UFC on Fuel TV 5 is in the books and the fight card featured its share of memorable moments. Robbie Peralta got things started with an early knockout, Gunnar Nelson and Jimi Manuwa had solid debuts, Matt Wiman ended Paul Sass’ winning streak and Brad Pickett lived up to his nickname of “One Punch,” and those were before the headlining bouts took place.
Dan Hardy showed some evolution to his game, using takedowns to mix things up on his way to defeating Amir Sadollah. As for the main event, Stefan Struve continued his march up the heavyweight rankings with a TKO win over Stipe Miocic.
Below are the full results from the Sept. 29 fight card:
Stefan Struve defeats Stipe Miocic via TKO at 3:50 of Round 2
Dan Hardy defeats Amir Sadollah via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Brad Pickett defeats Yves Jabouin via knockout at 3:40 of Round 1
Matt Wiman defeats Paul Sass via submission at 3:48 of Round 1
John Hathaway defeats John Maguire via unanimous decision (30-27 x 3)
Che Mills defeats Duane Ludwig via TKO at 2:28 of Round 1 – Ludwig could not continue after injuring his left leg
Jimi Manuwa defeats Kyle Kingsbury via doctor stoppage at 5:00 of Round 2
Akira Corassani defeats Andy Ogle via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
Brad Tavares defeats Tom Watson via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Gunnar Nelson defeats DaMarques Johnson via submission at 3:34 of Round 1
Robbie Peralta defeats Jason Young via knockout at 0:23 of Round 1
The UFC will return to the States for its next card, another free television event that will be broadcast on FX on Friday, Oct. 5. That card, which will take place from the Target Center in Minneapolis, will be headlined by a heavyweight bout between Travis Browne and Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
What follows are a handful of questions we have heading into that event.