UFC Results

Posted by IJR News Staff on February 3, 2012

UFC Results on FOX

By Chris Howie

The second UFC card broadcast on the Fox network took place tonight from the United Center in Chicago, Illinois and featured two title eliminations matches in the main event and co-main event of the evening.

In the middleweight division, Michael Bisping and Chael Sonnen fought to decide who will face Anderson Silva this summer in Brazil, while at light heavyweight, Rashad Evans attempted to secure a long awaited match up against Jon Jones but would have to face the undefeated Phil Davis first.

We have complete results below:

Main Card (FOX)

Rashad Evans defeated Phil Davis via Unanimous Decision (50-45,50-45,50-45)
Chael Sonnen defeated Michael Bisping via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Chris Weidman defeated Demian Maia via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Preliminary Card (FuelTV)

Evan Dunham defeated Nik Lentz via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
Michael Johnson defeated Shane Roller by Unanimous Decision (29-28,29-28,29-28)
Mike Russow defeated Jon Olav Einemo via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Cub Swanson defeated George Roop via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:22
Charles Oliveira defeated Eric Wisely via submission (kneebar) – Round 1, 1:43
Lavar Johnson defeated Joey Beltran by Knockout – Round 1, 4:24
Chris Camozzi defeated Dustin Jacoby by Submission (guillotine) – Round 3, 1:08

Evans assures he took the right approach against Davis

Posted by IJR News Staff on January 30, 2012

Rashad Evans will be the first to admit that his win over Phil Davis, while completely one-sided, was far from pretty. Evans controlled his younger, larger foe from bell to bell with far quicker strikes, much more effective takedowns and vastly superior grappling. The problem is that Evans failed to put away his overmatched opponent. And the failure to end fights has become an albatross around Evans’ neck in recent fights, the recent knockout win over Tito Ortiz notwithstanding.

The opportunities were there. Evans could have stepped up his standup, opting to sit down more on his punches and increase the volume in search of a crowd-thrilling knockout. He also could have taken more chances on the ground in search of a submission or stoppage due to strikes. He did none of those things. Evans instead remained focused on completely controlling the action without really taking any chances, which made the bout feel more like a sparring session than a fight.

It is no secret that I have criticized the former champion more than once for his conservative approach to competition. Not this time. In fact, I am going to take the opposite view of his performance. I applaud Evans for the intelligent victory. Why? He did what he had to do in order to give the fans the biggest light heavyweight bout out there – the long-awaited grudge match with champion Jon Jones on April 21.

Evans knew going into the fight with Davis that, if he won, there would only be 84 days to heal up, rejuvenate his body and properly prepare for what could be the most significant fight of his career. He also knew that the short turnaround time meant the opportunity to face Jones would go to someone else, likely Dan Henderson, if he sustained anything more than a very minor injury against Davis. So, Evans did what he needed to do in order to set the stage for 2012’s first true mega fight and likely the most lucrative payday of his career.

I know. I know. Saturday was the biggest and brightest stage that Evans has ever performed on. This was a golden opportunity for “Suga” to turn himself into a fighting legend. But all that pales in comparison to securing the mouth-watering matchup with Jones. I’m sure many will take the opposite view, but this was one time when I completely support his decision to fight with a conservative approach. Well done, champ.

UFC on FX 1 brings down the house

Posted by GC on January 23, 2012

Jan 21, 2012

UFC on FX 1

By Chris Howie
MMANEWS.COM Staff Writer

The following is a list of quotes from the “UFC on FUEL TV: Post Fight Show” for UFC On FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER

Jay Glazer and Stephan Bonnar hosted the “UFC on FUEL TV: Post Fight Show,” while Ariel Helwani conducted exclusive post-fight interviews backstage. Here’s a rundown of what was said:

Stephan Bonnar on Jim Miller’s future: “He’s probably the number-two contender now. He’s up there. I think he’s about one fight away from the title.”

Jay Glazer and Stephan Bonnar interview Jim Miller on set: “It doesn’t happen often, but I got knocked down. Melvin is an animal. Melvin hit me hard, the hardest I’ve ever gotten hit.

Stephan Bonnar asked Jim Miller if he got the submission of the night: “Yes, I got the submission of the night.”

Stephan Bonnar on Melvin Guillard losing to Jim Miller: “Melvin should learn a lesson and be a little more patient on the ground. Don’t be so anxious. It’s all about not getting submitted.”

Ariel Helwani asked Melvin Guillard about his fight: “I think I fought the perfect fight. I knocked him down. He caught my back and it’s ironic because I’ve been working on back escapes. I could tell I hurt him and he didn’t want to be in there with me at one point. I need to work harder on my Jiu-Jitsu. That’s why I’m working with the Blackzilians.”

Josh Neer about who he wants to fight next: “I want to just keep moving up and fight a tough guy.”

Josh Neer about losing his mouthpiece during the fight: “I didn’t intentionally throw out my mouthpiece. I was still fighting for 30 seconds after that.”

Jay Glazer and Stephan Bonnar asked Josh Neer about his win: “He hit me with some good shots and I was able to survive it and come out with a win. I felt my legs wobble a little bit. I was able to get the take down and get the submission. I think my mental game has changed. Try to get on top and defend the takedown a little more. I’m trying to get to the top just like anyone else.”

Stephan Bonnar on Duane Ludwig losing the fight: “Duane looked crisp, but he got caught on the ground. Josh Neer is really good on the ground and that was Duane’s mistake.”

