What if ... Zuffa dominated the sport in 2008?

[LoveMuscle]

March 2012 fight results:

 

UFC 130: Faber vs. Hioki

Urijah Faber beat Hatsu Hioki by knock out (1:34, round 4, ****) to retain the UFC featherweight title

Yoshiro Maeda beat Joachim Hansen by TKO (1:23, round 2, ***)

Bubby Mitchell beat Wagnney Fabiano by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)

Forrest Griffin beat Antonio Silva by TKO (2:26, round 1, ****)

Eddie Alvarez beat Dong Hyun Kim by TKO (1:57, round 3, ***)

Christian M'Pumbu beat Brian Stann by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)

Michael Bisping beat Scott Smith by TKO (1:43, round 2, ***)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Hoo Sun Lee beat Cung Le by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Andy Jewett beat Antonio Carvalho by TKO (1:48, round 2, ***)

Yusuke Endo beat Efrain Escudero by TKO (2:53, round 3, ***)

Zachary Campbell beat Murilo Rua by TKO (1:57, round 3, ***)

So Tazawa beat Marcos Galvao by TKO (3:35, round 3, ***)

Frank Mir beat Josh Barnett by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Wanderlei Silva beat Stephan Bonnar by TKO (1:40, round 2, ***)

 

 

StrikeForce: British Columbia

Michael Costa beat Richie Whitson by TKO (2:40, round 2, ***)

Leonard Garcia beat Adrian Wooley by TKO (2:41, round 1, ***)

Hyeung Seok Lee beat Kwang Hee Lee by TKO (1:41, round 1, ***)

Jeremy Williams beat Atshushi Tanuma by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Damien Stelly beat Mark Lajhner by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Joe Duarte beat Joey Guel by knock out (0:49, round 3, **)

Joe Soto beat Seiya Kawahara by TKO (1:38, round 3, **)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Denis Grachev beat Kim My by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Ronald Starr beat Lolohea Mahe by submission (1:52, round 2, **)

Jared Rollins beat Chris Rice by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Setsu Iguchi beat Greg McDowell by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, *)

Lorenzo Moreno beat Rumina Sato by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, *)

Alan Cronin beat Wesley Murch by TKO (0:33, round 3, **)

Andrew Brook beat Sadao Mifune by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

[LoveMuscle]

April 2012 fight cards:

 

UFC 131: Cobb vs. Penn

BJ Penn (18-5-1) vs. Brian Cobb © (18-4) for the UFC lightweight title

Anderson Silva (28-6) vs. Ed Herman (20-9)

Quinton Jackson (34-9) vs. Travis Patterson (5-0)

Ed Ratcliff (11-3) vs. Bendy Casimir (18-9-2)

Kazuo Misaki (25-11-2) vs. Jesse Bongfeldt (19-6)

Teruyuki Matsumoto (10-4) vs. Sami Aziz (9-3-1)

Tommy Lee (25-10) vs. Ganjo Tentsuku (14-5-2)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Phil Baroni (17-15) vs. Dylan Clay (10-3)

Rashad Evans (15-5-1) vs. Fedor Emelianenko (33-4)

Michael Russow (12-6) vs. Daniel Puder (11-1)

Jeff Curran (32-15-1) vs. Eddie Yagin (14-8-1)

Frankie Edgar (12-5) vs. Roland Lawler (4-0)

Danillo Villefort (10-7) vs. Ryan Ford (15-3)

Buck Bisbey (12-3) vs. Brad Pickett (18-10)

 

 

StrikeForce: Alabama

Andre Amade (9-5-1) vs. Joe Sampieri (5-5)

David Terrell (11-4) vs. Jake Rosholt (9-3)

Hideo Tokoro (23-19-1) vs. Sadhu Bott (7-3)

Brandon Wolff (9-6) vs. Eduardo Pachu (8-5)

Alan Belcher (15-11) vs. Kurt Green (3-3)

Luis Gonzales (5-4) vs. Jesse Bowen (6-8)

Hae Joon Yang (4-4) vs. Jason Freebush (2-2)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Jeremy Stephens (14-9) vs. Shinsuke Shoji (9-8-2)

Corey Hill (6-4) vs. Michel Boissoneault (5-5)

Matthew Riddle (4-3) vs. Shuko Hirota (3-3)

Neil Wain (6-5) vs. Alexander Gustafson (8-5)

Dusty Arden (11-12-1) vs. Kala Hose (10-6)

Art Arciniega (9-7) vs. Darren Uyenoyama (6-7)

Josh Rave (11-8) vs. Jae Hee Chun (2-5)

[LoveMuscle]

Welterweight overview:

 

Blurcat's top 10:

 

1. Shinya Aoki (24-4)

2. Gilbert Melendez (20-3)

3. Takanori Gomi (35-6)

4. Georges St. Pierre (22-5)

5. Eddie Alvarez (19-5)

6. Simeon Thoresen (14-3)

7. Ed Ratcliff (11-3)

8. Michael Costa (14-6)

9. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (15-5)

10. Andre Amade (9-5-1)

 

Scott Avatar's upcoming matches of significance:

 

- #1 contender's match: Gilbert Melendez vs. Takanori Gomi

- Ed Ratcliff vs. Bendy Casimir

- Matt Hughes vs. Matt Makowski

- Winner gets promoted to the UFC: Andre Amade vs. Joe Sampieri

[LoveMuscle]

Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:

 

- Leonard Garcia, Shoji Maruyama, Nobutatsu Suzuki, and Jeremy Williams were promoted from StrikeForce to the UFC.

