UFC Philippines: Edgar beats Faber and asks Aldo for a title shot; Munoz says goodbye with emotion

F. Edgar (photo) defeated U. Faber at UFC Philippines

With charge per belt Frankie Edgar and a lot of emotion in farewell Mark Munoz, the UFC debuted in the Philippines this Saturday morning (16).

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At a different time than usual for Brazilian fans, those who woke up earlier were able to watch Edgar's good victory over Urijah faber, who at the end of the fight asked for a new chance to compete for the José Aldo. On the other hand, the Filipino idol Mark Munoz he hung up his gloves in victory against Luke Barnatt. In his farewell speech, he moved his fans and placed his gloves in the center of the octagon to symbolize the end of his time in Ultimate.

In the preliminary card of the show, the Brazilian Dhiego Lima was surprised by the Chinese li jingliang e lost by knockout at the beginning of the first round.

Edgar beats Faber and asks for a rematch against Aldo

Frankie Edgar e Urijah faber They had a busy fight with plenty of balance, worthy of athletes who have already competed for the category belt. But in the most important moments of each end, Edgar grew in the fight to open up an advantage in each end.

With sharp boxing, Edgar used his well-known footwork to enter the range of action, strike and dodge Urijah's attacks. In turn, Faber had more power in his strikes, but had little connection with his rival. However, in one of these blows he caused Frankie's nose to bleed.

From the third round onwards, Edgar managed to take down Faber on a few occasions. Although he was unable to keep the 'California Kid' down, his actions added points and guaranteed a greater advantage on the judges' scorecards.

In the last round, Faber tried to open the game, but Frankie, once again, avoided the open exchange of blows and the excellent footwork made Urijah's actions difficult. In the final half, to leave no doubt, Edgar once again took the contest to the ground and secured victory in the unanimous decision of the judges (50×45, 50×45, 50×45).

Frankie Edgar, who is a former lightweight champion, fought an even fight against José Aldo at UFC 156, in February 2013, but was defeated by the judges' decision in the duel for the featherweight title. Since then, the American has scored his fourth consecutive victory and is running for a new title fight.

“I won every round of the fight, but Faber is a very tough guy. I want that title now. I know Dana isn't here again. I don’t know if he’s dodging me because he owes me a title shot,” he said.

Mark Munoz says goodbye with victory

With emotion and victory. This was the last fight of Mark Munoz of professional MMA. The 37-year-old fighter of Filipino descent decided to have his farewell fight in his home country.

Facing Luke Barnatt, Munoz started having difficulty working on his rival's greater reach. But as soon as he managed to find the best distance, Mark put his takedown game into action to dominate the fight from the second round onwards.

At the end of 15 minutes, victory for Mark Munoz in the unanimous decision of the judges and a lot of emotion in the farewell speech.

“I wanted to thank the fans in the Philippines. I represented you from the bottom of my heart. I love you and my family. When I was a child, I watched cartoons with superheroes and I wanted to represent that to you. I just want to thank you for all your support. Thank you very much to the UFC, Dana White and everyone who helped me build my story in MMA. She’s beautiful,” said Muñoz, who placed her gloves in the center of the octagon to symbolize her retirement.

M. Munoz places his gloves in the center of the octagon to symbolize his retirement

 UFC Fight NIght 66 results in the Philippines

Main Card

Frankie Edgar derrotou Urijah faber in the unanimous decision of the judges (50×45, 50×45, 50×45)

Gegard Mousasi defeated Costas Philippou via unanimous decision (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)

Mark Munoz defeated Luke Barnatt via unanimous decision (29×28, 30×27, 30×27)

Neil Magny defeated Hyun Gyu Lim via TKO at 1:24 of R2;

Philippe Nover defeated Yui Chul Nam via split decision (29×28, 28×29, 29×28)

Levan Makashvili defeated Mark Eddiva via split decision (29x28, 28x29, 30x27)

Preliminary Card

Jon Tuck submitted Tae Hyun Bang with a rear naked choke at 3m:56s of R1;

Kajan Johnson defeated Zhang Lipeng via unanimous decision (30x27, 29x28, 29x28)

li jingliang derrotou Dhiego Lima by knockout at 1m25s of R1;

Ning Guangyou defeated Royston Wee by TKO at 4:59 of R2;

Jon Delos Reyes submitted Roldan Sangcha-An with a rear naked choke at 3m:13s of R2;

Yao Zhikui defeated Nolan Ticman via split decision (29×28, 28×29, 29×28)