Oh-and he's going to want to work on his cardio. It was an outcome that seemed almost inconceivable ahead of the fight, and one that Santos seemingly could have avoided had he been just a little more patient in his pursuit of a finish, and a little less worried about what the referee was doing. The black belt tapped out at the 1:21 mark of round two. Guida survived the round, and in the second, took Santos' back to lock up a rear-naked choke. Unfortunately, it quickly became clear that the Brazilian had totally burned out his arms in his furious chase for a finish.įrom there, things only got worse for him. The referee did not stop the fight, meaning Santos still had more work to do. He then swarmed his foe in pursuit of a finish, but quickly seemed to get distracted, looking frustratedly over to the referee, evidently hoping the fight would be stopped. Santos, a decorated Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt, hurt Guida with a punch early in the first round. He sure didn't look the part in his lightweight scrap with Clay Guida on the UFC on ESPN 31 main card. Leonardo Santos is 41 years old, with a 24-fight resume that dates back to 2006. It remains to be seen if he gets that opportunity, but one thing is clear: His legacy in this sport gets more impressive every time he steps into the cage. His lone losses in the stretch have been a hotly debated decision loss to Marlon Moraes, and a TKO defeat to interim bantamweight champion Petr Yan - certainly nothing to smirk at.Īfter his win over Font, Aldo called for a fight with former bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. In victory, Aldo is now 3-2 since dropping from featherweight to bantamweight. Font had some success in the fight - particularly early in the first round - but by the time the fifth round was over, he'd been out-punched, out-kicked, and out-grappled by his legendary foe.Īll three cage-side judges scored it in favor of the Brazilian.

The former WEC and UFC featherweight champion had already secured his place in the MMA pantheon years ago, but still continues to fight at the highest level of the sport - at 35 years old, and after 39 professional fights.Īldo picked up his latest win in the main event of UFC on ESPN 31 in Las Vegas, where he took on New England's Rob Font. Jose Aldo is the gift that keeps on giving.

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