Mehdi Baghdad Late replacement Zach Juusola  (10-3) proved a worthy adversary, but Mehdi Baghdad  (11-3) claimed the RFA’s vacant lightweight belt with a crushing fourth-round knockout via elbow. The contest served as the headlining bout of Friday’s RFA 221 event, which took place at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., and aired on AXS TV. Juusola looked to take the fight to the floor early, but Baghdad showed ample takedown defense and answered with powerful low kicks. However, Juusola continued to push through the strikes and took the fight to the floor on a few different occasions. However, he struggled to keep the action on the canvas, as Baghdad worked quickly back to his feet each time