Wrestler Ryan Bader never had grapple with Jujitsu world champion “vinny” Magalhaes, knocking him to the ground with a right hook behind the ear and finishing him off with punches on the ground. He becomes the Light Heavyweight Ultimate fighter Champion joining Forrest Griffin and Michael Bisping as Ultimate Fighter Champions in that weight division. Efrain Escudero used his wrestling to dominate favorite Phillipe Nover over three rounds to win the Lightweight Ultimate Fighter title. He took Nover down at will, and used nice ground and pound to win a unanimous decision 29-28 on all three score cards. Both fighter were coached by Antonio Minitauro Noguiera, losing coach Frank Mir hopes for different results at UFC 92 when he and Noguiera face each other. In other action, Wison Gouveia scored a TKO over Jason MacDonald in the first round. Anthony Johnson used a high kick to get his revenge over Kevin Burns with a KO in the third round. Junie Browning defeated Dave Kaplan by submission, and Eliot Marshall scored a submission win over Jules Bruchez. Krzystof Soszynski caught Shane Primm in a nasty kimura to win by submission, Rolando Delgado submitted John Polakowsi, and Tom Lawlor scored a decision win over Kyle Kingsbury Shane Nelson outlasted George Roop to win a unanimous decision
Wilson Gouveia did not make weight and was not allowed to reweigh, the fight will be held at a catch weight of 189lbs, he will forfeit 20% of his purse to MacDona;d
Lightweight Final
Efrain Escudero (156) VS Phillipe Nover (155)
Light Heavyweight Final
Vinicius Magalhaes (205) VS Ryan Bader (205)
Wilson Gouveia (189) VS Jason MacDonald (184)
Anthony Johnson (171) VS Kevin Burns (171)
David Kaplan (156) VS Junie Browning (156)
Undercard
Shane Primm (202) VS Krzysztof Soszynski (205)
Jules Bruchez (205) VS Eliot Marshall (203)
George Roop (153) VS Shane Nelson (156)
Tom Lawlor (204) VS Kyle Kingsbury (205)
John Polakowski (152) VS Rolando Delgado (155)
Main Card
Josh Koscheck vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida:Too much too soon for Yoshida, he said in the pre fight interview he was looking for the looping right that Kos likes to throw, but he forgot to look for the straight right which landed flush on the face of Yoshida, he was basically KO’d fron the first punch but still standing and the second one floored him face first and it was all over
Mike Swick vs Jonathan Goulet:
Swick came out firing, and caught Goulet on his glass chin, TKO’ing him in less than a minute
Steve Cantwell vs Razak Al Hassan:Al Hassan came out stalking Cantwell, landing decent punches and keeping the pressure on. Cantwell countered nicely, and worked the the fight to the ground where he sunck in a deep armbar, Al Hassan wouldn’t tab and his arm clearly broke, promting the referee to step in and stop the fight.
Tim Credur vs Nate Loughran:Credur showed his superiority in the standup game, battering Loughran with punches until he was forced to quit after the second round because of a rib injury
Matt Wiman vs Jim Miller: Wiman ran into a buzz saw in Miller, who dominated from start to finish. Wiman showed a good chin and a good guard, but little else as Miller scored a unanimous decision 30-27,30-26,30-27
Undercard fights
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Josh Koscheck vs Yoshiyuki Yoshida: A good test for Koscheck following his loss to Thiago Alves, Yoshida has never been stopped, and looked impressive in his UFC debut, submitting “War Machine” John Koppenhaver with an arm triangle choke.
Middleweight contenders Nate Quarry and Demian Maia will meet on 11/15/08 at UFC91. Maia is a world champion Jujitsu player who has made the transition to MMA, Read on …
Nate Diaz looked better than ever in his 3 round decision win over tough Josh Neer, Read on …
Main events
Josh Neer 155 VS Nate Diaz 155:Both fighters are strong grapplers, neer prefers the ground and pound while Diaz has great submissions
Clay Guida 155 VS Mac Danzig 155: Two well rounded fighters Guida is a good wrestler and boxed, Danzig has good standup and good submissions
Alan Belcher 185 VS Ed Herman 185:Both fighters like to brawl, Herman may have the better ground skills
Eric Schafer 205 VS Houston Alexander 205: Schafer will have to get this one to the ground quickly, if he wants to have a chance Read on …
Another exciting Lightweight fight is on the card at UFC’s Ultimate Fight Night on Sept 17th on spiketv. Danzig a former winner of The Ultimate Fighter reality series Read on …
Pete “Drago” Sell will move to the 170lb division in search of his first UFC win since Feb 2005, when he takes on durable veteran Josh Burkman at UFC 90 on 10/25/08. Sell burst onto the scene with an upset victory over fellow New Yorker Phil Baroni at UFC 51, but has since dropped 4 straight bouts 3 by KO/TKO he hopes a move down in weight will help him score some wins. Burkman is 5-4 in his UFC career, but has lost two straight, Burkman has good standup, but should look to take down Sell where he can use his wrestling ability to pound out a win
All fighters made weight for the event James Irvin needed another hour to lose 1.5 lbs.
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The UFC has announced additional bouts to its July 19th edition of UFC Fight Night. Grapplers Cain Velasquez and “Irish” Jake O’Brien will meet in a Heavyweight bout. Read on …
The UFC will offer a non pay per view event on Spiketv on July 19th, which happens to be the night of Afflictions’s first ever event. Affliction, the clothing company turned MMA promoters have assembled some of the top fighters in the world for their inaugural event “Banned”. Former UFC Heavyweight champ Tim Sylvia will face Russian star Fedor Emelianko in the main event. UFC defector Andrei Arlovski Read on …
For MMA fans outside the USA and for those of you without Spiketv, FreestyleMMA will be bringing you the results from UFN on 4/2/08 at 7pm Est Read on …
The UFC’s Lightweight picture will become clearer after Wednesdays UFN event shown live on Spiketv. A headline matchup between Kenny Florian and Joe Lauzon could produce the next contender Read on …
Lightweight contenders Nate Diaz and Kurt Pellegrino will add to an already stellar fight card when they square off on 4/2/08. Read on …