 

- Stephan Bonnar was demoted from the UFC to StrikeForce.

 

- Ralph Lopez announced he was dropping down to the bantamweight division.

[LoveMuscle]

<p>April 2012 fight results:</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>UFC 131: Cobb vs. Penn</strong></p><p>

BJ Penn beat Brian Cobb by TKO (2:13, round 1, ****) to win the UFC lightweight title</p><p>

Anderson Silva beat Ed Herman by TKO (1:50, round 3, *****)</p><p>

Quinton Jackson beat Travis Patterson by knock out (0:41, round 1, ****)</p><p>

Ed Ratcliff beat Bendy Casimir by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Jesse Bongfeldt beat Kazuo Misaki by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Sami Aziz beat Teruyuki Matsumoto by submission (2:50, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Tommy Lee beat Ganjo Tentsuku by TKO (3:16, round 1, ***)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Ultimate Fight Night</strong></p><p>

Dylan Clay beat Phil Baroni by knock out (1:32, round 1, ***)</p><p>

Rashad Evans beat Fedor Emelianenko by TKO (4:26, round 2, ****)</p><p>

Daniel Puder beat Michael Russow by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Jeff Curran beat Eddie Yagin by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Roland Lawler beat Frankie Edgar by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Ryan Ford beat Danillo Villefort by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Brad Pickett beat Buck Bisbey by TKO (1:54, round 2, ***)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>StrikeForce: Alabama</strong></p><p>

Andre Amade beat Joe Sampieri by TKO (2:20, round 2, **)</p><p>

Jake Rosholt beat David Terrell by TKO (4:22, round 2, ****)</p><p>

Hideo Tokoro beat Sadhu Bott by submission (0:51, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Eduardo Pachu beat Brandon Wolff by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Alan Belcher beat Kurt Green by knock out (4:31, round 2, ***)</p><p>

Jesse Bowen beat Luis Gonzales by TKO (1:57, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Hae Joon Yang beat Jason Freebush by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>StrikeForce Challengers</strong></p><p>

Shinsuke Shoji beat Jeremy Stephens by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Corey Hill beat Michel Boissoneault by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Shuko Hirota beat Matthew Riddle by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Alexander Gustafson beat Neil Wain by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Dusty Arden beat Kala Hose by TKO (0:22, round 1, **)</p><p>

Art Arciniega beat Darren Uyenoyama by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Josh Rave beat Jae Hee Chun by TKO (1:39, round 1, **)</p>

[LoveMuscle]

<p>May 2012 fight cards:</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>UFC 132: Cullum vs. Ueda</strong></p><p>

Abel Cullum © (17-3) vs. Masakazu Ueda (12-1-2) for the UFC bantamweight title</p><p>

Koji Yoshimoto (11-1-2) vs. Joe Lauzon (23-6)</p><p>

Akitoshi Tamura (18-8-2) vs. Fredson Paixao (13-3)</p><p>

Mauricio Rua (21-6) vs. Brett Rogers (13-3)</p><p>

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (35-8-1) vs. Rafael Feijao (12-3)</p><p>

Takanori Gomi (35-6) vs. Gilbert Melendez (20-3)</p><p>

David Loiseau (22-11) vs. Jon Fitch (22-5)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Ultimate Fight Night</strong></p><p>

Tito Ortiz (19-10-1) vs. Travis Lutter (14-6)</p><p>

Jamie Varner (19-5) vs. Gesias Calvancante (20-4-1)</p><p>

Jason Miller (26-7) vs. Brock Larson (27-6)</p><p>

Cub Swanson (16-6) vs. Kenji Osawa (18-12-2)</p><p>

Matt Hughes (44-12) vs. Matt Makowski (7-3)</p><p>

Brian Bowles (10-3) vs. Ronnie Mann (18-7-1)</p><p>

Jake O'Brien (13-8) vs. Mike Stanley (4-1)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>StrikeForce: Washington</strong></p><p>

