MMA Regional Roundup! Watch All The Awesome Finishes You Missed

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Regional mixed martial arts (MMA) fuels the sport's heartbeat—every fighter climbing toward the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) or other top-tier promotions starts in small promotions.

With that in mind, while everyone was focused on UFC London this past weekend (Sat., March 22, 2025), several regional shows took place, and MMAMania.com will provide you with the awesome highlights you missed!

Fury FC 103

Something was in the water in Houston, Texas, because, holy smokes, there were some absolutely brutal knockouts.

Marcus Nash (2-1) faceplants Felipe Rocha (2-1) in his Fury FC debut.

UkrainianArtur Minev (5-0) starches Shane Keefe (4-2).

Nico Echeverry (15-7) knocks out Devon Dixon (7-3-1).

LFA 204

An Ho (7-1) rebounded from his brutal Contender Series contract loss yesterday by starching Jimi Natividad (3-4) in 16 seconds.

Former UFC fighter Joe Giannetti(17-6-1) scored his first LFA win by stopping Leonardo Limberger (16-9) with punches from the bottom.

Two-time Contender Series veteran Dylan Mantello (9-4) mounted an incredible comeback and knocked out Ednilson Santos (13-7-1) in the second round.

Active U.S. Marine Corps Captain Denzel Freeman (6-1) captured the LFA Heavyweight title by stopping Hugo Cunha (8-3).

Shooto Brasil 128

Fabiola Nascimento (3-0) claimed the vacant Shooto Brazil Strawweight Championship by stopping Ana Vitoria (1-2).

Ash Rao (4-0-1) defended his Amateur Cage Titans FC Bantamweight championship by submitting Carter Whitty (2-2) with a toehold.

Anthony Pettis FC 16

Mark Choinski (8-0) claimed the APFC Lightweight title by putting John Ramirez to sleep in the main event.

Our prospect of the month for March, Jon Kunneman (10-0), stopped Matt Friesen (8-3) in the first round with an arm triangle choke.

Miguel Sanson (7-2) knocked out Chris Johnson (10-17) with a nasty slam.

That's it! Which of these finishes was your favorite?


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