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Dos Anjos's win sets up UFC welterweight title fight

IT wasn’t a UFC pay-per-view, but Winnipeg fight fans were treated to a pay-per-view-quality event Saturday night.

The UFC brought the eight-sided steel cage to Bell MTS Place for UFC on Fox 26. There were 11 fights — five ending in KO/TKOs and one via submission — topped off with a hard-hitting main event.

The main event featured two former UFC champions — Robbie Lawler and Rafael dos Anjos fighting in welterweight action. The winner of the bout would become the No. 1 contender to face Tyron Woodley for the UFC welterweight championship.

The fight lasted all five rounds, but it wasn’t close.