Daniel Tabera (15-5-3) vs. Magomed Sultanakhmedov (7-5)</p><p>

Jorge Evangelista (13-4-1) vs. Stephane Vigneault (14-10)</p><p>

Gustavo Picone (13-7) vs. Calvin Kattar (7-6)</p><p>

Luke Caudillo (16-19) vs. David Kaplan (7-3)</p><p>

Takashi Hasegawa (5-12-3) vs. Dwayne Haney (6-3)</p><p>

Josh Curran (5-5) vs. Marcus Jones (5-5)</p><p>

Richie Hightower (10-8) vs. Samuel DeVille (1-3)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>StrikeForce Challengers</strong></p><p>

Ville Manninen (6-3) vs. Tim Smith (8-7)</p><p>

Alessio Sakara (15-11) vs. Kyacey Uscola (17-16)</p><p>

Gregg Dalton (8-7-1) vs. Guillaume Lamarche (6-6)</p><p>

Siyar Bahadurzada (16-7-1) vs. Eduardo Moreira (4-5)</p><p>

Bao Quach (18-14-1) vs. Josh Besneatte (2-5)</p><p>

Nate Diaz (11-9) vs. Olaf Alfonso (9-14)</p><p>

Shane Del Rosario (6-4) vs. Koji Nakagawa (1-4)</p>

[LoveMuscle]

<p><strong>Lightweight overview:</strong></p><p> </p><p>

</p><div style="text-align:center;"><p>Blurcat's top 10:</p><p> </p><p>

1. BJ Penn (19-5-1)</p><p>

2. Koji Yoshimoto (11-1-2)</p><p>

3. Joe Lauzon (23-6)</p><p>

4. Yoshiro Maeda (30-8-2)</p><p>

5. Brian Cobb (18-5)</p><p>

6. Shoji Maruyama (12-5-1)</p><p>

7. Jose Aldo (15-5)</p><p>

8. Takeshi Yamazaki (18-12-2)</p><p>

9. Gesias Calvancante (20-4-1)</p><p>

10. Thiago Tavares (17-7)</p></div><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p>

Scott Avatar's upcoming matches of significance:</p><p> </p><p>

- #1 contender's match: Koji Yoshimoto vs. Joe Lauzon</p><p>

- Gesias Calvancante vs. Jamie Varner</p><p>

- Tyson Griffin vs. Yaotzin Mesa</p><p>

- Winner gets promoted to the UFC: Takeshi Yamazaki vs. Shoji Maruyama</p>

[LoveMuscle]

<p>Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:</p><p> </p><p>

- Andre Amade was promoted from StrikeForce to the UFC.</p><p> </p><p>

- Cung Le announced he will be retiring after his next fight.</p><p> </p><p>

- Jim Townsend announced he was moving up to the light heavyweight division.</p>

[LoveMuscle]

May 2012 fight results:

 

UFC 132: Cullum vs. Ueda

Masakazu Ueda beat Abel Cullum by unanimous decision (5:00, round 5, ***) to win the UFC bantamweight title

Koji Yoshimoto beat Joe Lauzon by knock out (2:51, round 2, ****)

Fredson Paixao beat Akitoshi Tamura by TKO (3:38, round 3, *****)

Mauricio Rua beat Brett Rogers by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ****)

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira beat Rafael Feijao by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)

Gilbert Melendez beat Takanori Gomi by TKO (0:29, round 1, ****)

Jon Fitch beat David Loiseau by submission (1:43, round 3, ****)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Travis Lutter beat Tito Ortiz by submission (3:27, round 2, ****)

Gesias Calvancante beat Jamie Varner by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)

Jason Miller beat Brock Larson by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Cub Swanson beat Kenji Osawa by submission (3:58, round 2, **)

Matt Hughes beat Matt Makowski by TKO (2:25, round 3, ***)

Brian Bowles beat Ronnie Mann by TKO (3:47, round 1, ***)

Jake O'Brien beat Mike Stanley by knock out (2:40, round 2, ***)

 

 

StrikeForce: Washington

Daniel Tabera beat Magomed Sultanakhmedov by knock out (4:32, round 2, ***)

Jorge Evangelista beat Stephane Vigneault by submission (0:46, round 1, **)

Gustavo Picone beat Calvin Kattar by TKO (2:50, round 1, ***)

David Kaplan beat Luke Caudillo by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Takashi Hasegawa beat Dwayne Haney by TKO (1:38, round 1, **)

Marcus Jones beat Josh Curran by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Richie Hightower beat Samuel DeVille by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Ville Manninen beat Tim Smith by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Alessio Sakara beat Kyacey Uscola by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Gregg Dalton beat Guillaume Lamarche by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Siyar Bahadurzada beat Eduardo Moreira by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Bao Quach beat Josh Besneatte by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Nate Diaz beat Olaf Alfonso by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Koji Nakagawa beat Shane Del Rosario by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, *)

[LoveMuscle]

June 2012 fight cards:

 

UFC 133: Werdum vs. Velasquez

Fabricio Werdum © (17-5-1) vs. Cain Velasquez (12-0) for the UFC heavyweight title

