UFC 163 goes down Saturday night from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The card’s main event pits featherweight champion Jose Aldo against the Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung.
Aldo is not only the UFC’s featherweight champ, he’s also the undisputed best 145-pound MMA fighter on planet Earth and a consensus top-five overall fighter (if not higher). Though the Zombie is an exciting, fearless and inventive fighter with an impressive three-fight win streak at the top of the division, very few give him much of a chance against Aldo.
Will Aldo prove the pundits and oddsmakers correct before a raucous crowd of his countrymen? Can the Zombie plow forward into upset history? Did you defer on buying the pay-per-view? If so, we’ve got you covered. Here’s a round-by-round analysis, updated in real time as the action unfolds.