MONTREAL – Again and again, Quinton Jackson hit Fabio Maldonado as if waiting for him to fall.
But Maldonado (22-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) held his ground, occasionally gave some back, and waved Jackson (36-11 MMA, 8-5 UFC) in for more. It carried him the distance, but it didn’t win him the decision against a more active and aggressive Jackson.
The 215-pound catchweight bout was the co-main event of today’s UFC 186 event at Bell Centre in Montreal. It aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.