Four of the UFC’s past five main events have seen the underdog emerge victorious. That trend continued in Saturday’s UFC 173 pay-per-view event, where longtime 135-pound titleholder Renan Barao (32-2 MMA, MMA, 7-1 UFC) lost his bantamweight championship to T.J. Dillashaw (10-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in a shocking defeat. Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena was the scene of Dillashaw’s triumph as the 28-year-old outclassed his Brazilian counterpart in one of the greatest striking performances ever in a UFC championship fight
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UFC 173 post-fight facts: T.J. Dillashaw halts Team Alpha Male’s title skid – MMA Junkie