UFC 156 LIVE results and play-by-play

UFC 156 takes place this evening at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and features a Featherweight Championship main event between reigning title-holder Jose Aldo and former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar in his 145 pound debut. In the co-main event Rashad Evans faces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a light heavyweight match-up.

Alistair Overeem takes on Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in heavyweight action. Jon Fitch takes on Demian Maia at welterweight. And top flyweights Ian McCall and Joseph Benavidez round out the Pay-Per-View main card. ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) will provide LIVE results and play-by-play commentary of all the action.

NOTE: Be sure to check out the UFC 156 post-fight press conference LIVE STREAM immediately following tonight’s fights!

UFC 156 quick results:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Jose Aldo def. Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)
• Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Rashad Evans by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)
• Antonio Silva def. Alistair Overeem by TKO (punches) Rd 3 (:25)
• Demian Maia def. Jon Fitch by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
• Joseph Benavidez def. Ian McCall by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m. ET)

• Evan Dunham def. Gleison Tibau by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• Tyron Woodley def. Jay Hieron by knockout. (punches) Rd 1 (:36)
• Bobby Green def. Jacob Volkmann by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 3 (4:25)
• Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Yves Edwards by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 7 p.m. ET)

• Dustin Kimura def. Chico Camus by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 3 (1:50)
• Francisco Rivera def. Edwin Figueroa by TKO (strikes) Rd 2 (4:20)

UFC 156 play-by-play:

Edwin Figueroa (@EdwinElFeroz) vs. Francisco Rivera (@CiscoRiveraUFC)

Round 1 – Kim Winslow is the ref. 135 pound match up. Touch gloves. Leg kick from Cisco. Jab from Edwin. Leg kick. Leg kick inside from Cisco. Outside. Overhand right, body kick from Figueroa. Cisco fires back, leg kick. Leg kick from Figueroa. Push kick from Cisco. Big body shot from Figueroa, then a left hook drops Cisco. Figueroa goes inside Cisco’s full guard. Cisco with high guard, scrambles to his feet. Jab from Figueroa. Big leg kick from Cisco buckles the leg. Jab. Uppercut. Body kick. Overhand right from Figueroa. Clinch, body shot then a takedown from Cisco.  Elbow, passes to side control. Figueroa gets to his knees, feet. They square up. Leg kick from Figueroa, Cisco gives him a bigger one in return. Again. Again. Head kick from Cisco. Clinch, uppercuts, trip takedown from Cisco. He goes inside guard, postures up with punches, stands up and kicks the legs of Figueroa. PMN sees it 10-9 for Cisco.

Round 2 – Touch gloves. Trade leg kicks. Big leg kick from Cisco, again. Blocks a head kick. Overhand right, left from Figueroa. Another overhand right. Body kick from Cisco, Figueroa catches it and dumps him. Lays inside Cisco’s guard and works the body. Closed guard. He postures up with punches to the head. Cisco gets his back to the cage, trying to get up and makes it to his feet with half the round to go. Leg kick from Cisco. Big leg kick from Cisco. Uppercut, body shot. Figueroa slowing down. Big overhand right from Figueroa. Right to the body, head from Cisco. Overhand right from Cisco, one two, lands a huge combo and Figueroa is staggered, he continues bombing on him to the head and body. Figueroa tries to escape but gets tagged again, goes down and the referee saves him.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Francisco Rivera def. Edwin Figueroa by TKO (strikes) Rd 2 (4:20)

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Dustin Kimura (@DustinKimura) vs. Chico Camus (@KOMCamus)

Round 1 – 135 pounds. Jab from Kimura. Camus lands a big punch that knocks Kimura off balance. Camus clinches up and Kimura jumps guard. Kimura throws up his legs looking for a triangle  or possibly armbar. Kimura locks on an omoplata uses it for a sweep. Now on his feet overlooking Camus. Kimura dives in with a right. Camus gives up his back and Kimura hops on him, but ends up on bottom with full guard. Kimura instantly working for something with his very active guard. Kimura throws up an armbar, Camus escapes and lands a punch before the bell. PMN sees it 10-9 for Camus.

