Back to the Future: A UFC Dynasty

Judoku1819 · March 13, 2014

Hello fellow threaders! First off I would like to apologize to anyone who was following my former dynasty as I suddenly stopped. The truth is I lost interest in it so quickly that I didn't even notice that I stopped posting until it was too late to even consider continuing it.

However, just the other day I came up with a great idea. I started playing the "Dawn of MMA" mod awhile back and have currently played all the way up to UFC 110. I played all the previous cards on their actual dates and will continue to do so until we reach the future! I also kept many of the fights the same as well unless: a) it didn't make sense, due to win/loss streaks or b) champions were different. My idea was to share what could be a really interesting save to see how it varies from real life.

I first want to get an idea of if their is an interest in this? Since UFC 100 I have been customizing the cards much more and will be looking to do so hereon. If their is an interest I will definitely strive to stick with this one. After all, I have already played over 150 cards so I am obviously interested enough in this save.

If you are interested also give me some fighters that you would like to see integrated in the game that made their UFC debut in 2010 or later (since the mod has debuted almost all fighters in the database!)

If I get positive feedback on this idea I will start by posting: Champions, top ranked fighters in each weight division, retired "legends", an explanation on the UFC from 1-110 and key moments etc etc. and the announcements of cards for the first few months of game time before actually holding cards!

Judoku1819 · March 14, 2014

Well, I guess that no response is better than a negative response for now. I will get started and as I go feedback by either rating or comment would be appreciated! My first post will be champions!

I would like to note that I held some extra "WSOF" and "Pancrase" cards (as the UFC) in order to keep fighters active who were on the roster but not active in the UFC. I also held an "Ultimate Gladiator" tournament series which featured an 8-man tournament with the winner taking home the title. Some of the titles have already been unified with the UFC belts but other still remain disputed so unification would be something to look forward to down the line!

UFC Heavyweight Champion

Brock Lesnar - (3-1) / (3-1) in UFC

Won the title by:

def. Randy Couture via TKO (strikes) @ 3:00 of Round 2 - UFC 91: Couture vs. Lesnar

1 title defence:

def. Frank Mir via TKO (strikes) @ 1:00 of Round 4 - UFC 100

UFC Light-Heavyweight Champion

Mauricio Rua - (14-1) / (4-1) in UFC

Won the title by: (unified the LHW King of Pancrase and UFC LHW titles)

def. Dan Henderson via SUB (guillotine) @ 2:03 of Round 2 - UFC 113: Henderson vs. Rua

0 title defences: (previously had 3 as LHW King of Pancrase champion)

UFC Middleweight Champion

Anderson Silva - (17-0) / (11-0) in UFC

Won the title by:

def. Rich Franklin via KO (knee) @ 2:00 of Round 1 - UFC 64: Unstoppable

7 title defences:

def. David Loiseau via SUB (guillotine) @ 3:10 of Round 1 - UFC 67: All or Nothing

def. Nate Marquardt via SUB (guillotine) @ 1:40 of Round 1 - UFC 73: Stacked

def. Yushin Okami via SUB (RNC) @ 3:20 of Round 1 - UFC 77: Hostile Territory

def. Renzo Gracie via TKO (strikes) @ 1:10 of Round 1 - UFC 82: Pride of a Champion (unified MW King of Pancrase title)

def. Patrick Cote via SUB (guillotine) @ 4:10 of Round 2 - UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote (unified MW WSOF title)

def. Thales Leitas via KO (knee) @ 3:20 of Round 2 - UFC 97: Redemption

def. Michael Bisping via KO (knee) @ 1:27 of Round 2 - UFC 112: Invincible

UFC Welterweight Champion

Current 2 time Champion

Georges St-Pierre - (20-1) / (14-1) in UFC

Won the title by:

def. Matt Hughes via Unanimous Decision @ 5:00 of Round 5 - UFC 65: Bad Intentions

8 title defences:

def. Chris Lytle via TKO (strikes) @ 4:40 of Round 2 - UFC 69: Shootout

def. Diego Sanchez via SUB (guillotine) @ 3:10 of Round 1 - UFC 74: Respect

def. Matt Hughes via TKO (strikes) @ 4:00 of Round 1 - UFC 79: Nemesis

def. Royce Gracie via KO (punch) @ 1:34 of Round 1 - UFC 83: St-Pierre vs. Gracie (unified WW King of Pancrase title)

def. Jon Fitch via SUB (achilles lock) @ 3:24 of Round 2 - UFC 87: Seek & Destroy

def. Sean Sherk via TKO (strikes) @ 4:10 of Round 1 - UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Sherk

def. Josh Koscheck via TKO (strikes) @ 0:40 of Round 1 - UFC 100

def. Jake Shields via SUB (armbar) @ 3:25 of Round 1 - UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Shields (unified WSOF WW title)

UFC Lightweight Champion

Frankie Edgar - (12-0) / (8-0) in UFC

Won the title by:

def. BJ Penn via TKO (strikes) @ 3:22 of Round 3 - UFC 112: Invincible

0 title defences:

The other Champions are as follows: (defences in brackets)

(0) WSOF Heavyweight - Pedro Rizzo (17-4) / (11-3) in UFC

(2) Heavyweight King of Pancrase - Tim Sylvia (24-3) / (6-3) in UFC

(0) Lightweight King of Pancrase - Cristiano Marcello (15-5) / (2-0) in UFC

(0) Ultimate Gladiator - Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera (30-3) / (9-1) in UFC

Next post will be Champion history and possibly division rankings!

Last updated after UFC 113

Judoku1819 · March 14, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">There are currently no Hall of Fame Inductions

Honorable Mentions

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<div style="text-align:center;">Dan Severn - (23-10) / (18-7 in UFC)</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Dan Severn retired in June of 2008, after 33 professional fights (2nd most in MMA history), at the age of 54.

1994 Main Event of the Year (vs. Royce Gracie)

Dan Severn won the Rookie of the Year Award in 1995.

Winner of the Ultimate Ultimate 1995 Tournament.

1995 Submission of the Year (vs. Marcos Rua)

First UFC Heavyweight Champion (1 defence)

4 Submission of the Night Awards.

4 Fight of the Night Awards.

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Last updated prior to UFC 110

ManUnderMask · March 14, 2014

Sounds like fun. I did this too, and in mine Matt Serra went on a twelve fight win streak as Middleweight Champion.

Judoku1819 · March 14, 2014

Champion History

(Defences in Brackets)

Superfight title (retired in May 1996)

Royce Gracie (1)

Ken Shamrock (2)

Heavyweight title

Dan Severn (1)

Randy Couture (9)

- vacated to drop to LHW

Frank Mir (4)

Andrei Arlovski (1)

(II) Randy Couture (2)

Light-Heavyweight title

Frank Shamrock (4)

Tito Ortiz (4)

Joe Pardo (0)

(II) Tito Ortiz (1)

Chuck Liddell (0)

Randy Couture (2)

(II) Chuck Liddell (5)

Wanderlei Silva (0)

Dan Henderson (3)

Middleweight title

Royce Gracie (7)

David Terrell (0)

Rich Franklin (2)

Welterweight title

Pat Miletich (3)

Matt Hughes (3)

Sean Sherk (1)

(II) Matt Hughes (2)

Georges St-Pierre (1)

(II) Sean Sherk (1)

(III) Matt Hughes (0)

Lightweight title

Jens Pulver (1)

BJ Penn (0)

Matt Serra (1)

Sean Sherk (2)

(II) BJ Penn (2)

TUF Heavyweight

Rashad Evans - Season 2

Antonio Silva - Season 10

TUF Light-Heavyweight

Forrest Griffin - Season 1

Michael Bisping - Season 3

Ryan Bader - Season 8

TUF Middleweight

Diego Sanchez - Season 1

Ed Herman - Season 3

David Loiseau - Season 4: The Comeback

Amir Sadollah - Season 7

TUF Welterweight

Luke Cummo - Season 2

Chris Lytle - Season 4: The Comeback

Tommy Spear - Season 6

Jim Wallhead - Season 9

TUF Lightweight

Manny Gamburyan - Season 5

Ryan Roberts - Season 8

Ross Pearson - Season 9

Ultimate Gladiator Tournament title

Andre Gusmao (0)

Brian Ebersole (0)

Sergei Kharitonov (0)

Fedor Emelianenko (4)

WSOF Heavyweight

Josh Barnett (4)

WSOF Light-Heavyweight (unified January 2008)

Elvis Sinosic (0)

Dan Henderson (4)

WSOF Middleweight (unified October 2008)

Patrick Cote (3)

WSOF Welterweight (unified in March 2010)

Jake Shields (4)

WSOF Lightweight (unified in August 2009)

Antonio Carvalho (2)

Yves Edwards (1)

Heavyweight King of Pancrase

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (0)

Light-Heavyweight King of Pancrase (unified May 2010)

Mauricio Rua (3)

Middleweight King of Pancrase (unified March 2008)

Ikuhisa Minowa (0)

Anderson Silva (1)

- vacated to join the UFC

Renzo Gracie (3)

Welterweight King of Pancrase (unified April 2008)

Royce Gracie (5)

Lightweight King of Pancrase

Caol Uno (2)

Gesias Cavalcante (0)

Last updated after UFC 113

Judoku1819 · March 14, 2014

Ultimate Fighting Championship Rankings

Global Pound-4-Pound Rankings

1. Dan Henderson - UFC

2. Anderson Silva - UFC

3. Georges St-Pierre - UFC

4. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira - UFC

5. Wanderlei Silva - UFC

6. Frankie Edgar - UFC

7. Jeff Curran - WEC

8. Mauricio Rua - UFC

9. Cain Velasquez - UFC

10. Shinya Aoki - UFC

Heavyweight Division

2. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

3. Cain Velasquez

4. Stefan Struve

5. Tim Sylvia

6. Pedro Rizza

7. Fedor Emelianenko

8. Josh Barnett

9. Junior Dos Santos

10. Andrei Arlovski

11. Mark Hunt

12. Mirko Filipovic

13. Fabricio Werdum

14. Frank Mir

15. Rafael Cavalcante

Light-Heavyweight Division

2. Wanderlei Silva

3. Mauricio Rua

4. Phil Davis

5. Alexander Gustafsson

6. Randy Couture

7. Lyoto Machida

8. Thiago Silva

9. Forrest Griffin

10. Vitor Belfort

11. Brandon Vera

12. Quinton Jackson

13. Shawn Henderson

14. Rashad Evans

15. Ryan Bader

Middleweight Division

2. Frank Shamrock

3. Chris Leben

4. Jason Day

5. Chael Sonnen

6. Alexander Shlemenko

7. Patrick Cote

8. Michael Bisping

9. Carlos Newton

10. Yushin Okami

11. Amir Sadollah

12. Matt Lindland

13. Nate Marquardt

14. Jeremy Horn

15. Drew McFedries

Welterweight Division

2. Paulo Thiago

3. Royce Gracie

4. Matt Hughes

5. Rory MacDonald

6. Chris Lytle

7. Charles Oliveira

8. Jon Fitch

9. Tarec Saffediene

10. Nick Diaz

11. John Howard

12. Hayato Sakurai

13. Pat Healy

14. Josh Koscheck

15. Jake Shields

Lightweight Division

2. Shinya Aoki

3. Takanori Gomi

4. Evan Dunham

5. Antonio Carvalho

6. Roger Huerta

7. Chad Mendes

8. Josh Thomson

9. Cristiano Marcello

10. Diego Sanchez

11. Matt Serra

12. Luiz Azeredo

13. Gesias Cavalcante

14. Thiago Tavares

15. Hermes Franca

Next post will be history of the UFC from UFC 1-110. Key moments within the game world for all organizations!

Last updated after UFC 112

Judoku1819 · March 15, 2014

Game World History

1993 - 1995 : The First Promotion

UFC 1: The Beginning was held on November of 1993. 80 people in attendance and 36 PPV buys. Ken Shamrock defeats Royce Gracie in the 2nd round of the tournament via Decision. He then beats Zane Frasier in the final to become the UFC 1 Tournament Champion.

UFC 2, 3, 4 were held in 1994. Royce Gracie wins the UFC 2 Tournament by beating Sean Daugherty via Submission. Ken Shamrock, returns at UFC 3 and, defeats Royce Gracie in the final via Decision. Royce Gracie wins the UFC 4 Tournament by defeating Dan Severn in the final via Submission. Due to a contract dispute the UFC lost Ken Shamrock from the promotion.

UFC 5,6,7 and the Ultimate Ultimate 1995 were held in 1995. Royce Gracie becomes the first ever Superfight Champion by defeating Teila Tuli via Submission at UFC 5. In the tournament Dan Severn is upset by losing to Oleg Taktarov who goes on to win the tournament by beating Larry Cureton via Submission. Royce retains the belt at UFC 6 by defeating Remco Pardoel via Knockout and Dan Severn wins the tournament by defeating Larry Cureton via Technical Knockout. Ken Shamrock returns to the UFC and at UFC 7 defeats Royce in the trilogy fight via Technical Knockout to win the Superfight Championship. Marco Rua wins the tournament by beating Paul Varelans via Decision. Dan Severn defeats Marco Rua via Submission at Ultimate Ultimate 1995 to win the tournament.

1996 : EF, Superbrawl, Shamrock, Frye and Coleman

EF opened and held their first event in February introducing: Bas Rutten, and Renzo Gracie (whom both win). At EF 3 Renzo Gracie wins the Middleweight belt and Rutten wins another fight. Kevin Rosier wins the Heavyweight belt at EF 4.

Superbrawl held their first event in November which features Renzo Gracie and the debut of Kazushi Sakuraba who both win.

Ken Shamrock defends the Superfight title by:

def. Kimo Leopold via Submission at UFC 8

def. Dan Severn via Submission at UFC 9

- wins the Ultimate Ultimate 1996 Tournament by def. Paul Varelans via Submission

Don Frye

- wins the UFC 8 Tournament by def. Gary Goodridge via Decision

- wins the UFC 10 Tournament by def. Mark Coleman via Submission

Mark Coleman

- wins the UFC 11 Tournament by def. Tank Abbott via Technical Knockout

1997 : Severn, Belfort, Couture, Coleman, and a new Shamrock

EF goes bankrupt.

Superbrawl held 3 events and then goes bankrupt. They crown Darryl Kowalski Heavyweight Champ. Bas Rutten Light-Heavyweight Champ. And Renzo Gracie Middleweight Champ.

PRIDE F/C debuted in December were Eldo Dias Xavier defeats Ikuhisa Minowa via Submission.

Dan Severn

def. Mark Coleman via Submission at UFC 12 to become the first Heavyweight Champion

def. Tank Abbott via Submission at UFC 15 to retain the title

Vitor Belfort (debuts at UFC 12)

- wins the UFC 12 Tournament by def. Maurice Smith via Knockout

- upsets Randy Couture via Technical Knockout at UFC 15

Randy Couture (debuts at UFC 13)

- wins the UFC 13 Tournament by def. Steven Graham via Decision

def. Dan Severn via Submission at UFC Japan to become the Heavyweight Champion

Mark Coleman

- becomes the first person to defeat Ken Shamrock after he went undefeated for 15 fights. Wins upset of the year.

