![]() Stringer put the former boxer on his back just seconds into the fight. When the final bell sounded, there was no doubt that Davis had won.īrazilian light heavyweight Fabio Maldonado gave the crowd something to cheer about with a come-from-behind TKO win over Dutchman Hans Stringer. It was more of the same in the final stanza, as Davis even put Teixeira in a cradle at one point. Davis chained his wrestling to prevent the Brazilian from getting back to his feet. In round two, Teixeira landed a solid combination, but looked for a guillotine choke that allowed Davis to gain top position yet again. He was able to keep Teixeira on his back and deliver a steady stream of right hands. The Brazilian Teixeira stalked Davis early, but it wasn’t long before Davis shot for a takedown. Light heavyweight Phil Davis sent a statement to the rest of the 205-pound division with a dominant decision win over former title challenger Glover Teixeira. All three judges scored the fight in Aldo’s favor. The pair traded wildly late, but the champion’s striking prowess was the difference. When the fight returned to the feet, Aldo repeatedly landed combinations. With the fight potentially in the balance, Mendes opened the final round with a takedown, but he was unable to hold the Brazilian down. Mendes found his rhythm in round four, repeatedly backing up the champion with punches. Aldo then looked to finish, but the round expired. Mendes rocked Aldo with an uppercut and a left hook, but as he ran forward Aldo countered with a massive right hand that sent Mendes crashing to the mat. Round three was a back-and-forth affair as both fighters came close to finishing. Round two was very close, as the pair traded shots on the feet, but Aldo’s jab was the difference. Aldo mounted Mendes briefly and delivered a combination as the bell sounded. An eye poke from Mendes woke up Aldo, as the champion scored a violent combination late in the opening round. A left hand from Mendes sent Aldo to the mat, but he quickly recovered. Mendes scored with kicks, but Aldo countered with combinations. The rematch began with Mendes pressuring the champion and looking to land his right hand. UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo faced the toughest test of his career, but retained his title with a unanimous decision win over Chad Mendes. Both fighters had been out of action since UFC 172 in April when Teixeira was battered by champion Jon Jones for five rounds, while Davis was outclassed by Anthony “Rumble” Johnson. The co-main event featured a pair of light heavyweights looking to get back in the win column as Brazil’s Glover Teixeira locked horns with Phil Davis. The Team Alpha Male product rebounded from the first loss of his career to reel off five straight wins, including four by knockout. ![]() The Brazilian edged former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and Ricardo Lamas by decision, while stopping Chan Sung Jung by strikes. Since then, Aldo had defended his belt three times. In the main event of the evening, featherweight champion Jose Aldo defended his 145-pound title against challenger Chad Mendes in a rematch of their UFC 142 clash which Aldo won via first-round knockout. ![]() Mendes 2 from the Maracanazinho Gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In the end, Woodley did just enough to eke out the majority decision to retain his welterweight title.On Saturday, Oct. ![]() With neither man willing to pull the trigger, the bout was five rounds of frustrating inactivity. Aside from some moments of late drama, the vast majority of the fight saw Woodley and Thompson staring and feinting, feinting and staring, and even more staring and feinting. That’s what happened when Tyron Woodley and Stephen Thompson squared off at UFC 209, just four months after their Fight of the Night war at UFC 205. Sometimes, a rematch just doesn’t capture the electricity of the first fight. In the end, Aldo walked away with a unanimous decision and his featherweight belt. Quite simply, the fight was filled with dramatic swings in momentum, all while both fighters displayed the peak of MMA skills. He would use his new-found comfort on the feet to land big punches against Aldo, and for his part, Aldo returned with his own strikes. In the time between their first and second bouts, Mendes had developed significantly, morphing from a powerful wrestler into a well-rounded fighter. When the pair squared off again two years later, neither man would have the energy to celebrate.įor five rounds, Aldo and Mendes put on one of the most technical and dramatic fights in UFC history. When Jose Aldo first fought Chad Mendes at UFC 142, he picked up one of the best knockouts of his career and ran into the rabid Brazilian crowd to celebrate his victory. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Best: Jose Aldo vs.
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