Ansar Khamzaev won the vacant LFA Lightweight World Championship at LFA 245, submitting Juliano Prescendo with a D’Arce choke at 3:20 of the first round. The event took place at the Seneca Niagara Event Center in Niagara Falls, New York.
The victory took Khamzaev’s record to 7-0. The title became vacant after interim champion Jefferson Nascimento and linear champion Richie Miranda signed with the UFC.
In the co-main event, Tom Picciano defeated Santos Verdinez by unanimous decision in a featherweight bout. All three judges scored it 29-28 for Picciano.
Alberth Bahamondes knocked out Joey Hart at 1:00 of the first round in their welterweight bout. At light heavyweight, Wildemar Santos submitted veteran Sharaf Davlatmurodov with a rear-naked choke at 3:23 of the third round. Shealor Ladd also won by rear-naked choke, submitting Matt Adams at 1:30 of the first round.
On the preliminary card, Lance Wright knocked out David Wright at 0:52 of the first round. Aline David stopped Naomie Young with knees at 3:49 of the third round in a women’s strawweight bout. Imed Dziri won a unanimous decision over Jermaine Edwards in a 160-pound catchweight bout, while Isaiah Parks stopped Delsin Gray by ground-and-pound at 2:13 of the first round.
LFA’s next event is scheduled for November 13, 2026, in Cajamar, São Paulo, Brazil. LFA 246 will feature two vacant world title fights: Natalia Alves against Raiane Vinuto for the strawweight championship and João Paulo Silva against Gabriel Vinicius for the welterweight title.