Ariel Helwani interviewed Duane Ludwig on what when wrong: “I got caught. I just hesitated for a second and he got the choke out. He was getting popped up a little bit and then lost his mouthpiece to get a breather.”

Stephan Bonnar on Pat Barry beating Christian Morecraft: This is a new Pat Barry, he really showed composure on the ground. He’s just all around improved.

Jay Glazer and Stephan Bonnar interview Pat Barry about how close he was to getting submitted: “I would like to tell you that they were not close submissions, but I don’t know.”

Pat Barry on not finishing fights with submissions: “I’m not going to cut my hair until I submit someone. I might become Clay Guida.”

Jay Glazer asked about Pat Barry about hanging out with Christian Morecraft two days before the fight: “I don’t think that this applies to everyone, but I don’t have to hate you to fight you.”

Stephan Bonnar on Mike Easton’s win over Jared Papazian: “This was a great fight. I think it was the fight of the night. I’m really impressed by Jared Papazian, but he didn’t get the win. But with Easton, I was most impressed on his energy and intensity.”

Ariel Helwani asked Mike Easton on his win over Jared Papazian: “I knew [Jared] was a tough guy. So why not, let’s just stand toe-to-toe and swing it. We were both scrapping. I think the takedowns and being aggressive helped me get the win. I still have to get better all around. I can only get better.”

Stephan Bonnar on Jorge Rivera beating Eric Schafer: “Duane Ludwig and Melvin Guillard should watch this fight. This is a lesson on how to be patient on the ground with a dangerous submission artist on top of you. Jorge Rivera stayed patient and protected himself. He bought his time and finally turned things around with some ground and pound to take Schafer out.”

Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones on who he wants to fight next: “I want to fight Rashad. He’s the antagonist of my career.”

Jon Jones on Dan Henderson: “He’s a great fighter. I know what he brings to the table and I’ll be ready for him.”

Jay Glazer asked Jon Jones about the bad blood between him and Rashad Evans: “There’s no just pumping up pay per views when it comes to me and Rashad. Everything about us disliking each other is true. After we fight each other it’ll all be clear and he can go have a seat somewhere.”

Stephan Bonnar asked Jon Jones about a super fight with Anderson Silva: “People do want to see it. My job is to fight the best fighters in the world. If the UFC asks me to do it, I’ll do it.”

Jon Jones pick on Evans vs. Davis: “I’m picking Rashad Evans. I’m in his corner.”

UFC 141 Results

Posted by GC on January 2, 2012

UFC 141 results wrap: Brock Lesnar retires from MMA after losing to Alistair Overeem

by Jesse Holland on Jan 2, 2012 8:01 AM EST in UFC Results

Brock Lesnar (right) winces in pain after eating a couple of knees to the breadbasket by Alistair Overeem in the main event of UFC 141 last Friday night in Las Vegas. Photo by Donald Miralle via Zuffa LLC/Getty Images.

Happy New Year!

For those mixed martial arts (MMA) fans who spent their Friday night pre-gaming for the inevitable drink-tank that consumes a majority of the male population of New Year’s Eve, you missed a pretty historic pay-per-view (PPV) event that closed out Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) 2011 fight campaign.

Brock Lesnar retired from active competition, Alistair Overeem made a successful UFC debut and Jon Fitch got KTFO by a guy with a bushy beard.

Nate Diaz also turned in a career performance against Donald Cerrone and shattered a CompuStrike record in the process. Oh, and if you never heard of Jim Hettes, you will.

Just ask Nam Phan.

UFC 141: “Lesnar vs. Overeem” went out with a bang, and hopefully you did too (literally and figuratively). Here’s what happened at the Friday night fights from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Check it all out (plus a few bonus links on Fedor Emelianenko) after the jump.

UFC 141: Nate Diaz rolls in ‘style’ with big win over Donald Cerrone in Las Vegas

by Jason Probst on Jan 1, 2012 2:00 PM EST in UFC Results

Nate Diaz boxes up Donald Cerrone at UFC 141 with his Stockton striking style, which is “vexing and paralyzing” for opponents who decide to stand and trade with him. Photo by Esther Lin for MMA Fighting.

Nate Diaz’s performance Friday night (Dec. 30, 2011) at UFC 141 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, was a reminder of the reason(s) the Diaz brothers look often-beatable on paper, yet consistently deliver above expectations.

I’m firmly in the camp that while both of them can be decisioned, it’s going to take one hell of a fighter to make either of them openly admit they flat-out lost.

And while Diaz’ three-round, record-setting battering of Donald Cerrone doesn’t erase the memories of fights he’s lost because of better wrestlers, it’s a reminder of how vexing and paralyzing the “Stockton Style” really is. I won’t be surprised if Diaz is decisioned by the elite grapplers at lightweight, but even in the five UFC fights he’s dropped — all via decision — a similar template was followed in three.

Nate was simply held down by Joe Stevenson, Clay Guida and Dong Hyun Kim.

UFC 141: Alistair Overeem’s Octagon debut like few others, sets up blockbuster showdown with Junior dos Santos

by Jason Probst on Jan 1, 2012 12:35 PM EST in UFC Results

Alistair Overeem “hit the ball out of the park” with his Octagon debut performance, defeating Brock Lesnar via technical knockout and UFC 141 and sending him into retirement. Photo by Esther Lin for MMA Fighting.

