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LFA Debuts on Vice TV With Minnesota Card Headlined by Vacant Heavyweight Title Fight

The cable debut marked a new home for LFA following Denzel Freeman’s UFC move that left the heavyweight belt vacant.

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.