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Find out if three record-breaking performances were enough to lift an otherwise mundane UFC 319 card to the top half of the grading curve.
Jason Herzog was the referee for the welterweight bout and he stopped the contest right at the final bell of round 1, after Neal had been dropped by the elbow in the final two seconds. A former UFC fighter wonders if the stoppage was premature.
Carlos Prates opens up about his smoking habit and weight cut as he prepares for UFC 319 return against Geoff Neal.
The UFC main card was one of the best of the year, with two spinning back elbow finishes and a dominant performance by new middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev.
Carlos Prates celebrated his win at UFC 319 the only way he knows how to: by smoking a cigarette. The Brazilian MMA star goes through 10 cigarettes a day, and despite several attempts to kick the
Lerone Murphy (146) vs. Aaron Pico (145) Geoff Neal (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170) Jared Cannonier (186) vs. Michael Page (186) Kai Asakura (126) vs. Tim Elliott (126) Eric Nolan (183) vs. Baysangur Susurkaev (186) Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs.
Khamzat Chimaev may not have made many new fans with his dominant win over Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 319 on Saturday, but the top title challenger is taking home the UFC middleweight championship after winning a lopsided decision with a smothering grappling performance.
The new UFC middleweight champ made a drastic jump up this month's pound-for-pound rankings after his historic demolition of Dricus du Plessis.