RIO DE JANEIRO - Gleison Tibau had to survive a fairly brutal second-round, but survive it he did.
And in the third, he put on a dominant performance on the ground that led to a unanimous decision victory over fellow Brazilian Francisco Trinaldo. Tibau won by three scores of 29-28.
The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of Saturday's UFC 153 event at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.Â