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The Hawaiian was on-point from the outset, utilizing his trademark clean, technical striking to touch up Weidman at range while stifling any attempt to get this fight to the canvas. In the second, the steady diet of leg kicks had “The All-American” limping around the cage, though Weidman did manage to push through and have some success of his own. Tavares stayed on the leg kicks, building strikes in behind it as Weidman worked to avoid the thudding blows to his compromised lower extremity.
Tavares earned a clean sweep of the scorecards, halting a two-fight skid in the process, securing his 15th UFC victory. This was a gutsy effort from Weidman after two years on the shelf and a gruesome injury, but he just couldn’t do enough, and fell to 2-7 over his last nine fights with the loss. | Official Scorecards