▁Blood , ▁New ▁Batt les ▁ 2 . ▁In ▁what ▁was ▁dub bed ▁as ▁an ▁arch et yp al ▁fight ▁between ▁wrest ler ▁and ▁Brazil ian ▁j iu - j its u ▁expert , ▁Fab iano ▁won ▁by ▁knock ing ▁out ▁L ier ly ▁at ▁ 0 : 3 7 ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁Fab iano ▁displayed ▁impress ive ▁stand up ▁skills , ▁util izing ▁good ▁leg ▁k icks ▁and ▁body sh ots . ▁Near ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁round ▁he ▁threw ▁a ▁left ▁j ab ▁which ▁L ier ly ▁par ried ▁partially , ▁but ▁connected ▁a ▁flush ▁right ▁hook ▁to ▁knock ▁out ▁the ▁ch allen ger ▁convin cing ly ▁and ▁conclude ▁his ▁first ▁title ▁defence . ▁It ▁also ▁become ▁his ▁last ▁and ▁only ▁defence ▁of ▁the ▁I FL ▁Fe ather w ight ▁championship ▁as ▁the ▁company ▁ceased ▁operations ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁World ▁Ext reme ▁C age f ight ing ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 2 ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁W EC ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁signed ▁Fab iano . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁champion ▁from ▁the ▁International ▁Fight ▁League . ▁ ▁Fab iano ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁fight ▁und efe ated ▁W EC ▁new com er ▁Erik ▁Koch ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁at ▁W EC ▁ 4 3 ., ▁but ▁Koch ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁withdraw ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁und is closed ▁injury ▁while ▁training , ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Mack ens