Of all of the video content Microsoft introduced to Xbox Live back in December, the UFC app was perhaps one of the most highly anticipated of the bunch. Its big debut was last Friday with UFC 141, but the debut didn’t quite go as well as Microsoft was hoping for.

Actually, that’s probably too much of an understatement–it was a complete disaster. Microsoft was banking on its debut being a success, so much so that they handed out 30,000 free passes for the UFC 141 event on Xbox Live in an attempt to get people excited for the app.

As it turned out, those 30,000 extra heads on top of the paid subscribers was too much for the service to handle, and anyone trying to watch the event on Xbox Live was met with crashes, excessive stuttering, erratic picture quality, and even a reset of the broadcast back to an earlier point, according to BitMob’s Dan Hsu.

Following the disastrous debut, Hsu reached out to Microsoft for comment on the myriad problems users were faced with when trying to watch UFC 141. Here’s what a Microsoft spokesperson had to say:

“The broadcast of UFC 141 through the UFC for Xbox LIVE application was hampered by technical issues appearing in the hours leading up to the fight. Despite restoring service to some users during the course of UFC 141, there is a great deal of room for improvement. All 30,00 users who registered to view UFC 141 for free will be provided access to a future fight at no cost.

“We want to ensure that the 30,000 giveaway recipients for UFC 141 have an optimal experience with UFC on Xbox LIVE, and we are currently working with our partners at the UFC to ensure we deliver just that. The gamertags of the 30,000 users who registered for UFC 141 are being safely kept on file for free access to a future UFC event, and we will have more updates to share in the near future.”

Did you (attempt to) watch UFC 141 on Xbox Live? Let us know in the comments.

Source: BitMob

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Brock Lesnar’s fight with Alistair Overeem is coming up soon on December 30th. UFC president Dana White, who arranged the match, noted at the time of the agreement back in September that the fight would go five rounds. That’s all fine and dandy, except that neither Lesnar nor Overeem agree with White at all.

“That’s fine, because it’s not going five rounds,” retorted Lesnar.

Overeem was less taciturn, and went into more depth than his upcoming opponent:

“I’m prepared for five rounds. I’ve been doing the five rounds forever now it seems. But looking at myself, the type of fighter that I am, looking at Brock, the type of fighter he is, looking at both our characters, we’re aggressive. We’re not the type of guys who back up, we’re fighters. We want to finish fights. And yes, I’m going to be doing that on Dec. 30. I expect him to be doing that, so I don’t see really going past the first or the second round. The second round maximum.”

“I feel the same,” Lesnar agreed. “This is a heavyweight fight that we’re both going in to finish. I don’t foresee it going five rounds.”

Lesnar (6-foot-2 ½, 270 pounds) is a fan-favorite, but hasn’t fought since losing the heavyweight belt to Cain Velasquez in October. By contrast, Overeem (6-foot-5, 255 pounds) boasts an impressive resume: he is currently the only man in history to hold a world championship in both a major MMA organization (Strikeforce) and kickboxing organization (K-1) concurrently.

We’ll all find out December 30th when these two manbeasts battle for the next UFC title shot at Junior Dos Santos.

So who do you think it will be? Lesnar or Overeem? Let us know down below.

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UFC 139 saw one of the finest mixed martial art match-ups in memory, as Dan Henderson edged to a narrow triumph over Brazil’s Mauricio Rua. It was a bout that left both men bloodied and battered.

All three judges gave Henderson the victory by 48-47, but not before Rua spent the last two rounds dominating the fight. It would have been a remarkable comeback for Rua, who was in turn almost overcome by Henderson in the first two rounds.

In the opener, Henderson had Rua against the cage and was close to a standing chokehold submission early on. A series of right-hand punches to Rua’s head opened a cut above the Brazilian’s left eye, as the fight looked to be heading in only one direction.

While the second round was less frantic, Henderson still controlled proceedings, bloodying Rua’s nose. As Henderson said after the fight, before being taken to hospital: “I should have had him finished there. His tank was running low there.”

In the next round, Rua was knocked to the floor by a powerful right hand shot, but almost gained a submission hold by grabbing Henderson’s left foot while on the canvas. Towards the end of the third round, Rua dispatched a volley of scoring punches as he pushed Henderson against the cage.

