UFC: Ultimate Fighting Championship 2012

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A new MMA BTB.

I suppose if you are reading this, you are familiar with the UFC and mma, so i won't bother posting everything about it. Below are the results of the remaining events in 2011.

UFC 137: Penn vs Diaz



Main card
Featherweight bout: Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop
Hioki Defeats Roop via submission (triangle choke) 1:45 2nd round

Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen vs. Jeff Curran
Jorgensen defeats Curran via Unanimous decision (30-27 across board)

Heavyweight bout: Mirko Filipović vs. Roy Nelson
Cro Cop defeats Nelson via TKO (body kick) 3:12 3rd round

Heavyweight bout: Cheick Kongo vs. Matt Mitrione
Mitrione defeats Kongo via Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn vs. Nick Diaz
Penn defeats Diaz via Unanimous decision (29-28 across board)

Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Featherweight bout: Tyson Griffin vs. Bart Palaszewski
Griffin defeats Palaszewski via Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Donald Cerrone
​Cerrone defeats Siver via TKO (knee) 2:38 2nd round

UFC 138: Leben vs Munoz


Main card
Middleweight bout: Chris Leben vs. Mark Muñoz
Munoz defeats Leben via TKO (GnP) 2:55 3rd round

Bantamweight bout: Brad Pickett vs. Renan Barão
Barao defeats Pickett via Unanimous decision (29-28 across board)

Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. Papy Abedi
Abedi defeats Alves via Submission (arm triangle) 4:01 3rd round

Lightweight bout: Terry Etim vs. Edward Faaloloto
Etim defeats Faaloloto via TKO (punches) 4:48 1st round

Lightweight bout: Paul Taylor vs. Anthony Njokuani
Njokuani defeats Taylor via Unanimous decision (29-28 across board)

UFC on Fox 1: Velasquez vs Dos Santos


Main EventHeavyweight Championship: Cain Velasquez (c) vs. Junior Dos Santos
Velasquez defeats Dos Santos via Unanimous decision (48-47, 49-46, 48-27)

Other Notable fights
Lightweight bout: Clay Guida vs. Ben Henderson
Henderson defeats Guida via Unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 29-27)


UFC 139: Shogun vs Henderson

Note: Bonnar forced out of Kingsbury fight due to Injury. Tibau vs Dos Anjos promoted to main card


Main card
Light Heavyweight bout: Maurício Rua vs. Dan Henderson
Henderson defeats Rua via Unanimous decision (48-37 across board)

Middleweight bout: Wanderlei Silva vs. Cung Le
Le defeats Silva via KO (High kick) 4:23 1st round)

Bantamweight bout: Urijah Faber vs. Brian Bowles
Bowles defeats Faber via Split decision (29-28, 30-27, 28-29)

Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story
Kampmann defeats Story via Submission (triangle choke) 3:50 2nd round

Lightweight bout: Gleison Tibau vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Dos Anjos defeats Tibau via TKO (punches) 4:10 3rd round

Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Light Heavyweight bout: Ryan Bader vs. Jason Brilz
Bader defeats Brilz via Unanimous decision (30-27 across board)

Middleweight bout: Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman
Weidman defeats Lawlor via Submission (guillotine) 2:55 2nd round


UFC 140: Jones vs Machida


Main card
Light Heavyweight Championship bout: Jon Jones (c) vs. Lyoto Machida
Jones defeats Machida via Unanimous decision (50-45 across board)

Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira
Mir defeats Nogueira via Unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Welterweight bout: Rory MacDonald vs. Brian Ebersole
Macdonald defeats Ebersole via Unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Light Heavyweight bout: Tito Ortiz vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira
Nogueira defeats Ortiz via TKO (punches) 4:03 3rd round

Featherweight bout: Mark Hominick vs. Chan Sung Jung
Hominick defeats Jung via Unanimous decision (29-28 across board)



UFC 141: Lesnar vs Overeem


Main card
Heavyweight bout: Alistair Overeem vs. Brock Lesnar
Overeem defeats Lesnar via TKO (knee) 1:08 2nd round

Welterweight bout: Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez
Ellenberger defeats Sanchez via KO (punches) 4:55 1st round

Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Johny Hendricks
Fitch defeats Hendricks via Unanimous decision (30-27 across board)

Lightweight bout: Anthony Pettis vs. Jim Miller
Pettis defeats Miller via Split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Light Heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Gustafsson defeats Matyushenko via TKO (punches) 4:33 1st round

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News over past couple of months: Strikeforce Lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez joins UFC along with Gegard Mousasi Jacre Souza, King Mo Lawal and Roger Gracie. Mirko Cro Cop, and Tito Ortiz retire.


