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| The moment Jose Aldo was victorious via MMAFighting |
Phil Davis prevailed in a shock Unanimous Decision victory over Lyoto Machida in the co-main event of which was much to the disarray of the rawkus crowd in Rio.
The three other fights on the card saw Cezar Ferreira submit Thiago Santos via submission 47 seconds into the first round. Meanwhile, Thales Leites was the victory via unanimous decision over Tom Watson. Also John Lineker defeated Jose Maria via TKO at 1:03 of Round 2.
Phil Davis and Lyoto Machida had a very interesting battle. Many were shocked about Davis’ picking up the win via unanimous decision, but the takedowns during the bout had a significant impact in the decision.
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| Phil Davis is announced as the winner via unanimous decision. Courtesy: USA TODAY Sports |
In the main event, Jose Aldo had the whole crowd in Rio supporting him as he battled the Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung.
The Korean Zombie did not go about his usual way of going straight at his opponent as he took more caution in making sure his striking was accurate against such a competitor as Jose Aldo.
Unfortunately, the Korean Zombie suffered an injury in the fourth round when his shoulder popped out, and Jose Aldo would win via TKO after the referee stopped the fight on the ground.
Although Jose Aldo was in control for most of the bout, it is unfortunate that Sung-Jung dislocated his shoulder and therefore got TKOd as he could not continue, but that is how it goes.
Jose Aldo remains Featherweight Champion in his nation, but it is not the same story for Machida who comes short of defeating Phil Davis at UFC 163.
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