Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) featherweight up-and-comer Charles Rosa was the favorite heading into his UFC 188 showdown opposite The Ultimate Fighter (TUF): "Latin America" winner Yair Rodriguez at the "Velasquez vs. Werdum" pay-per-view (PPV) mixed martial arts (MMA) event last Saturday night (June 13, 2015) from inside Arena Ciudad in Mexico City, Mexico.
But UFC 188 just wasn't a good night for favorites.
Rodriguez flipped the script and won an electric back-and-forth split-decision over "Boston Strong" in a 145-pound war that was good enough to secure "Fight of the Night" when all was said and done (more on that here). "Pantera" improves to 5-1 with the victory, while Rosa drops to 10-2 in defeat.
Not that he'll lose any momentum after that gritty performance.
Check out their fight video highlights in the embedded video above and for more UFC 188 results and fallout check out our "Velasquez vs. Werdum" post-fight wrap-up and link-a-thon by clicking here.
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