Miranda and Chapolin defend their titles in LFA 215

VENTURA, CALIFORNIA (August 22, 2025) – For the second time in as many weeks, the LFA showcased two title fights on the main card as Richie Miranda took on Ilay Barzilay and Eduardo Chapolin returned against Devon Lozej. The night’s card did not disappoint with a number of exciting performances and finishes. In the main event, in front of a sold out crowd at Crowne Plaza Ventura Beach, Miranda defeated Barzilay via a unanimous decision to keep the LFA Lightweight Title. The win propelled Miranda’s record to 12-1. In the Flyweight title fight and co-main event, Chapolin convincingly retained his belt with a left hook TKO in the 1st round. In addition to sharing “Performance of the Night” honors with Nejra Repp, Chapolin took his record to 14-2. The other results are below:

Main Card

LFA Lightweight Title: Richie Miranda (C) def. Ilay Barzilay via Unanimous Decision

LFA Flyweight Title: Eduardo Chapolin (C) def. Devon Lozej via R1 TKO (Left Hook), 2:57

Shuya Kamikubo def. Eric Shelton via R2 SUB (Rear Naked Choke), 1:46

Erick Visconde def. Chris Mecate via R2 TKO (Doctor Stoppage), 5:00

Adrian Garcia def. Michael Reyes via Unanimous Decision

Rafael do Nascimento def. Arnold Jimenez via R1 SUB (Ninja choke), 1:08

Preliminary Card

Roman Puga def. Raul Navarrette via R1 TKO (Punches), 1:10

Nejra Repp def. Lidia Helena via R2 KO (Right Hook), 0:55

Mariana Piccolo def. Natalya Speece via R1 SUB (Rear Naked Choke), 3:15

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