Koetsu Okazaki (12-3-1) vs. Norifumi Yamamoto (23-2)

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (11-6) vs. Brian Stann (10-4)

Chris Leben (23-9) vs. Carlos Condit (27-6)

Georges St. Pierre (22-5) vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida (15-5)

Hiroyuki Takaya (15-6-1) vs. Matt Veach (13-3)

Yaotzin Mesa (11-10) vs. Tyson Griffin (15-6)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Brock Lesnar (8-3) vs. Antonio Silva (14-6)

Alexandre Franca Nogueira (16-9-2) vs. Dominic Cruz (15-4)

Chase Beebe (15-5) vs. Eddie Wineland (17-9-1)

Cung Le (10-5) vs. Scott Smith (15-11)

Dong Hyun Kim (15-4-1) vs. Simeon Thoresen (14-3)

Rich Franklin (27-7) vs. Kendall Grove (14-7)

Tatsuya Kawajiri (26-9-2) vs. Diego Nunes (14-5)

 

 

StrikeForce: Colorado

Matt Hamill (9-4) vs. CB Dollaway (12-2-1)

Paul Buentello (27-16) vs. Muhammad Lawal (6-2)

Bryan Rafiq (9-6) vs. John Troyer (11-6)

Eduardo Dantas (9-4) vs. Brandon Miller (6-6)

Kazunori Yokota (9-5-3) vs. Rich Clementi (34-18-1)

Emerson Azuma (9-6-1) vs. Shosuke Kyubei (4-3)

Woo Sung Yu (9-6) vs. Phillip Vegas (2-2)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Nissen Osterneck (9-3) vs. Antwain Britt (7-6)

Setsu Iguchi (10-8-1) vs. Andres Soares (7-5-1)

Ben Greer (13-11) vs. Kana Hyatt (6-9)

Daniel Boissoneault (5-6) vs. Takaaki Aoki (7-8)

Ryo Chonan (17-13) vs. Joe Morales (3-7)

Maro Perak (16-3-1) vs. Taisho Murata (0-2)

Cheick Kongo (14-10-1) vs. Higashikuni Ichihara (0-4)

[LoveMuscle]

Featherweight overview:

 

Blurcat's top 10:

 

1. Urijah Faber (27-2)

2. Takeshi Inoue (20-4)

3. Fredson Paixao (14-3)

4. Mike Brown (24-7)

5. Hiroyuki Takaya (15-6-1)

6. Akitoshi Tamura (18-9-2)

7. Jorge Evangelista (14-4-1)

8. Tommy Lee (26-10)

9. Luciano Azevedo (18-12)

10. Matt Veach (13-3)

 

Scott Avatar's upcoming matches of significance:

 

- UFC featherweight title match: Urijah Faber vs. Fredson Paixao

- Mike Brown vs. Tommy Lee

- Alexandre Franca Nogueira vs. Dominic Cruz

- Winner gets promoted to the UFC: Chris David vs. Jorge Evangelista

[LoveMuscle]

Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:

 

- Tatsuya Kawajiri announced he will be retiring after his next fight.

 

- Hatsu Hioki announced he was dropping down to the bantamweight division.

[LoveMuscle]

June 2012 fight results:

 

UFC 133: Werdum vs. Velasquez

Cain Velasquez beat Fabricio Werdum by knock out (2:56, round 1, *****) to win the UFC heavyweight title

Koetsu Okazaki beat Norifumi Yamamoto by knock out (3:50, round 2, ****)

Brian Stann beat Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou by TKO (1:48, round 1, ****)

Chris Leben beat Carlos Condit by TKO (1:32, round 3, ****)

Yoshiyuki Yoshida beat Georges St. Pierre by TKO (2:19, round 2, ***)

Matt Veach beat Hiroyuki Takaya by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)

Tyson Griffin beat Yaotzin Mesa by TKO (1:42, round 3, ***)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Brock Lesnar beat Antonio Silva by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ****)

Dominic Cruz beat Alexandre Franca Nogueira by TKO (1:21, round 3, ***)

Chase Beebe beat Eddie Wineland by knock out (3:39, round 3, ***)

Scott Smith beat Cung Le by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Simeon Thoresen beat Dong Hyun Kim by TKO (1:21, round 2, ***)

Rich Franklin beat Kendall Grove by TKO (2:51, round 1, ***)

Tatsuya Kawajiri beat Diego Nunes by submission (1:58, round 2, ***)

 

 

StrikeForce: Colorado

CB Dollaway beat Matt Hamill by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ****)

Muhammad Lawal beat Paul Buentello by TKO (2:53, round 2, **)

John Troyer beat Bryan Rafiq by TKO (4:45, round 2, ***)

Eduardo Dantas beat Brandon Miller by TKO (1:30, round 3, ***)

