On the way up to her feet, though, Cachoeira caught an illegal knee to the head, prompting a brief stoppage in the action.

Once the bout resumed, Carolina went back to work, and after landing some strikes, she locked in a guillotine and went to the mat.

Penn, who has lost seven straight, falls to A similar pattern played out for much of the second round until Guida bulled Penn to the fence with two minutes left and worked from there.

Penn got loose, but he was winded, and he then got stunned briefly by a kick to the head before a late takedown from Guida.

Guida scored a flash knockdown just before the midway point of the final frame, and though Penn was game, he was unable to keep the swarming Guida off him.

Unfortunately for Moraes, his leg continued to get battered in round two as Alves extended his lead with punishing effectiveness. Moraes came out swinging in the third round, but after a strong initial burst, Alves settled down and returned to his steady striking attack.

Finally, in the closing minute, a flying knee hurt Moraes and a follow-up right uppercut sent the gritty veteran down and out, with referee Osiris Maia stepping in at of round three.

After a back and forth opening, Moises changed things up with a takedown with a little less than three minutes to go in the first, and some hard elbows from half-guard followed.

Continuing to control matters on the mat, Moises kept Holobaugh grounded until the horn, wrapping up a solid first frame.

But Moises landed a series of elbows in response, setting up a third round that could decide the fight if Holobaugh was able to make a final surge.

With three minutes left, Holobaugh got upright but was dumped again seconds later and was nearly submitted by a choke from the Brazilian.

Holobaugh kept battling, but the takedowns and ground strikes kept coming, allowing Moises to pick up his first UFC win via scores of twice and Rising light heavyweight star Ryan Spann scored the biggest win of his career in UFC prelim action in Rio de Janeiro, as he knocked out hometown hero Rogerio Nogueira in the first round.

Bethe Correia. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Ryan Spann. Thiago Moises. Kurt Holobaugh. Warlley Alves. Performance of the Night.

Sergio Moraes. BJ Penn. Clay Guida. Luana Carolina. Priscila Cachoeira. Raoni Barcelos. Carlos Huachin.

Talita Bernardo. Viviane Araujo. This a clash of youth vs. He looks to end the fight in the second round. Alves is the slight Vegas favorite for the fight.

He is also nine years older than Staropoli, but experience should only benefit Alves in this three-round fight.

Most sports do not have their world champ wearing a headset throughout the night, but this is another area where UFC is unique.

Aldana wins the fight with a phenomenal belly-down armbar, removing the judges from a fight she was on pace to lose.

The second round shifted with Correia finally hitting some kicks. Aldana did not adjust her game plan, allowing Correia to control the vast majority of that second round.

The lone bright spot for Aldana took place late in that round, as she finally delivered some combinations in the pocket. Correia missed weight by five pounds, but Aldana still accepted the fight.

UFC takes place tonight from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, continuing the worldwide expansion of the brand. UFC also includes a featherweight fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Jose Aldo that is important for both fighters as well as the entire featherweight division.

The legendary Anderson Silva is back with a fight against Jared Cannonier. A win by the year-old Anderson would create more questions than answers regarding his future in UFC.

Here is the rest of our UFC preview from earlier. Justin Barrasso can be reached at JBarrasso gmail.

Follow him on Twitter JustinBarrasso. Early prelims begin at p. All times ET. Talita Bernardo loss. UFC - Namajunas vs. Andrade NEWS. Alexander Volkanovski By: Tristen Critchfield It appears that Jose Aldo is planning to stick around a little longer than originally anticipated.

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