VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Miles Johns beat Cole Smith with a split decision Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 16 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Take a look inside the fight with Johns, a former LFA bantamweight champion who won his UFC debut. Result: Miles Johns def. Cole Smith via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Updated records: Johns (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Smith (7-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) Key stat: Johns had a big 63-26 striking advantage over Smith in the fight. Johns on the fight’s key moment “Dana White’s Contender Series prepared me for this. When I walked in, I could hear the boos for me and the cheers for him, so there was a little bit of pressure and I wasn’t really used to that. But the Contender Series definitely prepared me more for that, so I felt ready for anything.” Johns on fighting in front of Smith’s fans “It feels amazing to get my first win
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