- wins Fighter of the Year

Frank Shamrock

def. Kevin Jackson via Submission to become the first Light-Heavyweight Champion

1998 : Shamrock and Brazil (a record setter)

PRIDE F/C held a whopping 9 events! Kazushi Sakuraba wins the Middleweight title and defends it twice. Tom Erikson becomes Heavyweight champion and defends it twice. Minoki Ishihara becomes the Wleterweight champion. Royler Gracie becomes the Lightweight Champion.

Frank Shamrock defends his title by:

def. Igor Zinoviev via Decision at UFC 16

def. Jeremy Horn via Submission at UFC 17

def. John Lewis via Submission at UFC Brazil

UFC Brazil

Featured fighters such as: Royce Gracie, Mark Coleman, Josh Barnett, Ken Shamrock, Dan Severn, Bas Rutten, Pedro Rizzo vs. Tank Abbott (fight of the night), Vitor Belfort, Pat Miletich vs. Chris Brennan (for first WW title), John Lewis vs. and Frank Shamrock (for LHW title).

2, 191 in attendance and 132, 200 in PPV buys.

Until 2008 (UFC Fight Night 15 Diaz vs. Neer) this was the highest critically rated UFC event of all time.

1999 : The Rise of "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy"

PRIDE F/C held 5 events. Jutaro Nakao wins the WW title from Minoki Ichihara. Sakuraba defends his title twice. Royler Gracie defends his title. Akihiro Gono wins the WW title from Jutaro Nakao.

King of the Cage debuted in March and holds 5 events. Derek Anderson (regen.) wins the Super-Heavyweight title. Matt Anderson wins the Heavyweight title.

Frank Shamrock defends his title by:

def. Jorge Patino via Submission at UFC 18

Randy Couture defends his title by:

def. Brad Kohler via Submission at UFC 20

def. Marcus Silveira via Submission at UFC Japan 2

Pat Miletich defends his title by:

def. Andre Pederneiras via TKO at UFC 21

Tito Ortiz wins the Light-Heavyweight title by:

def. Frank Shamrock via TKO at UFC 22

2000: Couture, Ortiz, and Gracie

PRIDE F/C held 5 events. Darryl Kowalski won the Heavyweight title by beating Tom Erikson and defended it once. Kazushi Sakuraba defends his title twice. The first was against rising star Wanderlei Silva beginning a huge rivalry. Jerome McMahon (regen.) won the WW title from Akihiro Gono.

KOTC held 6 events. Jon Big won the Light-Heavyweight title. Tomas Correira won the Middleweight title. Vladimir Matyushenko won the Light-Heavyweight title from Jon Big. Matt Anderson defends his title. Rumino Sato wins the Lightweight title. Sanae Kikuta won the MW title from Tomas Correira.

UCC debuted in May and holds 2 events. Don Frye wins the Heavyweight title.

TKO debuted in November and holds 1 event.

Tito Ortiz defends his title by:

def. Dennis Hallman via Submission at UFC 25

def. Yuki Kondo via TKO at UFC 29

Randy Couture defends his title by:

def. Gan McGee via Submission at UFC 26

def. Pedro Rizzo via Decision at UFC 28

Pat Miletich defends his title by:

def. Nick Serra via Decision at UFC 29

Royce Gracie

- wins the first UFC Middleweight title by def. Leopoldo Serao at UFC 29

UFC 29: Defence of the Belts

was the first events to feature 3 title fights (WW, MW, LHW) and the third event held in Japan.

2001 : Defences and an Upset

PRIDE F/C held 9 events. Leo Lutter won the Heavyweight title from Darryl Kowalski and defended it once. Kazushi Sakuraba defends his title twice. Royler Gracie defends his title twice. Jerome McMahon defends his title twice. Christopher Vegas wins the HW title from Leo Lutter.

KOTC held 6 events. Ray Wizard won the Welterweight title. Matt Anderson defended his title twice. Vladimir Matyushenko defended his title once. Willie Perez won the LHW title from Matyushenko. Rumino Sato defended his title once.

UCC went bankrupt.

TKO held 6 events. Jason Fairn won the Heavyweight title. Jack McGlaughlin won the Light-Heavyweight title. Ryan Gracie won the Middleweight title. Luiz Azeredo won the Lightweight title. Jake Shields won the Welterweight title.

Tito Ortiz defended his title by:

def. Evan Tanner via Submission at UFC 30

def. Elvis Sinosic via Decision at UFC 32

Jens Pulver

- wins the first Lightweight title by def. Daijue Takase at UFC 30

def. Duane Ludwig via Technical Knockout at UFC 33 (to retain title)

Pat Miletich defended his title by:

def. Carlos Newton via Knockout at UFC 31

Randy Couture defended his title by:

def. Mark Kerr via Knockout at UFC 31

def. Ken Shamrock via Technical Knockout at UFC 34

Royce Gracie defended his title by:

def. Masakatsu Funaki via Submission at UFC 33

Matt Hughes

- wins the Welterweight title by def. Pat Miletich at UFC 34

Joe Pardo

- upsets Tito Ortiz and wins the LHW title via 5th round Submission at UFC 33

- this fight/result triggered an immediate trilogy (for the first and only time in UFC history.)

2002 : Redemption

PRIDE F/C held 8 events. Christopher Vegas defended his title once. Jerome McMahon defended his title twice. Royler Gracie defended his title once. Kazushi Sakuraba defended his title once. Luiz Azeredo becomes the Lightweight Champion. Jose Chase (regen.) won the MW title from Kazushi Sakuraba. Chico Preito won the HW title from Christopher Vegas.

KOTC held 6 events. Kazuyuki Fujita won the HW title from Matt Anderson. Daijiro Matsui won the MW title from Sanae Kikuta and defended it twice. Willie Perez defended his title once. Rafael Carino wins the HW title from Kazuyuki Fujita.

TKO held 5 events. Paulo Filho won the MW title from Ryan Gracie. Keichiro Yamamiya won the MW title after Paulo Filho left to join PRIDE F/C. Tom Erikson won the HW title from Jason Fairn. Manny Gamburyan won the Lightweight title from Royler Gracie. Wayne Clean won the LHW title from Jack McGlaughlin.

CageRage debuted in December and held 1 event.

Royce Gracie defended his title by:

def. Sanae Kikuta via Submission at UFC 35

def. Joe Doerksen via Submission at UFC 40

Tito Ortiz

- wins (and avenges the upset) by def. Joe Pardo via TKO at UFC 35

def. Joe Pardo via Technical Knockout at UFC 37.5 (to retain title)

def. Ken Shamrock via Technical Knockout at UFC 40

BJ Penn

- wins the Lightweight title by def. Jens Pulver at UFC 35

Randy Couture defended his title by:

def. Josh Barnett via Technical Knockout at UFC 36

def. Ricco Rodriguez via Knockout at UFC 39

Matt Hughes defended his title by:

def. Hayato Sakurai via Technical Knockout at UFC 36

def. Carlos Newton via Submission at UFC 38

def. Aaron Riley via Technical Knockout at UFC 40

Royce Gracie defended his title by:

def. Dave Menne via Submission at UFC 37

Matt Serra

- won the Lightweight title by def. BJ Penn at UFC 39

2003 : A Decade of MMA

PRIDE F/C held 6 events. Jerome McMahon defended his title once. Akihiro Gono won the WW title from Jerome McMahon. Takanori Gomi won the Lightweight tile from Luiz Azeredo and defended it once. Kinzo Harada won the MW title from Jose Chase.

KOTC held 5 events. Franklin Clementi won the LHW title from Willie Perez and defended it once. Lance Gibson won the MW title from Daijiro Matsui. Rafael Carino defended his title once.

TKO held 6 events. Wayne Clean defended his title once. Manny Gamburyan defended his title once. Fabio Gurgel won the LHW title from Wayne Clean. Ryan Gracie won the MW title from Keichiro Yamamiya. Tom Erikson defended his title once.

CageRage went bankrupt.

WEC debuted in January and held 2 events. Javier Vasquez becomes the Featherweight Champion by defeating Danny Batten.

Randy Couture defended his title by:

def. Marcus Silveira via Submission at UFC 41 (rematch)

- Couture vacated the title to drop to LHW and challenge Liddell

def. Chuck Liddell via Knockout in Round 3 at UFC 44 (to win HW title)

- Couture became the first Champion to own a title in 2 weight classes

Matt Serra defended his title by:

def. Jens Pulver via Technical Knockout at UFC 41

Royce Gracie defended his title by:

def. Joey Villasenor via Submission at UFC 42

def. Yushin Okami via Submission at UFC 45

Sean Sherk

- won the Welterweight title by def. Matt Hughes via 5th round Submission at UFC 42

def. Thomas Shulte via Submission at UFC 44 (to retain title)

Chuck Liddell

- won the Light-Heavyweight title by def. Tito Ortiz at UFC 43

Matt Hughes

- won the Welterweight title by def. Sean Sherk via 1st Round Technical Knockout at UFC 45

Next post will be Game World History Part II: 2004-2005

Judoku1819 · March 15, 2014

2004 : A Trilogy, The Axe Murderer Takeover, and The "Rush"

PRIDE F/C held 8 events. Fedor Emelianenko wins the Heavyweight title by beating Chico Preito and defended it once. Akihiro Gono defends his title twice. Takanori Gomi defended his title once. Wanderlei Silva won the Middleweight title by beating Kinzo Harada and defended it once. Derek Anderson won the HW title from Fedor Emelianenko.

KOTC held 6 events. Rafael Carino defended his title twice. Rumina Sato defends his title once. Izuru Takeushi won the Middleweight title by beating Lance Gibson. Josh Stewart won the WW title from Ray Wizard. Sanae Kikuta won the MW title from Izuru Takeuchi.

TKO held 6 events. Gilbert Yvel wins the Heavyweight title after Tom Erikson retires and vacates the belt and he defended it once. Manny Gamburyan defends his title twice. Arman Gamburyan won the Middleweight title by beating Ryan Gracie. Thiago Alves won the Welterweight title after Jake Shields joins the UFC.

WEC held 5 events. Miguel Torres won the Bantamweight title by beating Charlie Valencia and defended it twice. Javier Vasquez defends his title twice.

"Pancrase" debuted in May and held 3 events. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira became the Heavyweight champion by beating Pedro Rizzo. Ikuhisa Minowa became the Middleweight champ by beating Nate Marquardt. Royce Gracie became the Welterweight champ by beating Koji Oishi and he defended it once. Mauricio Rua became the Light-Heavyweight champ by beating Yuki Kondo. Caol Uno became the Lightweight champ by beating Royler Gracie.

"WSOF" debuted in July and held 2 events. Patrick Cote won the Middleweight title by beating David Loiseau. Josh Barnett won the Heavyweight title by beating James Thomson. Antonio Carvalho won the Lightweight title by beating Cristiano Marcello.

Randy Couture defended his title by:

def. Vitor Belfort via Technical Knockout at UFC 46 (rematch from UFC 15)

def. Vitor Belfort via Technical Knockout at UFC 49 (trilogy match after 1-1)

Matt Hughes defended his title by:

def. BJ Penn via Technical Knockout at UFC 46

def. Carlo Prater via Submission at UFC 48

Royce Gracie defended his title by:

def. Mark Hughes via Submission at UFC 48

- vacated title to join Pancrase

Georges St-Pierre

- won the Welterweight title by def. Matt Hughes at UFC 50

2005 : The Age of TUF

PRIDE F/C held 10 events. Akihiro Gono defended his title three times. Satoru Kitaoka won the LW title from Takanori Gomi. Wanderlei Silva defends his title once. Derek Anderson defended his title three times. Jess Laudin won the LW title from Satoru Kitaoka and defended his title once.

KOTC held 5 events. Franklin Clementi defended his title twice. Randy Simmons won the HW title from Rafael Carino. Josh Stewart defended his title once. Floyd Sword won the MW title by beating Sanae Kikuta.

TKO held 5 events. Daniel Pulver wins the Welterweight title after Thiago Alves vacates it to join the UFC. Rodrigo Gracie won the MW title by beating Arman Gamburyan and defended it once. Manny Gamburyan defended his title once. Gilbert Yvel defended his title once.

WEC held 5 events. Miguel Torres defended his title twice. Mike Brown won the Featherweight title by beating Javier Vasquez. Urijah Faber won the Featherweight title by beating Mike Brown.

"Pancrase" held 3 events. Caol Uno defended his title once. Mauricio Rua defended his title once. Anderson Silva won the Middleweight title from Ikuhisa Minowa and defended it once. Tim Sylvia won the HW title from Antonio Rodrigo Noguiera. Royce Gracie defended his title once.

"WSOF" held 4 events. Jake Shields becames the Welterweight champ by beating Alex Serdyukov and defended his title once. Elvis Sinosic becames the Light-Heavyweight champ by beating Igor Vovchanchyn. Antonio Carvalho defended his title twice. Dan Henderson won the LHW title from Elvis Sinosic and defended it once. Josh Barnett defended his title once. Patrick Cote defended his title once.

David Terrell

- won the vacant Middleweight title by def. Evan Tanner at UFC 51

Frank Mir defended his title by:

def. Andrei Arlovski via Submission at UFC 51

def. Brandon Lee Hinkle via Submission at UFC 53

def. Dan Evensen via Submission at UFC 55

Diego Sanchez and Forrest Griffin are TUF 1 winners.

Chuck Liddell

- won the Light-Heavyweight title by def. Randy Couture by Knockout in Round 5 at UFC 52 (rematch)

def. Jeremy Horn via Knockout at UFC 54 (to retain title)

Rich Franklin

- won the Middleweight title by def. David Terrell at UFC 53

def. Nate Quarry via Technical Knockout at UFC 56 (to retain title)

Georges St-Pierre defended his title by:

def. Jason Miller via Knockout at UFC Fight Night 1

Luke Cummo and Rashad Evans are TUF 2 winners.

Sean Sherk

- won the Welterweight title by def. Georges St-Pierre at UFC 56

Next post will be Game World History Part III: 2006-2007

Judoku1819 · March 16, 2014

2006 : The Iceman Era

PRIDE F/C held 7 events. Wanderlei Silva defended his title four times - the third time was a rematch against Kazuhiro Sakuraba. Jess Laudin defended his title once. Derek Anderson defended his title twice. Jerome McMahon won the WW title from Akihiro Gono. Koji Oishi won the LW title from Jess Laudin. Tomas Rua won the LW title from Koji Oishi.

KOTC held 6 events. Billy Hall won the LHW title from Franklin Clementi. Kyle Jensen won the WW title from Josh Stewart and defended it once. Randy Simmons defended his title once. Rumino Sato defended his title once.

TKO held 6 events. Manny Gamburyan lost to Shinya Aoki but due to Shinya Aoki missing weight the fight was not for the title. Fabio Leopoldo won the MW title from Rodrigo Gracie. Manny Gamburyan defended his title once. Daniel Pulver defended his title once. Rick Lee won the LHW title from Fabio Gurgel. Joe Scarola won the vacant WW title.

WEC held 4 events. Masakazu Imanari won the BW title from Miguel Torres. Jose Aldo won the FW title from Urijah Faber. Jeff Curran won the BW title from Masakazu Imanari and defended it once. Javier Vasquez won the FW title from Jose Aldo. Norifumi Yamamoto won the FW title from Javier Vasquez.

"Pancrase" held 4 events. Renzo Gracie won the vacant Middleweight title by beating Nate Marquardt and defended it once. Tim Sylvia defended his title twice. Mauricio Rua defended his title once. Gesias Cavalcante won the LW title from Caol Uno. Royce Gracie defended his title once.

