Sam Alvey defended his Maximum Fighting Championship middleweight title by knocking out Wes Swofford in the fourth round of their MFC 40 main event bout.
Alvey (22-5, 1 NC) has won three straight fights by KO, while Swofford (9-5) has lost three of his last five.
In the co-main event, Tom Gallicchio submitted Kurt Southern with a rear-naked choke to become the promotion’s lightweight champion.
The event took place at the Shaw Convention Centre in Edmonton.
In other action, UFC veteran Victor Valimaki submitted Bill Widler in his first fight in two years, plus pro kickboxer Shane Campbell improved to 9-2 in MMA with a TKO win over Jerrid Burke.
Here are the full results from MFC 40:
— Sam Alvey def. Wes Swofford by knockout
— Tom Gallicchio def. Kurt Southern by submission
— Victor Valimaki def. Bill Widler by submission
— Shane Campbell def. Jerrid Burke by TKO
— Jesse Brock def. Kevin Croom by split decision
— Marcus Edwards def. Aaron Gallant by submission
— Corey Gower def. Jon Barnard by split decision
— Levon Kinley def. Cody Moorman by submission
— Michael Hay def. Justin Lavertu by submission
