Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will make a quick turnaround for its FOX Sports 1 return, lighting up the televised airwaves TODAY (Sun., July 22, 2018) with UFC Fight Night 134 inside Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany, which includes additional preliminary bouts airing on UFC Fight Pass. Headlining the overseas fight card is the light heavyweight showdown pitting ex-division kingpin, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, opposite dangerous 205-pound power puncher Anthony Smith. In the light heavyweight co-main event, former No. 1 title contender, Glover Teixeira, looks to make quick work of late-replacement Corey Anderson. In addition, longtime heavyweight veteran, Stefan Struve, tries to stay afloat in the 265-pound ocean opposite hot-and-cold international bruiser Marcin Tybura.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Fight Night 134 fight card below, starting with the Fight Pass “Prelims” undercard bout at 10:30 a.m. ET, followed by the FOX Sports 1 “Prelims” undercard bouts at 12 p.m. ET, before the main card start time at 2 p.m. ET, also on FOX Sports 1.
Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Shogun vs. Smith.”
Without further delay, see below for the latest UFC Fight Night 134 results. (Note: This will go from the bottom up; therefore, scroll toward the bottom for the latest detailed round-by-round action.)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 134 QUICK RESULTS:
Mauricio Rua vs. Anthony Smith
Glover Teixeira vs. Corey Anderson
Abu Azaitar vs. Vitor Miranda
Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura
Marc Diakiese vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Danny Roberts vs. David Zawada
Damir Hadzovic vs. Nick Hein
Bartosz Fabinski vs. Emil Meek
Nad Narimani vs Khalid Taha — Narimani def. Taha by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakic — Rakic def. Ledet by unanimous decision (30-25, 30-24 x2)
Davey Grant vs. Manny Bermudez — Bermudez def. Grant by technical submission (triangle choke) at 0:59 of Round One
Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stosic — Stosic def. Kimball by TKO (elbows and punches) at 3:13 of Round One
Pingyuan Liu vs. Damian Stasiak — Liu def. Stasiak by unanimous decision 30-27, 29-28 x2)
UFC FIGHT NIGHT 134 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
205 lbs.: Mauricio Rua vs. Anthony Smith
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205 lbs.: Glover Teixeira vs. Corey Anderson
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185 lbs.: Abu Azaitar vs. Vitor Miranda
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265 lbs.: Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura
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155 lbs.: Marc Diakiese vs. Nasrat Haqparast
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185 lbs.: Danny Roberts vs. David Zawada
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155 lbs.: Damir Hadzovic vs. Nick Hein
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170 lbs.: Bartosz Fabinski vs. Emil Meek
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145 lbs.: Nad Narimani vs Khalid Taha
Round 1: Low kick exchange to start. Good trade and Narimani takes him to the fence. One minute in. Solid knee from Taha, but Narimani drags him down and looks for the back. One hook in. Taha trying to work his way up two minutes in. He’s back to his feet. Good elbow form Taha after reversing position. They separate and Narimani takes a finger in the eye on the break. They resume with two minutes to go.
They trade low kicks. Taha low kick met by a right hand. 1-2 from Taha, sharp left hook. Well-timed takedown from Narimani puts him on top in half guard. One minute to go. Short elbows from Narimani. 10-9 Narimani, barely.
Round 2: They meet in the center and trade good punches. Both landing well. Low kick from Taha and Narimani uses it to take him down into half guard. Elbow and punches from Narimani. Elbow from Taha knocks out Narimani’s mouthpiece, but Narimani stays busy with punches. Solid control from Narimani. Two minutes to go.
Taha looks for deep half guard for a moment and is dissuaded with elbows. Taha explodes to his feet, stuffs a shot, eats a onee. One minute to go. Taha stuffs another shot and jumps in with a knee, only to get tied up. Knee from Narimani. 10-9 Narimani.
Round 3: Counter right from Taha, uppercut from Narimani. Hard right hand buzzes Narimani, who catches a kick for another takedown and postures out of what looks like a triangle attempt. One minute in. Narimani staying heavy, landing short blows. Taka looks to stand and Narimani puts in a hook. Punches from Narimani as Taha gets to his feet. Narimani drags him back down and gets the second hook in. Two minutes to go.
Taha working his way back to his feet, gets to all fours and tries to shake Narimani off. He dislodges one hook and ultimately winds up on top. Narimani uses an underhook to scramble up and change levels. Taha reverses position and lands shots, only for Narimani to shoot in and once again look for the back. Narimani slips off and Taha goes for a couple of hail may guillotines. 10-9 Narimani.
