On Friday the 13th, Adrian Garcia and Christian Natividad would be looking for a massacre. A perfect 8-0 as a pro with his entire career coming under the LFA banner, Natividad was no doubt hoping to follow the footsteps of brother Kevin, who had landed in the UFC in 2020.

For his part, Garcia was 3-1 under the LFA banner. The former Combate Global and Titan FC fighter’s only loss in the company had come to another high level prospect, Phumi Nkuta.

Where to Watch LFA 228

LFA 228 takes place at the Wild Horse Pass Casino in Phoenix, AZ on Friday, March 13, 2026. The main card streams live starting at 9PM ET, 6PM PT on Vice TV. Full results from the event can be found below.

LFA 228: Garcia vs. Natividad Results

Main Card

Christian Natividad def. Adrian Garcia via Unanimous Decision
Carlos Tardio def. Amari Sengsavanh via Unanimous Decision
Benny Orozco def. JaCobi Jones via R1 SUB (RNC), 2:58
Aleksandra Savicheva def. Leslie Hernandez via Unanimous Decision
Andrew Stewart def. Chris Ewert via R1 TKO, 0:58
Lívio Ribeiro def. Jordan Burkholder via Unanimous Decision

Preliminary Card

Alik Lorenz def. Gabriel Thimoteo via R1 TKO, 0:24
Zayne Havener def. Eric Fimbres via R1 SUB (RNC), 3:11
Marcus Nash def. Israel Aquino via R1 KO, 1:08
Mitchell Wheeler vs. Alex Ortiz

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Both Tanner and Cyr sported identical 8-1 records to start the night, with Michael Cyr having earned a couple of titles in smaller promotions since his last walk to the LFA cage.

Kevin Natividad and brother Christian, meanwhile, were looking for a way into, or in Kevin’s case back to, the UFC. Kevin had gone 0-3 in his first stint with the big show, and was g for the first time since a loss Ricky Turcios in 2022, Natividad’s final UFC bout (several match-ups had fallen through in the ensuing years). Brother Christian, however, was a perect 7-0 with all seven victories coming under the LFA banner.

Where to Watch LFA 220

LFA 220 takes place at the Arizona Financial Theatre in Phoenix, AZ on Saturday, October 25, 2025. The main card streams live on UFC Fight Pass starting at 10PM ET, 7PM PT following online prelims. Full results can be found below.

LFA 220: Tanner vs. Cyr Results

Kasey Tanner def. Michael Cyr via Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Christian Natividad def. Jostin Quilca via R1 TKO, 3:07
Ernesto Ibarra def. Kyle Estrada via R1 TKO, 4:02
Ryan Kuse def. Kevin Natividad via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Chance Ikei def. Jordan Burkholder via R1 SUB (RNC), 4:50
Leslie Hernandez def. Flor Hernandez via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Livio Ribeiro def. Richard Mahan via R1 SUB (RNC), 2:36
Jarom Woodbury def. David Gladfelter via UD
Delton Kaufmann def. Caleb Jensen via R1 TKO, 3:08
Nolan Linebaugh def. Will Hughes via UD
Alex Ortiz def. Matthew Chenault via R3 TKO, 1:13
Quayshan Randelson def. Issouf Doumbia via R2 TKO, 3:56
Brayan Mancilla def. Emmanuel Hill via R1 KO, 0:28

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With some reflection, Natividad has come to terms with the reality and is ready to do something about it.

“I’m honestly pretty disappointed that I didn’t get called up to the Contenders [Series], but I know what the reason. Even though I’m on a seven-fight win streak as a professional, I need a little bit more finishes,” Natividad said. “I need to show a little bit more aggression in these fights. People love to watch me fight, you know I bring a violent style, but I just need to put these people out.”

While some fighters talk about fighting differently, Natividad decided to make it happen. He hopes a cross-town camp change sparks something within him.

“Pretty much all throughout my career – I’m not just a competitor. I’m a winner, but it’s also about the way that you win and that’s a new focus that I have here now,” he shared. “I actually just switch camps. I’ve moved over to the [MMA] Lab here and I’m here in Phoenix. I’m hoping with this change, I’m able to make some changes and adjustments to my fight style.”

The change to work with John Crouch is not one that he takes lightly. He recognizes that he had a good thing over at Fight Ready MMA, but sometimes we just need to shake things up a bit.

