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UFC Fight Night 17 Results: Lauzon Submits Stephens; Velasquez, Neer, and Johnson Victorious
Feb 7, 2009 - 11:21 pm ET | 29 Comments
UFC Fight Night 17 Results: Lauzon Submits Stephens; Velasquez, Neer, and Johnson Victorious

After a close first-round, lightweight Joe Lauzon forced late-replacement Jeremy Stephens to submit to an armbar late in the second-round of their headlining matchup, which capped off UFC Fight Night 17 on Saturday at the USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.
Heavyweight prospect Cain Velasquez, veteran Josh Neer, and knockout artist Anthony Johnson also picked up [...]

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UFC 94 Results: St-Pierre Dominates Penn, Machida Stops Silva
Feb 1, 2009 - 1:52 am ET | 80 Comments
UFC 94 Results: St-Pierre Dominates Penn, Machida Stops Silva

On a card dominated by uneventful decisions, UFC 94’s top two bouts delivered as Georges St-Pierre dominated BJ Penn on the ground en route to a fourth-round TKO victory while top light heavyweight contender Lyoto Machida used his awkward style to remain undefeated by scoring a first-round knockout of the previously unbeaten Thiago Silva.
A sell [...]

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WEC 38 Results: Varner Tops Cerrone in Foul-Shortened Main Event
Jan 26, 2009 - 12:32 am ET | 21 Comments
WEC 38 Results: Varner Tops Cerrone in Foul-Shortened Main Event

WEC lightweight champion Jamie Varner retained his title on Sunday at WEC 38 in San Diego with a split decision victory over previously unbeaten challenger Donald Cerrone. The bout failed to go the distance as Varner was unable to continue following an unintentional-but-illegal knee to his head while still on the ground midway through the [...]

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Affliction “Day of Reckoning” Results: Fedor Emelianeko Retains Title With First-Round Knockout of Andrei Arlovski
Jan 25, 2009 - 1:26 am ET | 78 Comments
Affliction “Day of Reckoning” Results: Fedor Emelianeko Retains Title With First-Round Knockout of Andrei Arlovski

Top-ranked heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko cemented his status as the sport’s best heavyweight on Saturday night in front of a capacity crowd of 13,228 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, rebounding from a sluggish start to score a first-round knockout of Andrei Arlovski in the main event of Affliction: Day of Reckoning.
Arlovski’s highly-touted boxing gave [...]

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UFC 93 “Franklin vs. Henderson” Results: Henderson Tops Franklin, Rua TKOs Coleman
Jan 17, 2009 - 6:49 pm ET | 41 Comments
UFC 93 “Franklin vs. Henderson” Results: Henderson Tops Franklin, Rua TKOs Coleman

UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson took place today at The O2 in Dublin, Ireland. In the evening’s main event Dan Henderson topped Rich Franklin, earning a split decision victory to secure his spot as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 9 and a future middleweight matchup against opposing coach Michael Bisping. One judge scored the [...]

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Sengoku 7 Results: Kitaoka Upsets Gomi To Earn Lightweight Title, Santiago Claims Middleweight Championship
Jan 4, 2009 - 2:26 am ET | 64 Comments
Sengoku 7 Results: Kitaoka Upsets Gomi To Earn Lightweight Title, Santiago Claims Middleweight Championship

Satoru Kitaoka upset highly regarded lightweight Takanori Gomi in the main event of Sengoku 7 on Sunday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, submitting Gomi with a heel hook at the 1:41 mark of the opening round to claim the first-ever Sengoku lightweight belt.
UFC veteran Jorge Santiago claimed the promotion’s middleweight title with [...]

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The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” Results: Escudero, Bader Crowned TUF 8 Champs
Dec 13, 2008 - 4:59 pm ET | 114 Comments

Underdog Efrain Escudero topped highly touted Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 8 “Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir” Finale to win the season’s lightweight tournament.
The event took place on Saturday, December 13th, at The Pearl at The Palms in Las Vegas and aired live on Spike TV.
In the [...]

