UFC Fight Night 63 from Fairfax, Virginia is in the books, and the rare afternoon card delivered for the company. The UFC opted to not go head-to-head with tonight’s NCAA tournament games and went with an 11 AM local start time.
The card was headlined by #1-ranked featherweight Chad Mendes continuing his impressive 145 pound run with a TKO victory over 4th ranked Ricardo Lamas. Mendes overcame a slow first minute with a huge shot to the top of Lamas’ head that eventually led to the stoppage. In 19 career fights, Mendes has only lost to Jose Aldo
There were several controversial decision on the card, including the one that saw top 15-lightweight Al Iaquinta defeat Jorge Masvidal. It appeared Masvidal clearly had a victory in hand, and when Iaquinta was announced as the winner, the crowd booed. Iaquinta responded by burying the audience with a profanity-laced tirade.
Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight title challenger Liz Carmouche also won a debated decision over former Invicta FC champion Lauren Murphy.
For the fifth straight event, no fight of the night bonus was handed out by the UFC, instead opting for four $50,000 performance bonuses. Those went to Mendes, Timothy Johnson, Dustin Poirier and Julianna Pena.
You can see the full event results below:
Main Card
Chad Mendes (#1) def. Ricardo Lamas (#4) via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:45
Al Iaquinta (#15) def. Jorge Masvidal (#14) via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Michael Chiesa def. Mitch Clarke via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-28)
Julianna Pena (#13) def. Milana Dudieva (#9) via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:59
Clay Guida (#12) def. Robbie Peralta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Dustin Poirier (#6) def. Diego Ferreira via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:45
Prelim Card
Liz Carmouche (#9) def. Lauren Murphy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28
Alexander Yakovlev def. Gray Maynard via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Timothy Johnson def. Shamil Abdurahimov via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:57
Ron Stallings def. Justin Jones via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
