▁tak ed own s ▁on ▁the ▁score cards . ▁However ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁announced , ▁content iously , ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Jeff ▁Cur ran ▁by ▁split ▁decision . ▁ ▁International ▁Fight ▁League ▁After ▁losing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career ▁via ▁controvers ial ▁split ▁decision ▁to ▁Jeff ▁Cur ran , ▁Fab iano ▁vent ured ▁into ▁the ▁International ▁Fight ▁League . ▁In ▁his ▁career ▁there , ▁he ▁enjoyed ▁four ▁straight ▁wins ▁show c asing ▁notable ▁submission ▁off ence ▁by ▁ending ▁each ▁fight ▁via ▁submission ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁He ▁then ▁fought ▁L C ▁Davis ▁and ▁became ▁I FL ▁Fe ather weight ▁Champion ▁with ▁a ▁submission ▁victory ▁by ▁arm bar ▁near ▁the ▁close ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁This ▁was ▁after ▁dro pping ▁down ▁to ▁ 1 4 5 - p ounds ▁after ▁defe ating ▁John ▁G und erson ▁at ▁ 1 5 5 - p ounds ▁in ▁his ▁previous ▁I FL ▁World ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁fight . ▁The ▁victory ▁over ▁G und erson ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁set ▁up ▁Fab iano ▁for ▁a ▁match ▁with ▁the ▁previously ▁un be aten ▁Chris ▁Hor ode cki , ▁but ▁Fab iano ▁dropped ▁down ▁to ▁ 1 4 5 - p ounds ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁the ▁Fe ather weight ▁Championship . ▁ ▁W agn ney ▁Fab iano ' s ▁next ▁bout , ▁and ▁first ▁I FL ▁Fe ather w ight ▁title ▁defense , ▁came ▁against ▁Sh ad ▁L ier ley ▁on ▁April ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁at ; ▁I FL ▁- ▁New