For the final two rounds, it was a different story, with Rua controlling the pace of the fight, wobbling Henderson with a hard right in the fourth, and getting on top of him in the fifth to deliver a succession of blows to the head.

Yet Henderson held on, just – even more remarkable, considering this was his first fight in UFC for two years. Now aged 41, he had left the sport in 2009.

The fight was immediately declared a classic, with UFC President Dana White stating:

“That’s without a doubt one of the top three best fights ever in MMA. I have so much respect for both of those guys to dig down that deep in a five-round fight. That was like our Ali-Frazier III. It was incredible.”

Did you catch this amazing scrap?

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Overeem, Strikeforce’s last heavyweight champion, signed on with the UFC and will fight Brock Lesnar at the end of the year. It’s easy to see why Overeem decided to move to the UFC, he’ll be getting bigger fights and bigger checks, but it doesn’t say much for the Strikeforce organization.

Ben Fowlkes, at Sports Illustrated, writes:

“When it started, the (Strikeforce) Grand Prix was supposed to be the tournament that would crown a top heavyweight and revitalize the entire Strikeforce organization. Now, less than a year later, the stakes are vague at best, the big-name stars are almost completely absent, and the champion is headed to the UFC.”

The UFC purchased Strikeforce last March, but it doesn’t look like they’re investing too much effort into the struggling fighting league. Instead, the Strikeforce Grand Prix seems like a farm league for the UFC. Win and you can get a chance to compete on the big stage. Lose, and well, you’ll end up as a cautionary tale.

SI points notes that fighters like Brett Rogers, Fedor Emelianenko, Andrei Arlovski, and Fabricio Werdum all lost their positions after being knocked out of the Grand Prix tournament.

So is that what the Strikeforce fighters are fighting for on Saturday? Survival? Will Antonio Silva and Sergei Kharitonov follow in Alistair Overeem’s footsteps? Will Josh Barnett and Daniel Cormier be kicked to the curb?

But maybe that’s just the nature of the beast. It is a fight after all.

Barnett said:

“Titles and things like that are spoils of war. You have to go out there and win battles before you can raid the dead of all their belongings.”

Here’s a preview of Saturday Night’s Strikeforce fights.

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Brock Lesnar will return to the Octagon on December 30 when he takes on Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Speaking to The Times Overeem revealed:

“Brock is a big name, a dangerous guy, and this is a dream matchup.” Alistair added, ”Brock’s a big guy, an exciting wrestler with his takedowns.

“I want to see this fight myself. Overall, I’m a different fighter. A striker, athletic, big. These are going to be two big trucks going at it on a collision course.”

Overeem most recently defended his Strikeforce belt in June, winning with a unanimous decision against takedown specialist Fabrio Werdum.

Lesner on the other hand hasn’t fought since losing his UFC heavyweight belt to Cain Velasquez in October, then suffering a return episode of the intestinal ailment diverticulitis.

The winner of the Dec. 30 match will be first in line to take on the winner of the Nov. 12 match between Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.

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Maybe more prominent in Silva’s mind was finally getting the opportunity to avenge the last loss on his record dating back to a 2006 bout in which he was disqualified after illegally kicking Okami.  It took Silva (31-4-1) only two minutes into the second round to finalize Okami (26-6) with his trademark striking, successfully defending his UFC title for a record nine-straight fights. 

Okami, winner of his past three contests, had his back against the cage for the majority of the seven minutes of combat that took place in Silva’s home country of Brazil.  UFC 134 was the organization’s first venture back to the South American MMA hotbed since 1998.

With his victory Saturday night, Silva has essentially wiped out all meaningful challengers to his 185-pound belt.  Buzz will certainly begin to circulate as to who Silva’s next match will be against.

At middleweight, Silva could wait for the winner of the upcoming fight between Chael Sonnen and rising star Brain Stann on Oct. 8.  A re-match with Sonnen would generate considerable amount of interest after Sonnen nearly defeated “The Spider” a year ago before being submitted in the waning seconds of the fifth round.  The only other reasonable option at 185 would be “The Filipino Wrecking Machine” Mark Munoz who has won his last three fights.  Munoz, though, will probably have to notch one more top-flight victory before earning a title fight.

Fans, no doubt, will be clamoring once again for a super fight between Silva and Georges St. Pierre.  The match-up would be the highest grossing affair the UFC could possibly hope for.  Although the fight would crown the best pound-for-pound MMA fighter, standing in the way is St. Pierre’s reluctance to jump from welterweight up to middleweight.

