UFC 241 Updates

Cory Sandhagen def. Raphael Assuncao via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Drakkar Klose def. Christos Giagos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Casey Kenney def. Manny Bermudez via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

devonte smith lost as a -1000 fav 

Khama Worthy def. Devonte Smith via first-round TKO (punches)

This is one heck of a PPV main card and it begins with a very interesting middleweight bout between veteran Derek Brunson and rising newcomer Ian Heinisch who is unbeaten in the Octagon and once served time in prison overseas for drug trafficking.

Scorecards: 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28 for Derek Brunson.

Brunson: "I had a good training camp out of Hard Knocks 365 with Henry Hooft, the champ [Kamaru] Usman and a lot of other guys. Shout out to Dominick Cruz for checking me at one of the postfight interviews by asking who was my coach so I took his advice and hired a coach. Everybody want to come out here and test my cardio but I'm one of the hardest-working guys in the division."

R1: Huge counter right hand from Yusuff drops Benitez!!! And he finishes him with hammer shots. What an incredible round and a TKO win for Yusuff!

Scorecards: 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28 for Paulo Costa. That's one hell of a win for a young fighter proving he belongs among the elite.

Romero's three losses in the UFC have now all come by disputed decision against the very elite. The 42-year-old remains one of the most exciting fighters in the sport to watch but this night ultimately was about Costa. This is the kind of performance that validates everything his unbeaten record said about him.

R2: Diaz cut above his right eye. Knee to the body from Diaz. Big right hand from Pettis. They are slugging from the clinch. Nice elbow from Pettis. Diaz slaps him and is lighting him up with punches until the final horn. Standing ovation from the crowd. Pettis is exhausted and sits down.

R3: Diaz is all over him on the ground. It looked like the fight was going to be stopped but Pettis covered up well and now gives up his back on the ground. The crowd is cheering for Diaz at a fever pitch.

R3: Pettis breaks out of the body triangle and reverses late. They go the distance. Give the round to Diaz, 10-9.

Scorecards: 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 for Nate Diaz.

Diaz: "It's the Nick Diaz army motherf---ers. It felt good to be back. The reason I was off was because everybody sucks and there was nobody to fight. But with this belt I want to defend it against Jorge Masvidal, who had a good last fight. He had a good last fight. All respect to the man but there ain't no gangsters in this game. I know my man is a gangster but he ain't no west coast gangster. No, I just worked out a little different this fight so I could push the pace in the beginning. I am used to five round fights so I got tired trying to go after him."

Miocic sat on the sidelines while demanding his rematch, sitting out over a full calendar year. While Cormier has criticized the former champ for acting "childish", it's hard to argue with the fact that he got what he wanted. And frankly, what he deserved. Miocic was the longest reigning UFC heavweight champion before the shocking first-round knockout a year ago. Now, he gets the chance to right his wrong.

Of note: former champions in immediate rematches are 0-5 since 2012.

It's main event time. Here we go. DC runs to the cage. Let's do this.

R1: Cormier shoots for the takedown and picks Miocic up. He holds him up there for an eternity before dropping him for the slam. DC Is dominating the first half of this round.

R1: Huge hammer fists from DC in the closing seconds of the round. What a monster start for the champion. Full domination. 10-8 for Cormier.

R2: Hard not to question DC's strategy of being willing to trade bombs with the former champ in his wheelhouse. With that said, I thought he did enough to win the round. 10-9 Cormier.

R3: They trade more to close. Give Miocic the round, 10-9.

R4: DC is in trouble!!! He slumps against the cage! Miocic wins by KO!!!!

Dozen or so body shots were brutal and brilliant