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Quillan Salkilld overwhelmed Mateusz Gamrot in the opening round to establish himself as a top lightweight contender, while Yadier del Valle knocked out Darren Elkins in Elkins’ retirement fight; Gamrot and Lemos each suffered notable losses, Diego Ferreira edged Billy Quarantillo in a battle, and Elkins walked away after a long UFC run.
Amanda Lemos needed three weigh-ins to make the strawweight limit, finally hitting 115.5 pounds to officialize her UFC Vegas 120 matchup with Alexia Thainara, after earlier overs at 117 and 116.5. The event’s weigh-ins also saw Gamrot and Salkilld at 155.5 for the non-title main, Darren Elkins at 145.5 in his retirement bout, and all 24 fighters making weight.
Zhang Weili put on a historic performance in the co-main event of UFC 292, dominating Amanda Lemos to retain her strawweight title. Zhang outlanded Lemos, had multiple takedowns, and controlled the fight for nearly three full rounds. Despite taking a significant amount of punishment, Lemos never gave up and landed some hard right hands. Zhang's dominance solidifies her case as the women's pound-for-pound champion.
Aljamain Sterling defends his UFC bantamweight title against Sean O'Malley at UFC 292, with Sterling being favored to win. The co-main event features a strawweight title showdown between Zhang Weili and Amanda Lemos. Follow the live results and highlights of the entire card, including preliminary and early prelims fights.