Filed under: AXS TV Fights , News , Videos Thiago Moises (7-1) is the new RFA lightweight champion, and he claimed his belt in style, pulling off one of smoothest armbar transitions you’ll ever see to tap out David Castillo (19-8). Friday’s RFA 35 event took place at UCCU Center in Orem, Utah, and aired on AXS TV. Check out highlights of some of the top performers on the card. In addition to Moises’ big win, the massive Curtis Blaydes (5-0) used double hammerfists to score a TKO win over Luis Cortez (3-2), and Dervin Lopez (8-3) scored a thrilling first-round finish of Joe Rodriguez (7-4).
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