Round 2 – Touch gloves. Huge leg kick from Camus. Camus with a leg kick, front kick. Lots of switching stances. Leg kick. Right hand from Camus. He circles the outside, leg kick. One two from Kimura, lands another right. Camus with a body lock. Presses Kimura to the cage. Knee to the head. Body shots from Kimura. Big knee from Camus, again to the body. Kimura turns him around and Camus escapes to the center, shoots for a double and puts Kimura on his back. Kimura looks for a sweep, goes for an armbar. Camus hops over to escape. Kimura locks up a triangle, turns it to armbar and time is up. Wow! PMN has it 10-9 for Camus.

Round 3 – Touch gloves. Right hand Camus. Leg kick. Camus shoots for a single. Kimura defends, clinched against the cage. Camus backs out to the center, one two punch, shoots for a single, but ends up on the bottom, mounted, gives up his back. Kimura with both hooks in, locks on the choke and Camus taps quickly. Impressive ground game by Mr. Kimura. He improves to 11-0.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Dustin Kimura def. Chico Camus by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 3 (1:50)

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Yves Edwards (@thugjitsumaster) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (@ikevallieflagg)

Round 1 – Body kick from Flagg, Edwards with an uppercut, left jab. Body shot from Flagg. Leg kick Flagg. Right from Flagg. One two head kick from Edwards. Body shot. Front kick from Flagg. Clinch, knee to face from Flagg. Knee to body. Break clinch, head kick from Edwards. Clinch, knees to body and uppercuts from Flagg. Body kick from Edwards. Front kick Flagg. Nice straight right. Leg kick Edwards. Clinch, knee from Edwards. Nice uppercut from Flagg. Inside leg kick, body kick from Edwards. Flagg catches the kick but Edwards lands a jumping knee to the face with his other leg. Clinch against the cage. Edwards backs out, head kick. Left hook Flagg. Leg kick Edwards. Clinch, bell. PMN sees it 10-9 Edwards — very close though.

Round 2 – Right from Flagg. Leg kick Edwards. Flagg catches a leg, presses Edwards to cage. Body shots from Flagg. Edwards backs out. Jab from Flagg, clinch, dirty boxing. uppercut. Right jab from Edwards. Nice one three from Edwards. Flagg pushes him to cage. Edwards turns him around, drops levels, gets the trip takedown, inside full guard now, moves to half guard. Moves to side control. Thugjitsu working. Full mount. Flagg gives up his back, both hooks in now. :30 to go. They trade punches. PMN has it 10-9 Edwards.

Round 3 – Front kick Flagg. Leg kick Edwards, uppercut, leg kick. Nice exchange. Front kick from Flagg. Left from Edwards. Leg kick Flagg. Front kick. Edwards with good movement. Knee from Edwards. Flagg lands a couple punches, pushes Edwards to cage. Edwards moves out to the center. Leg kick. Right hand, front kick from Flagg. Edwards fires back. Knee to the face and a right hand from Flagg. Edwards shoots, Flagg defends. Clinch, two elbows from Flagg, uppercut. Body kick from Edwards. Edwards cut. Big body shot from Flagg, lands a couple punches. Edwards slowing down. Edwards escapes to the center. Right hand from Flagg as he presses the action. Front kick, right hand. Body kick from Edwards. Flagg presses him to the cage. Right hand from Edwards, body kick. PMN sees it 10-9 for Flagg, but 29-28 for Edwards. All depends on how the judges saw round one.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Isaac Vallie-Flagg def. Yves Edwards by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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Jacob Volkmann (@JacobVolkmann) vs. Bobby Green (@BobbyKGreen)

Round 1 – Green stalking. Front kick. Leg kick. Volkmann tries to clinch, shoot, no dice. body kick Green. Volkmann gets him down. Volkmann in half guard, landing some left hands. Green tries to explode free, no dice. Green explodes. Volkmann stacks him with a punch. Green kicks him back and tries to get up, but Volkmann jumps on his back, gets a figure four leg lock and looking for the choke with under a minute to go. Time. PMN has it 10-9 Volkmann.

