Interim light heavyweight gold was up for grabs when LFA 178 went down live at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, California on Friday, March 8, 2024.
That interim belt was being eyed by both Uran Satybaldiev and Bruno Assis, with Satybaldiev of Kyrgyzstan entering the bout after a unanimous decision win in his LFA promotional debut. As for Assis, the former Dana White’s Contender Series hopeful was looking for a way back to a UFC opportunity, and had over twice the experience of his opponent.
Also on the card, another light heavyweight standout in Ozzy Diaz, who fell to Joe Pyfer on the Contender Series, but had his own win over Assis. Diaz was competing in MMA for the first time since that 2022 loss to Pyfer.
Where to Watch LFA 178
Friday’s LFA 178 card goes down at the Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz, California with the televised preliminary card available online starting at 9PM ET, 6PM PT via the LFA Youtube channel. The main card gets underway at 10 PM ET on UFC Fight Pass. Early prelims will not be broadcast.
LFA 178: Satybaldiev vs. Assis
Uran Satybaldiev def. Bruno Assis by TKO (ground n’ pound), Round 4, 3:27 – for the vacant LFA interim light heavyweight championship
Jeff Creighton def. Miguel Jacob by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
Diego Bianchini def. Bakhromjon Mashrapov by submission (armbar), Round 1, 1:48
Stav Koren def. Hussain Bakhsh Safari by TKO, Round 1, 2:27
Ozzy Diaz def. Chuck Campbell by knockout, Round 1, 4:59
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani def. Adam Wamsley by knockout, Round 1, 3:46
Preliminary Card
David Solorzano def. Christian Giovannie by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ueslei Alves def. Jacob Horton by KO, Round 1, 2:52
Early Preliminary Card
Israel Delgado def. Batsuren Davaajamts by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Chase Whitmer def. James Guidry by TKO, Round 2, 5:00
Edmund Kwan def. Aris Arguello by bubmission (armbar), Round 1, 3:06
