ALLAN THE MAN

Jose Aldo, assisted by a seemingly separated shoulder, finished Chan Sung Jung via punches in the fourth round of their featherweight championship fight at tonight's (Aug. 3, 2013) UFC 163 event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

So Aldo is still your UFC featherweight champion, and we were likely heading for that result even without the shoulder injury, but there's no denying that the Brazilian got some help on his way to victory.

Phil Davis' best shot against Lyoto Machida probably came via takedowns. He got a pair at the ends of the first and second rounds, and that may have been enough to tip the scales in his favor.

Machida stuffed many of Davis' takedowns – with the exception of the two that came late in the first and second. But it wasn't enough to get the judges' nod in his home country as Davis took the upset with a trio of 29-28 scores.

It may have been assisted by an injury but John Lineker finished Jose Maria Tome in the second round of their flyweight bout at tonight's (Aug. 3) UFC 163 event in Brazil.

As is usually the case with the little fellas, the action was fast and furious early. Lineker used his power to intimidate Maria into circling around the cage and keeping his distance. Unfortunately, that meant offering less offense, though he did land heavy and clean with significant offense.

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It took Thales Leites about four years to get back to the UFC, but a successful return was sealed up about 30 seconds in. Leites, a former middleweight title challenger, took down Tom Watson 30 seconds into the fight, then dominated the bout on the ground en route to a unanimous decision sweep of the judges' scorecards.

Leites used a good combination early to bully Watson to the cage. He then looked for a trip takedown and got one 30 seconds into the fight. From there, he took the Brit's back and started to look for a choke. But more than anything, Leites landed some strong punches to the sides of Watson's head from the back, and he was able to open up a cut on Watson's left side.

It started with a left hook in the opening seconds. Cezar Ferreira landed it, Thiago Santos felt it, and it signaled the beginning of the end as Ferreira seized the opportunity to lock up a guillotine choke for the submission finish 47 seconds into the fight.

Ferreira hardly broke a sweat in his victorious effort. The winner of the first season of "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil" had Santos hurt early, and didn’t let up. He locked on the arm-in guillotine while Santos was still woozy, and that was all it took to force the tap.

Jose Aldo will look to defend the UFC featherweight title, once again, at UFC 163. Challenging the champion will be Chan Sung Jung, who stepped in as a replacement for an injured Anthony Pettis.

Should he beat Jung on Saturday, Aldo would join Tito Ortiz, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Matt Hughes and Georges St-Pierre as the only fighters to earn five consecutive UFC title defenses. Aldo is already considered one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in MMA today, but being put on the same level as those names could earn him more recognition as one of the best competitors in history.

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