{"id":1349,"date":"2019-07-25T09:07:37","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T09:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2019-07-25T09:55:22","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T09:55:22","slug":"ufc-fight-night-results-leon-edwards-shines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/boxingandufc\/ufc-fight-night-results-leon-edwards-shines\/ufc\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fight Night Results \u2013 Leon Edwards Shines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>UFC Fight Night \u2013 Dos Anjos vs Edwards &#8211; Result<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fast improving Englishman Leon Edwards came out victorious against the veteran Rafael Dos Anjos, in the headline bout on Saturday nights UFC action. After five rounds of what was undoubtedly the stiffest test of his career to date, the judges scored the fight in Edwards\u2019s favour with cards of 50-45, 49-46, and 49-46. As a result, Edwards has moved up significantly in the rankings and is eyeing a quick return to action so he can get that all-important welterweight title fight.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">5\ufe0f\u20e30\ufe0f\u20e3-4\ufe0f\u20e35\ufe0f\u20e3<br \/>\n4\ufe0f\u20e39\ufe0f\u20e3-4\ufe0f\u20e36\ufe0f\u20e3<br \/>\n4\ufe0f\u20e39\ufe0f\u20e3-4\ufe0f\u20e36\ufe0f\u20e3<\/p>\n<p>A top contender for sure! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCSanAntonio?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCSanAntonio<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Hpd0UvDmee\">pic.twitter.com\/Hpd0UvDmee<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC (@ufc) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ufc\/status\/1152792634139693057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">21 July 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe co-main event of the night featured a heavyweight matchup between Walt Harris and Aleksei Oleinik, which was short but sweet ending with a knockout victory for Harris 12 seconds into round one!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rest of Fight Card &#8211; Results<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Juan Adams vs. Greg Hardy\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0265 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heavyweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hardy def. Adams by TKO (punches) at 0:45 of Round 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dan Hooker vs. James Vick\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 155 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lightweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hooker def. Vick by KO (punches) at 2:33 of Round 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alexander Hernandez vs. Francisco Trinaldo \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 155 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lightweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hernandez def. Trinaldo by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Andrei Arlovski vs. Ben Rothwell\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 265 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Heavyweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arlovski def. Rothwell by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Alex Caceres vs. Steven Peterson\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0145 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Featherweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caceres def. Peterson by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Irene Aldana vs. Raquel Pennington\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bantamweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pennington def. Aldana by split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Klidson Abreu vs. Sam Alvey\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 205 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Light Heavy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abreu def. Alvey by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roxanne Modafferi vs. Jennifer Maia\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 125 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flyweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maia def. Modafferi by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ray Borg vs. Gabriel Silva\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 135 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bantamweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Borg def. Silva by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mario Bautista vs. Jin Soo Son\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bantamweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bautista def. Son by unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Felipe Colares vs. Domingo Pilarte\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 135 lbs\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bantamweight<\/p>\n<p><strong>Colares def. Pilarte by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC Fight Night \u2013 Dos Anjos vs Edwards &#8211; Result Fast improving Englishman Leon Edwards came out victorious against the veteran Rafael Dos Anjos, in the headline bout on Saturday nights UFC action. 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