Jake Matthews was hoping to be rejuvenated in his return to welterweight, and his first UFC fight in the division. But Bojan Velickovic made it a struggle throughout. Matthews (11-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) took a split decision from Velickovic (15-6-1 MMA, 2-3-1 UFC) with a pair of 29-28 scores; Velickovic had one 29-28 of his own. Velickovic outstruck Matthews by plenty, but Matthews’ time on top in the first round appeared to be enough to edge things out – despite Velickovic’s disbelief when the decision was read. The welterweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 121 event at at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney
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