UFC Fight Night 81 Results: 5 Burning Questions Heading into UFC on Fox 18

UFC Fight Night 81 is in the books. The results are as follows (c/o Bleacher Report play-by-play man Craig Amos):

Main Card on Fox Sports 1 

• Dominick Cruz def. T.J. Dillashaw, split-decision (48-47, 46-49, 49-46)
• Eddie Alvarez def. Anthony Pettis, split-decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Travis Browne def. Matt Mitrione, TKO (Round 3, 4:09)
• Francisco Trinaldo def. Ross Pearson, unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Prelims on Fox Sports 1 

• Patrick Cote def. Ben Saunders, TKO (Round 2, 1:14)
• Ed Herman def. Tim Boetsch, TKO (Round 2, 1:39)
• Chris Wade def. Mehdi Baghdad, submission (Round 1, 4:30)
• Luke Sanders def. Maximo Blanco, submission (Round 1, 3:38)

Prelims on UFC Fight Pass 

• Paul Felder def. Daron Cruickshank, submission (Round 3, 3:56)
• Ilir Latifi def. Sean O’Connell, knockout (Round 1, 0:30)
• Charles Rosa def. Kyle Bochniak, unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Rob Font def. Joey Gomez, TKO (Round 2, 4:13)
• Francimar Barroso def. Elvis Mutapcic, unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)

Next up? UFC on Fox 18.

While the card hasn't been looked at too closely, UFC on Fox 18 offers fans a slew of interesting fights. Two unpredictable, title-critical bouts headline the event in Anthony Johnson vs. Ryan Bader and Josh Barnett vs. Ben Rothwell. The rest of the card is dotted with interesting prospects, including UFC favorites Olivier Aubin-Mercier and Sage Northcutt.

There are a lot of interesting names on this card, and it was tough to boil this down to just five questions. But which ones proved to be the hottest? Read on and find out!

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