Lightweight Nikita Kulshin improved his record to 9-0 by knocking out Junior Melo in the first round at an LFA event. This marks Kulshin's sixth consecutive victory in LFA over three years, with his previous four wins coming by decision and one earlier knockout. The 26-year-old fighter from North Ossetia has been living in the United States for four years and trains at Kill Cliff gym. After the victory, Kulshin took the microphone and called out the UFC, declaring he is ready to step in on short notice at any time.
