(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for UFC 223’s losing fighters? ) Keeping pay-per-view cards together has been a challenge for the UFC this year. Despite that, the organization’s latest offering went down Saturday when UFC 223 took place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. After three opponent changes, Khabib Nurmagomedov (26-0 MMA, 10-0 UFC) finally got his hands on the UFC lightweight title in the main event when he outworked Al Iaquinta (13-4-1 MMA, 8-3 UFC) for a unanimous decision to keep his perfect record intact. Prior to a new champion being crowned in the headliner, Rose Namajunas (8-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) defended her strap in the co-main event
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