Austin Hubbard via first-round submission (standing rear-naked choke), Shana Dobson def. Several bouts had one fighter or the other drop out. R5: Huge counter right hand for Edgar wobbled Munhoz just a bit. Just hours before the fight was about to happen, the UFC had to cancel the UFC Vegas 7 co-main event bout between Ovince Saint Preux and Alonzo Menifield. I still have some gas in this tank, baby, and I think I can make a run at 135. Due to a positive COVID-19 test, Ovince Saint Preux’s light heavyweight bout against Alonzo Menifield has been removed from tonight’s card and will be rescheduled at a later date. @FrankieEdgar #ufcfightnight, Awesome fight congrats @FrankieEdgar so goood. 5-ranked Pedro Munhoz by split decision in the main event of UFC Fight Night. 10:50 pm ET, at Each time it looked like Munhoz (18-5, 1 NC) was on the verge of setting up a finish, though, Edgar's legendary chin held strong and responded with busy combinations. The event airs live on ESPN+ beginning at 6:00 pm ET/3:00 pm PT with the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8:30 pm ET/5:30 pm PT. 6-keys: media/spln/mma/reg/free/stories_live-blog. @PedroMunhozMMA & @FrankieEdgar delivered for five rounds! Two judges scored the fight 48-47 for Edgar while the third judge had it 49-46 for Munhoz. New , 28 comments. CBS Sports scored it 48-47 for Munhoz. "I just got my feet wet and I think the sky is the limit for myself [at bantamweight,]" Edgar said. Share your scorecards below #UFCVegas7 pic.twitter.com/K2WHiCg0Cz. UFC on ESPN: Munhoz vs. Edgar fight card. After years of fighting larger opponents in the featherweight and lightweight divisions, Edgar (24-8-1) was the taller and longer man in this key bantamweight bout. I have it even entering the final round. View fight card, video, results, predictions, and news. Privacy, Pedro Munhoz vs. Frankie Edgar And things kept changing, even on fight day. It's a split decision for the veteran! Pedro is a top dog and that makes me still a top dog.". Munhoz, a 33-year-old native of Brazil, established himself early as the bigger puncher and stayed with Edgar's frenetic pace throughout by landing hard counter shots and keeping the fight in the stand-up despite Edgar's attempts at going to the ground. Now, the UFC Fight Night: Munhoz vs. Edgar card might look a bit, well, light on talent. The judges were left with a difficult decision of favoring Munhoz's heavier shots or Edgar's activity.   |   Who won? Great show of respect and looking forward to seeing @PedroMunhozmma fight again also. I disagree – it might be lacking big names, but this could very well end up being an absolute stunner of a card. Conor McGregor says ‘I will carry on’ after Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retire... 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Frankie won very clearly in my mind. A look at the card for next weekend’s ESPN event. CBS Sports was with you the entire way on Saturday, updating you with the latest results and highlights which you can view below. Great win for Edgar and it could bring a title shot next. Congrats @FrankieEdgar Well done brother. Marcin Prachnio via first-round TKO (strikes), Joe Solecki def. Click an image below for Ring Girl Gallery. Munhoz appears to be controlling this final stanza. Team captain!!!!!!! section: | slug: ufc-fight-night-results-highlights-frankie-edgar-earns-split-decision-win-in-bantamweight-debut | sport: mma | route: live_blog_single | Mariya Agapova via second-round TKO (strikes), Daniel Rodriguez def. 10:52 pm ET, at #UFCVegas7 pic.twitter.com/XrPn1tewkZ, No doubt. ". No question. 10:47 pm ET, at How do you guys have it going into the 5th? UFC on ESPN 15 - Munhoz vs. Edgar pits Frankie The Answer Edgar vs Pedro The Young Punisher Munhoz fight in UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on Aug 22, 2020. The UFC on ESPN 15 (aka UFC Vegas 7), which takes place on Saturday night in Las Vegas, has undergone a massive line-up shift from just one week ago. 10:55 pm ET, at Pedro Munhoz via split decision (48-47, 46-49, 48-47), Mike Rodríguez def. 10:48 pm ET, at The event airs live on ESPN+ beginning at 6:30 pm ET/3:30 pm PT with the main card on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8:30 pm ET/5:30 pm PT. 10:57 pm ET, at © 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Highlights looked good for frank also damage and tds but numbers and meaningless media favored the air puncher.