A flyweight fighter absolutely stole the show in his promotional debut on an action-packed LFA 196 card in Phoenix, Arizona.

Well established as one of the United States’ premier proving grounds for promising fighters, the Legacy Fighting Alliance held one of its final events of the year on Friday when LFA 196 took place in Arizona Financial Theater.

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The card was largely a showcase for fighters competing in MMA’s lighter weight classes, and one of the main card fights of the evening was a flyweight match between Furkatbek Yokubov of Uzbekistan and Falvio of Queiroz from Brazil.

Both men entered the night on winning streaks and making their respective promotional debuts with LFA, but it was Yokubov who provided the most impressive moment of the evening by flooring the Brazilian with a high kick. wheel on the second lap.

De Queiroz may have already finished by the time Yokubov’s kick touched his head, but “Iron Man” was quick to follow up with punches that forced the referee to sprint and end in combat.

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Yokubov is now on a four-fight winning streak that has seen him finish every opponent he has faced, and the three outings before his LFA debut have all seen the 30-year-old make things happen impressively from the first round.

The knockout victory immediately followed stoppage victories for JaCobi Jones and Iler Bakhtiya Uulu, and the night ended with Ednilson Santos outplaying UFC veteran Kamuela Kirk in the co-main event before Kasey Tanner takes a unanimous decision over Micaias Ureña to headline the card. struggle.

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