"WSOF" held 3 events. Josh Barnett defended his title once. Jake Shields defended his title twice. Dan Henderson defended his title twice. Patrick Cote defended his title once.

IFL debuted in February and held 4 events. Devin Cole won the heavyweight title by def. Jesse Austin via KO. Alessio Sakara won the Light-Heavyweight title by def. James Lee via KO.

Strikeforce debuted in June and held 4 events. Geza Kalman Jr. won the SuperHW title by def. Rex Richards via SUB. Wesley Correira won the HW title.

Chuck Liddell defended his title by:

def. Randy Couture via Knockout at UFC 57 (trilogy match after being 1-1)

def. Renato Sobral via Knockout at UFC 62 (rematch from UFC 40)

def. Tito Ortiz via Knockout at UFC 66 (trilogy after being 2-0 Liddell)

Rich Franklin defended his title by:

def. Evan Tanner via Unanimous Decision at UFC 58

Georges St-Pierre

- def. BJ Penn at UFC 58 via Unanimous Decision

- won the Welterweight title by def. Matt Hughes at UFC 65 (rematch from UFC 50)

Sean Sherk defended his title by:

def. Nick Diaz via Unanimous Decision at UFC 59

- vacated the title to drop to Lightweight

Frank Mir

def. Assuerio Silva via Knockout at UFC 59

Matt Hughes

- def. Royce Gracie at UFC 60 via Unanimous Decision

- won the vacant Welterweight title by def. BJ Penn at UFC 63 (rematch from UFC 46)

Michael Bisping and Ed Herman are TUF 3 winners.

Andrei Arlovski

- won the Heavyweight title by def. Frank Mir at UFC 61

Anderson Silva

- won the Middleweight title by def. Rich Franklin at UFC 64

Sean Sherk

- won the Lightweight title by def. Matt Serra at UFC 64

Chris Lytle and David Loiseau are TUF 4: The Comeback winners.

2007 : The Era of 3 Legends

PRIDE F/C held 7 events. Wanderlei Silva defended his title twice. Fedor Emelianenko won the HW title from Derek Anderson. Tomas Rua defended his title twice. Jerome McMahon defended his title once. PRIDE F/C went bankrupt.

KOTC held 5 events. Kyle Jensen defended his title once. Glenn Guest won the MW title from Floyd Sword. Rumina Sato defended his title once. Randy Simmons defended his title once. Billy Hall defended his title once.

TKO held 5 events. Gilbert Yvel defended his title once. Joe Scarola defended his title twice. Rick Lee defended his title once. Shinya Aoki won the LW title from Luiz Firmino.

WEC held 5 events. Jeff Curran defended his title three times. Alexandre Nogueira won the FW title from Norifumi Yamamoto and defended it once.

"Pancrase" held 3 events. Royce Gracie defended his title twice. Renzo Gracie defended his title twice. Cristiano Marcello won the LW title from Gesias Cavalcante. Pancrase merged with the UFC after 13 events.

"WSOF" held 3 events. Josh Barnett defended his title twice. Yves Edwards won the LW title from Antonio Carvalho. Dan Henderson defended his title once. Jake Shields defended his title once. Patrick Cote defended his title once.

IFL held 6 events. Joe Jordan became the Lightweight champ by beating Savant Young via KO.

Strikeforce held 6 events. Shawn Henderson won the Light-Heavyweight title by def. Alex Andrade via SUB and defended it once. Ryan Gracie won the Middleweight title by def. Masakatsu Funaki via SUB. Tadakuni Terauchi won the SHW title from Geza Kalman Jr. Mark Brook won the SHW title from Tadakuni Terauchi. Edward Hall won the SHW title from Mark Brook.

EliteXC debuted in February and held 10 events. Rafael Dias became the Featherweight champ by beating Robbie Olivier and defended it once. Brennan Kamaka became the Lightweight champ by beating Jason Gilliam. Ian McCall became the Bantamweight champ by beating Bao Quach and defended it once. Jason Ireland won the LW title from Brennan Kamaka.

HCF debuted in July and held 3 events. Cristiano Justino became the Womens FW champ by beating Rin Nakai via Unanimous Decision. Tara LaRosa became the Womens BW champ by beating Ginele Marquez via TKO.

Anderson Silva defended his title by:

def. David Loiseau via Submission at UFC 67

def. Nate Marquardt via Submission at UFC 73

def. Yushin Okami via Submission at UFC 77

Randy Couture

- won the Heavyweight title by def. Andrei Arlovski at UFC 68

def. Mirko Cro-Crop via Technical Knockout at UFC 74 (to retain title)

George St-Pierre defended his title by:

def. Chris Lytle via Technical Knockout at UFC 69

def. Diego Sanchez via Submission at UFC 74

def. Matt Hughes via Technical Knockout at UFC 79 (trilogy after 2-0 GSP)

Chuck Liddell defended his title by:

def. Quinton Jackson via Knockout at UFC 71

- 8th consecutive KO (6 of them title fights)

Manny Gamburyan is the TUF 5 winner.

Sean Sherk defended his title by:

- def. Hermes Franca via Unanimous Decision at UFC 73

Wanderlei Silva

- won the Light-Heavyweight title by def. Chuck Liddell at UFC 75

-superfight between 2 champions after PRIDE was bought out by UFC

Tommy Speer is TUF 6 winner.

Dan Henderson

- won the Light-Heavyweight title by def. Wanderlei Silva at UFC 79

-unified the UFC and King of Pancrase titles

Next post will be Game World History Part IV: 2008-2009

Judoku1819 · March 16, 2014

So, I have decided that I will end the post on history there and this is why: Over the next couple years the titles do not change hands too often and many companies close and are bought out by the UFC. Instead, this post will be dedicated to records.

Global Hall of Records

Most Wins: Royce Gracie (46)

Most Consecutive Wins: Dan Henderson (23)

Most Bouts: Royce Gracie (51)

Most Title Bout Wins: Randy Couture (16)

Most Consecutive Title Defences: Kazushi Sakuraba (10)

Most Title Bouts: Randy Couture (19)

Most Knockouts: Chuck Liddell & Dan Henderson (14)

Most Consecutive Knockouts: Chuck Liddell & Dan Henderson (8)

Fastest Knockout: Michael Johnson (:20)

Most Submissions: Royce Gracie (41)

Most Consecutive Submissions: Royce Gracie (11)

Fastest Submission: Royce Gracie (1:00)?

Greatest Fight of All Time: Ryan Healy vs. Bart Palaszewski

Commercial Rated Show: UFC 100 from July 2009

Critical Rated Show: Affliction - Shockwave from October 2008

Attendance: Pancrase 13: The Finale from November 2007 (17,688)

Gate Receipts: UFC 113: Henderson vs. Rua from May 2010 ($2, 851, 450)

Pay-Per-View Revenue: UFC 113: Henderson vs. Rua from May 2010 ($15, 224, 796)

UFC Hall of Records

Most Wins: Royce Gracie (29)

Most Consecutive Wins: Royce Gracie (17)

Most UFC Bouts: Royce Gracie (33)

Most UFC Title Bout Wins: Randy Couture (16)

Most Consecutive UFC Title Defences: Randy Couture (9)

Most UFC Title Bouts: Randy Couture (19)

Most Knockouts: Chuck Liddell & Dan Henderson (14)

Most Consecutive Knockouts: Chuck Liddell & Dan Henderson (8)

Fastest Knockout: Michael Johnson (:20)

Most Submissions: Royce Gracie (41)

Most Consecutive Submissions: Royce Gracie (11)

Fastest Submission: Royce Gracie (1:00)?

Most Knockout of the Night Awards: Randy Couture (7), Chuck Liddell (6), Vitor Belfort (5)

Most Submission of the Night Awards: Royce Gracie (11)

Most Fight of the Night Awards: Matt Hughes, Randy Couture, Tito Ortiz (7)

Most of the Night Awards (cumulative): Randy Couture (16), Royce Gracie (15)

Greatest Fight of All Time: Ryan Healy vs. Bart Palaszewski

Commercial Rated Show: UFC 100

Critical Rated Show: UFC Fight Night 15: Diaz vs. Neer

Attendance: UFC 37.5: As Real As It Gets from June 2002 (15, 166)

Gate Receipts: UFC 113: Henderson vs. Rua from May 2010 ($2, 851, 450)

Pay-Per-View Revenue: UFC 113: Henderson vs. Rua from May 2010 ($15, 224, 796)

Next Post will be upcoming events!

Last updated after UFC 113

Judoku1819 · March 17, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">UFC Cards: February 2010 - May 2010

UFC 110: Velasquez vs. Filipovic

Saturday, Week 3, February

Queensland, Australia

Main Event

Cain Velasquez (8-0) vs. Mirko Filipovic (9-1)

Co-Main Event

Frank Shamrock (21-5-1) vs. Kazuhiro Sakuraba (17-4)

Main Card

Dennis Siver (11-3) vs. Ryan Roberts (6-1)

Elvis Sinosic (10-10) vs. Keith Jardine (9-10)

Anthony Perosh (5-5) vs. Mark Hunt (5-1)

Thiago Alves (11-3) vs. Dan Hardy (13-5)

Preliminary Card

Alexander Gustafsson (8-0) vs. Jason Lambert (7-3)

Dennis Hallman (11-5) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (10-4)

Kryzstof Soszynski (7-4) vs. Igor Vovchanchyn (35-9-1)

UFC LIVE: Sanchez vs. Pulver

Wednesday, Week 3, March

Colorado, USA

Main Event

Diego Sanchez (12-3) vs. Jens Pulver (18-7)

Co-Main Event

Brandon Vera (10-4) vs. Jon Jones (10-0)

Main Card

Gabriel Gonzaga (11-5) vs. Wesley Correira (14-9)

Sergei Kharitonov (11-7) vs. Cheick Kongo (13-8-1)

Pat Healy (10-4) vs. Claude Patrick (11-1)

Pat Barry (4-1) vs. Shane Del Rosario (3-2)

Preliminary Card

Matt Brown (4-2) vs. Luke Stewart (4-0)

Gerald Harris (6-0) vs. Ronaldo Souza (7-1)

Kazuhiro Nakamura (3-5) vs. Jason Guida (1-1)

Hacran Dias (12-0-1) vs. Luiz Azeredo (15-7)

Aaron Rosa (9-2) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (18-9)

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Shields

Saturday, Week 3, March

New Jersey, USA

Main Event

© Georges St-Pierre (19-1) vs. Jake Shields (15-2)

Co-Main Event

Kurt Pellegrino (12-5) vs. Aaron Riley (19-6-1)

Main Card

Brock Larson (11-2) vs. Robbie Lawler (13-4)

George Roop (9-4) vs. Nam Phan (9-4)

Paul Daley (6-3) vs. Carlos Condit (13-2)

Shane Carwin (10-1) vs. Mark Kerr (8-3)

Preliminary Card

Gregor Gracie (4-1) vs. John Alessio (9-6)

Joe Riggs (12-6) vs. Josh Burkman (9-7)

Ralek Gracie (0-1) vs. Rory Singer (5-3)

Glover Teixeira (5-2) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (3-0)

UFC Fight Night 21: Florian vs. Gomi

Friday, Week 4, March

North Carolina, USA

Main Event

Kenny Florian (12-2) vs. Takanori Gomi (19-2)

Co-Main Event

Clay Guida (25-6) vs. Yves Edwards (16-8)

Main Card

Carlos Barreto (10-3) vs. Stefan Struve (18-3)

Bart Palaszewski (15-11) vs. Michael Johnson (8-4)

TJ Grant (9-4) vs. Marcus Davis (10-6)

Ross Pearson (10-3) vs. Antonio Carvalho (13-1)

Preliminary Card

Dan Miller (6-3) vs. Gegard Mousasi (15-3-1)

Din Thomas (10-9) vs. Eiji Mitsuoka (6-5)

Ryan Shultz (5-3) vs. Sam Stout (12-6-1)

Demian Maia (10-2) vs. Karl Amoussou (5-2-1)

Goran Reljic (7-0) vs. Evan Tanner (19-11)

UFC 112: Invincible

Saturday, Week 2, April

Western Asia, Asia

Main Event

© Anderson Silva (16-0) vs. Michael Bisping (17-1)

Co-Main Event

© BJ Penn (14-5) vs. Frankie Edgar (11-0)

Main Card

Nick Diaz (14-1) vs. Matt Hughes (27-5)

Houston Alexander (10-2) vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (30-3)

Rick Story (8-2) vs. Rory MacDonald (9-0)

Jason Day (5-0) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (10-1)

Preliminary Card

Charles Oliveira (12-0) vs. Court McGee (11-1)

Spencer Fisher (11-7) vs. Per Eklund (10-1-1)

Ryan Healy (9-3) vs. Chris Horodecki (6-2)

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (11-6) vs. Vernon White (14-24-1)

UFC 113: Henderson vs. Rua

Saturday, Week 1, May

Quebec, Canada

Main Event

© Dan Henderson (25-0) vs. Mauricio Rua (13-1)

Co-Main Event

Patrick Cote (13-2) vs. Tim Credeur (8-3)

Main Card

Tarec Saffiedine (7-2) vs. Darren Elkins (11-2)

Mark Bocek (8-2) vs. Donald Cerrone (8-0)

Sean Pierson (7-2) vs. Anthony Johnson (7-3)

John Howard (13-4) vs. Hayato Sakurai (19-1-2)

Preliminary Card

Eric Shambari (6-1) vs. David Loiseau (14-9)

Jonathan Goulet (10-10) vs. Chris Clements (4-4)

Ryan McGivern (6-1) vs. Denis Kang (25-10-4)

Antonio Silva (3-1) vs. Nick Penner (3-1)

Kimbo Slice (0-2) vs. Eddie Sanchez (6-6)

UFC 114: Machida vs. Jackson

Saturday, Week 4, May

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Main Event

Lyoto Machida (14-1) vs. Quinton Jackson (18-3)

Co-Main Event

Frank Mir (16-3) vs. Heath Herring (20-12)

Main Card

Gleison Tibau (18-4) vs. Jim Miller (9-0)

Gesias Cavalcante (12-2) vs. Evan Dunham (9-0)

Dustin Hazelett (13-4) vs. Keith Wisniewski (12-6)

Matt Lindland (13-3) vs. Jeremy Horn (16-8-2)

Preliminary Card

Kyle Kingsbury (6-1) vs. Ken Shamrock (22-10)

Johny Hendricks (4-1) vs. Josh Grispi (11-2)

Renzo Gracie (21-6) vs. Jesse Taylor (4-1)

Bryan Baker (4-2) vs. Amir Sadollah (2-0)

Cyrille Diabate (7-4-1) vs. Eliot Marshall (5-2) </div>

Next post will be UFC 110 hype!

