SAN ANTONIO – Felipe Colares beat Domingo Pilarte with a split decision Saturday to open the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 4 in San Antonio. Take a look inside the fight with Colares, who picked up his first win in the UFC after a loss in his promotional debut. Result: Felipe Colares def. Domingo Pilarte via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Updated records: Colares (9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Pilarte (8-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) Key stat: Colares was fighting outside his native Brazil for the first time in his pro career. Colares on the fight’s key moment “I shouldn’t have given him that chance in the third round, but even with him on my back, I was causing him more damage than he was giving to me.” Colares on his place in the bantamweight division “I feel so good competing in this division. I know this was the right one for me
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