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Adrenaline MMA 2 Results: Miletich KOs Thomas Denny in Headliner
Dec 12, 2008 - 1:32 pm ET | 9 Comments
Adrenaline MMA 2 Results: Miletich KOs Thomas Denny in Headliner

40-year-old veteran Pat Miletich successfully returned to action on Thursday night in the main event of Adrenaline MMA’s second event at the iWireless Center in Moline, Illinois, knocking out fellow-welterweight Thomas Denny early in the second round of the headliner.
With the win, the former UFC welterweight champion Miletich improves his career mark to 29-7-2 while [...]

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UFC Fight Night 16 “UFC Fight For The Troops” Results: Koscheck, Swick Score Knockout Victories
Dec 10, 2008 - 5:37 pm ET | 166 Comments
UFC Fight Night 16 “UFC Fight For The Troops” Results: Koscheck, Swick Score Knockout Victories

In the UFC Fight Night 16: UFC Fight For The Troops main event, welterweight contender Josh Koscheck knocked out Yoshiyuki with a pair of straight rights, capping off the ten-bout card with a highlight reel knockout.
The Spike TV-broadcast event took place on Wednesday, December 10th, at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Mike “Quick” Swick [...]

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WEC 37 Results: Torres TKOs Tapia To Retain Bantamweight Title
Dec 3, 2008 - 6:33 pm ET | 36 Comments
WEC 37 Results: Torres TKOs Tapia To Retain Bantamweight Title

WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres (35-1) successfully defended his title on Wednesday night at The Joint at The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, dispatching 135-pound challenger Manny Tapia (10-1-1) with strikes midway through the second round of their WEC 37 headliner.
Bantamweight contender Brian Bowles (7-0) remained undefeated in a featured undercard bout, [...]

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Strikeforce “Destruction” Results: Smith KO’s Martin, “Babalu” Slices To Title Victory Over Southworth
Nov 22, 2008 - 10:06 am ET | 22 Comments
Strikeforce “Destruction” Results: Smith KO’s Martin, “Babalu” Slices To Title Victory Over Southworth

Scott Smith needed just 26-seconds to knockout Terry Martin in the main event of Strikeforce: Destruction on Friday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
In other featured action, Renato “Babalu” Sobral claimed the light heavyweight title from former title-holder Bobby Southworth, cutting the champion with an elbow late in the first that prompted [...]

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UFC 91 Results: Lesnar TKOs Couture To Claim Heavyweight Title
Nov 16, 2008 - 1:32 am ET | 72 Comments

Brock Lesnar (3-1) became the new UFC heavyweight champion in the UFC 91 main event on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, knocking out heavyweight title-holder and UFC hall of famer Randy Couture (16-9) with strikes midway through the second round of their championship bout.
Couture, who had a noticeable smile [...]

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WEC 36 “Faber vs. Brown” Results: Faber Upset By Brown; Sonnen, Garcia Also Victorious
Nov 5, 2008 - 11:13 pm ET | 49 Comments

Mike Brown upset WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber on Wednesday night, TKO’ing the 145-pound champ midway through the opening round of their headlining bout at WEC 36 “Faber vs. Brown” at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Faber appeared to have the upper hand early, connecting more frequently with strikes while Brown [...]

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Sengoku 6 Results: Gomi Upset By Golyaev, Santiago and Kitaoka Win Grand Prixs
Nov 1, 2008 - 2:49 pm ET | 9 Comments
Sengoku 6 Results: Gomi Upset By Golyaev, Santiago and Kitaoka Win Grand Prixs

Takanori Gomi, a consensus top-10 lightweight, was upset at World Victory Road’s Sengoku 6 on Saturday at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, suffering a split decision loss to relative-unknown Sergey Golyaev.
In other featured action, Jorge Santiago TKO’d Kazuhiro Nakamura in the third-round to win the promotion’s middleweight tournament and Satoru Kitaoka topped Kazunori [...]

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UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Results: Silva Claims TKO Victory Following Cote Injury
Oct 26, 2008 - 12:48 am ET | 97 Comments
UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” Results: Silva Claims TKO Victory Following Cote Injury

UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva remained undefeated in the UFC on Saturday night, October 25th, defeating challenger Patrick Cote, though it was a finish nobody hoped for and no one saw coming.
The matchup headlined UFC 90 “Silva vs. Cote” at the sold-out Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois just outside of Chicago.
After a close first round [...]

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