MACAU – Although it wasn’t much of a step up in competition, “The Ultimate Fighter: China” winner Zhang Lipeng picked up his first post-reality-show win with a unanimous-decision victory over “TUF: Nations” vet Brendan O’Reilly. Lipeng (8-7-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) got the edge in the later rounds and handed O’Reilly (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) a unanimous-decision loss. The lightweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 48 event at The Venetian Macao’s CotaiArena in Macau. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass. The first round proved rather evenly matched. O’Reilly clinched and forced a takedown, but in the transition, he ended up on his back as Lipeng delivered some ground and pound. O’Reilly, though, swept and delivered some of his own offense before the round ended
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UFC Fight Night 48 results: ‘TUF: China’ champ Zhang Lipeng handles Brendan O’Reilly – MMA Junkie