UFC 139 Results: Michael McDonald Makes Aggressive Alex Soto Pay

It's good to be aggressive in the UFC.

If you aren't, you're not going to last very long in such a brutal sport.

But Alex Soto, in his fight on Saturday against Michael McDonald, found out why being too aggressive can also lead to your downfall.

Soto had reason to be pumped for his fight with McDonald in UFC 139—it was his first career UFC fight, and he only received the opportunity as a late replacement for Johnny Eduardo.

Soto blitzed hard from the beginning, but he was reckless. You had the feeling that McDonald (14-1, 3-0 UFC) was going to hit him with a hard counter-punch before long.

And that's what happened; McDonald landed a vicious counter-right before following up with a barrage that stunned Soto.

Soto managed to get back up off the cage before a big uppercut sent him sprawling and a few more right hands finished him, brutalized after just 56 seconds.

McDonald stated, via MMAJunkie.com:

"That's one of my favorite moves. I'm always looking for it, especially when someone comes in aggressive after me."

As for McDonald, he was simply the more accomplished fighter. He was the youngest fighter on the UFC roster, but he has 15 fights to his name, and it showed.

We could be looking at a true up-and-comer in the UFC. McDonald is still young, and he's undoubtedly going to sustain some tough losses when he starts fighting better competition. But he's already showing that he belongs, and he showed much more discipline than the 27-year-old Soto.

Look out for Michael McDonald, folks.