Overview
- All three judges scored it 29-28 for Petrino, who improves to 3-0 at heavyweight and 7-2 in the UFC.
- Asplund posted a hospital video disputing the result, saying he believed he dropped Petrino twice and had done enough.
- UFC officials said Asplund received precautionary head and face CT scans, while featherweight Harry Hardwick was hospitalized with a confirmed broken jaw.
- The heavyweight clash was widely described as a back-and-forth slugfest, and Asplund drew buzz for miming a 'mooning' taunt in the first round.
- The victory bolsters Petrino’s momentum after he was briefly removed from the No. 15 ranking days before the fight when Tai Tuivasa was restored to that slot.