Legacy FC 40 video highlights: A vintage KO, plus a champ retains his heavyweight title

Cody East had a dangerous title fight on Friday, and he got in trouble early. But ultimately, he made Brice Ritani-Coe pay.

East (10-1) retained his heavyweight title with a second-round TKO in the main event of Friday’s Legacy FC 40 event – but he had to survive a first-round scare from the challenger, who took the fight on less than two weeks’ notice – and just three weeks after fighting at Legacy FC 39, which was his first bout in nearly four years.

The main card also featured a beautiful knockout by Doug Usher (4-2) against Aaron Conway (4-5) in the main card’s opening bout, plus some brilliant jiu-jitsu from Rodrigo Lima (12-3) against Matt Betzold (6-5).

Check out the video highlights of those fights above. The bouts took place at Wild Bills in Atlanta. The main card aired live on AXS TV.

For more on Legacy FC 40, including a full event recap, check out the MMA Events section of the site.