UFC 127 Official Results: Penn and Fitch fought to a majority draw

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BJ Penn and Jon Fitch fought to a majority draw on the main event fight in welterweight division at UFC 127.
First two rounds were close as BJ Penn was able to take down Jon Fitch. At round 3, Fitch completely dominated Penn by keeping himself at the top and constantly punching and pounding Penn underneath.
As this fight ended via majority draw with results handed by the judges (29-28 Fitch, 28-28, 28-28)

The co-main event fight in Middleweight division, Michael Bisping beaten Jorge Rivera and won via TKO (strikes) at 1:54 of round 2. At round 1, Bisping got deducted 1 point by giving Rivera an illegal knee strike at the forehead. The official let the fight to continue and still the round was dominated by Bisping.
Bisping's relentless strikes at round 2 completely dominated over Rivera and let him won the fight via TKO.



Here are the Official Results of UFC 127 Fight Card on PPV:

Middleweight Fight:

Kyle Noke defeated Chris Camozzi via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:35 of round 1.

Welterweight Fight:

Brian Ebersole defeated Chris Lytle via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Featherweight Fight:

Zhang Tie Quan defeated Jason Reinhardt via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:48 of round 1.

Lightweight Fight:

Dennis Siver defeated George Sotiropoulos via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-28, 30-27)

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UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch Trailer Video Clip

Official Trailer for UFC 127: Penn vs Fitch. This event will set to stage for the second time in Sydney, Australia at Acer Arena this coming sunday, February 27, 2011.

A non-title fight for welterweight is set for BJ Penn and Jon Fitch. Also a non-title fight for middleweight is set for Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera.

Check this post for the list of fights included in UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch.

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Watch UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch live on Pay-Per-View and UFC TV.

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Lesnar, and dos Santos to coach at TUF 13

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The reality television show produced by the UFC - The Ultimate Fighter will have its thirteenth season debuts on March 30, 2011 via Spike TV.

The fighters that will be featured as casts in the show must be at least 21 years old and have at least three professional MMA fights. Open tryout for TUF 13 was held by UFC and Spike TV on November 4, 2010 at Las Vegas, Nevada and the castings were mostly from welterweight and middleweight classes. However, all fighters will fight in welterweight class.

The format of this contest will be a 14-man, 16 slot tournament with quarterfinal wildcard picks.

The much awaited part of this show is the clash between the featured coaches of this season -  former UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar and Heavyweight top contender Junior dos Santos. The two will coach the upcoming welterweight fighters in pursuit of a contract in UFC.

Brock Lesnar (5-2) is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and 3 time WWE Champion has become the UFC top pay-per-view draw and his huge followings should help to convert his presence into high ratings.

Junior dos Santos (12-1) is the top contender for the heavyweight division. His growing popularity should translate to more viewers to follow the much awaited season 13.

After the season finale, the two is scheduled to have a fight on June 11, 2011 at UFC 131. The winner of this fight will be given an immediate title shot for the UFC Heavyweight Championship. The champ Cain Velasquez recent shoulder surgery opened the door for the fight to materialize between this two top heavyweight contender.

The season 13 finale will also feature fight between Clay Guida and Anthony Pettis.

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Strikeforce: Columbus - Feijao vs. Henderson

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It is an upcoming mixed martial arts event by Strikeforce which will set to stage at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, US on March 5, 2011.

This event will be the first time to be hosted in Ohio and will feature on main event the Light Heavyweight Championship fight between Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante and Dan Henderson.

A fight between Marloes Coenen and Miesha Tate for the Women's Welterweight Championship is also expected on main card.

Other fights under the main card are the following:

• Tim Kennedy vs. Melvin Manhoef             (Middleweight Fight)
• Billy Evangelista vs. Jorge Masvidal         (Lightweight Fight)

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Fedor vs Silva 2011 - Strikeforce Fight Video

Watch the recent fight of Fedor against Bigfoot Silva.

(source: Youtube)

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Fedor vs Werdum 2010 Fight Video Clip

                                                                    

See the fight video clip of Fedor vs. Werdum 2010 Strikeforce: California.
This was the first loss of Fedor via submission (triangle/armbar).

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Fedor Emelianenko's Right Eye After Beaten by Antonio Silva

After beaten by the powerful strikes of 'Big Foot' Silva,  Fedor's right eye got swollen shut and the doctor advised to stop the fight making Silva won via TKO. 

In his post fight interview, Fedor mentioned about his possible retirement.

"Yes, maybe it's the last time. Thanks god for everything. I spent a great, beautiful, long, sport life. Maybe it's God's will." - Fedor Emelianenko (source: Strikeforce) 

Check out this link to see the after fight photo of Fedor " The Last Emperor" Emelianenko.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/allelbows/5440525233/

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Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva - Official Results

Here is the summary of the Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva

World Grand Prix Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight:

• Brazilian Antonio " Bigfoot" Silva defeated Russian Fedor "The Last Emperor" Emilianenko via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.
• Sergei Kharitonov defeated former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski via KO (punches) at 2:49 of round 1.

World Grad Prix Heavyweight Reserve Fight:

• Shane Del Rosario defeated Lavar Johnson via submission (armbar) at 4:31 of round 1
• Chadd Griggs defeated Gianpiero Villante via TKO (punches) at 2:49 of round 1
• Valentijn Overeem defeated Ray Sefo via submission (neck crank) at 1:37 of round 1

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Big foot beats down Fedor, Silva won via TKO

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Fedor Emelianenko, who was the crowd favorite on the first quarter-final match of World Grand Prix Heavyweight tourney by Strikeforce, suffered another legitimate loss via TKO against Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva.

