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.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Former UFC Women’s Bantamweight title challenger Liz Carmouche also won a debated decision over former Invicta FC champion Lauren Murphy.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
You can see the full event results below:<\/p>\n
Main Card<\/p>\n
Chad Mendes (#1) def. Ricardo Lamas (#4) via TKO (punches) \u2013 Round 1, 2:45<\/p>\n
Al Iaquinta (#15) def. Jorge Masvidal (#14) via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)<\/p>\n
Michael Chiesa def. Mitch Clarke via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-28)<\/p>\n
Julianna Pena (#13) def. Milana Dudieva (#9) via TKO (punches) \u2013 Round 1, 3:59<\/p>\n
Clay Guida (#12) def. Robbie Peralta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)<\/p>\n
Dustin Poirier (#6) def. Diego Ferreira via TKO (punches) \u2013 Round 1, 3:45<\/p>\n
Prelim Card<\/p>\n
Liz Carmouche (#9) def. Lauren Murphy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28<\/p>\n
Alexander Yakovlev def. Gray Maynard via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)<\/p>\n
Timothy Johnson def. Shamil Abdurahimov via TKO (punches) \u2013 Round 1, 4:57<\/p>\n
Ron Stallings def. Justin Jones via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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