Judoku1819 · March 17, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">UFC 110: Velasquez vs. Filipovic Hype</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">By the Numbers

Cain Valesquez

(8-0) / (5-0) in the UFC

#2 UFC Heavyweight

57% Takedown Accuracy

100% Ground Pass Accuracy

90% Ground Striking Accuracy

25 Standing Punches Landed

Has one career finish via Submission

Finished Opponent in 6 of last 6 wins (5 by Knockout)

Has won 1 Submission of the Night and 1 Fight of the Night Award

Mirko Filipovic

(9-1) / (5-1) in the UFC

#3 UFC Heavyweight

55% Takedown Defence

100% Ground Pass Accuracy

83% Ground Striking Accuracy

51 Standing Punches Landed

Has one career finish via Submission

Finished Opponent in 7 of 9 wins (6 by Knockout)

Has won 1 Knockout of the Night Award

Keys to Victory

Velasquez:

Physical Strength

Wrestling and Takedowns

Patented Ground n Pound

Cro-Crop:

Effective Striking (both kicks and punches)

Takedown Defence

Mauy Thai

</div>

UFC 110 Promo Video

Cain: "To solidify myself as the number one contender I need to beat Mirko Filipovic. I believe he is a great fighter and we are a very even matchup."

Filipovic: "I don't disrespect Cain but he is standing in my way of another title shot. Randy Couture beat me but I will not lose when I get my next shot."

Cain: "The advantage that I will have is that I want the belt more than he can imagine. I want to become the first Mexican champion in the UFC."

Filipovic: "He will see, in the octagon, how badly I want this."

Joe Rogan: "Two of the most evenly matched fighters at the perfect time in their career. This is what you get."

*Show Mirko's TKO finishes of Mark Kerr and Mark Burch*

*Show Cain's TKO finishes of Travis Fulton and Assuerio Silva*

*Show Mirko's (Armbar) Submission finish of Neil Wain*

*Show Cain's (RNC) Submission finish of Cheick Kongo*

*Show Mirko's TKO finish of Gabriel Gonzaga and head kick Knockout of Eddie Sanchez*

*Show Cain's G'n'P' finishes of Jake O'Brien and Wesley Correira*

Mike Goldberg: "They are gonna collide!"

The Joe Rogan Experience: on UFC 110

On the preliminary card:

Joe: Dennis Hallman knows that, at age 35, this may be his last chance to make a run at the Middleweight title and he's already built a case now riding a 4-fight win streak. I expect to see the best Hallman that we have ever seen in the octagon. Alexander Gustafsson is a young up and coming fighter. He has a perfect 8-0 record and many believe he has the tools to become a champion. He will test those skills in the octagon on Saturday.

On the main card:

Joe: Thiago Alves (4-3 in UFC) and Dan Hardy (2-2 in UFC) have both struggled to find their place in the welterweight division so I expect to see two guys that want to prove they have what it take to keep a place on the roster. Both have knockout power and I expect a brawl. Elvis Sinosic and Keith Jardine will be fighting for their life in the UFC as both are riding losing streaks. Jardine has won fight of the night 4 times before and this could be an early candidate. Dennis Siver wants to put himself into the title mix after winning two straight and Ryan Roberts has faired surprisingly well in the UFC with a (3-1) in org. record.

On the co-main event:

Joe: Frank Shamrock (10-1 in UFC) and Kazuhiro Sakuraba are two former champions (UFC and PRIDE, respectively) and they were both, at one point, consider to be one of the greatest. Sakuraba will be making his UFC debut but due to his 10-fight title defence streak in PRIDE he won't cave under the pressure of a co-main event position. Both men will likely look for a submission finish (7 for Shamrock, 12 for Sakuraba) so a grappling battle is to be expected.

On the main event:

Joe: This is a fight between two of the most evenly matched fighters currently in the UFC. If you watch the "by the numbers" promo you can see that both guys are almost identical in every aspect of the fight game. They are meeting in the octagon at the perfect time in their careers. The stars have aligned on this one. I think Cain will have his best chance taking this fight to the ground and going for a GnP victory. I give the slight advantage to Cro-Crop on the feet and even though we haven't seen much of it yet, Cro-Crop has a great Mauy Thai game and I think it would be beneficial for him to utilize that.

Dana White's Blog

Message from the President: Sakuraba is making his much anticipated debut against a very tough opponent in Frank Shamrock and these are two of the best grapplers that I have ever seen. I don't see that fight lasting the distance because both guys wanna make a statement. These fights are gonna be sick. We got the #2 and #3 Heavyweights, Cain Velasquez and Mirko Filipovic, and they are gonna collide on Saturday. Im seriously so psyched. No doubt the number one contender for the title will come out of this fight.

What other fighters are saying on Twitter:

Gilbert Melendez: My man Cain, make a run for the title #UFC 110

Randy Couture: Gotta love such a close matchup, I'll be watching closely #Joe Silva

Brock Lesnar: When I beat my next opponent can't wait to take on whoever wins this #UFC 110#Cain#Mirko

Judoku1819 · March 17, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">UFC 110: Velasquez vs. Filipovic</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Official Weigh-Ins</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Heavyweight Bout

Cain Velasquez (245lbs.) vs. Mirko Filipovic (225lbs.)

Catchweight Bout

Frank Shamrock (185lbs.) vs. Kazuhiro Sakuraba (188lbs.)

*Sakuraba came in 3lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (176-188) and Sakuraba will sacrifice some of his purse

Lightweight Bout

Dennis Siver (155lbs.) vs. Ryan Roberts (155lbs.)

Light-Heavyweight Bout

Elvis Sinosic (205lbs.) vs. Keith Jardine (205lbs.)

Heavyweight Bout

Anthony Perosh (235lbs.) vs. Mark Hunt (265lbs.)

Welterweight Bout

Thiago Alves (170lbs.) vs. Dan Hardy (170lbs.)

Catchweight Bout

Alexander Gustafsson (205lbs.) vs. Jason Lambert (208lbs.)

*Lambert came in 3lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (186-208) and Lambert will sacrifice some of his purse

Middleweight Bout

Dennis Hallman (185lbs.) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (185lbs.)

Catchweight Bout

Kryzstof Soszynski (207lbs.) vs. Igor Vovchanchyn (205lbs.)

*Soszynski came in 2 lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (186-207) and Soszynski will sacrifice some of his purse</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Pre-Fight Press Conference</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Dana said that he is super excited about tomorrows main event

When asked about the weigh-ins he said that the fighters have one job, and that is to make weight come fight day and that didn't happen this time

Sakuraba said he fought at 184-205 in PRIDE. The cut was difficult and he may move to Light-Heavyweight after his fight

Frank said it doesn't bother him to fight at a catchweight because he has fought both at Light-Heavyweight and against people who missed weight before. "I will still win" he said.

Mirko Filipovic said that nothing can stop him. He has only lost once in his career and that was to the greatest of all time.

Cain Velasquez said that he is just trying to focus on his opponent tonight and not the title fight ahead.</div>

Judoku1819 · March 18, 2014

UFC 110: Velasquez vs. Filipovic

Welterweight Bout: Dan Hardy (13-5) vs. Thiago Alves (11-3)

Round 1

>There's the opening bell!

>Alves counters a left jab with a couple of nice shots.

>Hardy avoids a huge spinning heel kick and hits a nice jab.

>Moving in closer, Alves looks like he may want to try and clinch with Hardy.

>Hardy sees a chance for a takedown attempt, but Alves is able to defend it.

>Hardy slips out of the way of a crazy spinning back fist.

>Backing out of range, Alves circles tentatively.

>Not letting Alves settle at all, Hardy comes in closer.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Hardy shoots in, looking for a takedown.

>Alves counters with a right hand that catches Hardy flush...and he goes down!

>Hardy shakes off the blow almost immediately though, and waits for Alves to make a move.

>Alves tries to secure a ground position.

>Hardy is too quick, slipping away from Alves and starting to scramble.

>The scramble results in Alves being on his back with Hardy in side control.

>Hardy unloads with some big right hands, but Alves deals with them comfortably.

>Alves tries to sweep Hardy but can't do it.

>There's under a minute left in this round.

>Hardy throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

>Hardy tries to lock Alves in an americana.

>Alves defends himself well.

>Hardy blocks Alves as he tries to get enough separation to scramble up.

>Round one is brought to an end as time runs out.

>That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Alves.

Round 2

>There's the bell for the start of the round!

>Alves counters a left jab by hitting a nice jab.

>Hardy darts in, feints a jab, darts back out.

>Hardy moves out of range of a tidy combination of punches.

>Alves is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket.

>Hardy tries to single leg Alves as he steps in, but he is too quick to step away.

>A couple of quick punches are used to set up a takedown attempt from Hardy.

>Alves tries to time a counter right hand, but can't get it.

>The takedown is completed, Alves is on his back and pulls guard.

>Hardy lies on top of Alves, basically smothering him.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Hardy punches down at Alves, but they are easily taken on the gloves.

>Hardy throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead.

>Hardy starts trying to work to get past the guard.

>He can't quite manage to get past guard on this attempt.

>Alves throws out some punches, but Hardy leans back to avoid them.

>Thiago Alves looks very tired out there.

>We have one minute of the round remaining.

>Hardy lies on top of Alves, basically smothering him.

>The clock runs down as Alves is being smothered against the ground by Hardy.

>Round two ends as time expires.

>I have to give that round to Hardy, but only a 10-9.

Round 3

>We are back underway!

>Alves keeps his cool as Hardy throws a feint to the left.

>Both fighters come in and throw strikes, there is no real damage done by either.

>Hardy looks like he might be trying to get in close and wrestle with Alves.

>Hardy grabs Alves and pulls him into a grapple.

>Hardy is looking to muscle Alves back against the cage.

>He does so, and now has Alves pinned to the cage.

>Hardy looks to try and maintain control via his wrestling skills, but Alves fights it every inch of the way.

>Dan Hardy doesn't look like he has much left in the tank.

>With Alves stuck against the cage, Hardy tries to complete a takedown.

>Alves digs in and manages to defend the takedown.

>Alves turns Hardy slightly, but can't create enough space to get free of the clinch.

>We are now at the halfway point of the round.

>Hardy looks for a trip takedown.

>Alves shows stubborn resistance and Hardy cannot complete the takedown.

>Thiago Alves looks like he is on the verge of exhaustion.

>Alves turns Hardy slightly, but can't create enough space to get free of the clinch.

>Hardy attempts to wrestle Alves to the ground.

>Alves digs in and manages to defend the takedown.

>From the looks of things, I don't think Dan Hardy has much energy left.

>Alves wrestles free of Hardy and backs off to the center.

>The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

>Slowed down by physical tiredness, Alves still looks to get in close and strike from the pocket.

>Standing his ground, Hardy looks happy to engage Alves in the pocket.

>We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

>I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of Hardy.

>The official scores are being reported now.

>All three judges have given 29-28.

>'The Outlaw' Dan Hardy wins by unanimous decision!

>Official Result: 'The Outlaw' Dan Hardy defeats 'Pitbull' Thiago Alves (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt (5-1) vs. Anthony Perosh (5-5)

Round 1

>The fight begins!

>Hunt counters an errant left jab with a scything low kick to the legs.

>They come together and strike, but neither can land a clean shot.

>Hunt hits a quick series of punches from the pocket.

>Perosh checks a leg kick.

>Both fighters go to exchange blows, but neither hits a telling strike.

>Not comfortable in the pocket, Hunt steps back and creates some space.

>Hunt tries for a leg kick but Perosh moves out of range.

>Moving in closer, Hunt looks like he wants to strike from the pocket.

>Perosh tries to counter with a takedown, but Hunt defended it well.

>We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

>Hunt looks like he wants to stand in the pocket and strike with Perosh.

>Perosh tries to catch him by surprise with a takedown attempt, but it is blocked.

>Hunt comes in closer, looking to attack from the pocket.

>Perosh tries to counter by dropping down and going for a single leg, but Hunt defended it well.

>We have one minute of the round remaining.

>Hunt looks like he wants to stand in the pocket and strike with Perosh.

>Hunt and Perosh get closer, both looking eager to engage at close range.

>Perosh lets a jab sail wide and counter-strikes with a left jab to the cheek.

>Perosh uses head movement to slip past a punch, then hits a crisp left jab.

>Both throw strikes at each other, both easily defend the other's attempt.

>Time expires and we come to the end of round one.

>Incredibly close round, but Hunt came out just ahead on my score card.

Round 2

>And here we go, round two!

>Hunt avoids a jab and scores with a clean jab.

>Hunt comes in quick and hits a quick series of punches.

>Breathing very hard, Mark Hunt is looking ragged.

>A jab misses, allowing Perosh to counter-strike with a crisp left hand punch.

>Perosh steps back to avoid a flurry of punches.

>A visibly tired Hunt is looking to turn this into a wrestling match, and is getting in closer to Perosh.

>Seeing a takedown opportunity, Perosh goes for a single leg, but Hunt is equal to it.

>We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

>Perosh swings wildly to get Hunt to cover up, then shoots in looking for a takedown.

>Perosh gets caught with a right hand though, and his wobbly legs can't support him...down he goes!

>Mark Hunt looks like he is on the verge of exhaustion.

>Hunt quickly gets on top of his dazed opponent, but is stopped at half guard.

>Hunt stands and gets out of half guard, then backs off, wanting the fight standing.

>Hunt slips past a left jab and fires back with a nice jab.

>A couple of wild haymakers are used to set up a takedown attempt from Perosh.

>Hunt tries to avoid the takedown.

>Perosh can't get the takedown, Hunt was too quick to back away.

>Breathing very hard, Anthony Perosh is looking ragged.

>We have one minute of the round remaining.

>Perosh throws a looping punch, but Hunt avoids it.

>Hunt seems to be waiting for Perosh to make a move.

>The time is up, and that's the end of round two.

>I think Hunt took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

Round 3

>There's the bell for the start of the round!

>Perosh suddenly dives at the feet of Hunt, trying to grab a leg!

>Grabbing a leg, Perosh tries to lock it up in a submission hold but Hunt simply pulls free.

>Perosh ends up flat on his back.

>Hunt stands back and allows Perosh to stand back up.

>A tired-looking Perosh approaches, looking for a takedown.

>A good sprawl stops the takedown, and Perosh is brought down to the mat in a loose front facelock.

>Perosh prevents himself from being rolled out of turtle position.

>Hunt tries to roll Perosh and get a side mount, but can't do it.

>Taking advantage of a pause, Perosh stands up.

>Moving in closer, a tired-looking Hunt apparently wants to strike from the pocket.

>Seeing an opportunity, Perosh goes straight for a takedown, but Hunt is equal to it.

>Anthony Perosh looks very, very tired.

>Mark Hunt looks like he is almost out on his feet with exhaustion.

>Perosh avoids a flurry of punches.

>We go past the halfway point of this round.

>Slowed down by physical tiredness, Hunt still looks to get in close and strike from the pocket.

>Hunt is now standing in the pocket.

>Hunt uses head movement to dodge a jab, and counters with a huge right cross and Perosh is knocked clean out!

>Mark Hunt takes the victory by way of Knock Out!

>Official Result: Mark Hunt defeats 'The Hippo' Anthony Perosh (Knock Out (Punch) in 3:12 of round 3)

Catchweight Bout: Keith Jardine (9-10) vs. Elvis Sinosic (10-10)

Round 1

>And here we go!

>Sinosic avoids a tight combination.

>Both throw strikes at each other, both easily defend the other's attempt.

>Jardine throws a barrage of big left hands but Sinosic moves out of range.

>Jardine throws a left kick to the body but Sinosic avoids it.

>Moving forward, Jardine counters a left jab with a crisp right hand punch.

>Sinosic chooses to shoot in on Jardine.

>Sinosic goes under an attempted counter left hand.

>The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves Jardine pulling guard.

