AMERICAN Max Holloway claimed the undisputed UFC featherweight title, stopping long-reigning champion Jose Aldo in the third round of UFC 212 main event in Rio de Janeiro, Associated Press reported Sunday.
During the third round of the fight, Holloway dropped his Brazilian opponent to the ground with a right hand blow.
Holloway then went for the mount position and punished Aldo with some huge strikes until referee John McCarthy stopped the bout at 4:13 minutes.
Meanwhile, women strawweight sensation Claudia Gadelha from Brazil overpowered Polish fighter Karolina Kowalkiewicz via submission in the first round of the co-main event.
Kowalkiewicz gave up her back too easily, providing an opportunity for Gadelha to perform a rear naked choke - forcing Kowalkiewicz to tap out.
Below are the results of UFC 212:
Main card
Max Holloway defeated Jose Aldo via third-round TKO (4:13) (live blog)
Claudia Gadelha defeated Karolina Kowalkiewicz via submission (rear naked choke) (Round 1, 3:03)
Vitor Belfort defeated Nate Marquardt via unanimous decision
Paulo Borrachinha defeated Oluwale Bamgbose via second-round TKO (1:06)
Yancy Medeiros defeated Erick Silva via second-round TKO (2:01)
Undercard
Raphael Assuncao defeated Marlon Moraes via split decision
Antonio Carlos Junior defeated Eric Spicely via submission (rear naked choke) (Round 2, 3:49)
Matthew Lopez defeated Johnny Eduardo via first-round TKO (2:57)
Brian Kelleher defeated Iuri Alcantara via submission (guillotine choke) (Round 1, 1:48)
Viviane Pereira defeated Jamie Moyle via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Luan Chagas defeated Jim Wallhead via submission (rear naked choke) (Round 2, 4:48)
Deiveson Figueiredo defeated Marco Beltran via second-round TKO (5:00)
Haider Yutim
Sun Jun 04 2017
Max Holloway of United States wears a champion's belt after defeating Jose Aldo, of Brazil during their UFC featherweight mixed martial arts bout in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sunday, June 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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