One last option is for Silva to abandon the 185-class and take his past flirtations at light heavyweight to the next level.  If he does, he would most likely by-pass any tune-up fights and go straight for the belt.  A title fight at 205 for Silva would have to wait, however, until top-contender Rashad Evans gets his fight against the winner between current champion Jon Jones and Rampage Jackson’s bout at UFC 135 on Sept. 24.

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As most of us expected, Kinect was a big focus during Microsoft’s E3 press conference this year. Also high on Microsoft’s priorities was the expansion of the Xbox 360′s media capabilities, with the introduction of several new media services and features.

First up, Microsoft showed off a brand new Kinect dashboard. The new dashboard takes advantage of the Kinect’s voice recognition capabilities and allows the user to control practically the entire Xbox 360 experience through voice commands alone. The new interface is streamlined to make navigating and playing your content as easy as possible.

To that end, Microsoft also announced Bing for Xbox 360. It isn’t the same Bing you use in your browser, nor does it mean that you’ll be able to browse the web on your 360. What it does mean, however, is that searching for content – movies, games, and so on – can be done entirely by voice through Bing. Going by the video, it actually seems to work pretty well.

In an even more surprising announcement, Microsoft revealed plans to bring live TV straight to your Xbox 360. Very little details were shared during the reveal, but Microsoft stated that you’ll be able to watch your local stations as well as several networks to be announced closer to the launch of the new service.

As part of its expansion of media available on the 360, Microsoft announced that YouTube will be coming to Xbox Live as well. It’s not known if you’ll have full access or if you’re limited to predetermined content, but either way it’s a start. Also, UFC president Dana White took to the stage to announce that live UFC events will be coming to Xbox Live, and it includes features similar to ESPN3 on Xbox 360 that allows you and your friends to place friendly bets on the outcome of the match.

All of these new features are expected to launch sometime this fall.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship returned to the Manadalay Bay in Las Vegas Saturday February 5 for the long awaited fight between Anderson Silva versus Vitor Belfort for UFC 126.

The Silva Belfort clash had been canceled three times previously, with Silva putting his middleweight belt on the line. As always if you don’t want to know the results, flip ahead to the video.

Silva didn’t disappoint, defeating Belfort via KO (strikes) at 3:25 of round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.

UFC 126 Results

Preliminary card

• Welterweight bout:  Mike Pierce vs.  Kenny Robertson

Pierce defeated Robertson via TKO (punches) at 0:29 of round 2.

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Ricardo Romero vs.  Kyle Kingsbury

Kingsbury defeated Romero via TKO (strikes) at 0:21 of round 1. This bout aired on Spike TV following the Mendes vs. Omigawa fight.

• Lightweight bout:  Paul Taylor vs.  Gabe Ruediger

Taylor defeated Ruediger via KO (strikes) at 1:42 of round 2. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Silva vs. Belfort fight.

Preliminary card (Facebook Stream)

• Bantamweight bout:  Norifumi Yamamoto vs.  Demetrious Johnson

Johnson defeated Yamamoto via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Featherweight bout:  Chad Mendes vs.  Michihiro Omigawa

Mendes defeated Omigawa via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Lightweight bout:  Donald Cerrone vs.  Paul Kelly

Cerrone defeated Kelly via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:48 of round 2. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Taylor vs. Ruediger fight.

Main card

• Bantamweight bout:  Miguel Torres vs.  Antonio Banuelos

Torres defeated Banuelos via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Welterweight bout:  Jake Ellenberger vs.  Carlos Eduardo Rocha

Ellenberger defeated Rocha via split decision (27–30, 29–28, 29–28).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Jon Jones vs.  Ryan Bader

Jones defeated Bader via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:20 of round 2.

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Forrest Griffin vs.  Rich Franklin

Griffin defeated Franklin via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

• Middleweight Championship bout:  Anderson Silva (c) vs.  Vitor Belfort

Silva defeated Belfort via KO (strikes) at 3:25 of round 1 to retain the UFC Middleweight Championship.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed north of the border Saturday night to the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec for UFC 124 UFC 124 St-Pierre vs. Koscheck 2.

