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UFC DC results: Rodriguez and Calvillo fight to a draw, Rothwell gets controversial TKO of Struve

The UFC DC main card is underway and the promotion’s #9 ranked strawweight, Marina Rodriguez, and the #10 ranked Cynthia Calvillo went the distance in a competitive affair, resulting in a majority draw. Rodriguez had a strong first-two rounds, but Calvillo came on strong in the final act, landing all sorts of ground strikes.

Before that, Ben Rothwell scored a controversial TKO of Stefan Struve in the seocnd round. Struve suffered a punishing cup kick in the first round, and then again in the second. The referee encouraged Struve continue, and he did, but Rothwell went into desperation mode.