday’s LFA 124 event, which streamed live on UFC Fight Pass from Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix.

While the action was relatively even-keeled in the opening round, Formiga was able to slip to back control late in the frame, where he showed the skillset that made him a dangerous contender throughout his octagon run. Bunes was able to defend and stay safe, but that changed in the second.

Perhaps energized by that late success, Formiga was aggressive from the start in Round 2, and he pressed into a grappling exchange before moving to the back. Once there, Formiga again slipped to the back and locked in a rear-naked choke. Bunes refused to tap, and Formiga continued to squeeze, rendering his opponent unconscious at the 1:53 mark of the second frame.

With the result, Formiga snapped a three-fight losing streak that ended his UFC tenure, as he hopes to book an eventual return to the promotion.

LFA 124 results include:

  • Jussier Formiga def. Felipe Bunes via technical submission (rear-naked choke) โ€“ Round 2, 1:53
  • [autotag]Ahmad Hassanzada[/autotag] def. [autotag]James Wilson[/autotag] via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
  • [autotag]Waldo Cortes-Acosta[/autotag] def. [autotag]Derrick Weaver[/autotag] via TKO (punches) โ€“ Round 2, 0:28
  • [autotag]Austin Wourms[/autotag] def. [autotag]Jacobi Jones[/autotag] via submission (armbar) โ€“ Round 1, 1:18
  • [autotag]Kasey Tanner[/autotag] def. [autotag]Tristan Lindi[/autotag] via TKO (punches) โ€“ Round 1, 2:16
  • [autotag]An Ho[/autotag] def. [autotag]Guilherme Crossi[/autotag] via knockout (punches) โ€“ Round 1, 2:23

LFA 123 results: Dan Argueta dominates Mairon Santos on the mat, secures third-round TKO finish

Check out the full results of LFA 123, which featured a main event clash of unbeaten bantamweight prospects.

Legacy Fighting Alliance returned to action on Friday evening with its first event in February.

LFA 123 took place at the Horseshoe Hammond Casino in Hammond, Ind., featuring a six-fight main card of fights, headlined by a clash of bantamweights putting their undefeated records on the line. “The Ultimate Fighter 29” competitor Daniel Argueta faced Mairon Santos in what promised to be an exciting scrap.

Argueta (7-0) secured a takedown quickly to begin the fight and began imposing his will with strong grappling. While changing positions to maintain top position, the TUF veteran found opportunities to land hard punches on Santos (12-1), who did his best to limit damage throughout the round. The opening frame was dominated by Argueta from beginning to end.

After landing a couple of crisp strikes early in the second round, Argueta quickly went back to his grappling game and put his opponent on his back again. Moments later, Argueta got to full mount and began raining down hard strikes. Santos survived, but was largely dominated on the mat for the second straight round.

The final round was more one-way traffic. Argueta quickly secured another takedown and began raining down strikes from top position. The referee would finally stop the action at 2:40, notching the TKO win for Argueta, who maintains his undefeated record.

The co-main event of the evening would see Askar Askar follow up his main event win at LFA 118 with a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over Ryskulbek Ibraimov. Askar, who was once signed with the UFC but never competed due to medical issues, made another case for a shot on the big stage.

The main card results of LFA 123 include:

  • Daniel Argueta def. Mairon Santos via TKO (punches) โ€“ Round 1, 2:40
  • Askar Askar def. Ryskulbek Ibraimov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Josh Streaker def. Miguel Jacob via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
  • Cody Davis def. Payton Breznski via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
  • Logan Nail def. Halston Williams via knockout (punches) โ€“ Round 1, 1:11
  • Beau Samaniego def. Alberto Rodriguez via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)

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