The thrid round started off with the fighters trading in the middle of the Octagon. At this point of the fight, Jabouin looked to be the fresher of the two fighters. Loveland went for another takedown, but Jabouin stopped it with little effort. Jabouin then went for a takedown of his won, but Loveland was able to sprawl his way out of it.
Jabouin continued to connect with spinning backfists. Loveland tried another takedown, but Jabouin was not having it. They continued to trade until the horn sounded to end the round.
Official result: Yves Jabouin defeats Ian Loveland via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
On Saturday, August 27, the Ultimate Fighting Championship made its return to Brazil for the first time since 1998.
In the main event of the evening, reigning UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be making yet another defense of his title when he takes on Yushin Okami. Silva will be entering this fight at nearly a 6-1 favorite. Will “The Spider” make another successful title defense, or will Okami be able to overcome the odds and dethrone Silva?
The evening’s co-main event will feature a rematch between “Shogun” Rua and Forrest Griffin. In their first outing, Griffin surprised many people when he was able to submit Rua in the third round of his UFC debut.
In other pay-per-view action, Brendan Schaub will be looking to move his way further up the heavyweight ranks when he takes on Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Edson Barboza will be looking to further his unbeaten streak against Ross Pearson, and Luiz Cane will welcome Stanislav Nedkov in to the UFC.
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