Kazunori Yokota beat Rich Clementi by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Shosuke Kyubei beat Emerson Azuma by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Phillip Vegas beat Woo Sung Yu by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Nissen Osterneck beat Antwain Britt by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)

Setsu Iguchi beat Andres Soares by TKO (2:41, round 1, **)

Ben Greer beat Kana Hyatt by knock out (1:33, round 3, **)

Takaaki Aoki beat Daniel Boissoneault by knock out (1:29, round 1, **)

Ryo Chonan beat Joe Morales by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Maro Perak beat Taisho Murata by split decision (5:00, round 3, *)

Higashikuni Ichihara beat Cheick Kongo by TKO (2:55, round 1, *)

[LoveMuscle]

July 2012 fight cards:

 

UFC 134: Bisping vs. Alves

Michael Bisping (22-7) vs. Thiago Alves (21-6)

Jeremy Williams (10-2) vs. Travis Patterson (5-1)

Yusuke Endo (16-6-1) vs. Roland Lawler (5-0)

Emmanuel Fernandez (15-7-1) vs. Andy Jewett (9-4)

Wanderlei Silva (35-13-1) vs. Rashad Evans (16-5-1)

So Tazawa (12-7-2) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (13-5-2)

Paul Daley (22-11-2) vs. Blake Fredrickson (15-10-1)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Hatsu Hioki (21-5-2) vs. Leonard Garcia (16-7)

Joachim Hansen (24-10-1) vs. Shoji Maruyama (12-5-1)

Andre Amade (10-5-1) vs. Bendy Casimir (18-10-2)

Luciano Azevedo (18-12) vs. Joseph Richardson (6-2)

Roger Hollett (13-3-1) vs. Dan Henderson (27-9)

Andrei Arlovski (18-9) vs. Michael Russow (12-7)

Zelg Galesic (11-8) vs. Nobutatsu Suzuki (10-3-2)

 

 

StrikeForce: The Prairies

Hyeung Seok Lee (7-3) vs. Takeshi Yamazaki (18-12-2)

Scott Lighty (7-3) vs. Jae Young Kim (14-8)

Hiromasa Ougikubo (10-3-1) vs. Yuta Nedu (6-4)

Jared Rollins (9-10) vs. Gavin Neil (7-5)

Stephen Ledbetter (12-4) vs. Lorenzo Moreno (2-12)

Johny Hendricks (5-5) vs. Cory Brooks (1-1)

James Irvin (17-10) vs. Andrew Brook (1-4)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Valentino Petrescu (10-2) vs. Jon Koppenhaver (9-6)

Rob Broughton (9-9-1) vs. Rick Cheek (9-4)

Justin Robbins (9-10-1) vs. Ralph Lopez (9-4)

Duane Ludwig (19-14) vs. Simon Marini (8-6)

Rumina Sato (25-20-2) vs. Jeong Hyeon Hwang (4-7)

Paul Cahoon (12-17) vs. Sadao Mifune (1-5)

A Sol Kwon (5-11) vs. Jean-Francois Bedard (2-6)

[LoveMuscle]

Bantamweight overview:

 

Blurcat's top 10:

 

1. Masakazu Ueda (13-1-2)

2. Miguel Torres (39-4)

3. Hatsu Hioki (21-5-2)

4. Mark Hominick (21-11)

5. Abel Cullum (17-4)

6. Sami Aziz (10-3-1)

7. Norifumi Yamamoto (23-3)

8. Koetsu Okazaki (13-3-1)

9. Bubby Mitchell (8-3)

10. Leonard Garcia (16-7)

 

Scott Avatar's upcoming matches of significance:

 

- #1 contender's match: Miguel Torres vs. Bubby Mitchell

- Mark Hominick vs. Koetsu Okazaki

- Takeya Mizugaki vs. So Tazawa

- Shad Lierley vs. Setsu Iguchi

[LoveMuscle]

Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:

 

- CB Dollaway was promoted from StrikeForce to the UFC.

 

- Richie Hightower announced he was moving up to the light heavyweight division.

 

- Brett Rogers announced he was moving up to the heavyweight division.

 

- StrikeForce has added rookie On Cheng to their middleweight division.