Top of the card saw Canada’s Georges St-Pierre take on Josh Koscheck in a Welterweight Championship bout. As always if you don’t want to know the results, skip straight to the video.

It turned out to be a winning night for the Canadian, with St-Pierre defeating Koscheck via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to retain the UFC Welterweight Championship.

UFC 124 Results

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout:  Pat Audinwood vs.  John Makdessi

Makdessi defeated Audinwood via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).

• Welterweight bout:  TJ Grant vs.  Ricardo Almeida

Almeida defeated Grant via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Welterweight bout:  Matt Riddle vs.  Sean Pierson

Pierson defeated Riddle via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Miller vs. Oliveira fight.

• Middleweight bout:  Jesse Bongfeldt vs.  Rafael Natal

Bongfeldt and Natal fought to a majority draw (28-28, 28-28, 28-29).

Preliminary card (UFC.com live stream)

• Lightweight bout:  Mark Bocek vs.  Dustin Hazelett

Bocek defeated Hazelett via submission (triangle choke) at 2:33 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Struve vs. McCorkle fight.

• Middleweight bout:  Joe Doerksen vs.  Dan Miller

Miller defeated Doerksen via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Main card

• Welterweight bout:  Thiago Alves vs.  John Howard

Alves defeated Howard via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Lightweight bout:  Joe Stevenson vs.  Mac Danzig

Danzig defeated Stevenson via KO (punch) at 1:54 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:  Jim Miller vs.  Charles Oliveira

Miller defeated Oliveira via submission (kneebar) at 1:59 of round 1.

• Heavyweight bout:  Stefan Struve vs.  Sean McCorkle

Struve defeated McCorkle via TKO (punches) at 3:55 of round 1.

• Welterweight Championship bout:  Georges St-Pierre (c) vs.  Josh Koscheck

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed to the Palace of Auburn Hills, Detroit Saturday night November 20 for UFC 123 Rampage vs. Machida.

The main fight saw Quinton Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida in a Light Heavyweight bout, with crowd favorite B.J. Penn taking on Matt Hughes in a Welterweight bout. As always, if you don’t want to know the results, skip down the page to the video.

Fans got their money worth in the Light Heavyweight fight in a closely fought contest that saw Jackson defeating Machida via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28). The Welterweight bout though wasn’t so close, with Penn defeating Hughes via KO (punches) at 0:21 of round 1.

UFC 123 Results

Preliminary card

• Lightweight bout:  Tyson Griffin vs.  Nik Lentz

Lentz defeated Griffin via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)

• Lightweight bout:  Paul Kelly vs.  T.J. O’Brien

Kelly defeated O’Brien via TKO (elbows) at 3:16 of round 2.

• Lightweight bout:  Edson Barboza vs. Mike Lullo

Barboza defeated Lullo via TKO (leg kicks) at 0:26 of round 3.

• Welterweight bout:  Karo Parisyan vs.  Dennis Hallman

Hallman defeated Parisyan via TKO (punches) at 1:47 of round 1.

Spike TV card

• Middleweight bout:  Aaron Simpson vs.  Mark Muñoz

Muñoz defeated Simpson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

• Welterweight bout:  Matt Brown vs.  Brian Foster

Foster defeated Brown via submission (guillotine choke) at 2:11 of round 2.

Main card

• Lightweight bout:  George Sotiropoulos vs.  Joe Lauzon

Sotiropoulos defeated Lauzon via submission (kimura) at 2:43 of round 2.

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Phil Davis vs.  Tim Boetsch

Davis defeated Boetsch via submission (modified kimura) at 2:55 of round 2.

• Middleweight bout:  Gerald Harris vs.  Maiquel Falcão

Falcão defeated Harris via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28).

• Welterweight bout:  Matt Hughes vs.  B.J. Penn

Penn defeated Hughes via KO (punches) at 0:21 of round 1

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Quinton Jackson vs.  Lyoto Machida

Jackson defeated Machida via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed to the König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany Saturday for UFC 122 Marquardt vs. Okami.

The lead fight saw Nate Marquardt fighting Yushin Okami in a middleweight title eliminator bout. As always if you don’t want to know the results scroll down the page to see the video.

Japan’s Okami defeated Marquardt via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) to earn himself a middleweight title shot in 2011 after surviving a couple of submission attempts from Marquardt in the first.

Okami will fight the winner of the fight between Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort in February.

