On Saturday, May 16, the UFC hosted UFC Fight Night 66: Edgar vs. Faber from the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.
In the night’s main event, former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar welcomed former WEC titleholder Urijah Faber back to the featherweight division. The two veterans looked to build on their winning streaks and make a case for title contention. The 33-year-old Edgar had won three straight since falling short in his 145-pound title bid against Jose Aldo. Faber, meanwhile, had been plying his trade at bantamweight, where he racked up back-to-back submission wins over Alex Caceres and Francisco Rivera.
The co-main event featured former Strikeforce light heavyweight kingpin Gegard Mousasi against TUF alum Costas Philippou in a middleweight clash. The 29-year-old Mousasi got back in the win column in January with a 70-second demolition of Dan Henderson in Sweden. Philippou had been out of action since last May, when he stopped Lorenz Larkin with strikes.
The 12-fight event kicked off Saturday with two preliminary card bouts streaming on UFC Fight Pass at 7 a.m. ET. Four additional prelims followed at 8 a.m. ET on Fox Sports, with the six-fight main card airing live at 10 a.m. ET, also on Fox Sports 1.
For the full results of the event, click here.
Above are video highlights of the co-main event between Mousasi and Philippou (courtesy of the UFC).
Gegard Mousasi vs. Costas Philippou
Luke Barnatt vs. Mark Munoz
Hyun Gyu Lim vs. Neil Magny
Yui Chul Nam vs. Phillipe Nover
Mark Eddiva vs. Levan Makashvili
Kajan Johnson vs. Lipeng Zhang
Li Jingliang vs. Dhiego Lima
Ning Guangyou vs. Royston Wee
Nolan Ticman vs. Zhuikui Yao