Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) made its return to Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, on Friday night for LFA 222. Fresh off an action-packed stop in Brazil the week prior, the promotion delivered another excellent event, this time featuring a bantamweight title fight.
Champion Vinicius Pires put his belt on the line against Kazakhstan’s Artem Belakh in a hard-fought, five-round battle. When the scorecards were read, it was Belakh who emerged as the new LFA Bantamweight World Champion, improving to 11–2 while Pires fell to the same mark.
MAIN CARD
Main Event | Bantamweight World Title (135 lb): Artem Belakh defeated Vinicius Pires via Unanimous Decision (49–46, 48–47, 48–47)
Co-Main Event | Lightweight (155 lb): Joe Giannetti vs. Jose Ferreira ended in a No Contest due to accidental eye poke, R2 0:41
Featherweight (145 lb): Gustavo Pintos defeated Regivaldo Carvalho via Unanimous Decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
Lightweight (155 lb): Nate Ghareeb defeated Josh Harvey via KO/TKO, R2 2:58
Women’s Flyweight (125 lb): Aline Pereira defeated Nejra Repp via Unanimous Decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Catchweight (130 lb): Adrian Garcia defeated Yermakhan Oryntaev via KO/TKO, R1 0:36
Lightweight (155 lb): Ansar Khamzaev defeated Edens Charles via KO/TKO, R1 0:35
Welterweight (170 lb): Jonathan Di Lorenzo defeated Elton Dedaj via Submission (top-side arm triangle), R3 3:45
Welterweight (170 lb): Melvin Jovel defeated Tyler Peterick via KO/TKO, R1 0:47
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