LFA 7 video highlights: 2 gorgeous chokes, and that head kick everyone's talking about

Roberto Sanchez pulled off a sensational comeback in the LFA 7 main event Friday night and just may have punched his ticket to the UFC.

But it was a head kick earlier in the card that had the MMA world buzzing in the buildup to the AXS TV-broadcast flyweight headliner at Arena Theatre in Houston.

Sanchez (6-0) looked like he was in trouble early on against Klayton Mai (8-3), a submission specialist nicknamed “The Python” who loves to choke out his opponents. But despite a guillotine attempt for nearly two minutes, Mai couldn’t put Sanchez away, and he paid for it later.

In the second round, Sanchez landed a body kick, a takedown, and then took Mai’s back to finish him off with a choke of his own. And after the win, he called for UFC President Dana White to give him his shot in the promotion – ideally at UFC 211 in Dallas in May.

But before that, there was some comic relief when Clovis Hancock (2-2) tried an ill-fated capoeira kick on Nikolay Veretennikov (4-2) that left him stumbling forward and laughing even at himself at the failure. He paid for it later when Veretennikov put together a combination that led to the end of the fight when he drilled Clovis with a left kick to the face.

Check out the highlights from the event above, which also Domingo Pilarte’s (7-1) split-decision win over Adrian Yanez (5-2) and Gilbert Urbina’s (5-0) first-round choke of Noel Ligon (5-1) that he claimed has him ready for the UFC, as well.

Complete LFA 7 results included:

• Robert Sanchez def. Klayton Mai via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 2, 2:08
• Domingo Pilarte def. Adrian Yanez via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Gilbert Urbina def. Noel Ligon via submission (rear-naked choke) — Round 1, 3:01
• Nikolay Veretennikov def. Clovis Hancock via KO (head kick) — Round 3, 2:21
• Jason Langellier def. Josh Davila via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Itzel Esquivel def. Brandi Narvaez via submission (armbar) — Round 1, 4:35
• Dulani Perry def. Leomana Martinez via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)

For more on LFA 7, including a recap of the event, check out the MMA Events section of the site.