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Rafael do Nascimento Wins LFA 227 Main Event to Earn Bantamweight Title Shot

The Brazilian secured the No. 1 contender spot with damaging elbows that left Shuya Kamikubo badly cut.

Overview

  • Do Nascimento defeated Japan’s Shuya Kamikubo by unanimous decision in Friday’s headliner at the Ventura County Event Center in Ventura, California.
  • The victory positions Do Nascimento to challenge reigning LFA bantamweight champion Artem Belakh next.
  • Reports describe Do Nascimento’s elbows opening a severe cut on Kamikubo, with the striking damage offsetting Kamikubo’s wrestling success.
  • In the co-main event, Allan Begosso stopped Arnold Jimenez by second-round TKO after Jimenez missed weight by 2.4 pounds.
  • Coverage lists multiple stoppages across the card, including Theo Haig’s second-round rear-naked choke of Lance Wright and a first-round TKO by Luis Gomez, while outlets differed on whether the event aired on Spectation Sports or VICE TV.