Round 2 – No glove touch. Leg kick Green, again and Volkmann shoots, sprawl from Green. Volkmann shoots again, Green pushes him to the cage, knees from the clinch, he backs out. Volkmann shoots, stuffed, ends up on his back with Green inside full guard. Nice ground and pound from Green with body shots and elbows. Green moves to half guard, lands a couple elbows and body shots. More elbows. Ref stands them up and the whole place roars with boos. It was a bad standup for sure, he was landing some nice shots, the best e’s done so far. Green fires off a couple nice shots. Volkmann gets a body lock and drags Green down with a minute to go. Both hooks in and Volkmann looking for the choke. Green survives. PMN has it 10-9 Green.

Round 3 – Leg kick Green. Vokmann shoots, sprawl from Volkmann and Green lands a knee. Left hook from Green and Volkmann kicks him in the groin. Brief time out. Volkmann looks tentative. Big body kick from Green. Volkmann shoots, stuffed, knee to the body from Green and he takes Volkmann down, takes side control. North south, now half guard and Green lands some shots. Volkmann gets to his feet. Looks very tired. Body punch Green. Volkmann shoots, stuffed, knee from Green. They scramble to the ground, Green gets full mount and is landing big shots. Volkmann holds on for dear life with one minute left. Volkmann’s face is busted up badly. Volkmann gives up his back and Green chokes him out. Volkmann taps. Huge win for Green in his UFC debut.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Bobby Green def. Jacob Volkmann by submission (rear-naked choke) Rd 3 (4:25)

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Tyron Woodley (@TWooodley) vs. Jay Hieron (@JayHieron)

Round 1 – This should be a fun fight. Touch gloves. Big overhand right from Woodley knocks Hieron down. Woodley attacks him with vicious abandon and knocks him unconscious. Hieron tries to cover up as he goes to his knees. Hieron rolls to his back but then gets pounded with three big punches and he goes out. Great UFC debut for Mr. Woodley! Who said this guy wasn’t exciting?

OFFICIAL RESULT: Tyron Woodley def. Jay Hieron by knockout. (punches) Rd 1 (:36)

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Evan Dunham (@evandunham155) vs. Gleison Tibau @TibauATT)

Round 1 – Tibau with new ink on his left arm. Unfinished. No touch gloves. One two from Dunham. Left hook Tibau. Left hand Dunham. Nice right from Tibau. Dunham fires back. Big left from Tibau. Gets the takedown. Dunham gets up but gets caught in a guillotine. Tibau rolls with it and ends up on top in half guard. Dunham gets to his knees, now his feet. He presses Tibau to the cage. Knee. Knee from Tibau. Tibau backs out. Tibau looking jacked by the way. Clinch, knee from Tibau. Right hook from Dunham. Tibau breathing hard. Dunham shoots, stuffed. Tibau presses him to the cage. Dunham with underhooks turns him around. Body shot, knee. Knee from Tibau, another knee from Dunham. Close round. PMN sees it 10-9 for Tibau, but it could really go either way.

Round 2 – One two from Dunham. They both swing big and miss. Leg kick Tibau. One two from Dunham. Right from Tibau. Big left from Tibau. Dunham shoots, gets the takedown but Tibau bounces right up, with his back to the cage. Knees to the thigh from Dunham. Knee from Dunham. He backs out. Right jab from Dunham. Again. Again. Body kick, front kick. Tibau shoots, stuffed. Dunham shoots, stuffed. Front kick Dunham. Leg kick Tibau. Jab Dunham. Right jab Dunham, right hook. One two. Jab, another from Dunham. he’s beating Tibau to the punch. Uppercut. He shoots at the bell. PMN scores it 10-9 Dunham.

Round 3 – Dunham landing a few jabs to start. Tibau gets the takedown, jumps on a guillotine as Dunham tries to get up. Dunham gets free and to his feet. They square up. Big left from Dunham. One two. Shoots, stuffed. Left from Tibau. Left right from Dunham, jab. Shoots, stuffed. Leg kick Tibau. One two Dunham. Tibau shoots, stuffed. Dunham backs out with a couple punches. Big one two from Dunham. He shrugs off a takedown attempt from Tibau. Dunham shoots, stuffed. Clinched, body shot from Dunham, knee. Jab jab. One two. Nice right jab. Again. Dunham shoots, stuffed. Jab, elbow from Dunham. Jab. Flying knee to the chin from Dunham stuns Tibau. Again. Again. PMN sees it 10-9 and 29-28 for Dunham.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Evan Dunham def. Gleison Tibau by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