UFC 122 Results

Preliminary card

• Welterweight bout:  Kris McCray vs.  Carlos Eduardo Rocha

Rocha defeated McCray via submission (kneebar) at 2:36 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast after Petruzelli/Vemola and on Spike following the Siver/Winner fight.

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Seth Petruzelli vs.  Karlos Vemola

Vemola defeated Petruzelli via TKO (punches) at 3:46 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast after Marquardt/Okami and on Spike following the Sadollah/Sobotta fight.

• Middleweight bout:  Kyle Noke vs.  Rob Kimmons

Noke defeated Kimmons via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:33 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout:  Pascal Krauss vs.  Mark Scanlon

Krauss defeated Scanlon via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Vladimir Matyushenko vs.  Alexandre Ferreira

Matyushenko defeated Ferreira via TKO (elbows) at 2:20 of round 1. This bout aired last on the live broadcast after McCray/Rocha.

Main card

• Welterweight bout:  Duane Ludwig vs.  Nick Osipczak

Ludwig defeated Osipczak via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Krzysztof Soszynski vs.  Goran Reljic

Soszynski defeated Reljic via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Welterweight bout:  Amir Sadollah vs.  Peter Sobotta

Sadollah defeated Sobotta via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Lightweight bout:  Dennis Siver vs.  Andre Winner

Siver defeated Winner via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:37 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout:  Nate Marquardt vs.  Yushin Okami

Okami deafeated Marquardt via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

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UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez saw the Ultimate Fighting Championship head West to Anaheim, California Saturday night with a headline fight for the heavyweight world championship. As always, if you don’t want to know the results, scroll straight to the video.

Top of the card say Brock Lesnar take on Cain Velasquez for the Heavyweight title, and although the fight was well battled, it didn’t go the distance, with Lesnar losing out to Velasquez 4:12 into round one by knock out.

In the other main fights, Sanchez defeated Thiago via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28) and Hamill defeated Ortiz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

UFC 121 Results

Preliminary card

• Heavyweight bout:  Jon Madsen vs.  Gilbert Yvel

Madsen defeated Yvel via TKO (punches) at 1:48 of round 1. This bout aired on the live broadcast following the Lesnar vs. Velasquez fight.

• Middleweight bout:  Chris Camozzi vs.  Dong Yi Yang

Camozzi defeated Yang via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).

• Lightweight bout:  Sam Stout vs.  Paul Taylor

Stout defeated Taylor via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).

• Welterweight bout:  Mike Guymon vs.  Daniel Roberts

Roberts defeated Guymon via submission (anaconda choke) at 1:13 of round 1. This bout aired last on the live broadcast following the Lesnar vs. Velasquez fight.

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Middleweight bout:  Patrick Côté vs.  Tom Lawlor

Lawlor defeated Côté via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Middleweight bout:  Court McGee vs.  Ryan Jensen

McGee defeated Jensen via submission (arm triangle choke) at 1:21 of round 3.

Main card

• Heavyweight bout:  Brendan Schaub vs.  Gabriel Gonzaga

Schaub defeated Gonzaga via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Tito Ortiz vs.  Matt Hamill

Hamill defeated Ortiz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

• Welterweight bout:  Diego Sanchez vs.  Paulo Thiago

Sanchez defeated Thiago via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28).

• Welterweight bout:  Jake Shields vs.  Martin Kampmann

Shields defeated Kampmann via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27).

• Heavyweight Championship bout:  Brock Lesnar (c) vs  Cain Velasquez

Velasquez defeated Lesnar via TKO (punches) at 4:12 of round 1 to become the new UFC Heavyweight Champion.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship headed east to Boston this weekend for UFC 118: Edgar vs. Penn 2 at the TD Garden. As always, if you don’t want to know the results, skip straight to the video.

The top draw saw Frankie Edgar take on B.J. Penn for the UFC Lightweight Championship, and the bout went the full three rounds. Penn fans will be disappointed though, with Edgar taking the title on points.

The Heavyweight bout saw Randy Couture take on James Toney in what turned out to be a quick fight with Courture taking out Toney by submission just after the three minute mark.

UFC 118 Results

Preliminary card

• Welterweight bout:  Mike Pierce vs.  Amilcar Alves

Pierce defeated Alves via submission (cross-body armbar) at 3:11 of round 3.

