UFC Vegas 44 went down on Saturday night at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. In the main event, Jose Aldo put on a clinical performance against a dangerous Rob Font to score a massive win that puts him in a strong position to fight for the bantamweight title. In the co-main event, Rafael Fiziev improved his winning streak to four in a row by finishing Brad Riddell in the second round.
Elsewhere on the UFC Vegas 44 main card, Jamahal Hill returned to winning ways with a huge first round knockout victory against Jimmy Crute, Clay Guida pulled off the upset by beating Leonardo Santos by submission, Chris Curtis continued his winning ways in the UFC with a second straight finish, and Alex Morono defeated Mickey Gall by unanimous decision.
Results
Main Card
Jose Aldo defeats Rob Font by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46)
Rafael Fiziev defeats Brad Riddell via third-round TKO (2:20)
Jamahal Hill defeats Jimmy Crute via first-round KO (0:48)
Clay Guida defeats Leonardo Santos via second round rear naked choke submission (1:21)
Chris Curtis defeats Brendan Allen via second-round TKO (1:58)
Alex Morono defeats Mickey Gall via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Prelims
Dusko Todorovic defeats Maki Pitolo via first-round TKO (4:34)
Manel Kape defeats Zhalgas Zhumagulov via first-round TKO (4:02)
Bryan Barberena defeats Darian Weeks via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Cheyanne Vlismas defeats Mallory Martin via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
William Knight defeats Alonzo Menifield via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Claudio Puelles defeats Chris Gruetzemacher via third round kneebar submission (3:25)
Vince Morales defeats Louis Smolka by first-round KO (2:02)
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