The unanimous decision victory was earned by Benson Henderson over Ireland's PeterQueally.
Henderson was in control of the majority of the fight against the cage.
Henderson is in the running for a lightweight title shot.
It has been a disappointing 10 months for the team as they have lost back-to-back games.
He lost to Patricky 'Pitbull' Freire in Dublin in November and then pulled out of a bout in February with an injury.
A win over Henderson, who is third in the lightweight rankings and a former UFC champion, would go a long way to getting a title shot and trilogy bout with Pitbull.
The first time they met, Queally won but lost the second time five months later.
Instead it is Henderson, 38, who has taken a large step towards a title shot with an impressive performance which diminished the atmosphere inside the 3 Arena.
The crowd had already seen nine Ireland-based fighters claim victory before Queally made his way to the cage, roared on by the fans singing the lyrics to his song "Zombie".
As Henderson's wrestling nullified most of the threat, the first round was a sign of things to come.
Henderson was able to land the bigger shots by using some elbows at close range.
In the second round, the American was deducted a point for kicking the Irish fighter in the groin, but he couldn't take advantage of it.
The rest of the fight was dominated by Henderson who was able to control the action against the cage.
Henderson paid tribute to his opponent after the fight and claimed the 30th win of his career.
The point ofduction was not something I was happy about. I told you about it. It's time for Peter to give up, he's a hometown boy. He thanked the person for coming out.
Peter is a tough guy. I landed on my elbow. The man is a zombie. I landed clean and had a good poker face.
In the 51st and final fight of his career, Melvin Manhoef was defeated by Yoel Romero.
The 46-year-old man was knocked out in the third round by the vicious elbows of the 45 year old man.
Manhoef has a career record of 32 wins, 16 losses, one draw and two no contests.
The bout was supposed to take place in May but was delayed due to Manhoef's injury.
Cuba's Romero excelled in both the stand up and grappling.
The man left the cage in tears after his post-fight interview.
He thanked everyone for supporting his career.
I have to hang up the gloves, thank you, but this is what I love and appreciate all the support you gave me.
There was a unanimous decision win over Dayana Silva.
In edging the closely fought contest she extends her record to seven wins and two losses, and returns to winning ways after a defeat.
There were wins for Irish fighters on the main card, as well as for Portugal's Pedro Carvalho.
The home fighters won all of their fights on the undercard.
In the prelims, Wales' and English's fighters claimed victories.
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