LFA 30 highlights: Curtis Millender's latest head-kick KO not the only big finish in California

Get used to it: Knocking out people with head kicks apparently is just a thing Curtis Millender does.

Millender (14-3) took out Nick Barnes (12-3) just past the midway point of the second round in Friday night’s LFA 30 main event, which aired on AXS TV from OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif.

The head-kick KO finish was the second straight for Millender, who said before the fight he has been frustrated to not yet be in the UFC. At LFA 24 this past October, Millender took out Matthew Frincu with a head kick just 38 seconds into their main event in Minnesota. (Check out the highlights video from that card here.)

But Millender’s knockout wasn’t the only big one at LFA 30. Christian Aguilera (9-4) put out a quick and brutal striking display against Maycon Mendonca (6-4) to finish him with a one-punch knockout – albeit one that was led into by quite a few punches to back him up to the fence – in just 27 seconds.

In addition, Talison Soares (10-2) picked up a dominant win over Fernando Padilla (10-2) in an upset, and Maikel Perez (5-1) dominated Charlie Alaniz (10-3).

Check out all the highlights for those fights above.

LFA 30 results included:

• Curtis Millender def. Nick Barnes via knockout (head kick) – Round 2, 2:51
• Talison Soares def. Fernando Padilla via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-26)
• Maikel Perez def. Charlie Alaniz via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)
• Jordan Wright def. Craig Wilkerson via submission (rear-naked choke)  – Round 1, 1:29
• Christian Aguilera def. Maycon Mendonca via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:27
• Vince Cachero def. Nohelin Hernandez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Blake Troop def. Khadzi Bestaev via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:11

For complete coverage of LFA 30, visit the MMA Events section of the site.