In a smashing Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) debut this past Friday (Dec. 30, 2011), Alistair Overeem introduced himself with a bang, dispatching Brock Lesnar in just 2:26 in the UFC 141 main event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In the history of the game’s biggest promotion, there have rarely been bigger stages for an Octagon first-timer, and the Dutchman’s larger-than-life showing landed him a shot at heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos. This was no figurative double lined into the right-center gap.

Overeem hit the ball out of the park.

There was much ground to cover for him, recognition-wise, with casual fans. Given his years of fighting in other organizations, compiling a highlight-reel list of victims, the soft-core mixed martial arts (MMA) aficionado may well have known little to nothing about him. And facing a known commodity in Lesnar, Overeem had a huge risk-reward prospect — 266 pounds’ worth — across the cage.

Equal parts patient and lethal, he dominated Lesnar with the kind of big-man fury that makes heavyweight fights an animal all their own.

UFC 141 results recap: Brock Lesnar vs Alistair Overeem fight event wrap up from Las Vegas

by Geno Mrosko on Jan 1, 2012 9:01 AM EST in UFC Results

Brock Lesanr (left) lost to Alistair Overeem (right) at UFC 141 on Fri., Dec. 30, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo via ESPN.com.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back on pay-per-view this past Friday night (Dec. 30, 2011) withUFC 141: “Lesnar vs. Overeem,” featuring Alistair Overeem earning his shot at Junior dos Santos and his heavyweight title by sending Brock Lesnar into retirement with a first round technical knockout stoppage.

Nate Diaz also impressed with his three-round unanimous decision win over Donald Cerrone in a 15-minute war of attrition that resulted in everyone going home happy. That’s probably because the “Fight of the Night” bonus they earned netted them a cool $75,000.

And that’s not even mentioning Johny Hendricks, who put himself on the welterweight map with a 12-second knockout of Jon Fitch.

In cased you missed any or all of it — or just want to keep the discussion alive — below are links to all the major storylines borne from Friday night’s event in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In we go.

UFC 141 results: Reflecting on Brock Lesnar’s short MMA career

by Jason Probst on Jan 1, 2012 8:01 AM EST in UFC Results

Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC – Zuffa LLC via Getty Images

It was a grim tableau. Slumped against the cage after absorbing a frightful assault to the body, Brock Lesnarwore the dejected look of a fighter done with the sport. Imagine realizing your career in a given vocation was obviously something you suddenly no longer wanted to pursue, with the impetus for that decision being a public beating like the one Alistair Overeem delivered at UFC 141 this past Fri., Dec. 30, 2011, in Las Vegas. It was one of the most poignant moments you’ll see, yet painfully public at the same time.

His post-fight retirement announcement wasn’t a surprise. In moments of adversity, you find out what a fighter is about, and Lesnar handled his interview with Joe Rogan very well.

Brevity goes a long way when making an announcement that will change the short-term landscape of the sport; he’s done with MMA, and he did one hell of a lot to bump the game up to the next level in a mere eight fights, five of which were against guys who were former or current champions. He could have ranted about how he just got caught, how he wanted a rematch, and all the expected posturings that come straight from the “Beaten Fighter Playbook.”

Those are the easy sells and juicy rationalizations. But Lesnar took his medicine like a man and reminded us that life goes on outside the game, with a quality precisely defined by how much you put into it. Family is key to him and MMA simply isn’t worth the investment, especially considering his diverticulitis, which has been a recurring issue in the past two years.

His short, frank speech was a graceful exit given the tumultuous emotions he must have been feeling, and went a long way toward showing his real side, that of a family man who simultaneously accepted the need, at times, to play the heel, something he’d become proficient at during his pro wrestling days. He was certainly adept at it, sometimes pushing the envelope to strange places where the envelope seemingly ended, and unclassifiable viewer weirdness ensued.

His inimitable post-fight meltdown after battering Frank Mir into submission at UFC 100 was a Holy Trifecta of sorts, as he simultaneously offended the guy he’d just smashed, the promotion he smashed him in and a major sponsor (Bud Light) for the event he smashed him at.

In the history of the sport, there may have been no equivalent moment where a guy had the audience so ready to eat from the palm of his hand, willingly accepting him as the newly crowned champ. But Lesnar delivered a gleeful verbal smack to the face instead.

Johny Hendricks knockout of Jon Fitch a reminder of bittersweet nature of quick stoppages

by Jason Probst on Jan 1, 2012 7:00 AM EST in UFC Results

Johny Hendricks (right) brutally knocks out Jon Fitch (left) at UFC 141 on Fri., Dec. 30, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo by Donald Miralle/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images.

Johny Hendricks’ booming left cross gave him one heck of a career boost, as he dispatched longtime welterweight contender Jon Fitch in just 12 seconds at UFC 141 this past Fri., Dec. 30, 2011, in Las Vegas. The win elevates “Big Rig” into the elite of the 170-pound weight class, a division suddenly in flux with championGeorges St. Pierre’s knee injury and the Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit bout for the interim title.

It was a stunning end, given Fitch’s hard-earned reputation for durability. And it left the same taste in my mouth as Jake Ellenberger stopping Jake Shields did: we saw an elite welterweight get starched so quickly that we really didn’t learn a lot about the victor in what was expected to be a hard-knocks-style test of his overall game.

Quick knockouts happen in MMA, with a frequency I’ve roughly estimated at 10-15 percent. They are the kind of fights where you merely find out one guy can strike hard, but you don’t learn anything else regarding how the winner’s overall game matched up in any other phases.