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Joseph Benavidez (@JoeJitsu) vs. Ian McCall (@Unclecreepymma)

Round 1 – So just spotted Nick The Tooth holding a video camera taping Joe B. getting inspected before going in the cage.  This is an amazing card, hope you’re ready. Important fight here. Touch gloves. Joe checks a leg kick. Joe with a big leg kick. Ian shoots for the single, turns the corner. Joe defends. Left hook from Ian. Body kick. Leg kick Joe. Body kick Ian. Right hand Joe. Big left and a right from Joe wobble Ian. Low kick catches Ian in the groin, brief time called. Leg kick Ian. Right from Joe staggers Ian. Left from Ian. Joe stalking. Body kick from Joe. Ian smiles at him tells him to come on. Leg kick from Joe, again. Leg kick Ian. Head kick Joe. Joe throwing bombs. Big body kick from McCall. Body kick from Joe, then a right counter. Left hook from Ian. Left from McCall that knocks Joe off balance. Joe looks a bit confused. After a brief exchange Joe goes to a knee then pops right up. He has a cut on his hairline from a head butt.. PMN has it 10-9 for Benavidez.

Round 2 – Leg kick Joe. Leg kick Ian. Big liver kick from Joe, then a right hand. Right hand. Leg kick Ian. Right hand from Joe, leg kick. Ian laughs. Clinch, knee from Ian. Knee from Joe, he presses Ian to cage. Knees to thigh from Joe, he backs out. Right from McCall. Clinch, knee from McCall. Joe ducks under a punch and goes all the way to the ground for a shot. McCall jumps on his back, scramble, hammerfists to the head from Ian, knee as they get back up Ian has him against the cage with a body lock. PMN has it 10-9 for Ian.

Round 3 – Ian’s corner said to put Joe on his back. Touch gloves. Overhand right from Joe knocks Ian against the cage. McCall shoots, stuffed, elbow from Joe. Body kick from Joe. Leg kick knocks Ian to the ground. He gets right up. Leg kick Ian. Right hand. Right from Joe. Big liver kick from Joe. Big takedown from McCall but Joe gets right up, swings big and misses. Leg kick from both. Liver kick from Joe. Leg kicks from both. 90 seconds left. Left hand from Joe. Right to the body from Ian. Left hand. Big liver kick from Joe. Liver kick again. PMN has it 10-9 and 29-28 for Joe Benavidez. Close fun fight.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Joseph Benavidez def. Ian McCall by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

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Jon Fitch (@jonfitchdotnet) vs. Demian Maia (@DemianMaia)

Round 1 – Jon Fitch’s hair is out of control. Maia shoots and gets Fitch down right away, takes his back, both hooks in as Fitch stands. Maia with a body triangle while standing. Maia looking for the choke and Fitch is in trouble early in this fight. Maia softening him up with punches to the side of the face. Maia puts his feet on the ground, Maia trips him and still has a body lock. Maia gets him back down, Maia putting knees to his ribs. Gets the body triangle with a little over a minute to go. Fitch turtles up with Maia still on him. Body shots from Maia. Stupid crowd booing. PMN has it 10-9 Maia.

Round 2 – Leg kick Fitch. Left hand Maia. Right hand Fitch. Maia with the single leg and gets Fitch down easily. Wow. Fitch kicks him back and gets to his feet. Left hand Maia. Body lock takedown, takes Fitch’s back and already has one hook in. I’m really surprised at Maia out-wrestling Fitch like this. Both hooks in now for Maia, body triangle. Maia goes palm to palm. Fitch defending with blind punches and wrist control but it’s a constant battle and he’s losing this fight badly. And once again the stupid crowd is booing. I hate these people. PMN sees it 10-9 for Maia. Fitch’s coach says forget all technique and throw the sink at him, you need a knockout.

