Joselyne Edwards picked up her third straight UFC victory in Saturday’s opener, edging out Lucie Pudilova by split decision.
Edwards tagged the Czech veteran with some clean shots in the first half of the opening stanza, before Pudilova successfully put her on the canvas with a perfectly timed level-change, grinding out the remainder in top position. Pudilova dominated the second, working to the back and finishing the frame in mount, raining down elbows before the tiring bantamweights traded on the feet throughout the third.
The judges were called upon to render a verdict, and two had the fight for Edwards to the surprise of many. She’s earned consecutive split decision wins and showed improved aggression early here, but needs to get her weight issues in check after missing weight for the second straight fight. | Official Scorecards