“I just needed a change and it’s nothing against the coaches over at Fight Ready, nothing against the teammates over at Fight Ready. I love all those guys, they great coaches, great teammates and I love the culture over there,” Natividad said. “I just needed a switch. I’ve had five fights as a professional over at Fight Ready and it just wasn’t wasn’t getting me the call that I needed, and it’s it’s nothing against them again. It’s just I needed something different.”

With LFA 220 just around the corner, it’s time for the fruits of those labors to pay off. Although he hasn’t been great at predictions in the past, Natividad knows what he needs here.

“I’ve been wrong on a lot of my predictions,” he said with a laugh. “I’ve been right in the sense as far as I win the fight because I every time I made a prediction I’ve won all those fights, but let’s finish this guy.”

He’ll get a chance to do just that at LFA 220 in the co-main event against Jostin Quilca. The fight card begins at 8:30pm and airs on UFC Fight Pass.

You can hear the entire audio of this interview on the latest episode of Top Turtle MMA. The interview airs at 21:18.

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Kicking off this UFC 321 edition of TTP is our interview with UFC lightweight, Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady. Al-Selwady discusses his slew of cancellations and how he managed to work through the disappointment of it all. He also discusses how both his team and his faith have helped to carry him through those times. Then we get into the exciting news of his upcoming fight. Al-Selwady fights Matheus Camilo on the prelim portion of the UFC 321 card on ESPN+.

Fights, Dogs and Parlays: UFC 321 (13:32)

After an exciting UFC Vancouver, the UFC stays on the road for UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi. A pair of title fights sit on top of the card. First, Mackenzie Dern squares off with Virna Jandiroba for the vacant strawweight belt. Then we get the big boys with the heavyweights throwing down. Tom Aspinall will look to hold down the fort against Cyril Gane. We’ll break down those fights as well as some of our other favorite fights on the main card. Plus, as always, we’re hitting you with an underdog and a plus-money parlay that we think will make your wallet fat this weekend. For this segment, all odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Christian Natividad Interview (21:18)

Closing out this UFC 321 edition of TTP is our interview with LFA flyweight, Christian Natividad. He was looking for a big spot on the Contender Series this fall, which didn’t come to fruition. After being disappointed with that, he looked to make some changes to make it to that next step. Natividad discusses one of those changes, which was in training camps for his upcoming fight. After a long time at Fight Ready, he has made the switch over to the MMA Lab for this weekend’s fight. We’ll see the fruits of those labors at LFA 220. He fights Jostin Quilca in the co-main event of the card.

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Natividad (6-0) hails from Hawaii and represents the islands and the Philippines, but has made the desert of Arizona his home. Arizona has quickly become a powerhouse of MMA talent in the last 10 years with some of the more premium gyms established there.

“I went from paradise to the desert dude. It’s all because of college and I think college is the perfect excuse to get out of Hawaii,” Natividad told Cageside Press.

“A lot of times, if you don’t go to college, you get stuck in Hawaii. It’s home. Who likes to leave home? Went to college in Oregon at first. I just wanted something a little bit different and Arizona’s the place I wanted to be because of ASU (Arizona State University). Brought my brother with me and I love it here.”

His brother? None other than former UFC bantamweight Kevin Natividad. Kevin fought the likes of Ricky Turcios, Batgerel Danaa and Miles Johns during his UFC run. He’s been an invaluable source of support and guidance for Christian.

“There’s one thing about having a brother that’s also your training partner, that’s also your coach, you know. Also your best friend,” Christian said.

Training at two of the biggest gyms in Arizona, Fight Ready in Scottsdale, and Arizona Combat Sports in Tempe, Natividad has found the right mix for himself.

“Arizona Combat Sports that’s my first MMA gym. When I first moved over here that’s when I started training MMA and it was AZ Combat. AZ Combat’s where I get like my meat and potatoes,” he said.

“(Fight Ready) I love it here. It’s a good gym, lots of different bodies. The one thing I like the most here is the knowledge from the coaches. There’s so much knowledge that’s so hard to take everything in. You have to be really picky and pick the things that you like. Anything that you want to learn the coaches probably have some kind of knowledge within it.”

All that knowledge will come in handy when Natividad faces the very tough and very game Sandoval in Louisville, Kentucky at LFA 210 on June 13. Sandoval comes in with a record of 7-3, a very heavy Mexican boxing style, and zero fear of getting into a scrap.

