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UFC on ESPN 5 Results: Colby Covington Beats Robbie Lawler in Main Event

Colby Covington set up a possible UFC welterweight title matchup with champion Kamaru Usman thanks to a unanimous-decision victory over Robbie Lawler at UFC on ESPN 5 on Saturday.

Covington, who was ranked as the No. 2 welterweight before the match, improved to 15-1 for his professional career after winning his seventh straight bout.

Here's a look at the entire card's results from Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

UFC on ESPN 5 Results

Main Card

Welterweight: Colby Covington (15-1) defeated Robbie Lawler (28-14, 1 NC) via unanimous decision (50-44, 50-45, 50-45)

Lightweight: Jim Miller (31-13, 1 NC) defeated Clay Guida (35-19) via first-round submission (guillotine choke) at 0:58

Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast (11-2) defeated Joaquim Silva via second-round knockout (punches) at 0:36

Middleweight: Gerald Meerschaert (28-11) defeats Trevin Giles (11-2) via third-round submission (guillotine choke) at 1:49

Lightweight: Scott Holtzman (13-3) defeats Dong Hyun Ma (16-9-3) via second-round doctor stoppage at 5:00

Light Heavyweight: Kennedy Nzechukwu (7-1) defeats Darko Stosic (13-3) via unanimous decision (29-26, 28-27, 28-27)

Light Heavyweight: Volkan Oezdemir (15-4) vs.