It was a longer night at the office than normal for Cristiane Justino, but the Brazilian was her usual dominant self at UFC 219.
“Cyborg” and Holly Holm earned “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their headlining bout on Saturday at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. While the scorecards were surprisingly close, Justino landed most of the bout’s most significant offense in going five rounds to win a unanimous decision for the first time in her professional career. Holm, meanwhile, gained a new measure of respect for going the distance with the most feared woman in the sport.