UFC Fight Night 66 - Edgar vs. Faber : Review and Results

Munoz earned a victory in his farewell fight

Mark Munoz def. Luke Barnatt via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

In his self called last fight, Mark Munoz provided fans with one of MMA's finest moments of 2015. It's very rare MMA fighters get to retire on a win, never mind a dominant performance in front of a massive crowd of hometown fans. Munoz's retirement bout vs. Luke Barnatt ended with a comprehensive decision victory, an emotional, heartfelt speech to his supporters in Manila, followed by leaving his gloves in the cage in a touching symbolic moment.

Munoz who was a big underdog coming into this fight look determined to perform & not disappoint his home crowed. He just got after Barnatt from the start rocking him several times. Constantly taking him down & even tried to get a finish with submission attempts & GNP despite finish never materialised it was still a dominant win for Filipino wrecking machine.

Mousasi outclassed Costas Philippou

Gegoard Mousasi def. Costas Philippou via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

In the co-main event Mousasi just outwrestled Philippou to get a unanimous decision. It was a thorough beat down of Philippou who didn’t looked to be in the fight even for a minute as Mousasi effortlessly took him down, hold him there battered him with shots & kept threatening with submission attempts.

Edgar edged out faber in a win by unanimous decision

Frankie Edgar def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)

It was a dominant showing from Edgar, who did what he always does best and used his volume-heavy striking, pressure, footwork, and superior wrestling to secure a clear unanimous decision win.

The first two rounds were narrow, however Edgar asserted himself in the third, scoring takedowns and easily avoided all of Faber's attempts to work submissions on the ground. By the fifth, Faber knew he needed a finish, but Edgar looked like he was just warming up as he neutralised all of the Faber's attempts.

This was Faber's first ever loss in a non-title bout while Edgar hasn't lost a non-title affair since his first encounter with Gray Maynard in 2008