That’s not to take anything away from Hendricks or Ellenberger, both of whom delivered the goods in a manner no one predicted. But I’ve always had a special place for the “step-up” fight like this, where a guy takes on a proven commodity to show if he’s got the goods to compete at the next level.

Quick endings leave me feeling like we were served dessert first, got stuffed, and were kicked out of the joint without getting a taste of the main course.

UFC 141 results: Brock Lesnar may have suffered a broken rib in loss to Alistair Overeem

by Adam Guillen Jr. on Dec 31, 2011 10:00 PM EST in UFC Results

Alistair Overeem (left) delivers a powerful knee to the midsection of Brock Lesnar (right) at UFC 141 on Fri., Dec. 30, 2011 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ouch!

After receiving a devastating left kick to the mid-section from heavy hitting heavyweight Alistair Overeem last night (Dec. 30, 2011) at UFC 141: “Lesnar vs. Overeem,” the 6‘3″ 265-pound Brock Lesnar crumbled to the mat, wincing in visible pain.

Following up with a few strikes to the downed behemoth, Overeem delivered one final body blow that forced referee Mario Yamasaki to step in and save the former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight champion from further damage in the opening frame of a scheduled five round main event.

The dominating performance not only kick-started “The Demolition Man’s” UFC career in impressive fashion; it also marked the end of Lesnar’s career with the world’s largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion.

Contrary to the belief of the WWE’s Chris Jericho, Lesnar wasn’t simply looking for a way out by ”taking a dive.”

According to UFC President Dana White, Lesnar told him after the bout that he feels he may have suffered a broken rib, a message White passed along to reporters at the UFC 141 post-fight press conference:

UFC 141 results recap: Review of Friday night’s gigantic ‘Lesnar vs. Overeem’ fight card in Las Vegas

by Kevin Haggerty on Dec 31, 2011 9:00 PM EST in UFC Results

UFC 141′s Alistair Overeem emerged as the next number one heavyweight contender after smashing Brock Lesnar in the main event. Photo by Esther Lin for MMA Fighting.

Looking for live UFC 141: “Lesnar vs. Overeem” results?

Sorry, you’re a little late to the party. That’s because Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) impressively completed another crowd-pleasing pay-per-view (PPV) event last night (Fri., Dec. 30, 2011), knowing that most of its young mixed martial arts (MMA) audience would be out ringing in the New Year this evening.

Fear not, because we’re here to give you a complete rundown of what you missed — or simply want to revisit — with UFC 141: “Lesnar vs. Overeem,” which came through in the clutch for the fans in attendance at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, and those of us who watched it remotely.

Alistair Overeem proved that his stand up skills really are as good as promised when he defeated former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar in a devastating first round technical knockout triumph, while in the co-main event, Nate Diaz put on a boxing clinic against Donald Cerrone en route to a very dominant decision win.

If you like submissions, this was not the event for you. Each and every fight was either finished by (technical) knockout or went to a judges’ decision. Indeed, there was not one solitary submission on the entire card.

After the jump, MMAmania.com reviews the highlights of the weekend that comprised UFC 141:

UFC 140 Results

Posted by GC on December 12, 2011

UFC’s Joe Silva can’t even find the right kryptonite for Jon Jones

Achilles had his heel, Superman had his kryptonite, but what on earth can the MMA do to find a formable opponent for Jon Jones?

(IJR News 12/12/2011) The answer might be, “Absolutely nothing”, if Joe Silva can’t do it how the world anybody else? Joe Silva is by far the best matchmaker in MMA. but even he couldn’t help Loyota Machida at UFC 140.

John Jones displayed his ability and command of jujitsu, even against a Brazilian black belt, by choking him completely out in front of a whole lot of Canadians and Pay Per Viewers. To make matters worse, he even had referee veteran big John McCarthy fooled as it was done in stealth.

As the UFC often does, it tried to put the one person at 205 weight division that could beat its current champion. Unfortunately for the UFC, this is not going to be an easy task. John Jones has fought the best of the best. and has really no losses in the UFC. All UFC fans remember a very controversial disqualification as his only defeat.

UFC 140 can definitely go down as one of the most memorable MMA fight ever showcased. Light heavyweight champion John Jones had a slight scare as he was tagged a few times, but realistically nothing to worry about as he choked out Loyota Machida who arguably has the best stand-up besides Jones in the UFC.
In other breath taking fights, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira would not tap out, so Frank Mir just broke the Brazilians arm in order to get the fight to stop. Nogueira’s twin brother who is also named Nogueira, Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, sent “Tito Ortiz” into retirement. Chana Song John also known as the “Korean Zombie” started off UFC 140 by tying the fastest knockout in UFC history, and it took him to seven seconds to knockout Mark Hominick. Hominick made a very disastrous decision when he decided not to take the stand up of the Japanese fighter seriously.

Other fights of UFC 140

Claude Patrick

WIN Brian Ebersole by Decision – Split

Mark Hominick

WIN Chan Sung Jung by KO/TKO

Krzysztof Soszynski

WIN Igor Pokrajac by KO/TKO

Jared Hamman

WIN Constantinos Philippou KO/TKO

John Makdessi

WIN Dennis Hallman by Submission

Walel Watson

WINY ves Jabouin by Decision – Split

WIN Mark Bocek

Nik Lentz by Decision – Unanimous

Rich Attonito

WIN Jake Hecht by Ko/TKO

Mitch Clarke

WIN John Cholish By KO/TKO
Unfortunately for the fans of the UFC they will probably have to watch one more fight of Tito Oritz. However, much like his former best friend, Chuck Liddel,it is probably best for him to quit the sport of mixed martial arts before another KO.

