It was “Brazil vs. The World” on Saturday at UFC 301 in Rio de Janeiro, and the home team got out to a solid lead through the preliminary card slate. Led by standout efforts from Alessandro Costa, Mauricio Ruffy, and Iasmin Lucindo, and punctuated by a second-round stoppage win from Joanderson Brito, Brazilians posted a 6-2 mark to start the evening, getting the partisan crowd at Farmasi Arena worked into a lather as the action shifted to the pay-per-view main card. Here’s a look at how things went down in the UFC 301 prelims.