Final result: Narimani def. Taha by unanimous decision
205 lbs.: Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Round 1: Low kicks from Rakic to start. Another low kick and a hard right hand behind it. Ladet is already feeling those inside low kicks. He shoots, stuffed, taken down in return. One minute in. Head pressure from Rakic, short left hands. Half guard. Ledet looking for butterfly guard. More good shots from Rakic as Ledet struggles to stand. Two minutes to go.
Short punches from Rakic. He opens up with some heavier shots, prevents Ledet from kicking him away. One minute to go. Rakic postures up and drops some heavy blows in the waning seconds. 10-9 Rakic.
Round 2: Both men landing heavy punches in the early going. Rakic seemingly getting the better of it. One minute in. Ledet starting to check the low kicks, eats a hard combination. Left hook from Rakic and a leg kick puts Ledet on his back. Two minutes in. Staying busy with punches and hammerfists. Two minutes to go.
Ledet tries to make space and nearly gives up his back. Rakic continuing to pile on the damage. Ledet turns for a leglock, can’t get it or stand. Rakic just keeps on going with a minute to work. More blows piling up. 10-8 Rakic.
Round 3: Ledet lands a series of jabs, stuffs a shot from Rakic but gets leveled by a right hand on the break. Rakic hits an inside trip and he’s back in guard. One minute in. Rakic continues to chip away with punches. Two minutes in. More shots piling up. Ledet tries to get to his knees, cannot do so. Two minutes to go.
Ledet just can’t get Rakic off of him. He gets to his knees, gets slamming back down. They trade bombs on the fence to end the fight. 10-9 Rakic.
Final result: Rakic def. Ledet by unanimous decision
135 lbs.: Davey Grant vs. Manny Bermudez
Round 1: They get right to exchanging until Bermudez drops Grant with a straight right. Bermudez follows him down and takes mount, immediately working on a triangle that ultimately puts Grant to sleep.
Final result: Bermudez def. Grant by technical submission (triangle choke)
205 lbs.: Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stosic
Round 1: Trading low kicks early. One minute in. They continue to pick away at the lead legs. Kimball looks for a head kick. Two minutes in. Counter right lands for Stosic. Kimball shoots, Stosic counters and lands on top in guard. A hard elbow forces Kimball to cover up and Stosic pounds away for the finish.
Final result: Stosic def. Kimball by TKO (elbows and punches)
135 lbs.: Pingyuan Liu vs. Damian Stasiak
Round 1: Low kicks from Stasiak, Liu catches it and lands an elbow. Jockeying for position on the fence. Another short elbow by Liu. They separate. Liu counters a low kick with a straight right, doesn’t follow Stasiak down. One minute in. Spinning back kick from Stasiak. Both look for punches in the center. Reactive takedown attempt by Stasiak. Two minutes in. He runs the pips and lands in guard. Liu grabs a kimura, nothing there. Butterfly guard. Two minutes to go.
Closed guard now. Stasiak tries to passoff an armbar attempt, caught in guard. Liu goes for another armbar and uses the space to scoot to the fence. Liu tries another kimura with a minute to go and scrambles to his feet, where Stasiak hops guard for a guillotine. It doesn’t look deep and Liu is just pressing him against the fence to lower the strain. 10-9 Stasiak.
Round 2: Liu throwing heat early. Stasiak tries to tie up unsuccessfully. Low kick by Stasiak met by a right hand. Liu suddenly lands a spinning back fist that rocks Stasiak. Stasiak shoots, can’t keep him down. Again he drives in on the fence. He gets Liu to his butt two minutes in. Liu scrambles up, landing short shots, then falls back for a guillotine. Stasiak rolls free and they return to the feet. Spinning back kick from Stasiak. He shoots, sprawled on. Two minutes to go.
Liu goes for another guillotine, can’t keep hold of Stasiak’s head. Stasiak on top in guard. He’s looking for the back with a minute to go. He’s too low and a scramble ensues. Liu tries an omoplata as they roll. Back on top is Stasiak, landing a right hand. A couple more good shots before the bell. 10-9 Liu.
Round 3: Liu looks for another spinning back fist and gets taken down for it. Liu manages to sweep and land some heavy elbows from guard. He allows Stasiak up. Stasiak changes levels for another single-leg attempt. Good defense from Liu. Two minutes in. Good elbow on the break. Combo from Stasiak. Low kick exchange. Two minutes to go.
2-3 from Liu. Liu tries to spin again, eats an uppercut. Overhand right by Liu. Liu fires a body kick and avoids a takedown attempt. One minute to go. Low kick by Liu. He stuffs a takedown and avoids a spinning back fist. They jockey for position on the fence, then end the fight trading punches. 10-9 Liu.
Final result: Liu def. Stasiak by unanimous decision