CAJAMAR, São Paulo, Brazil (November 13, 2026) — Legacy Fighting Alliance (LFA) closed out its 2026 Brazilian calendar in championship fashion Friday night, crowning two new world champions at LFA 246: Alves vs. Vinuto, presented by Monster Energy, from the Ginásio do Polvilho. The 12-bout card, the promotion’s sixth event in Brazil this year, delivered eight finishes and two vacant titles filled.
In the main event, Natalia Alves kept her perfect record intact and claimed the vacant LFA Strawweight World Championship, submitting Raiane Vinuto via armbar at 4:34 of Round 1. After the two traded armbar attempts on the mat, Alves — a veteran of The Ultimate Fighter — took Vinuto down with a double-leg, worked through scrambles from north-south and side control, and locked up the finish just before the horn. The win improves Alves to 9-0 overall and a perfect 5-0 inside the LFA cage, while Vinuto, who earned the title shot with a victory at LFA 241 in Belo Horizonte, falls to 6-2.
In the co-main event, São Paulo’s own João Paulo Silva captured the vacant LFA Welterweight World Championship with a five-round Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) over previously unbeaten Gabriel Vinicius. Silva’s right hand, low kicks and knees kept the Brasília product on the back foot for much of the fight, and the 26-year-old Vinicius suffered the first loss of his professional career. Silva improves to 11-4, while Vinicius falls to 8-1.
Elsewhere on the main card, Rafael Montouro made a statement in his LFA debut, dropping Lincon Santos with a left hook and finishing with ground strikes just 27 seconds into Round 2. Bantamweight Derick Borges stopped Fernando Noriega with a straight right and follow-up strikes at 2:33 of Round 2, and undefeated strawweight Laura Vasconcelos moved to 6-0 when Taynara Silva was unable to continue due to a leg injury at 0:34 of Round 2.
The main card opened with unbeaten welterweight Lucas Silva improving to 7-0 after the cageside doctor stopped his bout with Vagner Gaúcho at the end of Round 2.
LFA returns next Friday, November 20, with LFA 247: Breno vs. Torres from the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona, headlined by a bantamweight clash between Marcos Breno and Eduardo Torres. The main card will will air live in the United States on VICE TV and across North America on FloCombat, beginning at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT. A Spanish-language broadcast will air live in the US on ESPN Deportes and across Latin America on ESPN KnockOut and Disney+.
LFA 246: ALVES vs. VINUTO – OFFICIAL RESULTS
MAIN CARD
- LFA Strawweight World Championship: Natalia Alves defeats Raiane Vinuto via Submission (Armbar), R1 4:34 — Alves wins the vacant LFA Strawweight World Championship
- LFA Welterweight World Championship: João Paulo Silva defeats Gabriel Vinicius via Unanimous Decision (48-47, 49-46, 49-46) — Silva wins the vacant LFA Welterweight World Championship
- Flyweight Bout (125 lb): Rafael Montouro defeats Lincon Santos via KO/TKO (Left Hook & Ground Strikes), R2 0:27
- Bantamweight Bout (135 lb): Derick Borges defeats Fernando Noriega via KO/TKO (Straight Right & Ground Strikes), R2 2:33
- Strawweight Bout (115 lb): Laura Vasconcelos defeats Taynara Silva via KO/TKO (Leg Injury), R2 0:34
- Welterweight Bout (170 lb): Lucas Silva defeats Vagner Gaúcho via KO/TKO (Doctor Stoppage), R2 5:00
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Flyweight Bout (125 lb): Beatriz Consuli defeats Carol Araujo via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Flyweight Bout (125 lb): Cláudio Meireles defeats Adam Santos via KO/TKO (Knee to the Body), R1 4:43
- Strawweight Bout (115 lb): Laryssa Leila defeats Isabella Araujo via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke), R2 4:38
- Heavyweight Bout (265 lb): Bruno de Jesus defeats Marllon Santos via KO/TKO (Elbow), R2 0:57
- Lightweight Bout (155 lb): Raycon Matiele defeats Edson Gonçalves via KO/TKO (Left Hook), R1 3:36
- Featherweight Bout (145 lb): Pedro Henrique Costa defeats Pedro Henrique Prado via Submission (Heel Hook), R1 1:29
The scheduled featherweight bout between Kauã Campos and Paulo Cezar Araujo was cancelled after Campos missed weight.
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