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\"Fighters\u00a0 1. Kamaru Usman:<\/strong> And STILL UFC Welterweight champion after a measured, intelligent course of action against Gilbert Burns in a bout that’s been coming for damned near a year, closing in when the time is right and finishing him in the third.<\/p>\n

\"Fighters\u00a0 2. Brian Carlos Castano:<\/strong> For every shot Patrick Teixeira landed, Castano had 2 or 3, to the point that Teixeira had nothing left in the later rounds while Castano was still landing shots at will, capturing his first world championship.<\/p>\n

\"Fighters\u00a0 3. Mauricio Lara:<\/strong> Pulled off not only the biggest upset of the weekend, but of the year, knocking<\/a> out Josh Warrington and handing him his first career loss in what was supposed to be a tune-up fight.<\/p>\n

\"Fighters\u00a0 4. Kennedy Maciel:<\/strong> In the main event of Fight To Win 163, Maciel retained his lightweight title via a split-decision over Diego Oliveira.<\/p>\n

\"Fighters\u00a0 5. Fabio Cherant:<\/strong> Cherant claimed the vacant LFA title at 205lbs, which\u00a0 means he’ll soon be signing with Bellator, UFC, ONE, or PFL very soon.<\/p>\n

6. Anthony Hernandez:<\/strong> For the first time in UFC history<\/a>, an Abu Dhabi gold medalist lost via submission, which did not happen in 43 fights previously, as Hernandez pulled off a guillotine choke over Rodolfo Viera.<\/p>\n

7. Rafael Formiga Barbosa:<\/strong> Following a slam in the co-main event of F2W 163, Barbosa retains with middleweight masters gold.<\/p>\n

8. Richard Commey:<\/strong> In the makeshift main event on ESPN, following Maxim Vlasov’s COVID-pullout, Commey KO’d Jackson Marinez in the sixth round, blasting<\/a> him with a right into the ropes.<\/p>\n

9. Danny Sabatello:<\/strong> In the main event of Titan Fighting Championship 67, Sabatello retained his bantamweight title after Da’Mon Blackshear failed to challenge on the scale.<\/p>\n

10. Olivier Murad:<\/strong> The new Titan Fighting Championship Featherweight Champion after a decision win over Muhammad Naimov with scores of 49-46, 48-47, 49-47.<\/p>\n

11. Hassan Oseni:<\/strong> In the main event of Lion Fight’s return to UFC Fight Pass, Oseni landed a big right to TKO Chris Tramell and become the new Lion Fight North American cruiserweight champion.<\/p>\n

12. Washington Luis Dos Santos:<\/strong> By scores of 47-47, 48-46, and 48-46, Dos Santos defeated Glory veteran Lorawnt-T Nelson in the co-main of Lion Fight 63.<\/p>\n

13. Leigh Wood:<\/strong> The new BBBofC champion at featherweight, claiming the vacant strap after a ninth-round TKO of Reece Mould on DAZN Saturday in London.<\/p>\n

14. Ali Bagov:<\/strong> The main event victor at ACA 117, besting UFC veteran Elias Silverio.<\/p>\n

15. Jared Anderson:<\/strong> Just the power<\/a> behind these shots that knocked out Kingsley Ibeh on ESPN…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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