UFC 180 results: Yair Rodriguez decisions Leonardo Morales to become "The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America" featherweight winner

In the battle to determine the winner of the featherweight ‘The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America’, finalists Leonardo Morales and Yair Rodriguez battled for three rounds, but it was the Mexican Rodriguez who’d emerge victorious at UFC 180 on Saturday night.

Morales took center of the cage, but Rodriguez used a lunging punch and push into the cage to trip Morales to the mat where he ended up in full mount. As Morales spun, Rodriguez sunk both hooks to the take the back. Morales was able to escape, but ended up in two armbar attempts, both of which Morales was able to escape.

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UFC 180 results: Yair Rodriguez decisions Leonardo Morales to become "The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America" featherweight winner

UFC 180 undercard live blog: Rodriguez vs. Morales, more

This is the UFC 180 undercard live blog for the UFC 180 event at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City.

There will be six fights on the UFC 180 undercard. Yair Rodriguez vs. Leonardo Morales, Alejando Perez vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez, Jessica Eye vs. Leslie Smith, Gabriel Benitez vs. Humberto Brown, Enrique Briones vs. Guido Cannetti, and Marco Beltran vs. Marlon Vera will be featured on the prelims.

Check out the UFC 180 undercard live blog below.

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UFC 180 preliminary card staredowns

MEXICO CITY — UFC 180 preliminary card fighters faced off Thursday at the Camino Real Ballroom in the Camino Real Polanco. Jessica Eye and Leslie Smith, Alejandro Perez and Jose Quinonez as well as Yair Rodriguez and Leonardo Morales all faced one other for the media before their Saturday bouts on Fox Sports 1.

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UFC 180 preliminary card staredowns

UFC 180 fight card: Werdum vs. Hunt

MMA Fighting has the UFC 180 fight card for the Werdum vs. Hunt fight card Nov. 15 at the at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico.

In the main event, Fabricio Werdum faces Mark Hunt for the UFC interim heavyweight title. The two TUF: Latin America titles will be contested on the UFC 180 undercard.

Check out the complete UFC 180 fight card, according to ufc.com, below.

Main card (PPV at 10 p.m. ET)
Fabricio Werdum vs. Mark Hunt
Jake Ellenberger vs. Kelvin Gastelum
Ricardo Lamas vs. Dennis Bermudez
Augusto Montano vs Chris Heatherly
Edgar Garcia vs. Hector Urbina

Undercard (FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET)
Yair Rodriguez vs. Leonardo Morales
Alejandro Perez vs. Jose Alberto Quinonez
Jessica Eye vs. Leslie Smith
Gabriel Benitez vs. Humberto Brown

Undercard (UFC Fight Pass at 7 p.m. ET)
Enrique Briones vs. Guido Canneti
Marco Beltran vs. Marlon Vera

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UFC 180 fight card: Werdum vs. Hunt