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While the entrances were exceptional, the fight started off in predictable fashion, with Aldo, who was at the height of his powers and making his first foray into the UFC cage, dominating the action early. When the horn sounded to end the opening round, Hominick was cut under his right eye and a small goose egg was taking up residence on his forehead. By the close of the fourth round, both had gotten significantly worse, sending the challenger back to his corner with blood pooling under his eyes and the small bump mutating into a colossal hematoma that threatened to bring the fight to a premature close.

Down on the cards and clearly in need of a finish entering the final stanza, the veteran featherweight pressed forward, eating more heavy shots before taking Aldo to the canvas.

Working out of top position, Hominick connected with a series of lefts, each of which drew a response from the crowd. As he postured up and rained down more blows, the cheers persisted, the largely pro-Canadian audience seemingly trying to will the local challenger to victory with the Team Tompkins representative responding to each and every roar.

While UFC has since exceeded the attendance record established that night in Toronto and shows like UFC at Madison Square Garden became much larger spectacles, this event remains an historic moment in time and one of the most memorable evenings of all time. Anterior Siguiente. UFC Revisited. Por E. Neither deterred Hominick. This fight could end up being an intense ground match. Breakdown: Looking at this fight you would say Machida has this fight by a long.

In the words of Lee Corso, "Not so fast my friend. Call me crazy but it's a huge possibility. Couture has the edge on the ground and after seeing two wrestlers get a victory at UFC Fight Night 24, one of them getting a win over another light heavyweight Brazilian, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, wrestling seems like the Achilles heel to Machida's Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Machida will be able to keep this fight standing and Couture is much too slow to hit the ever-so-elusive, Machida. Machida is on a two-fight losing streak and could be in a do-or-die fight at UFC This fight goes the distance.

Breakdown: Matyushenko will give Brilz a handful as he normally does with any fighter. Matyushenko is a good tough fighter, a win here and he could sneak up on the UFC's light heavyweight division to give problems to its upcoming fighters. Matyushenko will give him a tough time standing, and will be able to keep the fight standing. Breakdown: I think this one is pretty much a no-brainer seeing as Aldo holds an advantage in pretty much each area although we haven't seen all too much of his ground game.

But Hominick is arguably the best striker Aldo has faced in his career. Aldo hasn't lost since , and in his first UFC title defense and UFC fight, will put on a show for the fans and retain his title.