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LFA 135 video: Watch this incredible 45-second jumping switch knee knockout by Allan Begosso

Check out this wild first-round finish at LFA 135 from bantamweight Allan Begosso.

[autotag]Allan Begosso[/autotag] doesn’t like to spend a lot of time in the cage.

On Friday at LFA 135, the Brazilian bantamweight picked up his sixth first-round finish out of nine professional bouts and this one might be his most spectacular highlight to date.

Paris Stanford started the fight aggressively, moving forward and going first with hard kicks. However, when he backed away to reset, Begosso didn’t give him another opportunity to press forward as he charged forward and launched a jumping switch knee out of nowhere to put Stanford (5-4) down and out cold just 45 seconds into the fight.

Check out video of the finish below (via Twitter):

The finish for Begosso put him back in the win column after dropping the first fight of his career at LFA 119 to Richard Palencia by unanimous decision. Prior to his first loss, Begosso torched his first two LFA opponents in the first round, finishing Sean McPadden in 48 seconds at LFA 90 and submitting Samarbek Sabyrzhan Uulu at LFA 107.

LFA 135 video: Maria Henderson wins pro debut with insane first-round submission

Benson Henderson’s wife, Maria Henderson, needed less than two minutes to pull off an impressive submission in her pro debut.

[autotag]Maria Henderson[/autotag], wife of former UFC lightweight champion [autotag]Benson Henderson[/autotag], created an incredible highlight in her professional MMA debut.

Opening up the main card of LFA 135, Henderson (1-0) stepped into the cage for the first time as a pro after fighting three times as an amateur. Sharing the cage with her was a fellow pro debutant, Melanie McIntyre.

The fight started off quickly and in the opening exchange, Henderson landed a flush kick to the body. McIntyre (0-1) looked to clinch immediately after, but that eventually led to Henderson taking full mount after getting a trip takedown.

Henderson then switched to a triangle choke submission. McIntyre kept her left arm out in the open too long and Henderson locked in an Americana from her back, which prompted the tap from the double-submission maneuver at 1:42 of the first round.

Check out video of the wild finish in the video below (via Twitter):

 

The Hendersons spoke about why the time was right to make the jump to the professional ranks at this point. They felt their preparation was at such a high level that they felt the fight would be similar to that of an open-book test.

Ultimately, Maria performed as if she had all the answers, and walks out of the Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix as an undefeated professional MMA fighter.

Maria Henderson previews pro MMA debut at LFA 135 with husband Benson

Former UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson’s wife Maria is turning pro at LFA 135.

Soon former UFC lightweight champion [autotag]Benson Henderson[/autotag] will not be the only professional MMA fighter in his household.

At LFA 135 on July 8, Benson’s wife, [autotag]Maria Henderson[/autotag], will make her professional MMA debut following an undefeated amateur run of 3-0. The strawweight bout against Melanie McIntyre takes place at Arizona Federal Theatre in Phoenix and streams on UFC Fight Pass.

For Maria, everything felt right to make the jump to the professional ranks.

“For us, the timing made sense,” Maria said on Inside LFA with Ron Kruck. ” I was growing, I was able to stay in the gym, stay healthy, and it’s summertime with the kids. We don’t have to worry about a bunch of crazy schedules. … It just felt like it was the next step for us and we felt like I was ready to go pro.”

Standing across the cage from Henderson (0-0) will be McIntyre (0-0), who is also making her professional debut. McIntyre went 3-2 as an amateur fighter, but has experience across other combat sports disciplines. While Benson has nerves while his wife competes, he knows that all of the work and preparation has put her in a good place to be successful inside the cage.

“We work our butts off,” Benson said. “We absolutely work our butts off, so when it’s time for the test, we’re not worried. We’re not scared about it. We’re not nervous for the test. You know, everyone in high school has those things where they’re scared for this test. They go into algebra or whatever like, ‘Oh, I’m not ready for it.’ … Some of us, we have the other side of it where you walk into the math class and you’re ready for the test, not sweating at all, no worries at all. We know that we’re going to ace it. We know the ins and outs of the test. We could write the test for you, take it forwards or backward, no worries.

“When that happens, when our preparation is on point, we know we don’t need to be nervous about anything. She knows that and she’s been well-prepared for all of her fights so far and we’re going to make sure that happens for all her future fights as well.”

Check out the full interview with the Hendersons in the video above.