He might not be sticking around long, however.

After Diaz (7-1) scored a TKO victory against Bruno Assis, talk was already on the rise about him joining the big show in the UFC.

“Whatever comes next, comes next. That’s out of my control. If the UFC wants to call, I’ll be ready,” he told Cageside Press immediately after the fight. “Best believe I’ll be ready. What comes next, comes next. This is what I do, this is what I am. Where ever I fight doesn’t matter, I’m going to continue to do the same things that I do, and continue to get better. And when they call, and believe me they will, I’ll be ready.”

The call, it seems, has already come. While it won’t be direct to the UFC for Diaz, he’s been given on spot on Dana White’s Contender Series. LFA CEO Ed Soares announced the news following Friday’s event.

Ozzy Diaz is (already) on to DWCS!!!!#LFA127 pic.twitter.com/hgMzO2vpEN

— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 26, 2022

As for the fight with Assis, it was a wild couple of minutes to be sure. “It’s a couple minutes, but I had to go through hell for those few minutes that I was in there,” Diaz told Cageside Press. “He hit me good, but nothing that I haven’t seen before. I’m just f*cking, I’m so happy. I’m so happy.”

Watch our full LFA 127 post-fight interview with Ozzy Diaz above.

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The headlining fight found Ozzy Diaz returning to the LFA cage for the first time since 2020, up against the much more experienced Bruno Assis with the vacant 185lb title on the line. Diaz had previously competed for Bellator, going 2-0 there in 2019, and was looking to make the jump to the next level (potentially a full time gig in a major promotion) by claiming gold on Friday.

Assis would no doubt have similar ideas. The Brazilian entered the fight off three straight wins, and appeared to have moved past a rough patch that started with a loss on Dana White’s Contender Series in 2018.

LFA 127 takes place at The Commerce Casino & Hotel in Commerce, California on Friday, March 25, 2022. The main card of the event will stream live on UFC Fight Pass.

LFA 127: Diaz vs. Assis Results

Main Card

Ozzy Diaz def. Bruno Assis by knockout, Round 1, 4:53 – for the LFA middleweight championship
Chase Gibson def. Javier Garcia by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Junior Melo def. Tommy Aaron by knockout, Round 1, 1:37
Wascar Cruz def. Karlee Pangilinan by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 2:25
Arnold Jimenez def. Josh Wang Kim by DQ (illegal elbows), Round 2, 0:55
Giovanna Canuto def. Jasmine Pouncy by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 2:28

Preliminary Card

Whittany Pyles def. Lisa Mauldin by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Luis Schwenke def. Diego Vazquez by TKO (Punches), Round 1, 2:55
Riley Wiseman def. Bryen Dao by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 1:36
Elijah Leggett def. Chris Hernandez by unanimous decision

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