Filed under: AXS TV Fights , Featured Videos , News , Videos Raoni Barcelos defended his RFA featherweight title and strengthened his case for a call-up to the UFC in Friday’s RFA 39 headliner. Barcelos (11-1) faced some adversity but finished strong and ultimately held off challenger Bobby Moffett (8-3) to earn a unanimous-decision victory. With the performance, he could be the next RFA titleholder to earn a UFC contract. RFA 39 took place at Hammond Civic Center in Hammond, Ind., and the main card aired o AXS TV. In other action, lightweight Mike Santiago (18-9) pushed his winning streak to eight with a third-round TKO win over Luis Saldana (10-5), and undefeated light heavyweight Jordan Johnson (5-0) kept his undefeated record intact with a third-round submission win over Shaun Asher (11-3-1). Check out the highlights above.
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