Round 3 – Touch gloves. Fitch with a kick and Maia gets under it and is all over him with a body lock, presses him to the cage as Fitch avoids the takedown for now.  Maia is on his back once again with both hooks in. The crowd is booing and I want to  yell at them. Fitch makes it to his feet. Maia shoots. Fitch stuffs it, gets a guillotine and forces Maia down, lands a big elbow. Fitch can’t hold top control and Maia gets up and has a body lock. Fitch gets free and gets some distance. Maia shoots and gets Fitch down again. Just incredible. Fitch very frustrated and is complaining. Rogan calls him hypocritical. Round ends with Maia in full mount. PMN has it 10-9 and 30-27 for Maia. Incredible performance.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Demian Maia def. Jon Fitch by unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)

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Alistair Overeem (@AlistairOvereem) vs. Antonio Silva (@BigfootSilva)

Round 1 – Return of the REEM. Guaranteed a title shot with a win here. No glove touch. Leaping left hand from Overeem. Clinch from Reem, pushes Silva to cage. Knee, they break. Jab, clinch from Reem. Reem backs out. Right hand and a knee from Reem, another knee. Another. Body shots from Silva, knee from Reem, he backs out. Silva looking to counter. Reem dodges a kick and punch. Silva shoots, stuffed. Reem pushes him to cage, gives him some knees. Ref wants action. Reem backs out. Front kick from Silva and he eats an overhand right from Reem. Left hook. Leg kick. Leg kick Silva. Reem pushes him to cage. One minute to go. Reem leaning on him, backs out. Reem with his hands down. Jab, right counter as he dodges Silva’s right. Clinch, pushes him to the cage. PMN has it 10-9 Reem.

Round 2 – Leg kick Silva. Jab Reem. Leg kick Silva is checked. Right hand from Reem, then a body lock takedown, lands in side control. Nice elbows from Bigfoot from his back. Big right from Reem. Body body head from inside full guard now. These are hard shots. Reem stands and lays back in guard. Big right from Reem. Body body head, Reem moves to half guard. Ref wants action. Reem stands up, ref lets Silva up. Jab from Reem, Thai plum and a big knee to the face from Silva. Looks to have been mostly blocked. Reem fires with a punch and an elbow before the bell and they mean mug each other at the bell. 10-9 for Reem.

Round 3 – Silva’s corner told him Reem was very tired. Reem stands in front of him and gets tagged with a couple punches then a head kick stuns Reem. Silva follows up with several big bombs, Reem is hurt, he goes down and out. My god! Silva knocks Alistair Overeem unconscious. And for some reason they rule it TKO. Reem underestimated him.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Antonio Silva def. Alistair Overeem by TKO (punches) Rd 3 (:25)

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Rashad Evans (@SugaRashadEvans) vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (@Minotouromma)

Round 1 – Well Evans’s teammate just got knocked out by Lil Nog’s teammate. Can he get redemption? Body kick from Rashad. Again. Nog has thrown nothing yet. Looking for the opening. Boos have started. High kick knocks the tape off his foot. Jab from Nog. Jab again, straight left to follow. Straight left from Nog. Again. Jab. Overhand right from Evans, right hook. Rashad with the takedown, Nog gets to his feet but eats a few shots on the way up. Evans backs out. Right from Evans. Left from Nog. Right from Evans after a brief clinch. PMN has it 10-9 Evans.

Round 2 – Left from Nog. Big leg kick Evans. Right from Evans. Left from Nog. Left straight from Nog. Body kick. Leg kick from Evans. Left from Nog. Evans shoots, stuffed. Left right from Nog. Body shot. Left from Nog. Body kick Nog, right hand. Jab. Evans shoots, stuffed. Nog lands a couple punches. Body kick from Nog. Left hand. Nog blocks a head kick. PMN has it 10-9 for Nog.

Round 3 – Body jab Evans. Left from Nog. Jab. Jab. Jab. Right from Evans. Jab from Nog. Right from Evans. Body kick, jab from Nog. Body jab Evans. Nog takes an eye poke. Ref takes him to the corner to let the doctor check it out. Nog says he’s okay. Left hand from Nog. Body kick. Body jab. Rashad shoots, stuffed. Boos start. Evans shoots, stuffed. One minute to go. Jab from Nog. Knee to body from Nog. Even if they give this fight to Evans he does not deserve a shot at Anderson Silva. With 10 seconds left they trade knees from the Thai plum. This was a sparring match for the most part. PMN has it 10-9 and 29-28 for Lil Nog. Both guys did have long layoffs coming in so maybe it’s just ring rust, but Evans looked completely tentative.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Rashad Evans by unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

