UFC 218 Results: Holloway vs. Aldo 2

Max Holloway retained the featherweight championship against Jose Aldo at UFC 218 on December 2, 2017. The card at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, combined their title rematch with Francis Ngannou’s emphatic heavyweight knockout and several sustained battles beneath the headliner.

View the official UFC 218 event archive on UFC.com.

Holloway repeats his third-round finish

Holloway was originally scheduled to defend against Frankie Edgar, but an injury removed Edgar and brought Aldo into the rematch. Six months after losing their unification bout, the former champion had another chance to solve Holloway’s growing pressure.

The second fight again ended in round three. Holloway increased the pace, forced exchanges and stopped Aldo with punches at 4:51. It was the same finishing round as their first meeting, though the sequence and official time were different.

The successful defense reinforced Holloway’s position as champion. Aldo had received an immediate opportunity to reverse the earlier result, but Holloway answered with another stoppage rather than allowing the contest to reach a verdict.

Ngannou’s uppercut changes the heavyweight picture

Francis Ngannou knocked out Alistair Overeem at 1:42 of the opening round. The uppercut that ended the fight supplied one of the event’s defining moments and established Ngannou as the next challenger for Stipe Miocic.

Eddie Alvarez and Justin Gaethje offered a longer, punishing lightweight contest. Alvarez finished Gaethje with a knee and punches late in round three. Henry Cejudo defeated Sergio Pettis by unanimous decision, and Tecia Torres earned the same verdict against Michelle Waterson.

Felder and Medeiros finish demanding fights

Paul Felder survived Charles Oliveira’s submission threats and won by second-round TKO with elbows. Yancy Medeiros stopped Alex Oliveira in the third round of a welterweight battle that featured repeated momentum swings.

David Teymur and Felice Herrig won decisions. Abdul Razak Alhassan, Dominick Reyes, Justin Willis and Amanda Cooper added stoppages to complete the thirteen-fight card, giving the event significant action well before Holloway and Aldo entered the Octagon.

Complete UFC 218 results

• Max Holloway defeated Jose Aldo — TKO (punches), R3, 4:51; featherweight title.
• Francis Ngannou defeated Alistair Overeem — KO (punch), R1, 1:42.
• Henry Cejudo defeated Sergio Pettis — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Eddie Alvarez defeated Justin Gaethje — KO/TKO (knee and punches), R3, 3:59.
• Tecia Torres defeated Michelle Waterson — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Paul Felder defeated Charles Oliveira — TKO (elbows), R2, 4:06.
• Yancy Medeiros defeated Alex Oliveira — TKO (punches), R3, 2:02.
• David Teymur defeated Drakkar Klose — unanimous decision, R3, 5:00.
• Felice Herrig defeated Cortney Casey — split decision, R3, 5:00.
• Abdul Razak Alhassan defeated Sabah Homasi — TKO (punches), R1, 4:21.
• Dominick Reyes defeated Jeremy Kimball — submission (rear-naked choke), R1, 3:39.
• Justin Willis defeated Allen Crowder — KO (punch), R1, 2:33.
• Amanda Cooper defeated Angela Magana — TKO (punches), R2, 4:34.

Sources

UFC 218 official fight reports; Event results record.

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