UFC 156 results recap: Jose Aldo vs Frankie Edgar fight review and analysis

The featherweights were on full display last night (Feb. 2, 2013) as undisputed UFC 145-pound champion Jose Aldo took on former UFC Lightweight champ Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 156 in Las Vegas.

Edgar has always been known for putting on exciting albeit incredibly close fights, taking punishment early and coming on strong as his cardio and pure heart kick in during the later rounds.

This bout was no different.

Early on, Aldo got the better of every single striking exchange whether it was catching Edgar coming in with stiff jabs, counter uppercuts or his vicious outside leg kicks at the end of combinations. Aldo's straight right in particular was especially effective, catching Edgar right down the middle despite all his sideways movement.

Despite Aldo's accuracy, Edgar never stopped moving forwards, constantly moving and trying to put pressure on the champion.

Aldo's leg kicks began to pay dividends in the second round, staggering the former champion with heavy blows to the outside leg and even knocking him down a time or two. Aldo continued to score with his jab and counter strikes, shutting down Edgar's takedown attempts with ease, although Edgar did step forward with a perfectly timed right hand while scoring his lone takedown of the round with about a minute left in the frame.

At the beginning of round three, Aldo blasted Edgar with a front kick to the face, busting up his nose pretty badly, although Edgar again began to time Aldo's leg kicks with takedowns which forced the champion to give up on them. After Aldo was in control of the first three minutes, Edgar began to turn it on with several leg kicks, forward pressure and some nice left and right hands.

Edgar really pushed the pace in the fourth round, throwing inside and outside leg kicks and pressing forward with his right hands and really mixing up his attack, although Aldo wasn't completely defenseless, landing a solid spinning back kick to the body. Edgar continued pushing forward, forcing Aldo to fight on his heels and he even scored a brief slam takedown and battering the champion with knees to the back of the legs.

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