Edgar then dove on top and brutally finished Maynard with a series of ground strikes – which Maynard couldn’t do to him in the first round of either of their two championship fights – to retain the belt. Referee Josh Rosenthal jumped in to stop it at 3:54 as Edgar won the final fight of their trilogy to keep the lightweight belt.
It was a dramatic turnaround for Edgar, who looked like he was on the verge of being finished early. Edgar ended the fight with his left eye virtually closed and blood pouring from his nose and mouth.
The main event was one of two title fights on a stacked card that featured some of the UFC’s biggest names.
The co-main event, a featherweight title bout between Jose Aldo Jr. and Kenny Florian, didn’t bring anyone out of their seats. Aldo wasn’t spectacular and he did not have any devastating strikes. But he did enough to hold on to his belt in a grueling unanimous decision victory over Florian.
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