RIO DE JANEIRO – At times, the light heavyweight bout between Glover Teixeira and Fabio Maldonado resembled the brutality of an old-school vale tudo fight, and in the birthplace of MMA no less.
But eventually, the violence Teixeira visited on Maldonado prompted the referee to intercede in the interest of mercy, giving prospect Teixeira his hardest-fought win in the octagon.
The light heavyweight bout was part of the main card of Saturday’s UFC 153 event at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.