Upcoming cards

UFC 142: Aldo vs Mendes


Date: January 14th
Venue: Sao Paulo Brazil


Main card
Featherweight championship bout: Jose Aldo(c) vs Chad Mendes
Middleweight bout: Vitor Belfort vs Brian Stann
Light-Heavyweight bout: Thiago Silva vs Forrest Griffin
Middleweight bout: Damien Maia vs Alan Belcher
Heavyweight bout: Fabricio Werdum vs Brenden Schaub


Prelims (FX)
Light Heayweight bout: Luiz Cane vs Jason Brilz
Welterweight bout: Paulo Thiago vs Duane Ludwig


UFC Fight night on FX 1:

Date: January 28th
Venue: Tulsa Convention Center, Tulsa Oklahoma


Main card
Light-Heavyweight bout: Phil Davis vs Gegard Mousasi
Lightweight bout: Melvin Guillard vs Nate Diaz
Featherweight bout: Eric Koch vs Tyson Griffin
Heavyweight bout: Stipe Miocic vs Christian Morecraft

UFC 143: Silva vs Sonnen 2


Date: Feburary 4th
Venue: American Airlines Arena, Miami Florida


Main card
Middleweight championship bout: Anderson Silva(c) vs Chael Sonnen
Welterweight bout: BJ Penn vs Josh Koscheck
Bantamweight bout: Renan Barao vs Urijah Faber
Heavyweight bout: Matt Mitrione vs Shane Carwin
Middleweight bout: Rousimar Palhares vs Chris Leben


Prelims (FX)
Lightweight bout: John Makdessi vs Cole Miller
Heavyweight bout: Pat Barry vs Mark Hunt

UFC 144: Rampage vs Shogun 2
Date: Feburary 18th
Venue: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Japan


Main card:
Light-Heavyweight bout: Quinton Jackson vs Mauricio Rua
Middleweight bout: Yushin Okami vs Ronaldo Souza
Welterweight bout: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs Dan Hardy
Middleweight bout: Wanderlei Silva vs Chris Weidman
Lightweight bout: Takanori Gomi vs Evan Dunham


Prelims (FX)
Featherweight bout: Michihiro Omigawa vs Josh Grispi
Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs Mike Pyle

UFC 145: St Pierre vs Condit
Date: March 3rd
Venue: Mandalay Bay events centre, Las Vegas


Main card:
Welterweight championship bout: Georges St Pierre(c) vs Carlos Condit
Heavyweight bout: Junior Dos Santos vs Brock Lesnar
Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza vs Rafeal Dos Anjos
Light Heavyweight bout: Stanislav Nedkov vs Ryan Bader
Bantamweight bout: Miguel Torres vs Scot Jorgensen


Prelims (FX)
Light Heavyweight bout: Stephan Bonnar vs Kyle Kingsburry
Lightweight bout: Tony Ferguson vs Spencer Fisher


UFC On Fox 2: Edgar vs Henderson
Lightweight championship bout: Frankie Edgar vs Ben Henderson
Welterweight bout: Rory Macdonald vs Jake Shields

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Latest News:

King Mo wants Rampage after his fight with Shogun


In a recent interview, UFC Light-Heavyweight Muhammad "King Mo" Lawal has publicly called out former Light Heavyweight champion Quinton Rampage Jackson.
Ariel: "Who do you hope to fight in your UFC debut"
King Mo " I really want to whoop Rampage Jackson's ass. I have called him out many times, but unfortunately the fight couldn't be made. Now i'm in the UFC the fight can happen, and i will do all i can to make it happen.
Ariel: "Rampage is fighting Shogun in February. Can you wait that long?"
King Mo: "I'm happy to wait, but i'm also happy to fight, so whatever the UFC wants me to do. But i will fight Quinton, even if he losses against Shogun. I don't care, i just want to kick his ass."

Rampage has yet to respond, but stay tuned for the latest updates

Jose Aldo to move up to 155 after 1 more fight if he beats Mendes

UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo has been approached plenty of times, about possibly moving up to the Lightweight division. But now, Aldo has confirmed when he will move up.
" I will fight Chad Mendes. If i win i will have one more fight against Hioki. Win or lose that fight i will move to to 155 for my next fight. If i lose to Chad Mendes, i will move up straight away. I will stick to my decision, and hopefully it will work out for me"

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