Boston Salmon really needed a win at LFA 84, following consecutive defeats, but certainly not in the way it went down.
Salmon gets brutally KO’d by an illegal knee
The UFC veteran took on Shawn West at LFA’s latest event on Friday, and as you can see by watching the clip below, Salmon was viciously knocked out in round two.
Since Salmon was technically a downed opponent when he was blasted with the knee, the strike was a foul. ‘Boom Boom’ obviously could not continue and West was disqualified.
Devastating illegal knee results in a DQ. #LFA84 pic.twitter.com/3e31byKzUV
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) July 11, 2020
Salmon (7-3) was competing for the first time since he exited the UFC last year, following back-to-back defeats to Khalid Taha and Randy Costa.
West (16-11), meanwhile, was coming off a win over Johnnie Roades. With the DQ loss, he’s dropped three of his last five bouts.
LFA 84 results
LFA’s latest event took place in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and the headliner saw Justin Gonzales win the vacant featherweight title by stopping Jake Childers.
Here are the complete results (via Combat Press).
Justin Gonzales def. Jake Childers by TKO (strikes). Round 4, 0:45
Maycon Mendonça def. Kassius Kayne by submission (triangle choke). Round 2, 2:16
Boston Salmon def. Shawn West by disqualification (illegal knee). Round 2, 0:53
Bruno Souza def. Kamuela Kirk by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)