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UFC Fight Night 199 bonuses: Amanda Lemos and Angela Hill’s battle among four winners

Check out who took home a bonus for their performance at UFC Fight Night 199 in Las Vegas.

The final UFC event of 2021 delivered plenty of fights that gave the judges a rest from their decision-making duties.

UFC Fight Night 199 saw 10 fights end early, but one in particular that went to decision left a lasting impression. [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] and [autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag] threw down in a high-paced three-round affair that resulted in a split decision. Although Lemos edged out Hill, they both took home the “Fight of the Night” bonus for their exciting contest.

Check out else earned bonuses for their performances at the UFC Apex on Saturday.

UFC Fight Night 199 predictions: Who’s picking Chris Daukaus to keep rolling over Derrick Lewis?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the UFC Fight Night 199 card, featuring Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus.

	Lewis vs. Daukaus	Muhammad vs. Thompson	Hill vs. Lemos	Assuncao vs. Simon	Ferreira vs. Gamrot	Elkins vs. Swanson
MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 204-120	Lewis (60%)	Thompson (77%)	Lemos (65%)	Simon (61%)	Gamrot (68%)	Swanson (62%)
John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 208-116	Daukaus	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Gamrot	Swanson
Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 206-118	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Simon	Ferreira	Swanson
Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 200-124 2014 Champion	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Gamrot	Swanson
Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 199-125	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Ferreira	Elkins
Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 198-126	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Elkins
Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 197-127 2020 Champion	Daukaus	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Gamrot	Elkins
Matthew Wells @MrMWells 2021: 126-82 (60.57)	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Simon	Ferreira	Swanson
Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 192-132	Lewis	Muhammad	Hill	Assuncao	Ferreira	Elkins
Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 190-134 2018 Champion	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Swanson
Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 188-136	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Elkins
Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 186-138 2017 Champion	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Elkins
George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 186-138	Lewis	Muhammad	Lemos	Simon	Ferreira	Swanson
Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 184-140	Lewis	Thompson	Lemos	Assuncao	Gamrot	Elkins

The final UFC event of the year takes place Saturday in Las Vegas with heavyweights at the top of the bill.

UFC Fight Night 199 takes place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card streams on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, former title challenger [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (25-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) takes on [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC). Daukaus is a slight -140 favorite at Tipico. But our 13 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers are taking slight underdog Lewis in a big way at 11-2 margin.

In the co-feature, two-time welterweight title challenger [autotag]Stephen Thompson[/autotag] (16-5-1 MMA, 11-5-1 UFC) meets [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] (19-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC). Thompson is more than a 2-1 favorite, but he’s only got a 7-6 edge in the picks.

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) is the biggest favorite on the main card at more than 3-1 in her women’s strawweight fight against [autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag] (13-10 MMA, 8-10 UFC). Only one of our pickers is taking Hill in an upset.

[autotag]Raphael Assuncao[/autotag] (27-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) meets [autotag]Ricky Simon[/autotag] (18-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC) in a key bantamweight bout. Simon is nearly a 3-1 favorite, but the picks are tight and he has just a 7-6 lead from our staff members.

[autotag]Mateusz Gamrot[/autotag] (19-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) is a 2-1 favorite at lightweight against [autotag]Diego Ferreira[/autotag] (17-4 MMA, 8-4 UFC). Gamrot has a slight edge in the picks at 8-5.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Darren Elkins[/autotag] (26-9 MMA, 16-8 UFC) and [autotag]Cub Swanson[/autotag] (27-12 MMA, 12-8 UFC) throw down in a featherweight fight that seems like it should have happened years ago. Swanson nearly is a 2-1 favorite, but our pickers have Elkins with the smallest possible edge at 7-6.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Lewis (60 percent), Thompson (77 percent), Lemos (65 percent), Simon (61 percent), Gamrot (68 percent) and Swanson (62 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

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‘I almost quit the sport’: UFC Fight Night 199’s Amanda Lemos explains why she stuck with MMA

Amanda Lemos admits she nearly quit fighting, but is now focused on climbing the ladder of the strawweight division to earn a title shot.

