Kulshin scores first-round KO at LFA, calls out UFC for short-notice bout

Nikita Kulshin improved to 9-0 with a first-round knockout of Junior Melo at an LFA event. The 26-year-old lightweight has now won all six of his LFA bouts over three years, with four straight decision wins before this knockout. Kulshin, originally from North Ossetia and training at Kill Cliff gym, has lived in the United States for four years. In his post-fight interview, he grabbed the microphone and called out the UFC, shouting that he is ready to take a fight on short notice at any time. This was his sixth victory in the LFA promotion.