Noad Lahat BERLIN – Niklas Backstrom fought well and earned the victory over Noad Lahat on the scorecards of many MMA fans and media members, but he didn’t take the scorecards that mattered most as he came up on the wrong end of a majority decision. The featherweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 69 event at O2 World Berlin in Germany’s capital city. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass. After an opening minute to Round 1 that saw the fighters circle and little more, it was Lahat (9-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) who scored a takedown and looked to control the long limbs or Backstrom (8-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC). A Backstrom gogoplata attempt turned into an omoplata that was used to sweep Lahat. Backstrom immediately worked to improve his position and was able to take Lahat’s back and lock in a body triangle
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UFC Fight Night 69 results: Noad Lahat tops Niklas Backstrom via majority decision – MMA Junkie