Although she nearly walked away from the sport before her UFC debut, [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] is going strong and rapidly climbing the strawweight rankings.

On the heels of back-to-back first-round stoppages, Lemos will look to close out her 2021 campaign with her third win of the year when she faces Angela Hill on the main card at UFC Fight Night 199.

However, if it wasn’t for a short notice call and support from family and friends, she may not have been in this position today.

“Before getting to the UFC, I was like, I didn’t want to fight anymore,” Lemos told MMA Junkie through an interpreter at Wednesday’s media day. “I almost quit the sport. Then on 20 days’ notice, they called me to do a fight in the UFC, so I was like, ‘Okay, let’s go.’ Then I started believing in myself and here I am right now.

Lemos had over a year between fights before receiving a call from the UFC to make her debut. During that time, she admits there were doubts about continuing her career.

“My family, my friends, my coaches – who are more than my coaches, they are also my friends, they never let me give up,” Lemos said. “They were like, ‘You have to keep going,’ and that’s why I’m here today.”

After dropping her UFC debut to Leslie Smith in 2017, Lemos did not compete for over two years. However, when she returned to action in December 2019, she did so with a vengeance, as she picked up a first-round submission finish of Miranda Granger. Lemos has continued to rip through her competition with two more first-round finishes over her current four-fight win streak.

Lemos hopes to keep her streak alive and get closer to a title shot with a win over Hill on Saturday, preferably by stoppage.

Watch the full media day interview with Lemos in the video above.

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UFC Fight Night 199 pre-event facts: Derrick Lewis goes for all-time knockout record

The best facts and figures about UFC Fight Night 199 where Derrick Lewis will attempt to set the UFC’s all-time knockout record.

The UFC closes out its 2021 schedule on Saturday with UFC Fight Night 199, which takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.

A clash of heavyweight contenders takes the main event spotlight, with [autotag]Derrick Lewis[/autotag] (25-8 MMA, 16-6 UFC) set to attempt another climb to a title shot when he meets [autotag]Chris Daukaus[/autotag] (12-3 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who is undefeated in the octagon thus far.

For more on the numbers behind the main event and rest of the lineup, check below for 60 pre-event facts about UFC Fight Night 199.

Nina Nunes out, Angela Hill steps in to face Amanda Lemos at UFC Fight Night 199

Reliable Angela Hill steps up to face Amanda Lemos in December.

A change has been made to a strawweight bout taking place in December.

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] was originally set to meet Nina Nunes at UFC Fight Night 199. However, Nunes has pulled out of the fight and will now be replaced by the always-ready [autotag]Angela Hill[/autotag], who posted about the new matchup on social media. MMA Junkie confirmed the booking with a person familiar with the news, following an initial report from Ag Fight.

The event takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on Dec. 18 and is headlined by a heavyweight matchup between Chris Daukaus and former title challenger Derrick Lewis.

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Lemos (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has been on a hot streak after suffering her only professional loss in her UFC debut in 2017. Since then, she has rattled off four straight wins against Miranda Granger, Mizuki Inoue, Livinha Souza, and Montserrat Ruiz. This upcoming bout will be her third of the calendar year.

Hill (13-10 MMA, 8-10 UFC) will also step into the cage for the third time in 2021, as she will look to rebound from a unanimous decision loss to Tecia Torres at UFC 265. In her first fight of the year, Hill outpointed Ashley Yoder at UFC Fight Night 187.

