The UFC returned to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for one of the most highly anticipated fights of the year.
At UFC 212, UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway unified his title Interim UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway in the main event.
Before the main event took place, the UFC provided another night full of intriguing matchups.
One of the top bantamweight in the UFC was in action as Johnny Eduardo fought Matthew Lopez.
Eduardo started the fight with a strong inside leg kick. Both fighters then exchanged punches. When one fighter seemed to gain momentum, the other would come back with a hard shot of their own. Lopez later landed a takedown, but Eduardo immediately when for a heel hook. Lopez escaped the hold and began throwing punches on the ground. After landing multiple punches, Lopez rocked Eduardo and finished the fight with ground-and-pound.
Official Result:
Matthew Lopez def. Johnny Eduardo by TKO (2:57 Rd 1)