• Welterweight bout:  Nick Osipczak vs.  Greg Soto

Soto defeated Osipczak via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

• Middleweight bout:  Dan Miller vs.  John Salter

Miller defeated Salter via submission (anaconda choke) at 1:53 of round 2. This bout aired on Spike TV after the Lauzon vs. Ruediger fight.

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout:  Andre Winner vs.  Nik Lentz

Lentz defeated Winner via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).

• Lightweight bout:  Joe Lauzon vs.  Gabe Ruediger

Lauzon defeated Ruediger via submission (armbar) at 2:01 of round 1. This bout aired on PPV following the Edgar vs. Penn fight.

Main card

• Welterweight bout:  Nate Diaz vs.  Marcus Davis

Diaz defeated Davis via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 4:02 of round 3.

• Lightweight bout:  Kenny Florian vs.  Gray Maynard

Maynard defeated Florian via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

• Middleweight bout:  Demian Maia vs.  Mario Miranda

Maia defeated Miranda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Heavyweight bout:  Randy Couture vs.  James Toney

Couture defeated Toney via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:19 of round 1.

• Lightweight Championship bout:  Frankie Edgar (c) vs.  B.J. Penn

Edgar defeated Penn via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45).

UFC 118 Video

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship return to the MGM Grand in Vegas Saturday night for UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans. As always, we have the results, but if you don’t want them yet, skip straight to the video.

The top of the card saw Rampage-Evans fight for the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. The scheduled fight with Antônio Rogério Nogueira saw Griffin replaced by Jason Brilz due to injury.

The Rampage-Evans fight lasted three rounds with Rampage winning in a unanimous decision.

UFC 114 Results

Preliminary card

• Middleweight bout:  Jesse Forbes vs.  Ryan Jensen

Jensen defeated Forbes via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:06 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:  Aaron Riley vs.  Joe Brammer

Riley defeated Brammer via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Luiz Cane vs.  Cyrille Diabaté

Diabaté defeated Cane via TKO (strikes) at 2:13 of round 1. This bout aired on Spike after the Escudero vs. Lauzon fight.

• Lightweight bout:  Melvin Guillard vs.  Waylon Lowe

Guillard defeated Lowe via TKO (strikes) at 3:28 of round 1. This bout aired on PPV after the Duffee vs. Russow fight.

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout:  Efrain Escudero vs.  Dan Lauzon

Escudero defeated Lauzon via unanimous decision (29–27, 29–27, 29–27). Escudero was deducted 1 point due to repeated kicks to the groin.

• Welterweight bout:  Amir Sadollah vs.  Dong Hyun Kim

Kim defeated Sadollah via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Main card

• Welterweight bout:  Diego Sanchez vs.  John Hathaway

Hathaway defeated Sanchez via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Antônio Rogério Nogueira vs.  Jason Brilz

Nogueira defeated Brilz via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28).

• Heavyweight bout:  Todd Duffee vs.  Mike Russow

Russow defeated Duffee via KO (punch) at 2:35 in round 3.

• Middleweight bout:  Michael Bisping vs.  Dan Miller

Bisping defeated Miller via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–27).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Quinton Jackson vs.  Rashad Evans

Evans defeated Jackson via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

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Featured fights included Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg, Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen, and Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman. As always, if you don’t want to know the results, head straight to the video.

Randy Couture looks like he’s heading for another heavyweight title bout after dominating Coleman just over a minute into the second round.

In a night of one sided results, Chael Sonnen dominated Nate Marquardt, earning a shot at the middleweight title in an impressive unanimous decision victory. Matt Serra didn’t wait for a points decision though, with first-round knockout of Frank Trigg.

UFC 109 Results

Preliminary card

• Heavyweight bout:  Rolles Gracie vs.  Joey Beltran

Beltran defeated Gracie via TKO (punches) at 1:31 of round 2. This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Couture vs. Coleman main event bout.

• Heavyweight bout:  Tim Hague vs.  Chris Tuchscherer

Tuchscherer defeated Hague via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Brian Stann vs.  Phil Davis

Davis defeated Stann via unanimous decision. This fight aired on the PPV broadcast following the Maia vs. Miller bout.

