UFC now has a Women's Featherweight champion. Germaine de Randamie won a controversial decision. Holm pressured the whole fight, threw leg kicks, and had better output. Randamie got rewarded for the amount of head strikes landed. Anderson Silva versus Derek Brunson could also be considered an interesting decision. The fight didn't have a ton of activity, but when it did it came in spurts. The majority of the fight seen both fighters circling around each other picking their spots. Derek Brunson had a few takedowns, but Silva landed some shots and pressured more. Jacare showed why he should have the next Middleweight Title fight. He is one of the best jiu-jitsu practitioners that has ever been in the UFC. The best fight of the night went to decision and showcased the skill of Poirier and Miller. Poirier landed powerful shots the first two rounds when miller started taking the leg out in the 3rd. Poirier had to go for the takedown in order to win the fight. UFC 208 wasn't the most exciting card fans will ever see with nine fights going to decision.
Prelims
Rick Glenn defeated Phillipe Nover via decision
Ryan Laflare defeated Roan Carneiro via decision
Islam Makhachev defeated Nik Lentz via decision
Wilson Reis defeated Ulka Sasaki via decision
Belal Muhammad defeated Randy Brown via decision
Main Card
Dustin Poirier defeated Jim Miller via decision
Glover Teixeira defeated Jared Cannonier via decision
Ronaldo Souza defeated Tim Boetsch via 1st rd submission
Anderson Silva defeated Derek Brunson via decision
Germaine de Randamie defeated Holly Holm via decision to win the Women's Featherweight Title
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