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It had been two and a half years since former PRIDE FC standout Ricardo Arono had fought.
Arono’s return to competition was successful, as he used effective takedowns and leg kicks to outwork Marvin Eastman for a unanimous decision victory at Bitetti Combat in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Looking to move past his loss to Chael Sonnen, former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho earned a unanimou decision victory over Alex Schoenauer to move to 2-0 since the loss.
Also on the card, Pedro Rizzo used his signature leg kicks to earn the unanimous decision over Jeff Monson.
The full results are as follows:
-Ricardo Arona def. Marvin Eastman via Unanimous Decision
- Paulo Filho def. Alex Schoenauer via Unanimous Decision
- Pedro Rizzo def. Jeff Monson via Unanimous Decision
- Murilo “Ninja” Rua def. Alex Stiebling via TKO in The first round
- Milton Vieira def. Luciano Azevedo via Split Decision
- Fabio Maldonado def. Vitor Miranda via Unanimous Decision
- Glover Teixeira def. Leonardo Nascimento via Submission (guillotine choke) in the first round
- Luis Dutra def. Henrique Nogueira via TKO in the first round
- Cassiano Tytschyo def. Fausto Black via Submission (guillotine choke) in the first round
- Alexandre Pimentel def. Luciano Correa via Unanimous Decision
