Edgar takes out Mendes in 1

Frankie Edgar stated his case for a shot at UFC Featherweight champion Connor McGregor by taking out Chad Mendes in 1 round in their scheduled 5-round bout at the Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

Edgar landed a perfect left hook to the jaw that dropped Mendes and the fight was immediately stopped at 2:28 of round one.

Edgar, 146 lbs of Toms River, NJ is now 19-4-1. Mendes, 145 lbs of Sacramento, CA is 17-4.

Ryan Hall won the Ultimate Fighter 22 Lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Artem Lobev.

Hall, 155 lbs of Falls Church, VA won on all cards by a 30-26 tally and is now 5-1. Lobov, 155 lbs of Dublin, IRE is 12-11-1.

Tony Furguson choked out Edson Barboza in the 2nd round of their Lightweight bout.

Both guys were a bloody mess beginning in the opening frame. Furguson took Barboza down and got him in a front choke that made Barboza tap out at 2:54 of round two.

Furguson, 156 lbs of Orange County, CA is 21-3. Barboza, 155.5 lbs of Rio de Jinairo, BRA is 16-4.

Evan Dunham won a 3-round unanimous decision over Joe Lauzon in a Lightweight bout.

Dunham, 156 lbs of Las Vegas, NV won by scores of 30-26 twice and 30-27 and is now 17-6. Lauzon, 155.5 lbs of Bridgewater, MA is 25-12.

Tatsua Kawajiri won a 3-round unanimous decision over Jason Knight in a Featherweight bout.

Knight was cut under his right eye in round two.

Kawajiri, 146 lbs of Ibarki, JAP won by scores of 30-27 on all cards and is now 25-8-2. Knight, I’Belvlede, MS is 16-2.

Julian Erosa won a 3-round unanimous decision over Marcin Wrzosek in a Lightweight fight.

Erosa, 155 lbs of Yakima, WAS won by scores of 29-28 twice while Wrzosek took a card 29-28.

Erosa is now 15-3.