>Sinosic starts trying to work to get past the guard.

>Jardine keeps Sinosic in guard.

>Jardine raises his legs and tries to get Sinosic into a triangle choke.

>Sinosic pulls free before the triangle can be locked in.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Sinosic attempts to pass guard and gain a better position.

>Sinosic struggles but cannot find a way past and remains stuck in guard.

>Jardine tries to ensnare Sinosic in a guillotine.

>Sinosic pulls free before the guillotine can be applied.

>We have one minute of the round remaining.

>Sinosic is trying to pass guard.

>Sinosic passes to half guard.

>Round one is brought to an end as time runs out.

>I have to give that round to Sinosic, but only a 10-9.

Round 2

>And here we go, round two!

>Moving forward, Jardine counters a left jab with a hard leg kick.

>There is an exchange of strikes, but neither fighter does any damage.

>Jardine throws a wild right but Sinosic avoids it.

>Using head movement, Jardine slips past a left jab and counters with some big lefts, Sinosic can do nothing but try and cover up!

>Sinosic gets knocked down and Jardine keeps up the pressure with punch after punch!

>The referee is forced to jump in and stop the match!

>The winner, by TKO; Keith Jardine!

>Official Result: 'The Dean Of Mean' Keith Jardine defeats 'The King of Rock n Rumble' Elvis Sinosic (TKO (Strikes) in 1:26 of round 2)

Lightweight Bout: Dennis Siver (11-3) vs. Ryan Roberts (6-1)

Round 1

>We are underway!

>An exchange of strikes goes nowhere.

>A big right hand doesn't find its intended target, allowing Siver to fire back with a straight left.

>Roberts slips out of the way of a jab.

>Moving in closer, Roberts looks like he wants to strike from the pocket.

>He gets into range.

>Using good head movement, Roberts slips past a punch and hits a great right hand, Siver took it full in the face and is knocked out!

>Ryan Roberts takes the victory by way of Knock Out!

>Official Result: 'Are You Ready?' Ryan Roberts defeats Dennis Siver (Knock Out (Punch) in 1:45 of round 1)

Catchweight Bout: Kazuhiro Sakuraba (17-4) vs. Frank Shamrock (21-5-1)

Round 1

>We are underway!

>Sakuraba springs forward, trying to surprise Shamrock and grab one of his legs!

>Sakuraba isn't fast enough, Shamrock side-stepped out of the way.

>Sakuraba catches a weak right kick to the legs and uses it to go for a takedown, and gets it! Shamrock has to pull guard.

>Shamrock is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Sakuraba off of him.

>Sakuraba smothers Shamrock with his body by pushing forward and down.

>Sakuraba starts trying to work to get past the guard.

>Sakuraba struggles but cannot find a way past and remains stuck in guard.

>Shamrock grabs hold of an arm and attempts a triangle choke on Sakuraba from the bottom of the guard.

>Sakuraba defends well against it.

>We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

>The clock runs down as Shamrock is being smothered against the ground by Sakuraba.

>Time slips away as Sakuraba successfully keeps Shamrock stuck against the ground.

>The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

>Sakuraba begins trying to pass guard and get a better position.

>Shamrock keeps his guard secure.

>Shamrock tries to ensnare an arm.

>Sakuraba fends off Shamrock, and doesn't give up an arm.

>The time runs out on round one.

>That round goes to Sakuraba, 10-9 on my card.

Round 2

>Round two begins!

>A quick exchange of strikes produces nothing worth mentioning.

>Moving forward, Shamrock counters a left jab with a series of heavy punches, each one landing hard on Sakuraba who is desperately trying to cover up!

>Sakuraba collapses to the ground and is still getting pounded on!

>The referee is forced to jump in and stop the match!

>By TKO, the winner is Frank Shamrock!

>Official Result: Frank Shamrock defeats 'The Gracie Hunter' Kazushi Sakuraba (TKO (Strikes) in 0:46 of round 2)

Heavyweight Bout: Cain Velasquez (8-0) vs. Mirko Filipovic (9-1)

Round 1

>Velasquez catches a weak right kick to the body and uses it to go for a takedown, and gets it! Cro-Crop has to pull guard.

>Velasquez starts trying to work to get past the guard and he does!

>From side control Velasquez begins raining down punches!

>Cro-Crop is taking a pounding and the referee may have to stop the fight!

>The referee is forced to jump in and stop the fight!

>By TKO, the winner is Cain Velasquez!

>Official Result: Cain Velasquez defeats Mirko Filipovic (TKO (Strikes) in 2:25 of round 1)

UFC 110: Velasquez vs. Filipovic

Queensland, Australia

Attendance: 5, 226

Gate: $418, 080

Pay-Per-View Revenue: $2, 295, 084

Critical Rating: Good

Commercial Rating: Poor

Main Event

Cain Velasquez def. Mirko Filipovic via TKO (strikes) @ 2:25 of Round 1

Co-Main Event

Frank Shamrock def. Kazuhiro Sakuraba via TKO (strikes) @ 0:46 of Round 2

Main Card

Ryan Roberts def. Dennis Siver via KO (punch) @ 1:45 of Round 1

Keith Jardine def. Elvis Sinosic via TKO (strikes) @ 1:26 of Round 2

Mark Hunt def. Anthony Perosh via KO (punch) @ 3:12 of Round 3

Dan Hardy def. Thiago Alves via Unanimous Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Preliminary Card

Alexander Gustafsson def. Jason Lambert via TKO (strikes) @ 3:03 of Round 1

Xavier Foupa-Pokam def. Dennis Hallman via Unanimous Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Igor Vovchanchyn def. Krysztof Soszynski via Split-Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Fight Night Bonuses

Fight of the Night: Keith Jardine vs. Elvis Sinosic

Knockout of the Night: Mark Hunt

Submission of the Night: N/A

Fight Night Predictions

BigRedMachine: 5/9 (5/9 year)

BigRedMachine · March 18, 2014

Just curious what happened to Ryan Healy and Bart Palaszewski after the greatest fight of all time, in my experience guys usually go on a loosing streak instead of turning it into somedecent run at top tier competition

Also just incase your taking predictions

Heavyweight Bout

Cain Velasquez (245lbs.) vs. Mirko Filipovic (225lbs.)

Catchweight Bout

Frank Shamrock (185lbs.) vs. Kazuhiro Sakuraba (188lbs.)

*Sakuraba came in 3lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (176-188) and Sakuraba will sacrifice some of his purse

Lightweight Bout

Dennis Siver (155lbs.) vs. Ryan Roberts (155lbs.)

Light-Heavyweight Bout

Elvis Sinosic (205lbs.) vs. Keith Jardine (205lbs.)

Heavyweight Bout

Anthony Perosh (235lbs.) vs. Mark Hunt (265lbs.)

Welterweight Bout

Thiago Alves (170lbs.) vs. Dan Hardy (170lbs.)

Catchweight Bout

Alexander Gustafsson (205lbs.) vs. Jason Lambert (208lbs.)

*Lambert came in 3lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (186-208) and Lambert will sacrifice some of his purse

Middleweight Bout

Dennis Hallman (185lbs.) vs. Xavier Foupa-Pokam (185lbs.)

Catchweight Bout

Kryzstof Soszynski (207lbs.) vs. Igor Vovchanchyn (205lbs.)

*Soszynski came in 2 lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (186-207) and Soszynski will sacrifice some of his purse

Judoku1819 · March 18, 2014

Post-Fight Press Conference

Dana said that he was especially impressed with: Gustafsson, Hunt, and of course Velasquez. "These guys were nearly identical stat-wise and Cain came out and made Cro-Crop look really bad." When asked if he will be the next challenger he responded "No question. When this kid is ready, he will be in there."

He also expressed how awesome it was to be in Australia. He said the show was very successful and after testing the waters the UFC would definitely be returning.

When asked about the fate of Anthony Perosh he stated that after 4-straight losses in the UFC he will be released. Perosh stated: "I understand. The UFC has all the top level fighters and I can only hope to return after fighting somewhere else."

Sakuraba said that he was disappointed with his performance. He knew that the first round was his but wished he would have attempted some submissions and pursued a finish more. "My weight cut took a large toll and I will likely move to Light-Heavyweight."

Frank said that he knew the first round was lost so to make a statement he went for the knockout and it came. With two in a row he said that he would like a top 10 matchup.

Mirko Filipovic said that he was disappointed that he didn't get a chance to showcase his skills. He called out Gilbert Yvel as someone who he would like to fight next. "I will come back stronger from this. I still have time to achieve the title."

Cain Velasquez said that he just remembered what he practiced in training and knew his drive would get him the win. "I am ecstatic to fight for a UFC title. This has been my dream. I would love to do it tomorrow."

UFC 110 Injuries:

Kazuhiro Sakuraba: out 1-2 months (groin)

Judoku1819 · March 18, 2014

Elvis Sinosic Retirement

Elvis Sinosic (10-11) announced his retirement after his bout with Keith Jardine

The biggest moment of his career was beating Igor Vovchanchyn via Submission (heel hook) @ WSOF 3 to win the Light-Heavyweight title.

"Win or lose I was just honoured to receive fight of the night for my last bout. I may have never been the greatest fighter in the world but I always gave it my all. Thank you to all my fans."

Judoku1819 · March 18, 2014

I did this too, and in mine Matt Serra went on a twelve fight win streak as Middleweight Champion.

That's insane! Matt Serra had 1 defence of the Lightweight belt in my game. 2002 KO of the Year against BJ Penn. Only losses to Sherk and Hughes. He is still around though. Stay tuned to see what happens to him!

Just curious what happened to Ryan Healy and Bart Palaszewski after the greatest fight of all time, in my experience guys usually go on a loosing streak instead of turning it into somedecent run at top tier competition

Feel free to predict! I may keep track and try to do something with predictions but not 100% sure yet. But discussion or predictions are definitely open on this dynasty. I know that some of the match ups are really interesting to me so feedback and how you think certain fights will go down is great! I posted results right before you finished your post though, sorry about that.

As for those two guys... Issue is that neither was that successful.. ever! The fight was Ryan Healy's debut fight (which is pretty awesome!) and Bart Palasweski was coming of off two losses. Ryan Healy is now (9-3) (2-3 in game world) and Bart Palaswski is (15-11). However, Bart is now on a 3-fight win streak and only 26 years old so he has potential. Hope that answers your question? They are both still young, so follow the dynasty and you'll be able to see how they fair!

Judoku1819 · March 18, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">UFC LIVE: Sanchez vs. Pulver</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Official Weigh-Ins</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Lightweight Bout

Diego Sanchez (155lbs.) vs. Jens Pulver (155lbs.)

Catchweight Bout

Brandon Vera (209lbs.) vs. Jon Jones (205lbs.)

*Vera came in 4lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (186-209) and Vera will sacrifice some of his purse

Heavyweight Bout

Gabriel Gonzaga (245lbs.) vs. Wesley Correira (265lbs.)

Heavyweight Bout

Sergei Kharitonov (220lbs.) vs. Cheick Kongo (233lbs.)

Welterweight Bout

Pat Healy (170lbs.) vs. Claude Patrick (170lbs.)

Heavyweight Bout

Pat Barry (230lbs.) vs. Shane Del Rosario (225lbs.)

Welterweight Bout

Matt Brown (170lbs.) vs. John Stewart (170lbs.)

Middleweight Bout

Gerald Harris (185lbs.) vs. Ronaldo Souza (185lbs.)

Light-Heavyweight Bout

Kazuhiro Nakamura (205lbs.) vs. Jason Guida (205lbs.)

Lightweight Bout

Hacran Dias (155lbs.) vs. Luiz Azeredo (155lbs.)

Light-Heavyweight Bout

Aaron Rosa (205lbs.) vs. Vladimir Matyushenko (205lbs.)</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Pre-Fight Press Conference</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Dana said that both Diego and Jens are looking to get back onto winning ways as they have both recently broken a winning streak. Both men have won multiple of the night awards and this should be a great fight!

Vera said that he has been struggling to cut to 205 lately and going to Heavyweight is a possibility but he wants to see the result tomorrow first.

Jones said that he has never lost and tomorrow will not be an exception. He said that he is still growing and Vera will be overwhelmed.

Pulver stated being very excited as he has wanted to fight Diego ever since he won TUF. He hopes to stand and bang with Diego but thinks that Diego will try to take him down.

Diego said he is fine with the fight going anywhere. "Either way, on the feet or on the mat, God will give me this win. Because I want to become the champion."</div>

Judoku1819 · March 19, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">UFC LIVE: Sanchez vs. Pulver

Welterweight Bout: Pat Healy (10-4) vs. Claude Patrick (11-1)

Round 1

>We are underway!

>Patrick steps back to avoid a leg kick, having been suckered in with a feinted high kick.

>Healy comes in closer, looking to wrestle with Patrick.

>Patrick is pulled into a grapple.

>Healy is looking to muscle Patrick back against the cage.

>Healy achieves it, pinning Patrick to the cage.

>Healy catches Patrick with a knee strike to the ribs from the clinch while he is pressed up against the cage.

>Patrick is pressed up against the cage and held there, taking the occasional short punch to the ribs and stomach, for half a minute.

>Healy takes a short step back and prepares to strike.

>Patrick lets a jab sail wide and counter-strikes with a thudding right hook to the body.

>A left jab misses, Patrick counters with a clean punch.

>Healy manages to avoid a nice combination and counters with a jab.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Healy throws a left jab but Patrick uses good head movement to make sure it slips by.

>Healy circles away, creating some distance between them.

>Healy looks to move in and stand in the pocket.

>The two fighters move closer, ready to strike.

>Patrick slips past a jab and scores with a flurry of quick punches.

>Healy covers up to absorb a tight combination of punches.

>Healy looks to be trying to close the distance between them.

>He pulls Patrick into a grapple.

>We have one minute of the round remaining.

>Healy tries to wrestle Patrick backward and up against the cage.

>Healy manages it, and controls Patrick up against the cage.

>Healy pins Patrick up against the cage and stomps down hard on his foot.

>Patrick is pressed up against the cage and simply can't break the control that Healy has over him. The round ends like that.

>The time runs out on round one.

>I think Healy took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

Round 2

>Round two begins!

>Healy catches an attempted body kick and goes for a takedown, getting it! Patrick manages to pull guard.

>Healy tries to pass the guard.

>After a struggle, he gets to half guard.

>Healy is trying to get out of half guard and into a better position.

>He can't find a way past half guard.

>Healy blocks Patrick as he tries to get enough separation to scramble up.

>Healy throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Healy attempts to pass half guard.

>Patrick keeps Healy in half guard.

>Patrick tries to get full guard on Healy but doesn't get anywhere.

>Healy starts trying to work to get out of half guard and into a better position.

>Healy struggles but cannot find a way past and remains stuck in half guard.

>Patrick works some separation, then tries to quickly scramble his way into a better position.

>We have one minute of the round remaining.

>Neither fighter can gain an advantage in the scramble, and they both end up on their feet.

>The time is up, and that's the end of round two.

>I think Healy took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

Round 3

>We are back underway!

>Judging from what we heard from his corner, Patrick is looking to get the fight to the ground ASAP.

>Patrick slips out of the way of a jab.

>Healy comes in closer, looking to wrestle with Patrick.

>Healy grapples with Patrick, who made no attempt to escape.

>Breathing very hard, Pat Healy is looking ragged.

