Update: Jake Woodley wins vacant LFA middleweight title with second-round TKO of Zane Havener
What you need to know
- Jake Woodley beat Zane Havener by TKO at 4:16 of round two for the vacant LFA middleweight title
- Woodley, a 2021 NCAA Division I All-American, dropped Havener with a right uppercut and finished with punches
- Thomas Blackorby beat Devan Worth by unanimous decision
- Gochashvili, Halik and Ross won by stoppage on the prelims
Legacy Fighting Alliance held LFA 244 on Friday, October 23, at the Premier Theater at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, with the main card airing on Vice TV, according to Cageside Press. The main event pits Jake Woodley, on a four-fight win streak, against Zayne Havener, who had won five straight, for the vacant LFA middleweight title.
On the preliminary card, Guram Gochashvili knocked out Pete Keepers at 4:47 of Round 1, Austin Halik submitted Xavier Zeruth with a ninja choke at 1:26 of Round 1, and Austin Ross stopped Matheus Moraes by TKO at 3:37 of Round 1. Luis Melendez beat Elton Dedaj by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) and Joziah Fry beat Yve Nelson by unanimous decision (30-27 on all cards).
The main card also features Devan Worth vs. Thomas Blackorby, Guram Mestvirishvili vs. Jansey Silva, a women's strawweight bout between Bellator alum Bruna Ellen and Contender Series veteran Rose, and Maikel Reinoso vs. Oscar Jurado Sánchez. Main card results were not yet listed in the report.
On the preliminary card, Guram Gochashvili knocked out Pete Keepers at 4:47 of Round 1, Austin Halik submitted Xavier Zeruth with a ninja choke at 1:26 of Round 1, and Austin Ross stopped Matheus Moraes by TKO at 3:37 of Round 1. Luis Melendez beat Elton Dedaj by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) and Joziah Fry beat Yve Nelson by unanimous decision (30-27 on all cards).
The main card also features Devan Worth vs. Thomas Blackorby, Guram Mestvirishvili vs. Jansey Silva, a women's strawweight bout between Bellator alum Bruna Ellen and Contender Series veteran Rose, and Maikel Reinoso vs. Oscar Jurado Sánchez. Main card results were not yet listed in the report.
- Summary
- Jake Woodley won the vacant LFA middleweight title with a second-round TKO of Zane Havener at LFA 244; earlier, Thomas Blackorby beat Devan Worth by decision.
- Key points (one per line)
- Jake Woodley beat Zane Havener by TKO at 4:16 of round two for the vacant LFA middleweight title
Woodley, a 2021 NCAA Division I All-American, dropped Havener with a right uppercut and finished with punches
Thomas Blackorby beat Devan Worth by unanimous decision
Gochashvili, Halik and Ross won by stoppage on the prelims
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- Cageside Press | https://cagesidepress.com/2026/10/23/lfa-244-woodley-vs-havener-full-results/
MMAPLANET | https://mmaplanet.jp/242101
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