Richard Dent (IJR News Intern)

ContactIJRnews@gmail.com

This was probably the best UFC fight in history. UFC 140 pay-per-view card included Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida, Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera vs. Frank Mir, Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, and Chan Sung Jung vs. Mark Hominick.

Jon Jones defends belt and looks to get past year one

Posted by GC on December 10, 2011

Jones aims to extend his year-long win streak

LAS VEGAS, NV – NOVEMBER 30: Mixed martial artist Jon Jones holds the Fighter of the Year award at the Fighters Only World Mixed Martial Arts Awards 2011 at The Pearl concert theater at the Palms Casino Resort November 30, 2011 in Las …
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Posted: 12/09/2011
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By BOB EMANUEL JR, Scripps Howard News Service

Although his work is not yet done for the year, Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion Jon Jones already has turned in one of the most impressive calendar years in the brief history of mixed martial arts.

Jones dispatched a top contender in Ryan Bader in early February via a second-round choke. Just six weeks later, he ran through Mauricio “Shogun” Rua with a third-round TKO to capture his first UFC championship.

A hand injury delayed his next bout until September, when he returned to defeat another former UFC light heavyweight champion, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, with a submission in the fourth round.

Saturday night, Jones will attempt to knock off another former light heavyweight champion when he faces Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida in the main event of UFC 140 in Toronto (Pay-per-view, 9 p.m. Eastern).

“It’s been a great year,” Jones said. “I’m not looking at 2012 yet. I feel I still have this opportunity to do something in 2011 by beating these former champions. That’s my primary goal right now.”

Jones, a native of Rochester, N.Y., said he believes he is ready for Machida, whose only losses in 19 fights came to Rua and Jackson.

“I fought a lot this year,” Jones said. “I learned a lot about myself, about how to train better, how to eat better and all these types of things. I’ve taken all the knowledge that I’ve had from the Ryan Bader training camp, from the Shogun camp, from the Rampage camp. This is the last one of the year. I’ve just been growing so much from all these camps. I think this has been one of my most educating camps. Everything’s in order.”

The card also features several other former champions, including a rematch between former heavyweight champions Frank Mir and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Mir defeated Nogueira via TKO in 2008 to win the UFC interim heavyweight championship.

Mir, who defeated Mirko Filipovic and Roy Nelson in the past 15 months, said he believes he could move back into contention for a potential third title run.

“I think so,” said Mir, 15-5. “The advantage of the heavyweight division is there’s not as deep of a pool. That’s the nature of the business. At that point if I’m victorious (against Nogueira), that’s three wins in a row. I think I’ll be right back up there again.”

The remaining fights on the pay-per-view card include former light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, welterweights Claude Patrick vs. Brian Ebersole and featherweights Mark Hominick vs. Chan Sung Jung.

Four preliminary fights will air live on Ion Television (7 p.m., Eastern) — light heavyweights Krzysztof Soszynski vs. Igor Pokrajac; middleweights Jared Hamman vs. Constantinos Philippou; lightweights John Makdessi vs. Dennis Hallman; and bantamweights Yves Jabouin vs. Walel Watson.

The remaining preliminaries (www.facebook.com/UFC, 5:45 p.m., Eastern) include: lightweight Mark Bocek vs. Nik Lentz; welterweight Rich Attonito vs. Jake Hecht; and lightweights Mitch Clarke vs. John Cholish.

Bellator Fighting Championships announced its sixth season debuts March 2, and will run on Fridays throughout the season.

“Our focus was to find the right night, where the largest number of MMA fans could enjoy the show,” Bellator chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney said. “We’ve been discussing this move with our partners at Viacom for months … we agreed that Fridays provided a great night for us to reach MMA fans with our live, real sport, tournament events every week.”

The tournaments include competition at featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight. A fifth division will be announced soon.

The British Association of Mixed Martial Arts presents its first card on HDNet on Saturday night. BAMMA 8, from Nottingham, England, will air live (4 p.m. Eastern).

Undefeated light heavyweight Jimi Manuwa, who recently signed a four-fight deal with the promotion, will debut versus Antony Rea in the main event. Welterweights Jim Wallhead and Joey Villasenor, lightweights Andre Winner and Diego Gonzalez and bantamweights Paul McVeigh and Erik Perez will also fight on the televised portion of the card.

Winner, the season nine runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter, spent two years with the UFC prior to his BAMMA debut in September. The fight versus Gonzalez will determine the top contender for the promotion’s lightweight title.

UFC’s Junior Dos Santos is the new champion

Posted by GC on November 13, 2011

Junior Dos Santos stopped Cain Velasquez just 64 seconds into their UFC heavyweight title bout Saturday night, claiming Velasquez’s belt and bringing a swift end to the mixed martial arts promotion’s first show before millions of presumptive newcomers to the sport.

The UFC president, Dana White, stood before a bank of cameras and proclaimed the UFC’s first fight on prime-time network television to be an unqualified success, however long it lasted.

“It was a perfect night,” White said. “Nothing went wrong in terms of putting on a live production. It was perfect.”

Junior Dos Santos couldn’t resist chiming in.

