Former champs Kamaru Usman, Rose Namajunas and Cody Garbrandt went 2-1 at UFC Atlanta, setting them down varying paths forward.

The UFC desk analyst team didn't hold back their opinion of Rodolfo Bellato's reaction to the fight-ending illegal upkick from Paul Craig.

In a 3-round middleweight bout on the main card, Edmen Shahbazyan and Andre Petroski meet Saturday at UFC on ESPN 69 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

UFC on ESPN 69 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum.

The winners from all 13 bouts at UFC on ESPN 69 speak to reporters backstage in Atlanta – unless taken to hospital.