• Lightweight bout:  Phillipe Nover vs.  Rob Emerson

Emerson defeated Nover via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Preliminary card (Spike TV)

• Lightweight bout:  Melvin Guillard vs.  Ronnys Torres

Guillard defeated Torres via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

• Lightweight bout:  Mac Danzig vs.  Justin Buchholz

Danzig defeated Buchholz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Main card

• Welterweight bout:  Matt Serra vs.  Frank Trigg

Serra defeated Trigg via KO (punches) at 2:23 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout:  Demian Maia vs.  Dan Miller

Maia defeated Miller via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).

• Welterweight bout:  Mike Swick vs.  Paulo Thiago

Thiago defeated Swick via submission (d’arce choke) at 1:54 of round 2.

• Middleweight bout:  Nate Marquardt vs.  Chael Sonnen

Sonnen defeated Marquardt via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Randy Couture vs.  Mark Coleman

Couture defeated Coleman via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:09 of round 2.

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The Ultimate Fight Championship opened the new year in Vegas with UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva Saturday night. As always if you don’t want to know the results, skip straight to the video.

At the top of the card was a light heavyweight showdown between Rashad Evans and Thiago Silva which didn’t disappoint.

Evans won the fight in a unanimous points decision in one of the better fights of the last 12 months implementing a flawless game plan for the opening two rounds. Thiago Silva struck back in the third, but couldn’t last the distance with Evans coming back to close the fight out.

UFC 108 Results

Preliminary Card

• Lightweight bout:  Rafaello Oliveira vs.  John Gunderson

Oliveira defeated Gunderson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Welterweight bout:  Mike Pyle vs.  Jake Ellenberger

Ellenberger defeated Pyle via TKO (punches) at 0:22 of round 2. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Miller vs. Lauzon fight. This bout also aired last on the PPV broadcast following the Evans vs. Silva fight.

• Middleweight bout:  Mark Munoz vs.  Ryan Jensen

Munoz defeated Jensen via submission (punches) at 2:30 of round 1. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast following the Kampmann vs. Volkmann fight. This bout also aired on the PPV broadcast following the Hazelett vs. Daley fight.

Spike TV Card

• Lightweight bout:  Cole Miller vs.  Dan Lauzon

Miller defeated Lauzon via submission (modified kimura) at 3:05 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Miller vs. Ludwig fight.

• Welterweight bout:  Martin Kampmann vs.  Jacob Volkmann

Kampmann defeated Volkmann via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:03 of round 1. This bout aired on the PPV broadcast following the Lauzon vs. Stout fight.

Main Card

• Heavyweight bout:  Junior dos Santos vs.  Gilbert Yvel

dos Santos defeated Yvel via TKO (punches) at 2:07 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:  Jim Miller vs.  Duane Ludwig

Miller defeated Ludwig via submission (armbar) at 2:31 of round 1.

• Lightweight bout:  Joe Lauzon vs.  Sam Stout

Stout defeated Lauzon via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27).

• Catchweight (172 lb) bout:  Dustin Hazelett vs.  Paul Daley

Daley defeated Hazelett via KO (punches) at 2:24 of round 1.

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Rashad Evans vs.  Thiago Silva

Evans defeated Silva via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

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UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez saw the Ultimate Fight Championship head to Memphis, Tennessee Saturday evening (December 12). As always if you don’t want to know the results, go straight to the video.

BJ Penn took on Diego Sanchez for the UFC lightweight title, with Penn favored to win. Penn didn’t disappoint, winning via TKO (cut) in round 5 to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship.

In the shortest fight of the night, Frank Mir destroyed Cheick Kongo in under two minutes with a left hook that knocked him off his feet.

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UFC 107 Preliminary Card Results

• Welterweight bout:  Kevin Burns vs.  TJ Grant

Grant defeated Burns via TKO (strikes) at 4:57 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:  DaMarques Johnson vs.  Edgar Garcia

Johnson defeated Garcia via submission (triangle choke) at 4:03 of round 1.

• Middleweight bout:  Rousimar Palhares vs.  Lucio Linhares

Palhares defeated Linhares via submission (heel hook) at 3:21 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs.  Ricardo Funch

Hendricks defeated Funch via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25).

• Lightweight bout:  Matt Wiman vs.  Shane Nelson

Wiman defeated Nelson via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

• Catchweight bout (195 lbs):  Alan Belcher vs.  Wilson Gouveia

Belcher defeated Gouveia via TKO (strikes) at 3:03 of round 1.

