The UFC main card was one of the best of the year, with two spinning back elbow finishes and a dominant performance by new middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev.

Jason Herzog was the referee for the welterweight bout and he stopped the contest right at the final bell of round 1, after Neal had been dropped by the elbow in the final two seconds. A former UFC fighter wonders if the stoppage was premature.

Carlos Prates celebrated his win at UFC 319 the only way he knows how to: by smoking a cigarette. The Brazilian MMA star goes through 10 cigarettes a day, and despite several attempts to kick the

Lerone Murphy (146) vs. Aaron Pico (145) Geoff Neal (171) vs. Carlos Prates (170) Jared Cannonier (186) vs. Michael Page (186) Kai Asakura (126) vs. Tim Elliott (126) Eric Nolan (183) vs. Baysangur Susurkaev (186) Gerald Meerschaert (185) vs.

Aaron Pico's long-awaited UFC debut came with the possibility of an immediate title shot with a win. Instead, the former uber prospect and Bellator MMA star was knocked out cold in spectacular and violent fashion at UFC 319 in Chicago.

The new UFC middleweight champ made a drastic jump up this month's pound-for-pound rankings after his historic demolition of Dricus du Plessis.