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The Real Winners and Losers from UFC on ESPN 35

UFC on ESPN 35 went down on Saturday night in Las Vegas, and it was more or less par for the course in terms of the promotion's Fight Night cards: it featured only a handful of ranked fighters, but produced some memorable action nonetheless.

In the main event, No. 8-ranked bantamweight contender Marlon "Chito" Vera bounced back from a frustrating first round with an impressive decision win over No. 5 contender Rob Font. It was the Ecuadorian fan favorite's first time fighting in a UFC main event, and the performance he put forth might be enough to earn him a spot in the bantamweight division's top 5

Co-headlining honors went to unranked heavyweights Andrei Arlovski and Jake Collier.