Overview
- LFA 224 ran on January 16, 2026 at Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake, Minnesota as the promotion’s first event on Vice TV after departing UFC Fight Pass.
- The main event pitted Matt Adams against unbeaten Arslan Bilalov for the vacant heavyweight championship previously relinquished by Denzel Freeman upon joining the UFC.
- The co-main event matched undefeated welterweight Josiah Harrell with Bekmyrza Dosmatov, continuing Harrell’s comeback following surgery for a rare brain condition.
- On the prelims, McCoy Tekautz scored a 21-second first-round knockout of Hykeem Green with a right hand.
- Additional results included Xavier Judge over Alex Martin by unanimous decision, Cadin Vowels defeating Armani Webster by unanimous decision, and Daysi Perez submitting Jess Hays with a third-round rear-naked choke.