Light heavyweight No. 1 contender Anthony Johnson dominated Alexander Gustafsson in impressive fashion back in January to earn himself a title shot against Jon Jones at UFC 187 for the now vacant UFC Light Heavyweight championship Title.
UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier takes place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas this Saturday on May 23rd 2015.
On Episode 1 of UFC 187 Embedded, UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman stays humble at home with dishes, diaper-changing and soccer dad duties.
In South Florida, light heavyweight Anthony “Rumble” Johnson and middleweight Vitor Belfort share one last Blackzilian team workout on the beach ahead of their respective UFC 187 title bouts. As Belfort looks back on how the sport has changed since he first held UFC gold, Johnson focuses on the task in his immediate future. And on the West Coast, Daniel Cormier trains intently for his second shot at the now-vacant light heavyweight championship.
UFC Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scene video blog leading up to the two title fights at UFC 187: Johnson vs. Cormier, taking place this Saturday, May 23rd 2015.
UFC in Stockholm, Sweden did not disappoint, from the opening Fight Pass Prelim fights to the Main Card fights.
We had everything. Knockouts, TKO’s, Submissions, Decisions, and upsets (for some, in more ways than one)! What more could we ask for!
Here are all the results :
Anthony Johnson looking up WIN
Anthony Johnson Def Alexander Gustafsson via TKO (Punches) 2 min 15 Sec Round One
Gegard Mousasi def Dan Henderson via TKO (Punches) 1 min 10 secs Round One
Ryan Bader def Phil Davis via Split Decision 29-28 Bader, 29-28 Davis, 29-28 Bader
Sam Sicilia def Akira Corassani via KO 3 min 26 secs Round One
PRELIMS
Mirsad Bektic def Paul Redmond via Unanimous Decision 30-27, 30-27, 30-25
Mairbek Taisumov def Anthony Christodoulou via KO Round Two, 0.38 seconds
Nikita Krylov def Stanislav Nedkov via Guillotine Round one, 1 min 24 seconds
Makwan Amirkhani def Andy Ogle via TKO (Punches) 0.08 secs Round One
Kenny Robertson def Sultan Aliev via TKO (Punch) 2 min 42 secs Round One
Albert Tumenov def Nico Musoke via Unanimous Decision 29-28, 29-28, 29-28
FIGHT PASS PRELIMS
Neil Seery def Chris Beal via Unanimous Decision 29-28, 29-28, 30-27
Viktor Pesta def Konstantin Erokhin via Unanimous Decision 29-28, 30-27, 30-27
Viktor Pesta Win
BONUSES
Anthony Johnson $50,000
Gegard Mousasi $50,000
Makwan Amirkhani $50,000
Kenny Robertson $50,000
The UFC heads to the Tele2 Arena on Saturday for another huge stadium show in Stockholm, Sweden. Light heavyweight contenders Alexander Gustafsson and Anthony Johnson face off in the main event, with the winner on course for a title shot vs. Jon Jones. In the co-main event, MMA legend Dan Henderson returns to middleweight to face Gegard Mousasi, while Phil Davis and Ryan Bader engage in their own light heavyweight battle.
It was now time for the all important weigh-in’s to begin, all athlete’s, bar one made their scheduled contracted weight.
Stockholm, Sweden get ready for UFC on FOX 14.
MAIN CARD
Alexander Gustafsson (205 lbs) vs. Anthony Johnson (204 lbs)
Dan Henderson (185 lbs) vs. Gegard Mousasi (185 lbs)
Phil Davis (206 lbs) vs. Ryan Bader (205 lbs)
Akira Corassani (145 lbs) vs. Sam Sicilia (145 lbs)
PRELIM CARD
Nico Musoke (171 lbs) vs. Albert Tumenov (170 lbs)
Kenny Robertson (170 lbs) vs. Sultan Aliev (170 lbs)
Andy Ogle (146 lbs) vs. Makwan Amirkhani (145 lbs)
Nikita Krylov (205 lbs) vs. Stanislav Nedkov (205 lbs)
Mairbek Taisumov (156 lbs) vs.Anthony Christodoulou (156 lbs)
Mirsad Bektic (145lbs) vs. Paul Redmond* (149 lbs) 3 pounds over*
FIGHT PASS PRELIMS
Viktor Pesta (239 lbs) vs. Konstantin Erokhin (229 lbs)
Neil Seery (125 lbs) vs. Chris Beal (126 lbs)
* Paul Redmond will not re-weigh. So he will be fined ahead of tomorrow’s fight with Mirsad Bektic.
Friday April 25th it was time for UFC172 Weigh-In time, everything ran smoothly bar the only slip up coming from Joe Rogan announcing the wrong fighters, but hey we can forgive him – its UFC172 Weigh-in time.
FIGHT PASS PRELIM
Chris Beal 135lb vs Partick Williams 135lb
PRELIMS
Danny Castillo 156lb vs Charlie Brenneman 155.5lb
Jessamyn Dyke 135.5lb vs Bethe Correia 135lb
Isaac Vallie-Flagg 155.5lb vs Takanori Gomi 155.5lb
Timothy Elliott 125.5lb vs Joseph Benevidez 123.5lb
MAIN CARD
Max Holloway 145lb vs Andre Fili 145lb
Yancy Medeiros 155.5lb vs Jim Miller 155lb
Luke Rockhold 185.5lb vs Tim Boetsch 185.5lb
Anthony Johnson 205lb vs Phil Davis 205.5lb
Glover Teixeira 205lb vs Jon Jones 205lb
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Five Rounds with Emma 
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