Alessio Di Chirico didn’t have an easy night of work trying to convince Julian Marquez to take a backward step. But after chipping away at Marquez (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) on the feet and trying to slow his momentum with takedowns, Di Chirico (12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) got the nod in the end, winning a split-decision victory with scores of 27-30, 29-28, and 29-28. The catchweight bout (Marquez missed the middleweight limit) opened up the main card of today’s TUF 27 Finale event at Pearl Theatre at The Palms in Las Vegas. It aired on FS1 following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass
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