UFC Fight Night 66 took place on Saturday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila, Philippines and was headlined by Frankie Edgar scoring a decision victory over Urijah Faber.
The two former champions battled for twenty-five minutes and Edgar was able to take all five rounds on the scorecards.
Check out how members of the MMA media reacted to the fight on Twitter below.
Main event time! East Coast vs. West Coast. Biggie vs Tupac. Frankie vs. Urijah. Who ya got?
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 16, 2015
Neither man hesitant as they engage in early exchanges. Edgar with a spinning back kick and now briefly gets Faber to the ground.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) May 16, 2015
These two are so good at fighting. Difficult for either guy to find openings to create a fight-changing moment. Hard to score after 2 rounds
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 16, 2015
Glad I don’t have to score that round.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) May 16, 2015
This is probably the best Frankie’s ever looked throwing his right hand, he’s finding a lot of clean angles and openings for it. #UFCManila
— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick_Wyman) May 16, 2015
Someday I want to see a fighter do nothing but continuously hold the fence for 15 minutes just to see if he gets penalized at any point.
— Dave Doyle (@davedoylemma) May 16, 2015
The combos Edgar’s put together are fluid and swift. Faber needs to answer with more output & finish here.
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) May 16, 2015
A close, but not close fight. Edgar should be up, at minimum 3-1 over Faber headed to the fifth. Desperation time for Faber.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) May 16, 2015
That 25 minutes just flew by. High-level stuff. Edgar should take a pretty decisive decision here.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 16, 2015
#UFCManila Result: Frankie Edgar def. Urijah Faber via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) http://t.co/0tOn1ekPu2
— The MMA Report (@TheMMAReport) May 16, 2015