Patricio Pitbull

Pitbull and Choi opened at close range, trading exactly the kind of pocket exchanges the featherweight matchup promised. Pitbull's speed and power gave him the better of the early exchanges as Choi tried to answer from the pocket. A clean right hand froze Choi before Pitbull followed him to the canvas and finished with ground strikes.

Key moments

• Both featherweights committed to the pocket immediately, keeping the fight in a high-risk striking lane.
• Pitbull's speed and power began to separate him as the opening round progressed.
• Pitbull's right hand froze Choi, and follow-up strikes ended the fight at 3:28.

Pico rebounded from his UFC debut loss by turning in a disciplined, high-level decision over Patrício Pitbull at UFC 327. Pitbull had a few early counters and leg kicks, but Pico settled in quickly, mixed sharp boxing with takedowns, and pulled away over the final two rounds for his first UFC win.

Key moments

• Recovered after Pitbull's early counter left hand and leg kicks interrupted his opening pressure.
• Found a cleaner rhythm with combinations and takedowns as the fight moved into the second half.
• Won by unanimous decision on scores of 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for his first Octagon victory.

Yair Rodríguez kept Patrício Pitbull at the end of his kicks for two rounds, then added a late knockdown to secure a clear unanimous decision at UFC 314.

Key moments

• Rodríguez used varied kicks and constant movement to keep Pitbull outside and limit his sustained boxing exchanges.
• Pitbull caught one of Rodríguez's kicks late in the opening round and briefly put him on the canvas, but could not build on the takedown.
• Rodríguez continued to outwork Pitbull at range and scored a late knockdown that nearly produced a finish.
• Rodríguez completed the shutout on the judges' cards, winning 30-27 across the board.

Chandler put the Bellator lightweight title on the line against featherweight champion Patricio Freire in a cross-divisional super-fight in Rosemont, Illinois. Freire landed a right hand that dropped Chandler inside the first minute, then swarmed with follow-up punches to finish at 1:01 of round one, becoming Bellator's first simultaneous two-division champion.

Key moments

• Freire moved up from featherweight to challenge for the lightweight belt in a historic cross-title fight.
• A right hand dropped Chandler inside the first minute and Freire finished immediately after.
• Freire became the second simultaneous two-division Bellator champion with the win.
• Chandler's third Bellator lightweight title reign ended after only one defense.