UFC 107 Main Card Results

• Heavyweight bout:  Paul Buentello vs.  Stefan Struve

Struve defeated Buentello via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28).

• Lightweight bout:  Kenny Florian vs.  Clay Guida

Florian defeated Guida via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:19 of round 2.

• Welterweight bout:  Jon Fitch vs.  Mike Pierce

Fitch defeated Pierce via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

• Heavyweight bout:  Frank Mir vs.  Cheick Kongo

Mir defeated Kongo via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 1:12 of round 1.

• Lightweight Championship bout:  B.J. Penn (c) vs.  Diego Sanchez

Penn defeated Sanchez via TKO (cut) at 2:37 of round 5 to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship.

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The UFC returned to its home town of Las Vegas Saturday night for UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin 2. As always, we have the results but if you don’t want to know, skip down the page to the video.

The lead bout saw the rematch between Tito Ortiz and Forrest Griffin who last fought each other in April 2006 in a fight still warmly remembered by UFC fans.

The result of UFC 106 saw a reverse of the previous fight, with Griffin defeating Ortiz via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28) in what some are calling a contriversial decision. Griffin lost the first two rounds before coming back and dominating Tito in the third.

UFC 106 Results

Preliminary Card

• Lightweight bout:  George Sotiropoulos vs.  Jason Dent

Sotiropoulos defeated Dent via submission (armbar) at 4:36 of round 2.

• Lightweight bout:  Caol Uno vs.  Fabricio Camoes

Uno and Camoes fought to a majority decision draw after three rounds. The judges scored the fight 29-27, 28-28 and 28-28. A point deduction was given to Camoes for illegal kicks to the head of Uno.

• Welterweight bout:  Brock Larson vs.  Brian Foster

Foster defeated Larson via TKO (strikes) at 3:25 of round 2.

Preliminary Card

• Middleweight bout:  Kendall Grove vs.  Jake Rosholt

Grove defeated Rosholt via submission (triangle choke) at 3:59 of round 1.

• Welterweight bout:  Ben Saunders vs.  Marcus Davis

Saunders defeated Davis via knockout (knees) at 3:24 of round 1.

Main Card

• Welterweight bout:  Amir Sadollah vs.  Phil Baroni

Sadollah defeated Baroni via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Luiz Cane vs.  Antonio Rogerio Nogueira

Nogueira defeated Cane via TKO (punches) 1:58 in round 1.

• Welterweight bout:  Paulo Thiago vs.  Jacob Volkmann

Thiago defeated Volkmann via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

• Welterweight bout:  Josh Koscheck vs.  Anthony Johnson

Koscheck defeated Johnson via submission (rear naked choke) 4:47 in round 2.

• Light Heavyweight bout:  Tito Ortiz vs.  Forrest Griffin

Griffin defeated Ortiz via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28).

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UFC heavy weight champ Brock Lesnar is said to have returned home Tuesday following surgery to treat a bacterial infection in his intestine.

Lesnar was reported to have been admitted to hospital with a mystery illness November 15, with news of the surgery for an intestinal issue November 17.

Reports on the success of Lesnar’s surgery are mixed. One report quotes a friend who says that Lesnar may need to undergo further surgery depending on how he recovers, and a decision on his future in the ring would be decided then.

Lesnar’s coach is quoted as saying that the champ “much better than he was” and was “feeling better. He’s at home, that’s where he wants to be.” The coach confirmed that Lesnar may require further surgery, but went on to say that “his goal is to get back and get back in the cage.”

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UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is in hospital receiving treatment for a “serious illness” that will keep him out of the MMA ring for an extended period.

Lesnar had previously been diagnosed with Infectious mononucleosis (also known as kissing disease or glandular fever) which had kept him bed ridden for over two weeks. Reports suggest that his health took a turn for the worse, and a second, undisclosed illness was discovered after he was admitted to hospital.

UFC President Dana White told Yahoo Sports that “It’s bad..It’s real bad. I am worried about it. I can’t really talk about it right now, but [Lesnar] is in rough shape.” White went on to say that at the request of Lesnar, the UFC would not be disclosing the nature of the “serious illness.”

Lesnar has pulled out of his UFC 106 fight and his scheduled fight January 2 against Shane Carwin.

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