​Lorenzo Figueroa and Helton Jose | @Grabaka_Hitman, Twitter Welcome to the latest edition of Missed Fists where we shine a light on fights from across the globe that may have been overlooked in these hectic times where it seems like there’s an MMA show every other day.We had some strange Adventures in Officiating this week at LFA 243, with one referee overseeing a comeback that truly had everything.(Big thanks as always to @Barrelelapierna for their weekly lists of the best KOs, and to @Grabaka_Hitman for uploading many of the clips you see here. Give them a follow and chip in on Patreon if you can.)Lorenzo Figueroa vs. Helton JoseKevin Fernandez vs. Enrique PachecoJoe Thurrott vs. Ricky MillerMason Hartshorn vs. Kelvin MartinezLet’s just all watch this one together before commenting further:Lorenzo Figueroa with one of the most insane comebacks of the year.Botched guillotine stoppage. A fight restart. Helton Jose Jr. almost knocks Figueroa out. Figueroa with the comeback KO. What the hell just happened. #LFApic.twitter.com/BPLJf8Pv1u— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 10, 2026OK, so first, we had Helton Jose rocking Lorenzo Figueroa and then latching on to a guillotine choke as Figueroa worked to recover. It didn’t look like Figueroa was in serious danger, even with Jose turning it into a lifting guillotine against the cage. Figueroa flailed and at one point, it definitely looked like he tapped Jose’s shoulder with an open hand, but really only tapped in the most literal sense. Didn’t look like he was signalling a submission, in my opinion.Referee David Shurley stepped in to stop the fight and Figueroa immediately protested. There was a lengthy discussion with cageside officials getting involved and it was eventually decided the bout would continue. Neat!Hilariously, Jose cracks Figueroa AGAIN, this time following up with more punches to chase the finish as opposed to snatching the neck. And AGAIN, Figueroa recovers. What is happening? Figueroa goes for broke, walking Jose down, blasting him with a left that sends his mouthpiece flying. He pours it on until Jose is on his hands and knees, just eating punches, and the fight is stopped. For real, this time.MMA is supposed to be fun and I’ll be damned if this wasn’t one of the most enjoyable comebacks I’ve ever seen. Was everything officiated by the book? I don’t know. And you know what? I don’t particularly care.I care a little more about the odd call in the Kevin Fernandez vs. Enrique Pacheco fight, which saw Pacheco eat a whole lot of extra punishment that could have been avoided.Kevin Fernandez nearly ends it with the high kick off the break. Enrique Pacheco fires back. Fernandez settles for the knee to the head. The “Lil Dragon” now 10-1 on a 7 fight win streak. #LFA243pic.twitter.com/BftAQ6bmsn— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) October 10, 2026Look, I get it, Pacheco somehow recovered from that head kick and actually fought back before being put down for good by a knee. But