UFC 198 came from Curitiba in Brazil last night healined by Fabricio Werdum and Stipe Miocic. Also making her UFC debut was a catchweight belt between Cris ‘Cyborg’ Justino vs Leslie Smith.
Here are the quick results:
Main Card
*Stipe Miocic Def Fabricio Werdum via KO 2:47 Round 1
*New Heavweight Champion
Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza Def Vitor Belfort via TKO 4:38 Round 1
Cris Cyborg Def Leslie Smith via TKO 1:21 Round 1
Shogun Rua Def Corey Anderson via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
The UFC made a return to Sao Paulo in Brazil last night for what was deemed a ‘Rubber Match’ between Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson, this time set at Middleweight (185 lbs). It was, as expected though, another win for Vitor Belfort and within the two-minute mark via a well executed head kick which set up the final array of punches to call time on the trilogy.
Full Results:
Main Card BT Sports & FS1
Vitor Belfort Def Dan Henderson Via KO (Strikes & Punches) 2 mins 07 secs Round One
Glover Teixeira Def Patrick Cummins Via TKO (punches) 1 min 12 secs Round Two
Thomas Almeida Def Anthony Birchak Via KO (punch) 4 mins 24 secs Round One
Alex Oliveira Def Piotr Hallmann Via KO (punch) 0.53 secs Round Three
UFC will be in Sao Paulo, Brazil tomorrow night in which the main event features a rubber match between Dan Henderson and Vitor Belfort, this time at middleweight (185 lbs).
In the co-main event we have a light heavyweight bout (205 lbs) between Patrick Cummins and Glover Teixeira, whilst bantamweight prospect Thomas Almeida faces Anthony Birchak. Also returning to action after a long lay off due to injury is Blackzilians fighter Abel Trujillo in a lightweight (155 lbs) bout with Gleison Tibau.
Before the fights can go ahead, it is of course the all important weigh-ins first.
Here are the full weigh-in results:
Main Card BT Sports & FS1
Vitor Belfort 185 lbs vs Dan Henderson 186 lbs
Patrick Cummins 206 lbs vs Glover Teixeira 206 lbs
Thomas Almeida 135 lbs vs Anthony Birchak 136 lbs
Piotr Hallmann 155 lbs vs Alex Oliveira 156 lbs
Gilbert Burns 156 lbsvs Rashid Magomedov 155 lbs
Corey Anderson 205 lbs vs Fabio Maldonado 205 lbs
Preliminary Card BT Sports & FS1
Gleison Tibau 155 lbs vs Abel Trujillo 156 lbs
Yan Cabral 156 lbs vs Johnny Case 156 lbs
Clay Guida 146 lbs vs Thiago Tavares 146 lbs
Chas Skelly 146 lbs vs Kevin Souza 146 lbs
Preliminary Card Fight Pass
Viscardi Andrade 170 lbs vs Gasan Umalatov 170 lbs
Former Olympian, Daniel Cormier, made his light heavyweight debut against Patrick Cummins at UFC 170. Now, he will be fighting for the vacant light heavyweight strap at UFC 187 against Anthony Johnson.
UFC 187 takes place this Saturday, May 23rd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
UFC Fight Night New Jersey, came live from the Prudential Center in Newark last night where Luke Rockhold put on a clear dominant performance to become, only, the third person to have ever submit Lyoto Machida.
Luke Rockhold with the RNC on Lyoto Machida UFC Fight Night New Jersey
In the co-main event Jacare Souza proved yet again why he should be the number one contender in the middleweight division, with almost an exact re-run of his first encounter with Chris Camozzi and defeating him under three minutes of the first round.
Jacare Souza with the Armbar on Chris Camozzi UFC Fight Night New Jersey
Max Holloway grows with each fight and the 23-year-old featherweight proved again why he is ‘Blessed’ by dismantling Cub Swanson in the third round with an awesome mounted Guillotine Choke.
