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Elsewhere on the main card, Ballymena’s Rhys McKee lost to France’s Axel Sola in the third round.<\/p>\n
In a back-and-forth contest, Sola dropped McKee with a body shot, before the referee stopped the contest on the ground.<\/p>\n
McKee protested the stoppage after seeming to recover quickly, but the defeat leaves the 29-year-old with five defeats from six UFC fights.<\/p>\n
It was a bitter blow for the welterweight, whose momentum has been halted once more after earning his first UFC win against Daniel Frunza in April.<\/p>\n
On the undercard, Britain’s Sam Patterson continued the impressive start to his UFC career as a flurry of punches stopped American Trey Waters in the first round.<\/p>\n
The victory was Patterson’s fourth consecutive first-round finish which is the current longest streak in the UFC.<\/p>\n
Fellow Briton Harry Hardwick suffered defeat, however, as a series of leg kicks from Kaue Fernandes left the 30-year-old unable to continue.<\/p>\n
Hardwick, who is the Cage Warriors featherweight champion, was making his UFC debut and took the bout at only five days’ notice.<\/p>\n
There was also defeat for Ireland’s Shauna Bannon as she submitted to a rear-naked choke by Sam Hughes in the second round of their strawweight contest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n