The UFC hosted its second event of the year in Brazil on Saturday with UFC 237, which took place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro with a main card on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass. The first women’s title fight of the year saw the belt change hand with Jessica Andrade (20-6 MMA, 11-4 UFC) taking the UFC strawweight championship from Rose Namajunas (8-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) courtesy of a brutal slam knockout in the second round of the event headliner. Related Twitter reacts to Jessica Andrade's slam KO of Rose Namajunas to win title at UFC 237 Twitter reacts to Anderson Silva’s injury, TKO loss to Jared Cannonier at UFC 237 Twitter reacts to Alexander Volkanovski's one-sided win over Jose Aldo at UFC 237 The rare finishing sequence closed out a 12-fight card that saw several notable feats take place. For more on the numbers, check below for 50 post-event facts to come out of UFC 237
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