On this day in 2008, Jose Aldo competed in his 2nd World Extreme Cagefighting fight, where he fought Jonathan Brookins on the preliminary card of the event.
In the 3rd round Aldo landed a slick cross that dropped Brookins, which resulted in Aldo finishing the fight via TKO.
Also on the card, Mike Brown defeated Urijah Faber via TKO and claimed the WEC featherweight title.
Punches are expected in combat sports like MMA, boxing, and even in hockey, but you don’t, as a general rule, expect to see anyone throwing hands in the refined sport of horse racing.
Paulo Costa has brought in a tall, rangy Muay Thai specialist to help him prepare for his upcoming fight with UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
UFC middleweight contender Paulo Costa has shared a truly bizarre promo video for his upcoming title fight with reigning middleweight champion Israel Adesanya.
Shortly after the UFC on ESPN 14 weigh-ins concluded, the card’s headliners Robert Whittaker and Darren Till came face-to-face for a tense, final staredown.