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UFC Featherweight Championship
Jose Aldo (@josealdojunior) vs. Frankie Edgar (@FrankieEdgar)

Round 1 – Aint gonna be no sparring match here. Leg kick Edgar. “Frankie” chants. Jab from Aldo. Aldo looks huge. Leg kick Edgar. Left hook Aldo. Leg kick Edgar. Jab from Aldo. Big jab from Aldo. Edgar looks tiny. Straight right from Aldo, a one two next. This guy has power. Jab. Leg kick Edgar. Jab Aldo. Right from Edgar. Jab Aldo. Right from Aldo. Jab Aldo. Right counter from Aldo as Edgar comes forward. Big leg kick, left jab from Aldo. Huge lefg kick and left jab from Aldo. Edgar fires right back but wow. Head kick from Aldo is blocked but FELT. PMN sees it 10-9 Aldo.

Round 2 – Jab, leg kick from Edgar. One two, jab from Aldo. Right from Edgar. Aldo is so quick. Jab from Edgar. Jab from Aldo. Leg kick Edgar. Edgar shoots for a knee tap, stuffed. Body kick Edgar. Edgar shoots again, stuffed. Huge leg kick knocks Edgar off balance. Follows with a right or two. Another leg kick and Edgar goes down. Hops up but his movement is going to be compromised here. Eats another big one. Aldo smiling. Right hand fro Edgar. Another right from Edgar. Flying knee from Aldo. Edgar clinches him up against the cage, backs out. Another leg kick from Aldo. Edgar times a right hand and a takedown. But Aldo gets right up. So much more power on Aldo’s strikes. Right from Edgar. Aldo may be tiring. Two stiff jabs from Aldo snap Edgar’s head back. PMN has it 10-9 Aldo.

Round 3 – Touch gloves. Edgar times a kick for the takedown. Aldo bounces right up. Leg kick Edgar. One two Edgar. Front kick. Front kick snaps Edgar’s head back and his nose is pouring blood. Perfect poker face. Left hook Aldo. Leg kick Edgar. One two Aldo. Left jab Aldo. Body kick Edgar. Leg kick Edgar. Again. Left hook Aldo. One two, left Edgar. Left hand and uppercut from Edgar. Edgar shoots, shrugged aside. Right counter from Edgar. Leg kick. Leg kick. The pace is starting to wear on Aldo. Body kick from Edgar. PMN sees it 10-9 Edgar.

Round 4 – Interesting Aldo’s corner told him he won the last round. Leg kick Edgar. Right hand Edgar. Leg kick Edgar. Again, inside this time. Spinning back kick scores for Aldo. Leg kick, Edgar counters with two right hands. Body kick Edgar. Edgar shoots, stuffed, lands a couple punches. Left hook from Aldo. Leg kick Edgar. Big body lock slam from Edgar and like a rubber ball he bounces right to his feet after hitting the ground. Edgar with a body lock from the back, landing knees to the thighs. Edgar backs out. Leg kick Edgar. One two. 10-9 Edgar.

Round 5 – Aldo’s corner is still telling him he won the round. WTF? Leg kick Edgar. Jab from Aldo. Again. Edgar shoots, stuffed. Right hand from Edgar. Spinning backkick from Edgar, right hand. Left hand. Jab from Aldo. Edgar shoots, stuffed again. Jab from Aldo. Double jab Edgar. Leg kick Edgar. Left hand, then leg kick from Edgar. Right from Aldo. Edgar with a left hand, knee out of the clinch. One two, double jab. 90 seconds left. Leg kick. Right hand. Aldo lands a nice right in return. One two from Edgar. Edgar shoots, stuffed. The whole place chants “Frankie”. Leg kick Edgar. Right from Edgar. Aldo with a right. Aldo puts a foot on the cage and launches with a right hand. PMN scores it 10-9  Edgar and 48-47 for Edgar.

OFFICIAL RESULT: Jose Aldo def. Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47)

The crowd boos the decision. Aldo absolutely did more damage, and it was very close. Sucks for Edgar.