The Brazilian won with a trio of 29-28 scores. Garbrandt came out swinging in a hurry and got inside a couple times in the first 20 seconds, only to have Barcelos briefly dump him to the canvas.

Mansur Abdul-Malik and Cody Brundage ended after a clash of heads at UFC Atlanta, taking the fight to the scorecards.

The UFC desk analyst team didn't hold back their opinion of Rodolfo Bellato's reaction to the fight-ending illegal upkick from Paul Craig.

Rose Namajunas was the biggest winner at UFC on ESPN 69 – at least from a financial standpoint.

In an absolutely bizarre situation, Rodolfo Bellato and Paul Craig left without a decision thanks to an accidental foul.

In a 3-round middleweight bout on the main card, Edmen Shahbazyan and Andre Petroski meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 69 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

UFC on ESPN 69 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum.

In a 3-round bantamweight bout on the main card, Cody Garbrandt and Raoni Barcelos meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 69 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.