Joanne Calderwood took one step closer to earning a title shot Saturday. After a closely contested fight, Scotland’s Calderwood (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) earned a three-round split decision victory over Andrea Lee (11-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC). The women’s flyweight bout closed out the UFC 242 preliminary card at The Arena at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Throughout the fight, both women displayed their wide-ranging repertoire of diverse strikes. In the clinch, Calderwood made Lee pay by utilizing hard elbows and knees on the breaks
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UFC 242 results: Joanne Calderwood edges Andrea Lee to earn split decision – MMA Junkie