>Using his wrestling skills, Healy is trying to push Patrick up against the cage.

>He does so, and now has Patrick pinned to the cage.

>Patrick takes a hard foot stomp.

>Healy smothers Patrick against the cage, then hits him with an elbow strike to the side of the head.

>Healy stomps down on his opponent's foot.

>Healy looks to try and maintain control via his wrestling skills, but Patrick fights it every inch of the way.

>Pat Healy looks like he doesn't have a lot left to give.

>Healy tries to maintain control, but Patrick wrestles his way out of trouble and turns it so that Healy ends up backed against the cage.

>We go past the halfway point of this round.

>Patrick tries to take Healy down.

>He has the takedown; Healy didn't even seem to fight it, and simply pulls guard.

>Patrick tries to pass the guard.

>Advancing his position fairly easily, he passes to side control.

>Stuck under side control, Healy takes a knee to the ribs.

>In side control, Patrick begins working to get a mount.

>Patrick shifts to mount.

>We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.

>Patrick attempts to set up an armbar on Healy from the mount.

>Healy does excellently, defending the armbar and using it to get on top in side control.

>Healy lets go of side control and stands up, then backs off, wanting the fight standing.

>We reach the time limit and this fight is over.

>That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Patrick.

>Here come the official scores.

>The judges give 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27.

>So the winner, by unanimous decision, is 'Bam Bam' Pat Healy!

>Official Result: 'Bam Bam' Pat Healy defeats Claude 'The Prince' Patrick (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

Heavyweight Bout: Sergei Kharitonov (11-7) vs. Cheick Kongo (13-8-1)

Round 1

>The fight begins!

>A leg kick misses badly, giving Kharitonov an opening to score with a solid left jab.

>A left hand misses, allowing Kongo to counter with a sharp body kick.

>Kongo feints an attack, keeping Kharitonov on his toes.

>Kharitonov keeps his cool as Kongo throws a feint to the left.

>They come together and throw strikes, both miss.

>Kharitonov comes in closer, looking to attack from the pocket.

>Kharitonov is now standing in the pocket.

>There is an exchange of strikes, but neither fighter does any damage.

>Having stepped in close to throw their strikes, they end up grappling.

>Kharitonov uses some dirty boxing as he grapples with Kongo.

>We move into the second half of this round.

>Kongo tries to throw some close-range strikes as they grapple, but the attempts are smothered by Kharitonov.

>Kongo looks to get some strikes in, but Kharitonov seizes the moment and wrestles his way into control of the grapple.

>Kharitonov uses some dirty boxing as he grapples with Kongo.

>Kharitonov and Kongo break the grapple and are apart again, circling.

>There's under a minute left in this round.

>Kongo is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket.

>He gets into range.

>Kharitonov sees an inside leg kick coming and hits first with a punch.

>The time runs out on round one.

>I have to give that round to Kharitonov, but only a 10-9.

Round 2

>There's the bell and round number two begins!

>Kharitonov steps back to avoid a flurry of punches.

>Kongo throws a right kick to the body but Kharitonov avoids it.

>Kharitonov moves out of range of a flurry of punches.

>An exchange of blows doesn't really produce any damage or a clear advantage.

>Kharitonov backs away from Kongo, creating some space between them.

>Kongo glances a strike off the side of the shoulder.

>Kharitonov doesn't press the issue, allowing Kongo to circle.

>Kongo comes in closer, looking to attack from the pocket.

>Kongo is now standing in the pocket.

>We go past the halfway point of this round.

>Kharitonov dodges a body kick and returns fire with a solid left jab.

>An exchange of blows doesn't really produce any damage or a clear advantage.

>Having stepped in close to throw their strikes, they end up clinched.

>Kongo gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as Kharitonov uses his dirty boxing to inflict some punishment.

>Kharitonov and Kongo break the grapple and are apart again, circling.

>They both meet with strikes, but neither does any damage.

>The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

>Kharitonov feints rushing in, but withdraws.

>Kongo comes in closer, looking to attack from the pocket.

>Kongo can't get near enough to engage, Kharitonov uses strikes to keep him out of range.

>Kharitonov uses a feint to get Kongo off balance, but the nice sequence of punches that follow don't find their mark.

>Round two ends as time expires.

>I think Kharitonov took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

Round 3

>And here we go, round three!

>A barrage of punches miss and Kharitonov strikes back with a crunching right hook to the body.

>Kongo doesn't get drawn in as Kharitonov feints a kick.

>Kongo slips out of the way of a leg kick, having been suckered in with a feint.

>Kharitonov looks to move in and stand in the pocket.

>Kongo uses movement to keep out reach, frustrating Kharitonov.

>Kharitonov slips past a left jab and fires back with a crisp jab.

>Kongo is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket.

>To counter, Kharitonov throws a huge right hook which doesn't miss by much.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Kongo is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket.

>Kharitonov throws a big right first, but it just misses.

>Kharitonov comes in closer, looking to attack from the pocket.

>Backing off, Kongo makes sure to keep out of range.

>Cheick Kongo is looking really tired.

>Kharitonov slips past a barrage of big punches and fires back with a straight left.

>There's under a minute left in this round.

>Kharitonov looks like he wants to stand in the pocket and strike with Kongo.

>Kharitonov moves into the pocket.

>Seeing a low kick coming, Kharitonov strikes first with a punch.

>Both throw strikes at each other, both easily defend the other's attempt.

>The time runs out and that round is over, and so is the fight.

>I think Kharitonov took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

>The ring announcer is now giving the official scores.

>All three judges give 30-27.

>Sergei Kharitonov wins by unanimous decision!

>Official Result: Sergei Kharitonov defeats Cheick Kongo (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (11-5) vs. Wesley Correira (14-9)

Round 1

>And here we go!

>An exchange of strikes doesn't really lead to anything.

>Cabbage looks to be trying to close the distance between them.

>Gonzaga moves in too, and they start to grapple.

>Clinched with Cabbage, Gonzaga looks to try and take him down.

>Cabbage tries to hook a guillotine as Gonzaga goes for the takedown.

>The takedown is completed, Cabbage is on his back and pulls guard.

>In guard, Gonzaga begins working to pass to side control.

>Cabbage is ready for the attempt though, and keeps Gonzaga firmly in guard.

>Grabbing an arm, Cabbage attempts to lock on a triangle choke.

>Gonzaga blocks the triangle attempt.

>Gonzaga is trying to pass guard.

>Cabbage can't fend off the effort, and can only stop Gonzaga at half guard.

>We go past the halfway point of this round.

>Gonzaga tries to lock Cabbage into an arm triangle.

>Cabbage defends it well.

>Cabbage gets some separation and tries to scramble for position.

>Cabbage leaves a leg in as they scramble, and Gonzaga immediately tries to grab it.

>Cabbage keeps his leg free and comes out on top, with Gonzaga pulling guard.

>Cabbage attempts to pass guard.

>Cabbage isn't able to pass guard on this attempt.

>Gonzaga grabs an arm and raises his legs, trying to lock Cabbage into a triangle choke.

>Cabbage doesn't let Gonzaga get it.

>Round one ends as time expires.

>I think Gonzaga took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

Round 2

>Round two begins!

>Gonzaga slips out of the way of a jab.

>There's a takedown attempt from Cabbage.

>Gonzaga tries to step away from the takedown.

>Cabbage can't get the takedown, Gonzaga was too quick to back away.

>Cabbage looks like he might be trying to get in close and wrestle with Gonzaga.

>Cabbage can't get close enough to grapple, Gonzaga keeps him away with strikes.

>Gonzaga avoids a jab and scores with a kick to the outside of the left leg.

>Gonzaga fakes a lunge.

>Cabbage doesn't let Gonzaga settle, stepping in closer to impose himself.

>We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

>Cabbage throws out a couple of jabs as a set up, then shoots in for a takedown.

>Gonzaga sees the takedown coming and tries to move.

>The takedown is unsuccessful, Gonzaga avoided Cabbage.

>Breathing very hard, Wesley Correira is looking ragged.

>Moving in closer, a tired-looking Cabbage apparently wants to strike from the pocket.

>Cabbage can't get near enough to engage, Gonzaga uses strikes to keep him out of range.

>Gabriel Gonzaga looks very tired out there.

>A straight left from Cabbage fails to land.

>Gonzaga doesn't press the issue, allowing Cabbage to circle.

>We're into the final minute of the round.

>Looking tired, Cabbage comes in closer, attempting to wrestle with Gonzaga.

>Cabbage gets caught out and eats a stiff left jab.

>Both fighters go to exchange blows, but neither hits a telling strike.

>Round two ends as time expires.

>That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Gonzaga.

Round 3

>There's the bell for the start of the round!

>Gonzaga moves in quickly after a wayward punch and hits a sharp body kick.

>Cabbage counters a wayward low kick by catching it and shooting in for a takedown, down goes Gonzaga! He pulls guard though.

>Cabbage begins trying to pass the guard.

>Advancing his position, he passes to half guard.

>Cabbage looks to get past the half guard.

>Gonzaga keeps his half guard secure.

>Wesley Correira looks like he doesn't have a lot left to give.

>Gonzaga tries to ensnare an arm.

>A kimura is fully applied, Cabbage is in huge trouble!

>Out of the blue, Cabbage pops his arm free! Gonzaga must not have had it locked in as tight as it looked.

>We move into the second half of this round.

>Cabbage begins trying to get his leg free of half guard and get a better position.

>Gonzaga keeps Cabbage in half guard.

>Gonzaga attempts to grab an arm of Cabbage from the bottom of half guard.

>Gonzaga gets a kimura fully applied!

>Out of the blue, Cabbage pops his arm free! Gonzaga must not have had it locked in as tight as it looked.

>From the looks of things, I don't think Gabriel Gonzaga has much energy left.

>Cabbage is trying to get out of half guard and into a better position.

>Gonzaga keeps his half guard secure.

>Gonzaga tries to sweep Cabbage but doesn't get anywhere.

>The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

>Cabbage begins trying to get his leg free of the half guard.

>Cabbage struggles but cannot find a way past and remains stuck in half guard.

>Wesley Correira looks like he is completely out of gas.

>The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires.

>An extremely close round, could have gone either way, but personally I'll give it to Gonzaga 10-9.

>The official scores are being reported now.

>The judges score the contest as 30-27, 29-28 and 30-27.

>Gabriel Gonzaga wins by unanimous decision!

>Official Result: 'Napao' Gabriel Gonzaga defeats 'Cabbage' Wesley Correira (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

Catchweight Bout: Brandon Vera (10-4) vs. Jon Jones (10-0)

Round 1

>We are underway!

>A jab doesn't find its intended target, allowing Vera to fire back with a sharp kick just above the hip.

>Jones steps back to avoid a push kick, having been suckered in by a clever feint.

>Vera side-steps a daring flying knee strike and counters with a kick to the ribs.

>Jones avoids a right kick to the body and hits a nice left hand.

>Moving in closer, Jones looks like he may want to wrestle Vera.

>Vera ends up grappling for supremacy with Jones.

>Jones is looking to muscle Vera back against the cage.

>Jones manages it, and controls Vera up against the cage.

>Jones pins Vera up against the cage and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Jones pins Vera up against the cage and works him over with small punches to the body for roughly sixty seconds.

>Jones launches an elbow strike but Vera is ready and uses some wrestling to turn around so that Jones is the one against the cage.

>With Jones stuck against the cage, Vera tries to complete a takedown.

>The takedown is completed, Jones is on his back and pulls guard.

>The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

>Time slips away as Vera successfully keeps Jones stuck against the ground.

>Vera begins trying to pass the guard.

>Vera gets past the guard with a certain degree of ease and gains side control.

>Time expires and we come to the end of round one.

>I have to give that round to Vera, but only a 10-9.

Round 2

>And here we go, round two!

>Between rounds we could hear the corner of Vera telling him to watch for strikes but to look for takedown opportunities.

>After a one-two combination narrowly misses, Jones is able to strike back with a left jab to the cheek.

>Jones comes in closer, looking to wrestle with Vera.

>Jones can't get close enough to grapple, Vera makes sure to keep out of range.

>Jones looks like he might be trying to get in close and wrestle with Vera.

>Not keen on wrestling Jones, Vera uses movement to keep out of reach.

>Jones looks like he might be trying to get in close and wrestle with Vera.

>Vera ends up grappling for supremacy with Jones.

>Vera tries to wriggle free, but Jones controls him well and gets in a few close-range punches too.

>Jones is trying to muscle Vera up against the cage.

>He does so, and now has Vera pinned to the cage.

>Jones shows his grappling ability by pinning Vera up against the cage and keeps him there for about sixty seconds.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Jones pins Vera up against the cage and uses dirty boxing to inflict some damage.

>Brandon Vera is breathing very hard.

>Unable to break free, Vera is smothered up against the cage, taking short blows to the body, for about sixty seconds.

>Jon Jones is breathing very hard.

>We're into the final minute of the round.

>Jones pins Vera up against the cage and works him over with small punches to the body for roughly sixty seconds.

>Time expires and we come to the end of round two.

>That round goes to Jones, 10-9 on my card.

Round 3

>There's the bell and round number three begins!

>A straight left fails to land and Vera is able to fire back with a flurry of quick punches to sting Jones.

>Jones, who is visibly tired, looks like he might want to get in close and wrestle with Vera.

>Vera ends up grappling for supremacy with Jones.

>Jones is trying to muscle Vera up against the cage.

>Jones does it, Vera is stuck with his back to the cage.

>Jon Jones looks like he doesn't have a lot left to give.

>This could be a sign that the big weight cut he undertook is taking its toll.

>Jones tries to hit Vera with an elbow, but Vera takes the opportunity to switch it around so that he is in control and Jones is the one backed against the cage.

>Vera goes for a foot stomp, but Jones senses the shift in balance and reverses so that he is the one in control.

>Brandon Vera seems to be fighting against exhaustion.

>Jones tries to use dirty boxing against Vera, but his opponent's wrestling skills prevent any damage from happening.

>Vera is trapped against the cage and held there, unable to do anything, for about half a minute.

>Jon Jones looks exhausted.

>We are now at the halfway point of the round.

>Jones pins Vera up against the cage and works him over with small punches to the body for roughly sixty seconds.

>Vera waits for Jones to try some dirty boxing, then quickly uses wrestling to turn him around so that he now has his back to the cage.

>The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

>Vera steps back from Jones and looks to unleash some strikes.

>Dodging to one side, Vera counters an attempted knock out punch with a big right that knocks Jones out!

>Brandon Vera takes the victory by way of Knock Out!

>Official Result: Brandon 'The Truth' Vera defeats Jon 'Bones' Jones (Knock Out (Punch) in 4:40 of round 3)

Lightweight Bout: Diego Sanchez (12-3) vs. Jens Pulver (18-7)

Round 1

>It's time for the main event of the evening! 'Nightmare' Diego Sanchez takes on 'Lil' Evil' Jens Pulver in the UFC Lightweight division.

>There's the opening bell!

>An errant jab sets Sanchez up to counter-strike with a kick to the ribs.

>Sanchez slips past a barrage of big punches and fires back with a swift right kick to the leg.

>A feint sets up a body kick from Pulver, but Sanchez is able to move out of range in time.

>Sanchez steps back to avoid a one-two combination.

>Sanchez uses a nice combination as a set up, then shoots in for a takedown.

>Pulver tries to avoid the takedown.