With the change, UFC Fight Night 199 includes:

Derrick Lewis vs. Chris Daukaus
Darren Elkins vs. Cub Swanson
Angela Hill vs. Amanda Lemos
Anthony Hernandez vs. Dustin Stoltzfus
Raphael Assuncao vs. Ricky Simon
Jordan Leavitt vs. Matt Sayles
Abusupiyan Magomedov vs. Gerald Meerschaert
Harry Hunsucker vs. Justin Tafa
Andre Ewell vs. Charles Jourdain
Raoni Barcelos vs. Trevin Jones
Sijara Eubanks vs. Melissa Gatto

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UFC adds Amanda Lemos vs. Nina Nunes to Dec. 18 event

Amanda Lemos will look to crack the top 10 when she meets battle-tested veteran Nina Nunes.

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] will look to crack the top 10 when she meets a battle-tested veteran.

Lemos (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) faces [autotag]Nina Nunes[/autotag] (10-7 MMA, 4-4 UFC) at a Dec. 18 UFC card. The event doesn’t yet have a known venue or location.

A person with knowledge of the matchup confirmed the booking to MMA Junkie but asked to remain anonymous since the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Combate was first to report the booking.

Brazil’s Lemos is 4-0 since moving down to 115 pounds. The 34-year-old is coming off her second-straight first-round finish. She needed only 35 seconds to TKO Montserrat Ruiz at UFC on ESPN 26 in July.

Nunes, who recently tested positive for COVID-19, will look to snap a two-fight losing skid. After notching four straight wins, Nunes dropped a decision to Tatiana Suarez and was submitted by Mackenzie Dern in her return after an almost two-year long layoff.

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UFC on ESPN 26 video: Amanda Lemos blitzes Montserrat Conejo for 35-second KO

Amanda Lemos recorded the second fastest finish in strawweight history against Montserrat Conejo at UFC on ESPN 26.

[autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] continued to build momentum as a strawweight on the rise Saturday when she put [autotag]Montserrat Conejo[/autotag] away in lightning-quick fashion at UFC on ESPN 26.

Lemos (10-1-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) recorded her fourth consecutive victory inside the octagon when she stung Conejo (10-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) early and forced the fight to be stopped in just 35 seconds at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The Brazilian’s effort led to the second-fastest stoppage in 115-pound history. Check out the replay below (via Twitter):

Putting the division on notice! 😳

🇧🇷 Lemos ends it in under 1️⃣ minute.

[ #UFCVegas31 is LIVE on @ESPN & @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/0i7RZk22wG

— UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2021

🗣 By knockout, Amanda Lemos 🙌 #UFCVegas31 pic.twitter.com/9ty5sJzhMg

— UFC (@ufc) July 18, 2021

After Lemos made her UFC debut in the women’s bantamweight division, she’s moved down two weight classes and put together four consecutive wins.

Lemos was bold in her post-fight interview and made big claims about her future in the post-fight interview.

“Hey, Dana (White), Mick (Maynard) – I want to fight in October,” Lemos said through an interpreter in her post-fight interview with Paul Felder. “I want to present myself. My name is Amanda Lemos. I’m going to be UFC champion.”

Up-to-the-minute results of UFC on ESPN 26 include:

Amanda Lemos def. Montserrat Conejo via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:35
Sergey Morozov def. Khalid Taha via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Malcolm Gordon def. Francisco Figueiredo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Rodrigo Nascimento def. Alan Baudot via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:29

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Amanda Lemos wants Michelle Waterson or Angela Hill next on her strawweight climb

Take a look inside Amanda Lemos’s TKO of Livinha Souza at UFC 259 in Las Vegas.

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LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Amanda Lemos[/autotag] beat Livinha Souza with a first-round TKO Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC 259 in Las Vegas.

Take a look inside the fight with Lemos, who won for the third straight time after a 2017 loss in her UFC debut.

Callout Collection: Who UFC 259 winners want next – and how likely they’ll get them

Islam Makhachev and Aleksandar Rakic were among those who name-dropped their preferred next opponents at UFC 259 in Las Vegas.

Earning wins in the UFC is certainly no easy task, but what comes next is often even more important: the post-fight callout.

So, after Saturday’s UFC 259 event in Las Vegas, who took advantage of their time on the mic?

See below for this week’s Callout Collection – and just how realistic each one is.

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