[LoveMuscle]

<p>July 2012 fight results:</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>UFC 134: Bisping vs. Alves</strong></p><p>

Thiago Alves beat Michael Bisping by knock out (4:49, round 3, ****)</p><p>

Travis Patterson beat Jeremy Williams by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Roland Lawler beat Yusuke Endo by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Emmanuel Fernandez beat Andy Jewett by knock out (3:31, round 1, ***)</p><p>

Rashad Evans beat Wanderlei Silva by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Takeya Mizugaki beat So Tazawa by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Paul Daley beat Blake Fredrickson by TKO (2:18, round 2, ***)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Ultimate Fight Night</strong></p><p>

Hatsu Hioki beat Leonard Garcia by knock out (1:18, round 1, ****)</p><p>

Joachim Hansen beat Shoji Maruyama by submission (0:46, round 3, ****)</p><p>

Andre Amade beat Bendy Casimir by knock out (1:29, round 1, ***)</p><p>

Joseph Richardson beat Luciano Azevedo by knock out (2:44, round 3, ****)</p><p>

Dan Henderson beat Roger Hollett by TKO (1:52, round 1, **)</p><p>

Andrei Arlovski beat Michael Russow by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)</p><p>

Nobutatsu Suzuki beat Zelg Galesic by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>StrikeForce: The Prairies</strong></p><p>

Takeshi Yamazaki beat Hyeung Seok Lee by TKO (4:42, round 3, ****)</p><p>

Scott Lighty beat Jae Young Kim by split decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Hiromasa Ougikubo beat Yuta Nedu by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Gavin Neil beat Jared Rollins by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Stephen Ledbetter beat Lorenzo Moreno by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Johny Hendricks beat Cory Brooks by knock out (3:16, round 1, **)</p><p>

James Irvin beat Andrew Brook by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>StrikeForce Challengers</strong></p><p>

Valentino Petrescu beat Jon Koppenhaver by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Rick Cheek beat Rob Broughton by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Ralph Lopez beat Justin Robbins by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Duane Ludwig beat Simon Marini by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Jeong Hyeon Hwang beat Rumina Sato by TKO (0:19, round 1, **)</p><p>

Sadao Mifune beat Paul Cahoon by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)</p><p>

Jean-Francois Bedard beat A Sol Kwon by knock out (1:28, round 1, **)</p>

[LoveMuscle]

<p>August 2012 fight cards:</p><p> </p><p>

<strong>UFC 135: Machida vs. Townsend</strong></p><p>

Lyoto Machida © (19-2) vs. Jim Townsend (8-0) for the UFC light heavyweight title</p><p>

Quinton Jackson (35-9) vs. Shane Carwin (16-2)</p><p>

Miguel Torres (39-4) vs. Bubby Mitchell (8-3)</p><p>

Hoo Sun Lee (9-2) vs. Ryan Ford (16-3)</p><p>

Tyson Griffin (16-6) vs. Jose Aldo (15-5)</p><p>

Mike Brown (24-7) vs. Tommy Lee (26-10)</p><p>

William Sriyapai (14-9) vs. Zachary Campbell (7-1)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>Ultimate Fight Night</strong></p><p>

Rafael Feijao (12-4) vs. Mike Stanley (4-2)</p><p>

Wagnney Fabiano (13-6) vs. Teruyuki Matsumoto (10-5)</p><p>

Fedor Emelianenko (33-5) vs. Robbie Lawler (20-9)</p><p>

KJ Noons (11-5) vs. Matt Makowski (7-4)</p><p>

Dan Hardy (24-11) vs. Danillo Villefort (10-8)</p><p>

Antonio Carvalho (13-9) vs. Ronnie Mann (18-8-1)</p><p>

Spencer Fisher (25-8) vs. Diego Nunes (14-6)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>StrikeForce: Louisiana</strong></p><p>

Denis Grachev (7-3) vs. Junie Browning (6-2)</p><p>

Jeremy Horn (83-22-5) vs. Damien Stelly (12-5)</p><p>

Wilson Reis (11-3) vs. Joe Soto (6-5)</p><p>

Rich Anderson (3-5) vs. Raul Lane (4-3)</p><p>

Lolohea Mahe (4-6) vs. Stav Economou (10-4)</p><p>

Takashi Hasegawa (6-12-3) vs. Jesse Bowen (7-8)</p><p>

Phillipe Nover (10-2-1) vs. Alan Cronin (1-0)</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>

<strong>StrikeForce Challengers</strong></p><p>

Kwang Hee Lee (8-5) vs. Ye Won Nam (7-4)</p><p>

Lamont Lister (8-8) vs. Mark Lajhner (7-4)</p><p>

Kim My (4-5) vs. Joe Sampieri (5-6)</p><p>

Seiya Kawahara (10-4) vs. Brandon Visher (7-6)</p><p>

Charlie Valencia (11-10) vs. Luis Gonzales (5-5)</p><p>

Roman Webber (7-10) vs. Atshushi Tanuma (2-4)</p><p>

Hidetaka Monma (15-14-3) vs. On Cheng (0-0)</p>

[LoveMuscle]

<p>Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:</p><p> </p><p>

- Scott Lighty and Takeshi Yamazaki were promoted from StrikeForce to the UFC.</p><p> </p><p>

- Marcus Jones announced he will be retiring after his next fight.</p>

[LoveMuscle]

August 2012 fight results:

 

UFC 135: Machida vs. Townsend

Lyoto Machida beat Jim Townsend by TKO (1:32, round 1, ****) to retain the UFC light heavyweight title