It’s exactly what Natividad has been hoping for.

“So, I kid you not, my fight that was supposed to happen in March, that fight ended up getting canceled. It got canceled far out, four or five weeks out of the fight, I thought I was going to fight a replacement. Unfortunately we didn’t get one,” said Natividad.

“The one person that I was hoping was going to take the fight or they were going to offer me was Jose Sandoval.”

Talk about manifesting what you want. It may have taken a while longer, but the matchup finally materialized for LFA 210.

“That didn’t happen. When they offered me Jose Sandoval (for LFA 210) I was like, ‘This is the guy that I wanted to fight months ago’ so turned out perfectly,” he said.

“It’s going to be a good one man. I’m so excited. He’s tough. He’s wild on the feet, he’s savvy on the ground, he’s well-rounded. I’m very excited to fight this guy.”

A victory over Sandoval gets Natividad to 7-0. A record like that, with an impressive win at LFA 210, might catch the eyes of someone in Las Vegas.

“Dana White! Sean Shelby! I’m not looking for a straight into the UFC. I know that’s hard to come around these days,” he said with a smile.

“I just want a job interview. Contender Series job interview, you know. Bring my resume. I’ll show up in the nicest suit that I could and show them what I’m about.”

Watch the entire interview with Christian Natividad above. He faces Jose Sandoval in the co-main event at LFA 210 on June 13 in Louisville, Kentucky. The event is headlined by Lance Lawrence taking on Javier Reyes.

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Kicking off this edition of TTP is our interview with LFA flyweight, Cheyanne Bowers. Bowers talks about her close split decision loss in the LFA title unification bout this past January. She talks about how she felt about that decision and what she managed to take away following the loss to Shannon Clark. Now ready to get back after it, she takes center stage at LFA 207. She fights Elizabeth Rodriguez at this weekend’s event – and she takes the time to breakdown the fight with us.

Combat Countdown: Top 5 Next UFC Stars (15:48)

After a wild and exciting and wildly exciting UFC 314, the UFC gives us a much need break. However, while they are off this week, we never sleep. The break gives us a chance to bring back the Combat Countdown. This week, we take a look at the possibility of someone becoming a transcendent star. Who could become too big for this sport like Conor McGregor once did? We looked at those on the up-and-up who may just have what it takes. And as always, if you like or hate our list, be sure to hit us up on Twitter (@TopTurtleMMA) and let us know how you feel. For this segment, all odds via FanDuel Sportsbook.

Christian Natividad Interview (27:55)

Closing out this edition of TTP is our interview with LFA flyweight, Christian Natividad. Natvidad was supposed to fight on the same card as Cheyanne Bowers this weekend, but unfortunately his opponent dropped out of the fight and left him without a dance partner. However, that doesn’t mean there isn’t some great tidbits in this interview. Natividad talks about having the option to be on The Ultimate Fighter and why his coach told him not to do it. He’s hoping for one more fight soon and that Contender Series call.

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“Growing up, I never thought I would have ever fought MMA. Some people say – ‘I was born for this’ or ‘as soon as I came out of the womb, I was born a fighter’ – I never thought I would ever fight,” he said. “I thought I was going to be a professional skateboarder. That’s what I wanted to be when I was younger.”

That all changed for him one day thanks to his brother, UFC veteran Kevin Natividad. On his way to a training session, Kevin invited his younger btoher to come work out.

“My brother starting fighting back in 2011… one day he invited me over to the gym to do jiu jitsu, which later evolved into wrestling,” Natividad recalled.

For the moment he stepped into the gym and starting taking training seriously, Natividad not only knew that he was in love, but he knew he was destined for success.

“When I started training MMA, before my first ever amateur fight, I saw myself doing big things,” he shared. “The reason why is because the people that I trained with were at a high level… for me to be working with them, I saw myself doing big things.”

Of course, a lot of that credit goes to Kevin – without him we may have never been able to witness this run from Christian. However, it was more than just getting him to the gym and being a training partner for him.

“[Having him around] is a big part. Without my brother I would have never started fighting MMA,” he said. “He’s one of the best training partners I can get… The best thing about it, other than him being a training partner, he’s a good mentor.”

His next step towards the big show comes on Friday at LFA 196. He fights Devon Jackson on the main card, which starts at 10pm EST on UFC Fight Pass.

You can hear this entire interview below at 2:11.

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