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Weigh In Video: Strikeforce 'Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antonio Silva'

Watch the weigh in video of the Fedor vs. Silva main card for the quarterfinal bout of Strikeforce World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament.

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Strikeforce/M-1 Global on Showtime: Fedor vs. Silva Fight Card

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This is a mixed martial event by Strikeforce in partnership with M-1 Global to be held at IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey on February 12, 2011. The main card will be broadcast live on Showtime.

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UFC Live on Versus: Sanchez vs. Kampmann

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This is an upcoming UFC event to be broadcast on Versus and will set to stage at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky on March 3, 2011 . This is also the first UFC event to be held in Kentucky and third time to be broadcast on Versus.

Official Fight Card

Main Card

Diego Sanchez vs. Martin Kampmann        (Welterweight Fight)

Mark Munoz vs. C.B. Dollaway                  (Middleweight Fight)

Alessio Sakara vs. Rafael Natal                  (Middleweight Fight)

Brian Bowles vs. Damacio Page                   (Bantamweight Fight)

Preliminary Card

Joe Stevenson vs. Danny Castillo              (Lightweight Fight)

Thiago Tavares vs. Shane Roller              (Lightweight Fight)

Steve Cantwell vs. Cyrille Diabate                      (Light Heavyweight Fight)

Igor Pokrajac vs. Todd Brown                             (Light Heavyweight Fight)

Rob Kimmons vs. Dong Yi Yang                  (Middleweight Fight)

Rousimar Palhares vs. Dave Branch          (Middleweight Fight)

Cub Swanson vs. Eric Koch                          (Featherweight Fight)

Takeya Mizukagi vs. Francisco Rivera        (Bantamweight Fight)

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UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch

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UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch is an upcoming UFC event to be held at Acer Arena in Sydney Australia on February 26, 2011. It can also be viewed in PPV broadcast.

Here is the Official Fight Card:

Main Card:

• Welterweight Fight:               B.J. "The Prodigy" Penn vs. Jon Fitch
• Middleweight Fight:              Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
• Middleweight Fight:              Chris Camozzi vs. Kyle Noke
• Lightweight Fight:                 George Sotiropoulos vs. Dennis Siver

Preliminary Card:

• Heavyweight Fight:             Mark Hunt vs. Chris Tuchscherer
• Light Heavyweight Fight:   James Te-Huna vs. Alexander Gustafsson
• Light Heavyweight Fight:   Anthony Perosh vs. Tom Blackledge
• Middleweight Fight:            Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda
• Lightweight Fight:               Maciej Jewtuszko vs. Curt Warburton
• Featherweight Fight:           Zhang Tie Quan vs.Jason Reinhardt

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Jon Jones is set for a title shot at UFC 128

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It was officially announced that Jon “Bones” Jones (12-1) will get a shot for a title fight at UFC 128.

He proved himself to be the top contender for the Light Heavyweight Championship after giving Ryan Bader his first professional loss via submission (modified guillotine choke). His domination in UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort was awarded as the “Submission of the Night”.

In his post fight interview, Jones was told that the UFC wanted him to be the replacement of Rashad Evans (who is currently had knee injury) in the fight for the Light Heavyweight Championship against the Champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. Jones accepted and the fight is scheduled on March 19, 2011.

UFC 128: Shogun vs. Jones will take place in Newark, New Jersey.

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UFC 126 Results

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Here is the summary of the UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort:


Middleweight Championship Fight:

• Anderson Silva defeated Vitor Belfort via KO (front head kick) at 3:25 of round 1 to retain his middleweight championship. Won the Knockout of the Night award.

Light Heavyweight Fight:

• Forrest Griffin defeated Rich Franklin via unanimous decision (29-28,29-28,29-28)
• Jon Jones defeated Ryan Bader via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:20 of round 2. Won the Submission of the Night award.

Welterweight Fight:

• Jake Ellenberger defeated Carlos Eduardo Rocha via split decision (27-30,29-28,29-28)

Bantamweight Fight:

• Miguel Torres defeated Antonio Banuelos via unanimous decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)

Lightweight Fight:

• Paul Taylor defeated Gabe Ruediger via TKO (head kick and punches)
• Donald Cerrone defeated Paul Kelly via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:48 of round 2. Won the Fight of the Night award.

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UFC 126 Results: Anderson Silva defeated Vitor Belfort via KO

Image via WikipediaAnderson "The Spider" Silva proved once again that no one can defeat him inside the octagon ring.
The champion knocked out the challenger Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort via front head kick during 3:25 of round 1 to retain his title, the UFC Middleweight Championship.
The stoppage was awarded as knockout of the night and marked the thirteenth straight win (record for longest winning streak) of Silva in his entire UFC career. He also extends his record for most consecutive title defense with total of 8.

Meanwhile, the challenger Belfort (19-9) faced his first defeat via knockout.

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UFC 126 Silva and Belfort weigh in

Check out the intense stare down during the weigh in of UFC World Middleweight Champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva and Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort.

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UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort

Image via WikipediaIs a major fight event by Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 5,2011 and will set to stage at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This fight features on main event the UFC World Middleweight Championship bout between two Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackelt artists - the champion Anderson "The Spider" Silva and Vitor "The Phenom" Belfort.

This event will also feature two light heavyweight bouts. Forrest Griffin will face former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, Jon Jones will face undefeated The Ultimate Fighter season 8 winner Ryan Bader.

According to UFC.com, this event is officially sold-out.

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