NIAGARA FALLS, NEW YORK (October 30, 2026) – Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) returned to Niagara Falls on Friday night for LFA 245 at the Seneca Niagara Event Center. The nine-bout card was headlined by a showdown for the vacant LFA Lightweight World Championship.
Ansar Khamzaev stayed unbeaten and captured the vacant LFA Lightweight World Championship with a first-round submission of Juliano Prescendo. Khamzaev locked in a D’Arce choke and forced the tap at 3:20 of the opening round. The title became available after interim champion Jefferson Nascimento and linear champion Richie Miranda both signed with the UFC. With the win, Khamzaev improves to 7-0 and adds LFA gold to his perfect record.
In the co-main event, Tom Picciano edged Santos Verdinez in a closely contested featherweight battle. Picciano took the unanimous decision with all three judges scoring the bout 29-28.
The main card delivered three more finishes. Alberth Bahamondes needed just one minute to knock out Joey Hart in their welterweight clash. In light heavyweight action, Wildemar Santos rallied late to submit veteran Sharaf Davlatmurodov with a rear-naked choke at 3:23 of the third round.
The main card opened with Shealor Ladd submitting Matt Adams by rear-naked choke at 1:30 of the first round in a light heavyweight bout.
LFA 245: Khamzaev vs. Prescendo Official Results
Main Card
- LFA Lightweight World Championship: Ansar Khamzaev defeats Juliano Prescendo by submission (D’Arce choke) at 3:20 of Round 1
- Featherweight: Tom Picciano defeats Santos Verdinez by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Welterweight: Alberth Bahamondes defeats Joey Hart by KO at 1:00 of Round 1
- Light Heavyweight: Wildemar Santos defeats Sharaf Davlatmurodov by submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:23 of Round 3
- Light Heavyweight: Shealor Ladd defeats Matt Adams by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:30 of Round 1
Preliminary Card
- Middleweight: Lance Wright defeats David Wright by KO at 0:52 of Round 1
- Women’s Strawweight: Aline David defeats Naomie Young by TKO (knees) at 3:49 of Round 3
- Catchweight (160 lbs): Imed Dziri defeats Jermaine Edwards by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Light Heavyweight: Isaiah Parks defeats Delsin Gray by TKO (ground and pound) at 2:13 of Round 1
Next Event
LFA returns on Friday, November 13, 2026 with LFA 246 in Cajamar, São Paulo, Brazil. The card will be headlined by two world title fights, as Natalia Alves faces Raiane Vinuto for the vacant strawweight championship, and João Paulo Silva battles Gabriel Vinicius for the vacant welterweight championship. LFA 246: Alves vs. Vinuto, presented by Monster Energy, will air live in the United States on VICE TVand FLO Sports. A spanish language version will air live in the US on ESPN Deportes and across Latin America on ESPN KnockOut.
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