Roy Nelson and Ryan Schultz held onto their IFL title belts while Dan Miller captured the middleweight crown by defeating Ryan McGivern at the Mohegan Sun Arena last night.

Nelson (13-2) defeated UFC veteran Brad Imes via first-round KO to hold onto the title. It was his second successful title defense since beating Antoine Jaoude last December.

Schultz, meanwhile, topped Lithuanian Deividas Taurosevicius in a spirited five-round unanimous decision to retain the lightweight crown.

Miller captured his first title with a first-round kneebar submission over McGivern at 3:36 of the first round.

The IFL will unveil its new "Hex", six-sided ring at its next event in August.

Complete results
155 lbs.: John Franchi def. Frank Latina via submission (rear naked choke), 2:19, 1st
205 lbs.: Aaron Stark def. Lamont Lister via unanimous decision
170 lbs.: John Howard def. Nick Calandrino via TKO, 2:24, 3rd
185 lbs.: Matt Horwich def. Joey Guel via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Josh Souder def. Zac George via TKO, 0:47, 1st
185 lbs.: Danillo Villefort def. Mike Massenzio via submission (kneebar) 3:44, 1st
185 lbs.: Dan Miller def. Ryan McGivern via submission (kneebar), 3:36, 1st
155 lbs.: Ryan Schultz def. Deividas Taurosevicius via unanimous decision
265 lbs.: Roy Nelson def. Brad Imes via TKO (strikes), 2:55, 1st

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