“I agree,” the UFC’s new heavyweight champion said, grinning broadly.

I just want to say sorry to all my fans, family and friends. I disappointed you. I’m much more than this. I will be back, and I will get that belt back.

- Cain Velasquez

The brief fight was the only event on a one-hour broadcast on Fox, which signed the UFC to a seven-year broadcast deal earlier this year. Any newcomers to the sport who tuned in got a taste of MMA’s violence, but not much else — particularly if they returned late from a commercial break.

Or even if they blinked.

Dos Santos hit Velasquez with an overhand right early in the first round, staggering the previously unbeaten champion to the canvas. The Brazilian challenger jumped onto Velasquez, who defended himself briefly before finally succumbing to Dos Santos’ relentless ground-and-pound blows.

“All of my fights, I look for the knockout,” said Dos Santos, who burst into tears in the cage. “My coach used to tell me I’ve got heavy hands, so I tried to find a time to use them. It’s good to use my power, and that worked today.”

Exactly 18 years to the day after the UFC debuted with an eight-man tournament featuring no weight classes and one-round fights to the finish with almost no rules, MMA’s dominant promotional company kicked off its long-anticipated major television contract with its first live prime-time show. The UFC put spotlights, party tents and a red carpet outside Honda Center, which has hosted several major MMA events in the sport’s relatively short history, and the crowd was filled with celebrities from Fox’s stable of stars and every other corner of Hollywood.

Most of the debut broadcast was taken up by a primer on MMA and profiles of the two fighters — along with more post-fight analysis than expected.

White claimed it’s all part of the larger plan.

“We put on this production and we collaborate and work together, and as soon as those fights start, whatever happens, happens,” White said. “We can’t control the fights.”

White chose these two fearsome fighters for his Fox debut because of the high potential for a stoppage victory — but White openly wondering about Velasquez’s decision to stand and fight with Dos Santos, one of the best boxers in MMA. Dos Santos said he wasn’t 100 percent healthy, and acknowledged being “scared” before the bout.

Nobody could tell — certainly not Velasquez, whose yearlong reign ended in his first title defense.

“I just want to say sorry to all my fans, family and friends. I disappointed you,” said Velasquez, who agreed with the referee’s decision to stop the fight. “I’m much more than this. I will be back, and I will get that belt back.”

Velasquez (9-1) said Dos Santos’ only big punch disrupted his equilibrium when it landed behind his ear. The first minute before Dos Santos’ decisive blow included almost no action except a takedown attempt by Velasquez that was thwarted by Dos Santos.

“It was a good shot,” Velasquez said. “He has a lot of power. I waited too much for him. He went in and did what he was supposed to do, so my hat is off to him.”

Velasquez hadn’t fought since October 2010, when he claimed the belt from Brock Lesnar in the same octagon at Honda Center, but tore his rotator cuff in the process.

Dos Santos becomes the UFC’s third Brazilian champion, joining featherweight belt-holder Jose Aldo and longtime middleweight champ Anderson Silva, widely considered the world’s top pound-for-pound fighter.

Dos Santos has been a menacing prospect on the UFC horizon for several years, and he introduced himself to more casual MMA fans by serving as a coach opposite Lesnar on “The Ultimate Fighter,” the UFC’s popular reality show, earlier this year.

Like Velasquez, Dos Santos took up MMA relatively late, turning pro at 21 in 2006. He received his only professional loss in November 2007 when Joaquim Ferreira submitted him in the first round, but Dos Santos has rarely even been in trouble in a fight since.

Dos Santos made a spectacular UFC debut in October 2008, stopping heavily favored Brazilian Fabricio Werdum just 1:20 into the first round of their bout. He climbed the heavyweight ladder with stoppages of veterans Stefan Struve, Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic and Gabriel Gonzaga before winning decisions over Roy Nelson and Shane Carwin to get a title shot.

His next opponent is expected to be the winner of Lesnar’s bout against Alistair Overeem in Las Vegas on Dec. 30 on pay-per-view.

“I don’t have a preference,” Dos Santos said. “I never choose any opponent. Doesn’t matter who’s going to be my next opponent. I’m not thinking about that right now. I want to go back to Brazil and make a big, big barbecue for my family and all my partners.”

UFC 138 Results

Posted by GC on November 7, 2011

Main Card (Tape Delay on Spike TV)

Mark Munoz def. Chris Leben via corner stoppage – Round 2, 5:00
Renan Barao def. Brad Pickett via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:09
Thiago Alves def. Papy Abedi via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:32
Terry Etim def. Edward Faaloloto via Submission (Guillotine Choke) – Round 1, 0:17
Anthony Perosh def. Cyrille Diabate via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:09

Preliminary Bouts (Live on Facebook)

Michihiro Omigawa def. Jason Young via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Philip De Fries def. Rob Broughton via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Che Mills def. Chris Cope via TKO (knee) – Round 1, 0:30
Chris Cariaso def. Vaughan Lee via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
John Maguire def. Justin Edwards via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-28)

UFC 137 Results

Posted by GC on October 31, 2011

“UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz” Live Results and Play-by-Play

Written by 5thRound.com Staff
October 29th, 2011

“UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz” is officially jumping off inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Facebook will kick off tonight’s festivities by streaming four live preliminary bouts at 6:15PM ET/3:15PM PT.

Fans simply have to “Like” the UFC’s Facebook page in order to watch the scraps for free. Spike TV will then broadcast a pair of prelims immediately following the stream at 8PM ET/5PM PT.

