Some people watch The Ultimate Fighter purely for the fights and don’t like the reality TV element. These people tend to be party-pooping wet blankets who think that they’re too good for a little mindless voyeuristic entertainment. Either way, the stuffy “purists” were treated to almost two hours of nothing but fights on the Season 14 premiere of TUF on Wednesday. The fights were pretty solid – as to be expected from bantamweight and featherweight fighters. Continue reading »
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion "Bones" Jon Jones (left) successfully made his first title defense at UFC 135, submitting PRIDE superstar "Rampage" Quinton Jackson (right) via Rear Naked Choke in the fourth round. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)
Jon Jones vs. Quinton Jackson: Jones via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 4, 1:14
Matt Hughes vs. Josh Koscheck: Koscheck via KO (Strikes), Round 1, 4:59
Ben Rothwell vs. Mark Hunt: Hunt via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00
Travis Browne vs. Rob Broughton: Browne via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00
Nate Diaz vs. Takanori Gomi: Diaz via Submission (Armbar), Round 1, 4:27
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—PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-aired)—
Kenny Robertson vs. Mike Pierce: Pierce via TKO (Punches), Round 2, 0:29
Ricardo Romero vs. Kyle Kingsbury: Kingsbury via TKO (Punches), Round 1, 0:21
Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor: Taylor via KO (Head Kick and Punches), Round 2, 1:42
—FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM—
Demetrious Johnson vs. “KID” Norifumi Yamamoto: Johnson via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
—SPIKE TV—
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Chad Mendes: Mendes via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone: Cerrone via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 2, 3:48
—MAIN CARD (Pay-Per-View)—
Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres: Torres via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Carlos Eduardo Rocha vs. Jake Ellenberger: Ellenberger via Split Decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones: Jones via Submission (Guillotine Choke), Round 2, 4:20*
Rich Franklin vs. Forrest Griffin: Griffin via Unanimous Decision, Round 3, 5:00 (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Vitor Belfort vs. Anderson Silva: Silva via KO (Strikes), Round 1, 3:25**
*In the wake of his victory, the UFC made the surprise announcement that Jon “Bones” gets the next shot at UFC Light Heavyweight Champion “Shogun” Mauricio Rua (19-4) at UFC 128 in five weeks. The original challenger, “Sugar” Rashad Evans (15-1-1), dropped out of the fight due to a knee injury.
**Silva retains the UFC Middleweight Championship belt after his record breaking eighth consecutive title defense and 14th consecutive victory.
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—PRELIMINARY CARD (Un-aired)—
Kenny Robertson: 170lbs.
Mike Pierce: 172lbs.*
Ricardo Romero: 205lbs.
Kyle Kingsbury: 205lbs.
Gabe Ruediger: 155lbs.
Paul Taylor: 156lbs.
—FACEBOOK LIVE STREAM—
Demetrious Johnson: 136lbs.
“KID” Norifumi Yamamoto: 135lbs. Continue reading »