>Sanchez can't get the takedown, Pulver was too quick to back away.

>We go past the halfway point of this round.

>Sanchez moves out of range of a tidy combination of punches.

>Pulver counters an attempted body kick by scoring with a quick series of shots to the body, showing great hand speed.

>Pulver feints going high but then throws a leg kick, Sanchez just avoids it.

>Pulver slams a crisp right into the gloves of Sanchez, but can't follow up.

>Sanchez doesn't let Pulver settle, stepping in closer to impose himself.

>The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left.

>Sanchez uses a nice combination as a set up, then shoots in for a takedown.

>Sanchez doesn't get the takedown, Pulver saw it coming and was equal to it.

>Sanchez is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket.

>Sanchez moves into the pocket.

>The time is up, and that's the end of round one.

>That was an exciting round, hopefully the fighters will continue with that pace in the next.

>That was a very close round, but I think Pulver just about edged it.

Round 2

>We are back underway!

>Pulver tries for a left jab but Sanchez moves out of range.

>Sanchez steps back to avoid a kick to the body, having been suckered in with a feint.

>Sanchez goes to the body and then to the head with a tidy combination to get Pulver to cover up, then shoots in.

>Pulver tries to counter with a right hand, but is too slow.

>The takedown is successful, Sanchez almost gets side control but has to settle for half guard.

>In half guard, Sanchez catches his breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body.

>Pulver tries a sweep from the bottom of half guard, but doesn't budge Sanchez.

>Sanchez starts trying to work to get out of half guard and into a better position.

>Half guard proves to be no trouble for Sanchez, who passes to side control with ease.

>We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

>Sanchez tries to slip behind and take the back.

>Sanchez takes the back, Pulver could do nothing about it.

>Sanchez attempts a rear naked choke.

>Pulver does well to roll over and spin out, ending up in his opponent's guard.

>Pulver took advantage of slack groundwork there, Sanchez should have properly applied hooks first.

>Pulver throws some small strikes, but is clearly just taking a moment to try and catch his breath.

>In guard, Pulver begins working to pass to side control.

>He can't find a way past the guard.

>Using his leg strength, Sanchez pushes Pulver away, where he stands.

>We have one minute of the round remaining.

>Pulver gets pulled down into half guard.

>The time runs out on round two.

>Good effort there, that was a very exciting round to watch. More please!

>That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Sanchez.

Round 3

>Round three begins!

>Sanchez moves out of range of a tidy combination of punches.

>Pulver gets suckered in by a feint, and is lucky to avoid the combination that follows.

>Sanchez covers up to absorb a tidy combination of punches and then hits a crisp left hand punch.

>A nice combination fails to land, allowing Sanchez to hit back with a picture-perfect right roundhouse kick to the side of the ribs.

>Sanchez throws a combination of rights and lefts, using them as cover so that he can shoot in.

>The takedown is successful, Pulver couldn't quite stay on his feet.

>Pulver ends up sitting, his legs trapped under Sanchez, with his back pressed against the cage.

>Pulver is controlled against the cage wall, unable to shift Sanchez off of him.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Sanchez looks to get a more dominant position by pushing Pulver from a seated position onto his back.

>Pulver gets turned onto his back, and is mounted!

>Sanchez has solid control over Pulver, and starts pounding away with strikes.

>Pulver had better start defending himself, or this will be over!

>The referee gives Pulver time to do something, but eventually has to come in and stop the fight!

>'Nightmare' Diego Sanchez takes the win by TKO!

>Official Result: 'Nightmare' Diego Sanchez defeats 'Lil' Evil' Jens Pulver (TKO (Strikes) in 3:44 of round 3)

UFC Live: Sanchez vs. Pulver

Colorado, USA

Attendance: 5, 582

Gate: $558, 200

Pay-Per-View Revenue: N/A

Critical Rating: Decent

Commercial Rating: Decent

Main Event

Diego Sanchez def. Jens Pulver via TKO (strikes) @ 3:44 of Round 3

Co-Main Event

Brandon Vera def. Jon Jones via KO (punch) @ 4:40 of Round 3

Main Card

Gabriel Gonzaga def. Wesley Correia via Unanimous Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Sergei Kharitonov def. Cheick Kongo via Unanimous Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Pat Healy def. Claude Patrick via Unanimous Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Shane Del Rosario def. Pat Barry via Submission (triangle) @ 1:40 of Round 2

Preliminary Card

Matt Brown def. Luke Stewart via Split-Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Ronaldo Souza def. Gerald Harris via Submission (armbar) @ 3:31 of Round 3

Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Jason Guida via Submission (americana) @ 4:30 of Round 1

Luiz Azeredo def. Hacran Dias via Submission (americana) @ 2:37 of Round 1

Vladimir Matyushenko def. Aaron Rosa via Unanimous Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Fight Night Bonuses

Fight of the Night: Pat Barry vs. Shane Del Rosario

Knockout of the Night: Brandon Vera

Submission of the Night: Luiz Azeredo</div>

Fight Night Predictions

BigRedMachine: (5/9 year)

Judoku1819 · March 19, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">Post-Fight Press Conference

Dana said that he was especially impressed with: Azeredo for defeating an undefeated competitor in spectacular fashion, Souza for all beating someone unbeaten by not giving up, Rosario and Barry for their awesome fight, Sanchez and Pulver also for a great fight and of course Brandon Vera for a spectacular knockout.

He also announced that Aaron Rosa (0-3 in UFC) and Luke Stewart (2-1 in the UFC) will be released. When asked about the reason for the latter he stated: "His debut was boring. He won a split-decision against Goulet, who has looked awful lately, in another boring fight and now he lost by split-decision in a fight that he probably won but man was it boring to watch. "

Jones said that he was disappointed in the loss and wished that he could've finished stronger in the third round. He assured the fans that he would return a lot stronger from the loss.

Vera said that he knew the second round went to Jones so he wanted to pour it on in the third. He got his rhythm and was able to land the knockout. He also confirmed that he will stay fighting at 205 but try harder to reach optimal condition for weigh-ins.

Jens Pulver said that he was disappointed to lose but he will come back okay. He said that a fight against Luiz Azeredo would interest him, but a drop to Featherweight elsewhere would as well.

Diego Sanchez said that he just remembered that God was always watching over him and that allowed him to finish a very tough opponent. "God and yoga gave me the two most important traits that a fighter needs. Power and composure." </div>

UFC 110 Injuries:

Jon Jones: out 1-2 months (facial)

Claude Patrick: out 2-6 months (facial)

Judoku1819 · March 21, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Shields Hype</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">By the Numbers

Georges St-Pierre

(19-1) / (13-1) in the UFC

#1 UFC Welterweight Champion

60% Takedown Defence

74% Ground Pass Accuracy

29% Striking Accuracy

32 Standing Punches Landed

Has one career loss via Submission

Finished Opponent in 14 of 17 wins (5 by Knockout)

Has won 1 Fight of the Night and 3 Submission and Knockout of the Night Awards

Jake Shields

(15-2) / (1-0) in the UFC

#7 UFC Welterweight

56% Takedown Accuracy

63% Ground Pass Accuracy

95% Ground Striking Accuracy

9 Standing Punches Landed

Has two career finish via Knockout

Finished Opponent in 8 of 8 wins (6 by Submission)

Reigning WSOF Champion

Keys to Victory

St-Pierre:

Takedown Defence

Precision Striking

Physical Strength

Shields:

Takedowns

Submission Offence

Grappling

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UFC 111 Promo Video

Georges: "To set in stone that I am the true best in the world I must unify the title."

Shields: "Georges has never really fought a grappler as good as I am and he fill see on fight night when I submit him."

Georges: "I have a very high submission defence and have submission wins myself so he shouldn't take lightly my abilities."

Shields: "I won't take Georges lightly but I believe that I have better submissions then Sherk and he won in their first matchup. It's time for me to become the undisputed champion."

Joe Rogan: "This is champion vs. champion. Only one man can walk away with the crown and there is no turning back. The classic battle of striker vs. grappler will make the welterweight title once again undisputed."

*Show Shields (armbar) SUB finishes of Shonie Carter and Phil Baroni*

*Show Georges TKO finishes of Hughes, Sherk and Koscheck*

*Show Shields (RNC) Submission finish of Ben Hupp*

*Show Georges (guillotine) Submission finish of Diego Sanchez*

*Show Shields TKO finish of Sean Pierson and Keith Wisniewski*

*Show Georges KO finishes of Royce Gracie and Jason Miller*

Mike Goldberg: "Only one can be champion!"

The Joe Rogan Experience: on UFC 111

On the preliminary card:

Joe: Glover Teixeira is a fast-rising hot prospect making his UFC debut against an undefeated Rafael Cavalcante (1-0 in UFC) Both men are riding streaks and this'll be a great fight! Joe Riggs and Josh Burkman are two young UFC vets that will undoubtedly be looking to make a statement tomorrow.

On the main card:

Joe: Shane Carwin is coming off his first loss to Gabriel Gonzaga due to a controversial split-decision. He felt like he won and deserved a title shot so he has something to prove against Kerr. After losing his UFC debut to Martin Kampmann (via majority decision) Carlos Condit beat Jake Ellenberger in an instance classic. He will be looking to establish his place in the Welterweight division against Paul Daley. Making his debut in the UFC and coming off a loss against Jens Pulver in a fantastic fight Nam Pham will have no easy task against debuting George Roop. Of course, Lawler and Larson both off breaking a winning streak will look to get back on track in a striker vs. grappler matchup.

On the co-main event:

Joe: After early struggle Kurt Pelligrino (12-5) (5-4 in the UFC) has found his rhythm submitting his last two opponents. A win against UFC vet Aaron Riley (19-6-1) (8-4 in the UFC) could launch him into a #1 contender matchup. However, before a recent loss at UFC 105 Riley was on a 6-fight win streak so can never be counted out! Another striker vs. grappler matchup both men will be looking for a finish and I wouldn't count on this matchup going to a decision.

On the main event:

Joe: This is a fight between the two top welterweight fighters in the UFC. It will unify the UFC and WSOF titles. Shields is ranked at #7 but due to only have one fight in the UFC a bias is inherent. In the WSOF Shields defended his title 4 times and is riding an eight fight winning streak. He looked spectacular in his UFC debut and will prove an extremely tough challenge for the champion if the fight hits the mat. However, Georges St-Pierre is something very special. At only 28 years old he has beaten almost every record beaten by Matt Hughes and has shown no sign of slowing down. If Georges shows growth tomorrow we will see not the end or middle but the beginning of a legend to MMA.

Dana White's Blog

Message from the President: Riley and Pellegrino both want to take a swing at UFC gold. Winner will be one step closer to that shot. One of the greatest of all time (at age 28!) Georges St-Pierre will fight to unify the WSOF championship belt. He was submitted against Sherk so he could have trouble if the fight goes tot he ground.

What other fighters are saying on Twitter:

Rory MacDonald: G.O.A.T. Georges St-Pierre #represent#tri-star

Jake Shields: Looking forward to the title unification bout, see you there Georges #UFC 111

Josh Koscheck: Would love a rematch after Georges loses tomorrow #(n)FrenchCanadians

*UFC 111 now open for predictions/discussion/media and other hype!*

Judoku1819 · March 21, 2014

<div style="text-align:center;">UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Shields</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Official Weigh-Ins</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Welterweight Championship Unification

Lightweight Bout

Kurt Pellegrino (155lbs.) vs. Aaron Riley (155lbs.)

Welterweight Bout

Brock Larson (170lbs.) vs. Robbie Lawler (170lbs.)

Lightweight Bout

George Roop (155lbs.) vs. Nam Phan (155lbs.)

Welterweight Bout

Paul Daley (170lbs.) vs. Carlos Condit (170lbs.)

Heavyweight Bout

Shane Carwin (265lbs.) vs. Mark Kerr (265lbs.)

Welterweight Bout

Gregor Gracie (170lbs.) vs. John Alessio (170lbs.)

Catchweight Bout

Joe Riggs (180lbs.) vs. Josh Burkman (170lbs.)

*Riggs came in 10lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (156-180) and Riggs will sacrifice some of his purse

Catchweight Bout

Ralek Gracie (195lbs.) vs. Rory Singer (188lbs.)

*Gracie came in 10lbs. heavy and Singer 3lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (171-195) and Riggs/Singer will sacrifice some of their purse

Catchweight Bout

Glover Teixeira (205lbs.) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (215lbs.)

*Cavalcante came in 10lbs. heavy. The fight will continue at a catchweight (186-215) and Cavalcante will sacrifice some of his purse

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<div style="text-align:center;">Pre-Fight Press Conference</div>

<div style="text-align:center;">Dana said he is pumped to have two champions unify a title tomorrow. He stated that the preliminary fighters made an extremely bad impression today and that all of their jobs were on the fence right now.

Pellegrino said that he wanted to keep the streak alive in order to put himself in line for a title shot.

Riley stated being disappointed in his last loss and does not want to feel that way tomorrow.

Shields said he was honoured to fight Georges and to become a part of UFC history tomorrow by unifying the titles. He stated believing in his BJJ game and being confident that he could penetrate the takedown defence of St-Pierre.

St-Pierre said he will settle the matter in the cage and that all he can say is that the best man will walk away the champion tomorrow.</div>

Judoku1819 · March 22, 2014

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Shields

Heavyweight Bout: Shane Carwin (10-1) vs. Mark Kerr (8-3)

Round 1

>We are underway!

>Kerr slips past a left jab and counters with a nice left hand.

>Carwin slips past a left jab and fires back with a straight left.

>A couple of quick punches are used to set up a takedown attempt from Kerr.

>The takedown is completed, but Carwin is on his back less than a few seconds; spinning out and away, he quickly gets back up.

>Carwin counters a weak right kick with a nice left hand.

>Carwin is looking to get in close and strike from the pocket.

>Seeing an opportunity, Kerr goes straight into a takedown, putting Carwin down into guard.

>Kerr looks to pass guard and get side control.

>He passes the guard well, gaining side control.

>We move into the second half of this round.

>Kerr looks to get a mount.

>He finds himself unable to get the mount on this attempt.

>Using an underhook to set it up, Carwin looks to scramble for position.

>The scramble fails to secure either fighter a dominant position, and they both end up standing.

>There's under a minute left in this round.

>Kerr swings with a couple of wild punches, then chooses to shoot in on Carwin.

>Carwin sees the takedown coming and tries to move.

>Kerr can't get the takedown, Carwin was too quick to back away.

>A quick exchange of strikes produces nothing worth mentioning.

>The time is up, and that's the end of round one.

>That was a fun round to watch.

>I have to give that round to Kerr, but only a 10-9.

Round 2

>And here we go, round two!

>Carwin steps back to avoid a left jab.

>Breathing very hard, Mark Kerr is looking ragged.

>Carwin uses a feint to get Kerr off balance, but the flurry of rights and lefts that follow don't find their mark.

>Kerr avoids a flurry of punches.

>Carwin throws a barrage of big right hands but Kerr moves out of range.

>Kerr feints an attack, keeping Carwin on his toes.

>Carwin looks like he wants to stand in the pocket and strike with Kerr.

>Kerr tries to take down Carwin as he steps in, but he blocks it.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Carwin comes in closer, looking to attack from the pocket.

>Kerr seems happy to engage with Carwin in the pocket.

>Both fighters come in and throw strikes, there is no real damage done by either.