Max Holloway with the Mounted Guillotine Choke on Cub Swanson UFC Fight Night New Jersey
One of the youngest fighters on the UFC’s roster is female athlete Paige VanZant for whom their was a lot of hype surrounding this match up with veteran fighter Felice Herrig. It was to be the youngster’s night who clearly put on a one-sided dominant performance who took the unanimous decision victory over Felice Herrig.
Paige VanZant with a dominant performance over Felice Herrig UFC Fight Night New Jersey
Main Card Results
Luke Rockhold Def Lyoto Machida Via RNC 2 mins 31 secs Round Two
Luke Rockhold Winning UFC Fight Night New Jersey
Jacare Souza Def Chris Camozzi Via Verbal submission Armbar 2 mins 33 secs Round One
Jacare Souza Winning UFC Fight Night New Jersey
Max Holloway Def Cub Swanson Via Mounted Guillotine Choke 3 mins 58 secs Round Three
The UFC is in New Jersey this weekend, coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, where Lyoto Machida faces Luke Rockhold in which could potentially be a No.1 contender’s match-up in the middleweight division. With Yoel Romero injured, Chris Camozzi has stepped in on short notice to face Jacare Souza in the co-main event. In the featherweight showdown Cub Swanson takes on Max Holloway in what should be an action packed fight, while Felice Herrig opens up the Main Card with a women’s strawweight showdown with the much talked about Paige VanZant, and lets face it, there seems to be no love lost between these two athletes, so expect fireworks from the off and a potential FOTN!
Before we get to the fights we have to make sure they’re all on weight. Here are at the results:
Lyoto Machida vs. Luke Rockhold UFC Fight Night New Jersey Face off
Main Card (FOX, BT Sports)
Lyoto Machida (185 lbs) vs. Luke Rockhold (185 lbs)
Jacare Souza Vs. Chris Camozzi UFC Fight Night New Jersey Face off
Jacare Souza (186 lbs) vs. Chris Camozzi (185 lbs)
Jacare Souza UFC Fight Night New Jersey Weigh InChris Camozzi UFC Fight Night New Jersey Weigh In
Cub Swanson (145 lbs) vs. Max Holloway (146 lbs)
Cub Swanson Vs. Max Holloway UFC Fight Night New Jersey Face Off
Felice Herrig (115 lbs) vs. Paige VanZant (115 lbs)
Felice Herrig Vs. Paige VanZant UFC Fight Night New Jersey Face offFelice Herrig UFC Fight Night New Jersey Weigh InPage VanZant UFC Fight Night New Jersey Weigh In
Preliminary Card FOX, BT Sports)
Jim Miller (156 lbs) vs. Beneil Dariush (155 lbs)
Jim Miller Vs. Beneil Dariush UFC Fight Night New Jersey Face OffJim Miller UFC Fight Night New Jersey Weigh In
Ovince St. Preux (205 lbs) vs. Patrick Cummins (205 lbs)
Ovince St. Preux Vs. Patrick Cummins UFC Fight Night New Jersey Face OffOvince St. Preux UFC Fight Night Weigh In
Corey Anderson (205 lbs) vs. Gian Villante (206 lbs)
Aljamain Sterling (136 lbs) vs. Takeya Mizugaki (136 lbs)
Preliminary Card (Fight Pass)
Tim Means (170 lbs) vs. George Sullivan (171 lbs)
Diego Brandao (145 lbs) vs. Jim Hettes (146 lbs)
Diego Brando Vs. Jim Hettes UFC Fight Night New Jersey Face OffDiego Brando UFC Fight Night New Jersey Weigh In
Eddie Gordon (186 lbs) vs. Chris Dempsey (186 lbs)
Eddie Gordon Vs. Chris Dempesy UFC Fight Night New Jersey Face Off
Light heavyweight contender Ovince Saint Preux talks about his transition from the football field to the Octagon, and how his skills and strengths help him during his fights. OSP takes on Patrick Cummins during the prelims at Fight Night New Jersey.
Ovince Saint Preux – Flashy Finishes
UFC Fight Night Jersey takes place Saturday April 18th coming live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
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