The UFC’s annual Memorial Day weekend events tend to be memorable affairs, and UFC 173 was no different. T.J. Dillashaw (10-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) became the fourth product of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show to capture UFC gold when he ended the sport’s most notable undefeated streak with a stunning upset of Renan Barao (32-2 MMA, 7-1 UFC) to earn the UFC bantamweight championship. Barao had barely been tested inside the octagon prior to facing Dillashaw, but the Team Alpha Male member changed that and did what dozens of others couldn’t. Dillashaw wasn’t the only one who turned in a memorable effort, though, as Daniel Cormier (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) pushed his winning streak to 15 with a submission victory over Dan Henderson (30-12 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in the pay-per-view co-main event at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. While Dillashaw and Cormier were the prominent victors at UFC 173, the rest of the main card also featured its share of meaningful results.
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