Karol Rosa VS Luana Santos

In a clash of Brazilian bantamweights, Luana Santos put on an absolute grappling masterclass against the highly ranked veteran Karol Rosa. While Rosa defended well in the early going, Santos relentlessly pursued the takedown and finally grounded her late in the first round. Santos completely took over in rounds two and three, dragging Rosa to the mat early in both frames and maintaining heavy top pressure. Santos utilized highly effective ground-and-pound with slicing elbows, and even took Rosa's back in the final frame, dominating the grappling exchanges from start to finish to cruise to a lopsided unanimous decision victory.

Karol Rosa and Luana Santos make this one of the more consequential women's bantamweight fights on the card — Rosa sits at number 8 in the rankings and Santos at 14, and both are Brazilian. Rosa at 19-7 is the veteran with an 8-4 UFC record and a workload-heavy striking style built for decisions; Santos at 10-2 is 25 years old, 5-1 in the UFC, and has gone 2-0 since moving up from strawweight, hunting a top-10 berth with the confidence of someone who feels the division suits her.