Nikita Kulshin scores first-round knockout at LFA, calls out UFC

Lightweight Nikita Kulshin improved to 9-0 with a first-round knockout of Junior Melo at an LFA event. The 26-year-old from North Ossetia has been living in the United States for four years and now holds a perfect 6-0 record in LFA over three years. After the victory, Kulshin grabbed the microphone and called out the UFC, stating he is ready to fight on short notice at any time. He trains at Kill Cliff gym and had won his previous four LFA fights by decision before this knockout.