In the co main event of the night it was a lightweight battle between two of the best 155lb fighters on the planet.
Barboza using his world famous leg kicks to gain the advantage in the first round. Green seems more concerned with trying to taunt and talk shit to Barboza than engage in the exchanges and its cost him the first round. If Green seemed more focused on fighting he had a great chance in this fight.
The second round starts and Barboza is finding his range just missing a head kick. It doesn't take long before Barboza lands a big right hook which rocks Green before he follows it up dropping him with a spinning heel kick. Green starts to come in to the fight half way through the round landing a flying knee but barboza carries on walking through it. Green looks to be more focused now and being rocked by that spinning heel kick has stopped him from talking shit anymore. Barboza is still working the legs of Green and doing enough to move around the cage to prevent Green catching him.
The third round was a somewhat disappointing end to the fight as Baboza seemed to think he was two rounds up on the scorecards and did enough to stay out of the range of Green while occasionally working his kicks. If he lost the fight he would only have himself to blame after that round.
A disappointing finish to an exciting fight and I look forward to seeing Edson tested by the top of the division again, can this be the run which gets him the UFC title shot?
Official Result: Edson Barboza defeats Bobby Green by Unanimous Decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-27
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