Quinton Jackson beat Shane Carwin by knock out (4:26, round 3, *****)

Miguel Torres beat Bubby Mitchell by TKO (1:33, round 3, *****)

Ryan Ford beat Hoo Sun Lee by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ****)

Jose Aldo beat Tyson Griffin by TKO (2:30, round 1, ****)

Mike Brown beat Tommy Lee by TKO (1:43, round 1, ****)

Zachary Campbell beat William Sriyapai by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Mike Stanley beat Rafael Feijao by knock out (2:50, round 3, ****)

Wagnney Fabiano beat Teruyuki Matsumoto by TKO (1:22, round 1, ***)

Robbie Lawler beat Fedor Emelianenko by TKO (2:58, round 1, ***)

KJ Noons beat Matt Makowski by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Danillo Villefort beat Dan Hardy by TKO (1:48, round 3, ***)

Ronnie Mann beat Antonio Carvalho by TKO (2:49, round 1, ***)

Diego Nunes beat Spencer Fisher by TKO (2:51, round 3, ***)

 

 

StrikeForce: Louisiana

Denis Grachev beat Junie Browning by submission (3:22, round 3, ****)

Damien Stelly beat Jeremy Horn by knock out (2:51, round 2, **)

Wilson Reis beat Joe Soto by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)

Raul Lane beat Rich Anderson by TKO (0:30, round 3, **)

Stav Economou beat Lolohea Mahe by TKO (1:46, round 1, **)

Takashi Hasegawa beat Jesse Bowen by TKO (1:14, round 2, ***)

Phillipe Nover beat Alan Cronin by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Kwang Hee Lee beat Ye Won Nam by TKO (2:47, round 1, ***)

Mark Lajhner beat Lamont Lister by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Kim My beat Joe Sampieri by knock out (2:52, round 2, **)

Brandon Visher beat Seiya Kawahara by knock out (1:45, round 2, ***)

Luis Gonzales beat Charlie Valencia by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Roman Webber beat Atshushi Tanuma by TKO (1:28, round 1, **)

Hidetaka Monma beat On Cheng by TKO (0:49, round 1, **)

[LoveMuscle]

September 2012 fight cards:

 

UFC 136: Aoki vs. Melendez 2

Shinya Aoki © (24-4) vs. Gilbert Melendez (21-3) for the UFC welterweight title

Thiago Silva (17-3) vs. Vitor Belfort (23-11)

Brock Lesnar (9-3) vs. Daniel Puder (12-1)

Thiago Alves (22-6) vs. Tamdan McCrory (12-5)

Cub Swanson (17-6) vs. Jeff Curran (33-15-1)

Jamie Varner (19-6) vs. Shoji Maruyama (12-6-1)

Hideki Kadowaki (17-12-2) vs. Brian Bowles (11-3)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Matt Hughes (45-12) vs. Dylan Clay (11-3)

Wanderlei Silva (35-14-1) vs. CB Dollaway (13-2-1)

Akitoshi Tamura (18-9-2) vs. Ganjo Tentsuku (14-6-2)

David Loiseau (22-12) vs. Brock Larson (27-7)

Brandon Vera (13-8) vs. Antonio Silva (14-7)

Yaotzin Mesa (11-11) vs. Yusuke Endo (16-7-1)

Kenji Osawa (18-13-2) vs. Eddie Yagin (14-9-1)

 

 

StrikeForce: Iowa

Daizo Ishige (13-4-1) vs. Eduardo Pachu (9-5)

Hae Joon Yang (5-4) vs. Ronald Starr (4-1)

Jong Man Kim (8-4-2) vs. Sadhu Bott (7-4)

Bao Quach (19-14-1) vs. Josh Rave (12-8)

Corey Hill (7-4) vs. Ryan Healy (11-10-1)

Luke Stewart (9-6) vs. Dusty Arden (12-12-1)

Dave Dalgliesh (29-22-2) vs. Matthew Riddle (4-4)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Josh Souder (11-5) vs. Brandon Wolff (9-7)

Chase Gormley (10-3) vs. Marcus Jones (6-5)

Stephan Bonnar (14-8) vs. Kyacey Uscola (17-17)

Marcus Davis (15-10) vs. Tim Smith (8-8)

Matt Horwich (24-17-1) vs. Chris Rice (13-12)

Matt Fiordirosa (13-7) vs. Guillaume Lamarche (6-7)

Josh Besneatte (2-6) vs. Jae Hee Chun (2-6)

[LoveMuscle]

Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:

 

- Raul Lane was promoted from StrikeForce to the UFC.

 

- Dan Hardy and Matt Makowski were demoted to StrikeForce from the UFC.

 

- Marcus Davis announced he will be retiring after his next fight.