Unfortunately the freebie fights end there, as fans will have to pay for the goods when the pay-per-view begins at 9PM ET/6PM PT.

A heavyweight shootout between Matt Mitrione and Cheick Kongo will serve as the night’s co-main event, while welterweights BJ Penn and Nick Diaz will close the show.

Here are the official results and play-by-play from tonight’s action:

Preliminary Bouts:

(Facebook 6:15PM ET/3:15PM PT)

Clifford Starks Defeated Dustin Jacoby via Unanimous Decision(30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

1stRound: Very little action to start the scrap, with Jacoby winning the brief exchanges. Starks answers with a right hand. After much jousting, Starks secures a takedown. Starks, 10-9.

2ndRound: Jacoby scores with a right to start the round. Another slow round, with Starks getting another late takedown. Decent action by Starks, but the ground-and-pound wasn’t anything of the devastating variety. Starks, 10-9.

3rdRound: Much of the same from both fighters to start the final stanza. However, this time Starks gets his takedown with three minutes to go. Uneventful way to start the evening. Starks, 10-9, 30-27 sweep.

Francis Carmont Defeated Chris Camozzi via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

1stRound: A ton of hype surrounding Carmont, let’s see. He gets a takedown less than a minute in. Camozzi manages to get up and has Carmont pressed against the fence. Camozzi lands a knee to the midsection. Carmont trying hard for a single-leg, but Camozzi fends him off. Close round to call. Camozzi, 10-9.

2ndRound: Carmont tags him with a right while in the clinch. Camozzi has him pressed against the cage again. Carmont nails him with two knees to the midsection. He takes Camozzi’s back, picks him up and slams him to the canvas. Camozzi tries to get up and eats two big shots to the dome and drops. Carmont, 10-9.

3rdRound: Carmont comes out flinging haymakers, but nothing significant lands. He screams at Camozzi. While it might appear as though Carmont is dominating, this fight is still up for grabs. Carmont secures a takedown and stands over his opponent. He lets Camozzi up. Camozzi tries for a kimura as the horn sounds. Carmont, 10-9 and wins 29-28.

Ramsey Nijem Defeated Danny Downes via Unanimous Decision (30-25, 30-26, 30-27)

1stRound: Nijem comes out firing and tags Downes several times before planting him on the ground. He gets up for a brief moment, but Nijem leads him right back to the mat. Nijem takes his back and is attempting a rear-naked choke. Downes survives and the fight is back standing. Nijem is overwhelming him. Nijem, 10-9.

2ndRound: Nijem connects on a one-two. Actually, he’s tagging him with everything he throws. Nijem goes for a takedown, but Downes has him in an inverted triangle for a moment. Nijem gets free and puts his opponent on the ground. Nijem goes for anther rear-naked, but can’t finish. Nijem, 10-9.

3rdRound: Nijem gets him to the canvas and has four minutes to work. Downes gives up his back again and allows Nijem to practice more of his rear-naked chokes. No finish. Nijem, 10-9 and takes the scrap 30-27.

Brandon Vera Defeated Eliot Marshall via Unanimous Decision(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

1stRound: Vera comes out aggressive, unlike in his previous fights. Vera throwing a ton of leg kicks. He follows up with a knee and has Marshall pressed against the cage. Most exciting fight of the night thus far. Vera, 10-9.

2ndRound: Marshall comes out like a house on fire to start the second stanza. He has Vera clinched against the fence, but Vera is able to easily reverse. Vera takes him to the ground. Not much damage being inflicted, but he tags Marshall with a knee to the face as they get back to their feet. Vera, 10-9.

3rdRound: Don’t call it a comeback. Marshall drops Vera with two big shots and pounces. However, “The Truth” manages to survive the onslaught as they get back to their feet. Vera now has him press against the cage. It appears as though Vera has recovered. Marshall takes him down and gets his back. Vera trying to survive a rear-naked choke, but there’s still a minute remaining in the fight. Marshall transitions to an armbar to no avail. Marshall, 10-9, but Vera takes the fight 29-28.

(Spike TV 8PM ET/5PM PT)

Bart Palaszewski Defeated Tyson Griffin via KO (Punches) 2:45 in the 1stRound

1stRound: After an extended feeling out period, Palaszewski made Griffin feel his wrath. After stunning Griffin with a left hook, he went in for the kill and unleashed a barrage of punches. Griffin drops like a sack of rocks and the fight is called.

Donald Cerrone Defeated Dennis Siver via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) at 2:22 in the 1stRound

1stRound:

This could be ‘Fight of the Night.’ They both come out firing and Cerrone rocks him with a head kick. Cerrone jumped on Siver, but it appears he has recovered. Siver now has him pressed against the fence. Cerrone drops him again with a right and locks in a rear-naked choke. Game. Set. Match, Cerrone.

Main Bouts:

(Pay-Per-View 9PM ET/6PM PT)

Hatsu Hioki Defeated George Roop via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

1stRound: Roop tags him with an overhand right to start things off. Roop kicks Hioki in the groin, time is called. Game on. They have been clinching against the fence for quite some time. Hioki trips him to the canvas. Roop scrambles free. Close round. Hioki, 10-9.

2ndRound: Roop comes with an early assault, but nothing significant lands. Roops connects on a couple of body shots and just misses with a head kick. Hioki trips him to the ground again and lands in side control. He slides to full-mount but hasn’t thrown any strikes. Roop tags him with an up-lick on his way to his feet. Hioki, 10-9.

