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This past weekend (Sat. March 16, 2019). UFC London went down from the O2 Arena in London, England. The show was main evented by a tremendous 170-pound contest. Ex-UFC welterweight title challenger Darren Till returned to the Octagon. He took on veteran Jorge Masvidal, who made his return after over a year away.

Also, Leon Edwards looked to continue his impressive win streak. He faced jiu-jitsu ace Gunnar Nelson. Light heavyweights Volkan Oezdemir and Dominick Reyes also did battle on the main card.

Main Card:

• Welterweight: Jorge Masvidal def. Darren Till via R2 KO (punches, 3:05)
• Welterweight: Leon Edwards def. Gunnar Nelson via split decision (28-29, 29-27, 29-28)
• Light heavyweight: Dominick Reyes def. Volkan Oezdemir via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Bantamweight: Nathaniel Wood def. Jose Quinonez via R2 submission (rear-naked choke, 2:46)
• Welterweight: Claudio Silva def. Danny Roberts via R3 verbal submission (armbar, 3:37)
• Middleweight: Jack Marshman def. John Phillips via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28

Prelims:

• Featherweight: Arnold Allen def. Jordan Rinaldi via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)
• Lightweight: Marc Diakiese def. Joseph Duffy via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Light heavyweight: Saparbeg Safarov def. Nicolae Negumereanu via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-26, 29-27)
• Featherweight: Dan Ige def. Danny Henry via R1 submission (rear-naked choke, 1:17)
• Women’s flyweight: Molly McCann def. Priscila Cachoeira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Featherweight: Mike Grundy def. Nad Narimani via R2 TKO (punches, 4:42)