On the night of November 5, the UFC Vegas 44 tournament (UFC on ESPN 31) took place, the main event of which was the bantamweight bout between Brazilian Jose Aldo and American Rob Font.
Aldo, the former UFC featherweight champion, won the five-round bout via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46).
Lightweight: Rafael Fiziev (Kyrgyzstan) defeated Brad Riddell (New Zealand) – TKO, 3rd round, 2:20.
Light Heavyweight: Jamall Hill (USA) defeated Jimmy Root (Australia) – KO, 1st round, 0:45.
Lightweight: Clay Guida (United States) defeated Leonardo Santos (Brazil) via submission (choke), 2nd round, 1:21.
Middleweight: Chris Curtis (United States) defeated Brandan Allen (United States) – TKO, 2nd round, 1:58.
Welterweight: Alex Morono (USA) defeated Mickey Gall (USA) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
Average weight: Dusko Todorovic (Serbia) defeated Maki Pitolo (USA) – TKO, 1st round, 4:34.
Bantamweight: Manel Cape (Portugal) defeated Zhalgas Zhumagulov (Kazakhstan) – TKO, 1st round, 4:02.
Welterweight: Brian Barbarena (United States) defeated Darian Weeks (United States) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Minimum Weight (Women): Cheyenne Bice (USA) defeated Mallory Martin (USA) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
Light Heavyweight: William Knight (United States) defeated Alonso Menifield (United States) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Lightweight: Claudio Puelles (Peru) defeated Chris Grutzmacher (USA) – Submission (arm knee), 1st round, 3rd round, 3:25.
Bantamweight: Vince Morales (USA) defeated Luis Smolka (USA) – KO, 1st round, 2:02.
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