Frankie Edgar and Pedro Munhoz put on a barn-burner of a main event at UFC Vegas 7 that earned both men Fight of the Night honors.
Edgar and Munhoz each earned $50,000 for their ultra-competitive bout. Edgar ultimately eked out a split decision (48-47, 46-49, 48-47). Additionally, Trevin Jones and Shana Dobson were awarded Performance of the Night bonuses.
No doubt. No question.@PedroMunhozMMA & @FrankieEdgar delivered for five rounds!
— UFC (@ufc) August 23, 2020
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Event-opener Jones survived a crushing body shot and an onslaught of attacks from Timur Valiev in round one and managed to roar back with a second-round TKO. Dobson also faced adversity in the opening round of her fight with Mariya Agapova before earning a TKO at 1:38 of round two.
This one goes out to the underdogs -- #UFCVegas7 pic.twitter.com/u7bCdKCixL
— UFC (@ufc) August 23, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, August 22. A bantamweight battle between Munhoz and Edgar served as headliner. Stay with Fightful for all your fight night coverage.
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