UFC, Nashville and Derrick Lewis
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There were eight finishes in 12 fights at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, with four each on the prelims and main card. Included among those stoppages was a bonus-winning heel hook for Valter Walker that gave him an astonishing three heel hook wins in three UFC fights – which never has been done before.
It was not the prettiest of sights for No. 14-ranked featherweight contender Calvin Kattar.At UFC Nashville Saturday night, Kattar fell short of expectations with an underwhelming unanimous decision loss to Steve Garcia (30-27 x3).
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SB Nation on MSNUFC Nashville bonuses: Morgan Charriere, Nate Landwehr awarded for wild Fight of the NightMorgan Charriere is proving to be a bonus machine. The French welterweight earned his second Fight of the Night award Saturday after winning a slugfest against Nate Landwehr at UFC Nashville. Both men collect an extra $50,
Saturday night saw a 15-fight UFC veteran officially bring her career to an end. Derrick Lewis wasted no time in the main event, as he stopped Tallison Teixeira just 35 seconds into their clash at UFC Nashville.
Brendan Fitzgerald will serve as the leading man on the mic from cageside at UFC on ESPN 70. He'll command play-by-play and be joined in the booth by UFC Hall of Famer Daniel Cormier and Laura Sanko.
Knockout record-holder Derrick Lewis welcomes UFC newcomer Tallison Teixeira back to the Octagon. The towering Teixeira debuted with a 35-second knockout earlier this year, and the promotion is rushing him into the title picture with a clash against one of their grizzled veterans.