[LoveMuscle]

September 2012 fight results:

 

UFC 136: Aoki vs. Melendez 2

Shinya Aoki beat Gilbert Melendez by unanimous decision (5:00, round 5, ****) to retain the UFC welterweight title

Vitor Belfort beat Thiago Silva by TKO (2:47, round 1, ****)

Brock Lesnar beat Daniel Puder by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ****)

Tamdan McCrory beat Thiago Alves by TKO (1:23, round 1, ****)

Cub Swanson beat Jeff Curran by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ****)

Jamie Varner beat Shoji Maruyama by TKO (2:26, round 1, ***)

Hideki Kadowaki beat Brian Bowles by TKO (1:30, round 1, ***)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Dylan Clay beat Matt Hughes by TKO (4:57, round 1, ****)

CB Dollaway beat Wanderlei Silva by submission (4:27, round 1, ***)

Ganjo Tentsuku beat Akitoshi Tamura by knock out (0:36, round 3, ****)

David Loiseau beat Brock Larson by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, ***)

Brandon Vera beat Antonio Silva by knock out (1:16, round 1, ****)

Yusuke Endo beat Yaotzin Mesa by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Kenji Osawa beat Eddie Yagin by TKO (1:12, round 3, ***)

 

 

StrikeForce: Iowa

Eduardo Pachu beat Daizo Ishige by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Ronald Starr beat Hae Joon Yang by knock out (2:41, round 3, ***)

Jong Man Kim beat Sadhu Bott by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Bao Quach beat Josh Rave by TKO (1:50, round 3, ***)

Corey Hill beat Ryan Healy by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Luke Stewart beat Dusty Arden by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Dave Dalgliesh beat Matthew Riddle by knock out (1:29, round 3, ***)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Brandon Wolff beat Josh Souder by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Chase Gormley beat Marcus Jones by TKO (1:27, round 1, ***)

Stephan Bonnar beat Kyacey Uscola by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Tim Smith beat Marcus Davis by TKO (3:16, round 1, **)

Chris Rice beat Matt Horwich by TKO (2:54, round 1, **)

Matt Fiordirosa beat Guillaume Lamarche by unanimous decision (5:00, round 3, **)

Jae Hee Chun beat Josh Besneatte by knock out (0:41, round 3, ***)

[LoveMuscle]

October 2012 fight cards:

 

UFC 137: Penn vs. Yoshimoto

BJ Penn © (19-5-1) vs. Koji Yoshimoto (12-1-2) for the UFC lightweight title

Mark Hominick (21-11) vs. Koetsu Okazaki (13-3-1)

Mauricio Rua (22-6) vs. Christian M'Pumbu (15-5)

Jason Miller (27-7) vs. Nobutatsu Suzuki (11-3-2)

Emmanuel Fernandez (16-7-1) vs. Matt Veach (14-3)

Andrei Arlovski (19-9) vs. Travis Patterson (6-1)

Takanori Gomi (35-7) vs. Blake Fredrickson (15-11-1)

 

 

Ultimate Fight Night

Fabricio Werdum (17-6-1) vs. Brett Rogers (13-4)

Joe Lauzon (23-7) vs. Brian Cobb (18-5)

Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (11-7) vs. Roger Hollett (13-4-1)

Leonard Garcia (16-8) vs. So Tazawa (12-8-2)

Carlos Condit (27-7) vs. Raul Lane (5-3)

Alexandre Franca Nogueira (16-10-2) vs. Buck Bisbey (12-4)

Phil Baroni (17-16) vs. Dong Hyun Kim (15-5-1)

 

 

StrikeForce: Kentucky

Jake Rosholt (10-3) vs. Joe Duarte (7-2)

Chris David (14-10-2) vs. Jorge Evangelista (14-4-1)

Alan Belcher (16-11) vs. Richie Hightower (11-8)

Calvin Kattar (7-7) vs. Richie Whitson (9-3)

Nate Diaz (12-9) vs. Shinsuke Shoji (10-8-2)

Junya Kudou (8-7-2) vs. Setsu Iguchi (11-8-1)

Alexander Gustafson (9-5) vs. Koji Nakagawa (2-4)

 

 

StrikeForce Challengers

Magomed Sultanakhmedov (7-6) vs. Kurt Green (3-4)

Samuel DeVille (1-4) vs. Dennis Edwards (2-1)

Kana Hyatt (6-10) vs. Darren Uyenoyama (6-8)

Olaf Alfonso (9-15) vs. Wesley Murch (4-9)

Neil Wain (6-6) vs. Shane Del Rosario (6-5)

Greg McDowell (1-7) vs. Dwayne Haney (6-4)

Michel Boissoneault (5-6) vs. Joe Morales (3-8)

[LoveMuscle]

Some news & notes from around the world of mixed martial arts:

 

- Eduardo Pachu was promoted from StrikeForce to the UFC.

 

- StrikeForce has added rookie Joe Dale to their featherweight division.