>A left jab misses, Carwin counters with a crisp left.

>A showdown where they both exchange strikes only results in a stalemate.

>Both fighters come toe-to-toe and strike, but none of the strikes result in significant damage being done.

>We have one minute of the round remaining.

>Stepping back, Carwin creates a bit of distance.

>A visibly tired Kerr is looking to turn this into a wrestling match, and is getting in closer to Carwin.

>Kerr gets caught with a right hand though, and his wobbly legs can't support him...down he goes!

>Carwin quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Kerr!

>Carwin pounds away, Kerr is barely able to offer any defence at all!

>The referee pulls Carwin away, stopping the match!

>By TKO, the winner is Shane Carwin!

>Official Result: Shane 'The Monster' Carwin defeats 'The Titan' Mark Kerr (TKO (Strikes) in 4:49 of round 2)

Welterweight Bout: Carlos Condit (13-2) vs. Paul Daley (6-3)

Round 1

>We are underway!

>An exchange of strikes doesn't really lead to anything.

>Condit dodges a jab, and fires back with a kick to the inside of the left thigh.

>Paul Daley won't want to take too many unchecked strikes to the legs like that.

>A big right misses, giving Condit the chance to counter with a swift leg kick.

>Condit slips past a tidy combination and hits a sharp right body kick.

>Slipping past a one-two combination, Condit counters with a kick to the ribs.

>An exchange of strikes doesn't really lead to anything.

>They wind up in a tight clinch.

>Condit gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as Daley uses his dirty boxing to inflict some punishment.

>We move into the second half of this round.

>Condit uses dirty boxing and gets in a few crisp punches on Daley as they grapple.

>Daley uses dirty boxing and gets in a few crisp punches on Condit as they grapple.

>Condit attempts to set up a judo-based throw to take Daley to the ground.

>Daley digs in and manages to block the throw.

>Daley turns Condit slightly, but can't create enough space to get free of the clinch.

>Condit tries to pick Daley up for a slam.

>He can't get it though, Daley defends it and pulls away from the grapple entirely.

>We're into the final minute of the round.

>Daley looks like he wants to stand in the pocket and strike with Condit.

>Standing his ground, Condit looks happy to engage Daley in the pocket.

>A showdown where they both exchange strikes only results in a stalemate.

>Seeing a right kick to the body coming, Daley leans in and strikes with a straight left.

>Round one ends as time expires.

>I think Condit took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

Round 2

>Round two begins!

>From what we could hear of his corner, it sounds like Daley has been instructed to vary his angles of approach a bit more.

>Condit moves out of range of a tidy combination of punches.

>A wayward low right kick allows Daley to hit a clever combination ending in a big right hook.

>Condit side-steps a barrage of big punches and hits a clean left.

>Moving forward, Condit counters a left jab with a solid left jab.

>Condit avoids a nice combination.

>We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

>Condit gets suckered in by a feint, and is fortunate to avoid the barrage of big right hands that follow it.

>Daley circles around Condit.

>Condit steps in closer to force the issue.

>Condit shoots in, looking for a takedown.

>Daley tries to avoid Condit.

>Condit doesn't get the takedown, Daley avoided it.

>Condit looks to be trying to close the distance between them.

>Daley finds himself pulled into a Muay Thai clinch.

>We have one minute of the round remaining.

>From the clinch, Daley gets caught with a vicious elbow to the side of the head.

>Condit misses a knee strike, but Daley fails to connect on a countering elbow strike.

>Paul Daley is breathing very hard.

>Using the clinch, Condit hits a big elbow to the face of Daley.

>Blood is visible on Daley, that strike looks to have opened up a nasty cut above his eye.

>Carlos Condit looks very tired out there.

>Daley manages to grapple his way out of trouble and into having double underhooks as he clinches with Condit.

>Round two ends as time expires.

>I think Condit took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

Round 3

>Bleeding, Daley is attended to by the cut man between rounds.

>Daley is quickly back up off his stool, psyched up and looking ready to look for the finish that he now needs.

>There's the bell and round number three begins!

>From what we could hear of his corner, it sounds like Daley has been instructed to look to finish it in this round.

>Condit avoids a barrage of big right hands.

>A flurry of punches miss Condit and allow him to counter-strike with a straight left.

>Condit counters a flurry of punches with a sharp kick to the shin.

>Paul Daley looks to be limping slightly.

>Condit steps back to avoid a barrage of big punches.

>Paul Daley looks like he doesn't have a lot left to give.

>Condit avoids a flurry of rights and lefts.

>Daley comes in closer, despite his tiredness, looking to attack from the pocket.

>Condit now has Daley standing in the pocket.

>Condit slips past a straight punch and hits a swift leg kick.

>Paul Daley looks hurt, he is limping quite badly.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>Both fighters throw strikes, no significant damage is inflicted by either.

>Daley backs away to create some more space.

>A flurry of punches fail to land, giving Condit the opportunity to counter with a straight left.

>Slowed down by physical tiredness, Daley still looks to get in close and strike from the pocket.

>Daley is in the pocket, ready to attack Condit.

>Both fighters advance and strike, but neither hits anything.

>Having stepped in close to throw their strikes, they end up grappling.

>Condit attempts to set up a judo-based throw to take Daley to the ground.

>Daley is taken down by a quick inside leg trip, he can do nothing but pull guard!

>There's under a minute left in this round.

>Condit attempts to pass guard.

>Daley can't do anything about the pass, and is left under side control.

>Carlos Condit looks like he doesn't have a lot left to give.

>Condit begins trying to get himself behind Daley.

>Daley tries to escape but only succeeds in giving up his back!

>Time runs out and that's the end of the fight.

>I think Condit took that round, 10-9 on my score card.

>Here come the official scores.

>All three judges give 30-27.

>'The Natural Born Killer' Carlos Condit wins by unanimous decision!

>Official Result: 'The Natural Born Killer' Carlos Condit defeats 'Semtex' Paul Daley (Unanimous Decision in 5:00 of round 3)

Lightweight Bout: George Roop (9-4) vs. Nam Phan (9-4)

Round 1

>The fight begins!

>Phan avoids several big right hands and counters with a solid left.

>There's a short stalemate as both fighters advance and throw strikes, but neither hits.

>Roop throws a feint.

>Roop comes in closer, looking to attack from the pocket.

>Roop moves into the pocket.

>Both fighters throw strikes, no significant damage is inflicted by either.

>They wind up in a tight clinch.

>With control of the clinch, Phan tries to complete a takedown.

>He has the takedown! Roop pulls half guard.

>Phan begins trying to get his leg free of half guard and get a better position.

>Roop keeps his half guard secure.

>Roop tries to get full guard on Phan but doesn't get anywhere.

>We've now passed the halfway mark in this round.

>Phan tries to lock Roop into a kimura.

>Roop defends himself well and is in no danger.

>Roop reaches over and tries to lock Phan in a guillotine.

>Phan stops Roop from applying it.

>Phan begins trying to get his leg free of the half guard.

>Roop keeps his half guard secure.

>Roop tries to pull Phan into a guillotine choke from the bottom of half guard.

>Phan defends it well.

>The time is up, and that's the end of round one.

>That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Phan.

Round 2

>We are back underway!

>A weak right kick is countered by Roop with a barrage of big right hands!

>Phan almost falls over as he backs off...that last shot may have genuinely rocked him!

>Roop quickly moves to capitalise, grabbing Phan in a guillotine choke and pulling him to the ground!

>The guillotine is locked in tight, but Phan is still trying to fight out of it!

>He goes limp! The referee has no choice but to end the fight!

>George Roop takes the win by technical submission!

>Official Result: George Roop defeats Nam Phan (Technical Submission in 1:13 of round 2)

Welterweight Bout: Robbie Lawler (13-4) vs. Brock Larson (11-2)

Round 1

>And here we go!

>Larson moves out of range of a tidy combination of punches.

>Larson catches an attempted body kick and goes for the takedown, but Lawler is able to stuff it.

>Lawler throws a left jab but Larson avoids it.

>Lawler feints to the right, trying to draw Larson into throwing a strike.

>Larson avoids a body kick.

>Lawler gets Larson with a punch to the ribs, but it lacked power.

>Not letting up, Larson steps in closer to pressure Lawler into action.

>We pass the halfway mark of this round.

>A feint sets up a right head kick attempt from Larson, but Lawler moves out of range at the last moment.

>They come together and throw strikes, both miss.

>Larson gets suckered in by a feint, and is lucky to avoid the combination that follows.

>We move into the final sixty seconds of this round.

>Larson avoids a quick jab and hits a nice jab.

>Both fighters go to exchange blows, but neither hits a telling strike.

>Having stepped in close to throw their strikes, they end up grappling.

>Larson uses underhooks to gain solid control, and is looking for a takedown.

>Lawler cannot stop being lifted up and blasted with a Greco-Roman slam, he can only pull guard!

>Time expires and we come to the end of round one.

>I have to give that round to Larson, but only a 10-9.

Round 2

>There's the bell and round number two begins!

>Larson sees a right body kick coming, grabs it, shoots in for a takedown, but Lawler is able to stuff it.

>A feint puts him off balance, but Lawler is still able to slip out of the way of a body kick.

>A showdown where they both exchange strikes only results in a stalemate.

>In close proximity from the strikes they threw, they fall into a messy clinch.

>Lawler is trying to muscle Larson up against the cage.

>Lawler can't do it though, and Larson is able to get free.

>Lawler comes in closer, looking to attack from the pocket.

>Larson lets Lawler get closer.

>Lawler throws a barrage of big punches but Larson bobs and weaves, not letting any of them find a home.

>Lawler throws rights and lefts, but Larson covers up well and none of the shots find a home.

>We are now at the halfway point of the round.

>Both fighters throw strikes at the same time, both miss.

>Slipping past a left jab, Lawler hits a series of quick punches.

>An exchange of strikes doesn't really lead to anything.

>Slipping past a left jab, Lawler hits a nice left.

>There's under a minute left in this round.

>Lawler lets a jab sail wide and counter-strikes with a barrage of punches which sting Larson and cause him to try and cover up!

>Larson falls to the ground! Lawler continues to pound away, sensing victory!

>The referee pulls Lawler away, stopping the match!

>Robbie Lawler takes the victory by way of TKO!

>Official Result: 'Ruthless' Robbie Lawler defeats Brock Larson (TKO (Strikes) in 4:14 of round 2)

Lightweight Bout: Kurt Pellegrino (12-5) vs. Aaron Riley (19-6-1)

Round 1

>The fight begins!

>There's a stalemate as both fighters throw strikes but neither hits.

>Riley looks like he might be trying to get in close and wrestle with Pellegrino.

>Pellegrino tries to take down Riley as he steps in, but he blocks it.

>Riley is looking to turn this into a wrestling match, and is getting in closer to Pellegrino.

>Pellegrino moves in too, and they start to grapple.

>Riley tries to use his dirty boxing skills, but Pellegrino uses wrestling to smother the attacks.

>Riley is trying to push Pellegrino so that his back is up against the cage.

>Riley does it, Pellegrino is stuck with his back to the cage.

>Pellegrino waits for Riley to throw an elbow, then uses wrestling to turn him around so that Riley now has his back to the cage.

>Riley struggles back against Pellegrino, not allowing him to control the grappling.

>Out of the blue, Riley slaps on a standing guillotine!

>Pellegrino can't escape the guillotine, it's tight enough that he has to tap!

>Aaron Riley takes the win by submission!

>Official Result: Aaron Riley defeats 'Batman' Kurt Pellegrino (Submission (Guillotine) in 2:43 of round 1)

Welterweight Title Unification: Georges St-Pierre (19-1) vs. Jake Shields (15-2)

Round 1

>And here we go!

>GSP steps in, feints a kick, then darts back out.

>GSP shows his hand speed by nailing a lightning fast couple of jabs and a right cross.

>Both fighters throw strikes at the same time, both miss.

>GSP throws a combination of rights and lefts, using them as cover so that he can shoot in.

>The takedown is completed, Shields is on his back and pulls guard.

>GSP lies on top of Shields, basically smothering him.

>In guard, GSP begins working to pass to side control.

>He can't get free of the guard.

>Securing an arm, Shields then brings his legs up and tries to lock GSP in a triangle choke.

>GSP shows great skill by twisting out of the triangle attempt and getting side control over Shields.

>We go past the halfway point of this round.

>GSP attempts an armbar.

>The armbar is fully applied, Shields has no option but to tap out!

>'Rush' Georges St. Pierre takes the win by submission!

>Official Result: 'Rush' Georges St. Pierre defeats Jake Shields (Submission (Armbar) in 3:25 of round 1)

UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Shields

New Jersey, USA

Attendance: 14, 497

Gate: $1, 449, 700

Pay-Per-View Revenue: $11, 170, 800

Critical Rating: Great

Commercial Rating: Good

Main Event

Georges St-Pierre def. Jake Shields via Submission (armbar) @ 3:25 of Round 1

Co-Main Event

Aaron Riley def. Kurt Pellegrino via Submission (guillotine) @ 2:43 of Round 1

Main Card

Robbie Lawler def. Brock Larson via TKO (strikes) @ 4:14 of Round 2

George Roop def. Nam Phan via Technical Submission @ 1:13 of Round 2

Carlos Condit def. Paul Daley via Unanimous Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Shane Carwin def. Mark Kerr via TKO (strikes) @ 4:49 of Round 2

Preliminary Card

Gregor Gracie def. John Alessio via Knockout (kick) @ 0:32 of Round 2

Josh Burkman def. Joe Riggs via Unanimous Decision @ 5:00 of Round 3

Ralek Gracie def. Rory Singer via Submission (armbar) @ 3:20 of Round 2

Rafael Cavalcante def. Glover Teixeira via Knockout (knee) @ 3:21 of Round 1

Fight Night Bonuses

Fight of the Night: Shane Carwin vs. Mark Kerr

Knockout of the Night: Rafael Cavalcante

Submission of the Night: Georges St-Pierre

Judoku1819 · March 22, 2014

Post-Fight Press Conference

Dana said that he was especially impressed with: all of the fighters tonight. He thanked them all for putting on a great night of fights that he will remember for a long time.

When asked about the fighters who missed weight he said that he spoke to them already: Ralek Gracie, and Rafael Cavalcante will both move up a weight class and Roe Riggs will as well if he stays with the promotion.

When asked about Riggs he said some thought needs to go into the decision because although Riggs is (4-5) in the UFC he has put on some great fights and been with the promotion since UFC 49. "The guy is only 27 too. I mean he hasn't even peaked, so yeah, we gotta think."

Pellegrino said that he would love to fight at a lower weight as he feels a lot of the lightweights are too strong for him. After going (5-5) in the UFC he said he wishes for them to bring lighter weights were he would be better fitted.

Riley said that he was extremely happy to have such a good performance. He said he was honoured to have 20 career victories and to do it against such a great opponent. He emphasized wanting to fight a top 15 fighter.

Jake Shields said there isn't anything he can do now. He wishes he would have been more patient and not left an opening for the arm bar. He congratulated GSP and thanked him for a good fight.

Georges St-Pierre said he was honoured to unify the Welterweight King of Pancrase and now the WSOF titles. He said this fight was just another win to add to his legacy.

UFC 111 Injuries:

Rafael Cavalcante: out 1-2 months (elbow)

Aaron Riley: out 2-6 months (foot)

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