3rdRound: Hioki gets put on his back for a split second. He has Roop pressed against the cage, now Roop reverses. The 1stRound was close, so this fight could be up for grabs. Roops takes him down and is doing just enough to maintain the position. Roop, 10-9, but Hioki wins the fight 29-28 (Maybe).

Scott Jorgensen Defeated Jeff Curran via Unanimous Decision(29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

1stRound: Jorgensen gets him to the ground in less than a minute. Not much of an attack by Jorgensen, but is doing just enough to keep top position. They get stood up, and Curran gets put right back down. Jorgensen, 10-9.

2ndRound: Much clinching against the fence until Jorgensen takes Curran to the mat again. Curran gets back up, and as Jorgensen goes for another takedown, he almost gets caught in a guillotine choke. After a brief exchange, Jorgensen secures another takedown. Jorgensen, 10-9.

3rdRound: After two straight rounds of wrestling, the bantamweights engage in a standup affair for most of the final round. Not much landing by either fighter, though. Jorgensen stuffs a shot and ends up in top position. Story of the fight. Jorgensen, 30-27.

Roy Nelson Defeated Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic via TKO (Punches) at 1:30 in the 3rdRound

1stRound: Nelson definitely looks lighter than the last time we say him, but he only weighed in eight pounds less than at UFC 130. Nelson takes Cro Cop to the ground and lands in full-guard. Cro Cop gets to his feet and connects on a punch-kick combo. Nelson counters with a right of his own. Cro Cop lands a big uppercut. Nelson takes a close round , 10-9.

2ndRound: Nelson wobbles Cro Cop, but the Croatian answers back and temporarily stuns Nelson. CC unleashes a barrage of bombs, but Nelson does a good job of covering up to avoid significant damage. Nelson scores a takedown and moves to side control. Nelson has him caught in a crucifix and is punching Cro Cop countless times in the head. Nelson takes another close one, 10-9.

3rdRound:Cro Cop appears more winded. Nelson tags him with a right. Nelson drops Cro Cop and takes his back. He’s unloading haymakers and the fight is called. Did Nelson just retire Cro Cop?

Yup, Cro Cop just announced his retirement.

Cheick Kongo Defeated Matt Mitrione via Unanimous Decision(30-27, 30-28, 30-27)

1stRound: Crowd rains down boos, as the fighters dance for the first three minutes. Kongo has him clinched against the fence. A whole lot of nothin’ going on. Where’s the yellow card? Mitrione catches a kick and trips Kongo up. Kongo connected on a couple of strikes. Kongo, 10-9?

2ndRound: Mitrione comes out firing, but Kongo answers with leg kicks and two stiff jabs. Mitrione clocks him with a right of his own. Surprised Mitrione hasn’t tried to take this to the mat. A lot of back and forth, tough to determine a winner. Kongo, 10-9?

3rdRound: Kongo is on the attack and dumps Mitrione on the canvas. Mitrione works his way back to his feet. Kongo puts him on the mat again and lands in half-guard. Tough to see Kongo losing this one. I’m just glad it’s over because there has been a guy SCREAMING at the top of his lungs for Kongo right behind press row. All in French, but I understood almost everything he was saying. Kongo, 30-27.

Nick Diaz Defeated BJ Penn via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-27, 29-28)

1stRound: No touching of the gloves at the intro. Boxing match to start the contest. Penn takes him down for a second and gets his back. Penn punches Diaz from behind. Diaz works his way to his feet and has Penn clinched against the cage. Penn’s standup looks sharp in the early minutes. Diaz tags him with a long right hand. Penn, 10-9.

2ndRound: Penn throwing jabs and Diaz slaps them away. The “Diaz” is starting to come out in Diaz. They are standing right in front of each other trading shots. Diaz talking smack while blood drips from his right eye. Diaz is starting to land on a regular basis now. Penn starting to buckle and Diaz smells blood. Diaz is just peppering him with shots – head, body. Diaz, 10-9. Penn was lucky to get out of the round.

3rdRound: Diaz comes out firing, sensing he can get a finish. Diaz looks fresh, not so much for Penn. Diaz is throwing tons of shots, as expected, and is landing an extraordinary amount of them. Penn refuses to go down and punches back. Penn’s left eye is busted up. Great fight. Diaz, 10-9. The former Strikeforce champ rallies to win, 29-28.

Diaz says he thinks Georges St-Pierre isn’t really hurt and that he’s scared, homie.

Penn says that was his last fight. We shall see…

UFC 136 results

Posted by GC on October 18, 2011

Official results from MMABAY and UFC 136 are found below:

1 Mike Massenzio def. Steve Cantwell via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
2 Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
3 Darren Elkins def. Tiequan Zhang via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
4 Stipe Miocic def. Joey Beltran via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
5 Anthony Pettis def. Jeremy Stephens via Decision (Split) rd3 5:00
6 Demian Maia def. Jorge Santiago via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
7 Joe Lauzon def. Melvin Guillard via Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) rd1 0:47
8 Nam Phan def. Leonard Garcia via Decision (Unanimous) rd3 5:00
9 Chael Sonnen def. Brian Stann via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) rd2 3:51
10 Jose Aldo def. Kenny Florian via Decision (Unanimous) rd5 5:00
11 Frankie Edgar def. Gray Maynard via KO (Punches) rd4 3:54

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