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BROOKLYN, N.Y. – UFC on ESPN+ 1 took place Saturday at Barclays Center. Below is a recap of the early prelims.

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Bermudez cruises past Edwards in lightweight debut, retires after

Dennis Bermudez (17-9 MMA, 10-7 UFC) snapped his four-fight losing skid and made a successful debut in the lightweight division with a dominant performance against Te Edwards (6-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) that ended in a unanimous decision victory. After a slow first round, Bermudez got into his groove big time in the second and third frames. He pressed the action on the feet so he could find openings for his takedowns, and from there threatened with all types of submissions.

Although he couldn’t lock in anything deep enough to force Edwards to tap, his work rate led the judges to giving him a decision by scores of 30-26, 30-26, 30-26 for his first victory since August 2016. Afterward, he announced his retirement from MMA.

“This is my last fight. It’s been awesome,” Bermudez said. “I’ve been through some stuff and thought about hanging them up after the four losses. I want my kids to look back and see that even though I went through adversity, I came out on top. My uncle has cancer and isn’t doing so well. That’s what us Bermudez boys do – when we’re down and out, we come back and win.”

Neal ends Muhammad’s streak, stays perfect in UFC

Geoff Neal (11-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) brought an end to Belal Muhammad’s (14-3, 5-2 UFC) four-fight winning streak with a slick striking performance that ended in a unanimous-decision victory. Neal’s takedown defense held up, and his punches were on the mark as he bloodied and battered Muhammad over three rounds. The final frame was his best work as he dropped the ever-gutsy Muhammad twice in the frame to secure scores of 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27 and remain unbeaten in his UFC career.

“I feel great. I hate decisions, but Belal is a tough opponent,” Neal said. “I knew he was tough, and I was ready to go to decision. I’ve seen fights where he’s been hurt and come back. I wanted a finish, but I’ll take a decision. I’m just happy to get the win.”

Recountre wins first UFC fight by submission

After faltering in a short-notice fight in his octagon debut this past year, Chance Rencountre (13-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) was able to take advantage of short-notice opponent Kyle Stewart (11-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC) with a first-round submission victory. After exchanging some strikes, Rencountre moved in and scored a successful takedown. From there, he advanced to Stewart’s back and locked in a fight-ending rear-naked choke at the 2:25 mark of Round 1.

“I knew I was going to go out there and try to wrestle him,” Rencountre said. “I knew I had the advantage there. I wanted to take him down and get the finish – submission of any kind, or stay on top and land ground-and-pound. I slipped the rear-naked choke in quicker than I thought.”

UFC on ESPN+ 1 results include:

• Dennis Bermudez def. Te Edwards via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
• Geoff Neal def. Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Chance Rencountre def. Kyle Stewart via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:25

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