Rameau Sokodjou vs Kazuhiro Nakamura: Sokodjou came out strong throwing powerful leg kicks and nice straight punches, he landed a right leg kick followed by a right punch at the end of round one, which buckled the knee of Nakamura, forcing him to quit the match.

John Koppenhaver vs Yoshiuki Yushida: After a few seconds of sparring, Koppenhaver clinched up with Yushida, big mistake as the judo fighter threw him on his back, and sunk in a beautiful “anaconda choke” which left Koppenhaver unconscious.

Rousimar Palhares vs Ivan Salaverry: Palhares got this one to the ground quickly, took Salaverry’s back, and looked to sink in a rear naked choke, he then quickly transitioned into a nice armbar and got the tapout in the first round.

Thiago Silva vs Antonio Mendes: Light Heavyweights: Mendes came out strong with a high kick that sent Silva to the mat. He followed up moments later with a body kick that also sent Silva to the mat. Silva got to his feet, tripped Mendes and worked his ground n pound to perfection, stopping the Muay Thai fighter in the first round by TKO. Read on …