The UFC featherweight belt changed hands, with Ilia Topuria snatching away the title from long-time champion Alexander Volkanovski in UFC 298's main event.
The main card also featured former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker taking down Paulo Costa in a long-delayed meeting. Former two-division champion Henry Cejudo lost to bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili for the Georgian fighter's 10th UFC win, while strawweight Amanda Lemos took down Mackenzie Dern in the preliminary card's main bout.
Here is a look at the live results for each fight at UFC 298 in Anaheim.
Miranda Maverick defeats Andrea Lee via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
The USA's Miranda Maverick had no trouble beating fellow American Andrea Lee, dominating her over three rounds to earn the unanimous decision victory.
Oban Elliott defeats Val Woodburn via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Oban "The Welsh Gangster" Elliott controlled the bout against Jamaica's Val Woodburn, winning his UFC debut to bring his record to 10-2 as a pro.
Danny Barlow defeats Josh Quinlan via KO at 1:18 of Round 3
The USA's Danny Barlow took the fight to fellow countryman Josh Quinlan, connecting with some massive punches in the third round to secure the win via knockout.
Zhang Mingyang defeats Brendson Ribeiro via KO at 1:41 of Round 1
Zhang Mingynag made quick work of Brendson Ribeiro in his UFC debut, throwing a gorgeous combination of a left jab, right hook and left hook before giving him the work in the ground and pound.
Rinya Nakamura defeats Carlos Vera via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Rinya Nakamura was relentless going straight after Carlos Vera from the sound of the opening bell, keeping his opponent on the ground for a good chunk of the fight to come away with the unanimous decision win.
Marcos Rogerio de Lima defeats Junior Tafa via TKO at 1:14 of Round 2
Brazil's Marcos Rogerio de Lima fed Junior Tafa a nasty leg kick to get the Australian falling to the ground where he'd finish him off with some heavy punches, forcing the referee to call the fight.
Amanda Lemos defeats Mackenzie Dern via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Amanda Lemos put her opponent Mackenzie Dern on the ground a few times with some wicked leg kicks and sweet counter-jabs to edge out a tight but unanimous win over her strawweight opponent.
Anthony Hernandez defeats Roman Kopylov via Submission at 3:20 of Round 2
Anthony Hernandez dominated on the ground, getting Russia's Roman Kopylov into back control on the cage and forcing the tap out with a wicked rear-naked choke, winning his eighth bout by submission.
Merab Dvalishvili defeats Henry Cejudo via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Though he found time to showboat, notably carrying Henry Cejudo across the ring and pointing at Mark Zuckerberg ringside while choking out his opponent, Merab Dvalishvili won it by a surprisingly tight unanimous 29-28 decision for his 10th UFC win.
Ian Machado Garry defeats Geoff Neal by Split Decision (27-30, 30-27, 29-28)
In one of the tightest bouts of the night, Ian "The Future" Machado Garry edged out Geoff Neal to remain undefeated in the UFC and bring his professional record to an impressive 15-0.
Robert Whittaker defeats Paulo Costo via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Despite not being a title fight, the stakes felt as high as it gets with Paulo Costa and Robert Whittaker exchanging strikes, eventually ending in a tight but unanimous decision for the former middleweight champion.
Ilia Topuria defeats Alexander Volkanovski via KO at 3:32 of Round 2 to become Featherweight Champion
Ilia Topuria reached the summit and took down Alexander Volkanovski with an out-of-nowhere round 2 knockout, putting him to sleep with a vicious right hook to snatch the belt away from the long-time featherweight champion.
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