Matt Erickson

3 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Matt Erickson |Ken Hathaway

LAS VEGAS – Allan Nascimento met the media Saturday after his win over Jafel Filho at UFC on ESPN 68. Nascimento (21-6 MMA, 3-1 UFC) outworked Filho (16-4 MMA, 2-2 UFC) for a unanimous decision with a trio of 29-28 scores on the prelims at the UFC Apex. Nascimento made his return after a layoff of nearly 2.5 years with the win. AdvertisementAfterward, the Brazilian called out flyweight Matt Schnell for a future fight. Check out Nascimento's post-fight news conference in the video above.

3 days ago | mmajunkie.com | Matt Erickson |Ken Hathaway

LAS VEGAS – Ramiz Brahimaj met the media Saturday after his first-round submission win over Billy Ray Goff at UFC on ESPN 68. Brahimaj (12-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) took out Goff (11-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) with a sickeningly brutal standing guillotine choke at the UFC Apex. The win got Brahimaj a $50,000 performance bonus – his second straight. After the win, which kept his perfect finish rate intact and was his 11th submission in 12 wins, Brahimaj explained why the victory made his so emotional.

4 days ago | sports.yahoo.com | Matt Erickson |Ken Hathaway

LAS VEGAS – Bolaji Oki met the media Saturday after his win over Michael Aswell at UFC on ESPN 68. Oki (10-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) outworked Aswell (10-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) for a trio of 29-28 scores on the prelims at the UFC Apex. It got Oki back in the win column after a loss that snapped a nine-fight winning streak. AdvertisementOki said he expected to put away Aswell, who took the fight on less than a week's notice. Oki was the biggest betting favorite on the card.

4 days ago | ca.sports.yahoo.com | Matt Erickson |Ken Hathaway

Alice Ardelean went all-in to get first UFC win: 'My face looks terrible'LAS VEGAS – Alice Ardelean met the media Saturday after her win over Rayanne Dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 68. Ardelean (10-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) upset Dos Santos (14-9 MMA, 0-3 UFC) in their women's strawweight bout to open the event at the UFC Apex. Dos Santos was more than a 2-1 favorite, but Ardelean pulled off the upset for the first win of her UFC career – and walked away with Fight of the Night, too.

4 days ago | mmajunkie.com | Matt Erickson |Ken Hathaway

Ardelean won Fight of the Night for her win over Rayanne Dos Santos to open UFC on ESPN 68Show Caption Hide Caption Alice Ardelean went all-in to get first UFC win at UFC Vegas 107UFC on ESPN 68 winner Alice Ardelean talks to MMA Junkie and other reporters post-fight after her victory over Rayanne dos Santos in Las Vegas. LAS VEGAS – Alice Ardelean met the media Saturday after her win over Rayanne Dos Santos at UFC on ESPN 68.