Canada's Kyle Nelson wins by decision on UFC Fight Night card

Canadian featherweight Kyle (The Monster) Nelson, who won just one of his first six UFC outings, made it two victories in a row Saturday when he earned a unanimous decision over Mexico's Fernando Padilla in Las Vegas.

The Fight Night card at T-Mobile Arena was dubbed Noche UFC, in honour of Mexican Independence Day.

The pro-Mexican crowd booed Nelson (15-5-1) after the 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 decision, which improved his UFC record to 3-4-1.

"I've got to say thank you to my fiancée. We're expecting a baby soon," Nelson said in his post-fight interview in the cage. "So you guys can boo all you want but I'm the happiest man in the world right now."

Nelson called out Cub Swanson after the bout, saying he wanted to fight him in January.

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Lupita (Loopy) Godinez, a Mexican-born strawweight who is based in Canada, extended her winning streak to three in the UFC with an impressive submission win over American Elise Reed. Godinez has won five of her last six UFC bouts and is 6-3-0 in the promotion.

Canadian Jasmine Jasudavicius lost a 30-27, 30-27, 29-28 decision to American Tracy Cortez, ranked No. 14 among flyweight contenders.

The main event saw Mexico's Alexa Grasso retain her flyweight title with a split draw with former champion Valentina (Bullet) Shevchenko, a native of Kyrgyzstan who fights out of Las Vegas.

One judge scored it 48-47 for Grasso, another went 48-47 for Shevchenko with the third scoring it 47-47 (giving Grasso a 10-8 edge in the fifth round). The draw means Grasso retains the belt.

Padilla was both the betting and crowd favourite against the 32-year-old Nelson, who calls Huntsville, Ont., home but