Jose Aldo defeated Rob Font on Saturday night in a grueling five-round bantamweight bout in the main event of UFC Vegas 44 in Las Vegas.
Aldo (31-7) extended his winning streak to three with a 49-46, 50-45, 50-45 unanimous decision victory over Font (19-5).
Jose Aldo inches closer to a title shot with impressive win over Rob Font
“I trained for this,” Aldo said after the win. “I want to be a champion in this division and I’m working for that. Rob Font’s a tough opponent. I respect him a lot but nobody’s going to stop me. We trained to become a complete MMA fighter. I want to be as complete as I can. This is the new Aldo that you’re seeing.”
Aldo had Font reeling several times throughout the bout, including a first-round flurry where the Massachusetts native was saved by the bell. He also had Font in a rear-naked choke in the final round but his opponent refused to tap out and was saved by the final horn. Aldo himself was dealing with significant swelling around his right eye.
UFC Vegas 44 results
In the co-main event, Rafael Fiziev knocked out Brad Riddell with a spinning back kick at 2:20 of round three in their lightweight bout.
“I waited for this moment,” Fiziev said. “When he goes this way, he drops his hands down and forgets about spinning back kicks.”
In other UFC Vegas 44 main card action, Jamahal Hill defeated Jimmy Crute by technical knockout 48 seconds into the opening round. Clay Guida defeated Leonardo Santos by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:21 of round 2. “Action Man” Chris Curtis won for a second straight time in the Octagon by TKO over Brendan Allen, and Alex Morono earned a unanimous decision over Mickey Gall.
UFC Vegas 44 bonus winners
- Fight of the Night: Cheyanne Vlismas vs. Mallory Martin
- Performance of the Night: Clay Guida
- Performance of the Night: Chris Curtis
- Performance of the Night: Jamahal Hill
- Performance of the Night: Rafael Fiziev
–Field Level Media
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