Author: By Thomas Gerbasi

LAS VEGAS, July 2 – Lightweight contender Melvin Guillard made it five wins in a row in perhaps the sport’s most competitive division, blitzing and blasting out Shane Roller in the first round of UFC 132 preliminary card action at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

GUILLARD VS. ROLLER

Guillard, light on his feet and firing off an array of strikes from all angles, showed little respect for Roller’s standup game, but the former college wrestling standout held his own until Guillard stopped being flashy and instead became dangerous. A short left hook dropped Roller the first time, but he made it back up to his feet. After a second knockdown though, “The Young Assassin” lowered the boom, with a ferocious series of ground strikes that forced referee Josh Rosenthal to halt the bout at 2:12 of the round.

“I’ve been saying all week that speed kills,” said Guillard. “I came here in the best shape of my life and I was really comfortable in there tonight. I knew that I could break him. I knew that with my speed and my pace, I could make it a rough night for him.”

With the win, Guillard improves to 46-9-3 with 1 NC. Roller falls to 10-4.

Watch Guillard’s post-fight interview.

DOS ANJOS VS. SOTIROPOULOS

Rafael dos Anjos made a spectacular return to the Octagon after nearly a year off, knocking out highly regarded lightweight contender George Sotiropoulos in less than a minute.

Sotiropoulos roared out of his corner, intent on cutting off any dos Anjos escape routes. The Brazilian wasn’t flustered by the aggressive stalking, and when he swung a swooping right hand at Sotiropoulos, it landed flush on the chin, sending the Australian hard to the canvas. Referee Yves Lavigne stepped in immediately, stopping the bout at the 59 second mark.

“I wanted to stay standing, but if it went to the ground, I was confident in my jiu-jitsu,” said dos Anjos. “I wanted to show the fans my striking tonight and I’m happy I got this knockout. I went through a rough patch after my last fight, but I came back and truly believe I’m better than ever. A few years down the road, I can see myself winning the world title. This is a big win for me.”

With the win, Dos Anjos, who was sidelined due to a jaw injury suffered in a loss to Clay Guida, improves to 15-5; Sotiropoulos falls to 14-4.

Watch Dos Anjos’ post-fight interview.

BOWLES VS. MIZUGAKI

Former WEC bantamweight boss Brian Bowles made it two in a row in the Octagon, as he unanimously decisioned Takeya Mizugaki over three rounds.

Scores were 29-28 and 30-27 twice for Bowles, who ups his record to 10-1; Mizugaki falls to 14-6-2.

Mizugaki got off to a good start in a first round fought at a measured pace, nailing Bowles downstairs with kicks and upstairs with hard and fast punches. As the round progressed though, Bowles began landing more of his flush right hands, certainly getting the attention of his opponent and the crowd.

Having found his range, Bowles began to up his work rate in the second stanza, and a straight right hand forced Mizugaki to seek refuge on the mat. Bowles immediately took his foe’s back, working for a rear naked choke before the bell interrupted the action.

Bowles controlled much of the final round with a takedown and his ability to take Mizugaki’s back while the two stood against the fence, but a late flurry of activity by the Japanese slugger made things interesting in the closing seconds.

SIMPSON VS. TAVARES

Aaron Simpson’s close-range wrestling and Octagon control was too much for Brad Tavares in their middleweight bout, as the “A-Train” did what he needed to do to secure a unanimous three round decision win.

Scores were 30-27 across the board for Simpson, now 9-2.

“I’m going to be honest,” said Simpson. “I didn’t think I was at my best tonight. Brad is very talented and he has very flexible hips. Some guys at 185 are easy to hold down and maneuver. He felt heavy and was strong and made it a tough fight. This win is something to build off of.”

Tavares (6-2) had some success in the first with his long-range striking, but unfortunately for him he didn’t have much of an opportunity to do it, as Simpson kept him locked up against the fence for the majority of the first five minutes.

There was little change to this pattern for the first three minutes of round two until a thudding slam by Tavares, which actually allowed Simpson to get the upper hand, as he shot up and nearly locked a choke in on the Hawaiian. After this burst of action, it was back to Simpson pinning Tavares to the fence while firing off sporadic punches and knees.

The final round started out in a promising manner, with some good exchanges on the feet and mat, but things soon reverted to form, with Simpson dominating at close range, not allowing Tavares room to breathe or score.

NJOKUANI VS. WINNER

Lightweight prospect Anthony “The Assassin” Njokuani was at his ferocious best early on against Andre Winner, nearly finishing off his foe in the first round before being forced to settle for a shutout three round decision win.

Scores were 30-27 and 30-26 twice for Njokuani, who improves to 15-5; Winner falls to 12-6-1.

Winner had no qualms about staying in the pocket with the Muay Thai striker, but the Brit paid for his courage, as the deadly accuracy of Njokuani was present throughout the round, but especially during a late stretch when dozens of unanswered blows wouldn’t have had anyone complaining if referee Yves Lavigne halted the bout.

“I thought he was gonna be (knocked) out there in the first round,” said Njokuani. “He survived and proved that he’s a tough dude.”

Miraculously, Winner made it out of the round, and the second as well, but after 10 minutes, the banged up former Ultimate Fighter finalist was clearly in survival mode as Njokuani piled up the points.

Winner tried to make a fight out of it in the third, but his gutsy effort wasn’t nearly enough to make a miraculous comeback, as Njokuani did enough to wrap up another round and the fight.

Watch Njokuani’s post-fight interview.

HOUGLAND VS. WALKER

Bantamweight newcomers Jeff Hougland and Donny Walker got the night started off right with a competitive three round scrap won by Hougland via close but unanimous decision.

Scores were 30-27 and 29-28 twice.

Things didn’t look too promising for Walker in the first portion of the opening round, with Hougland dominating on the mat and nearly sinking in a guillotine choke. Once Walker escaped though, he turned the tables and finished strong with his own ground attack.

Hougland dominated round two, bloodying and bruising Walker’s face before another guillotine choke attempt. This one was even tighter, but the bell kept him from finishing.

Walker made every effort to turn things around in the final five minutes, but Hougland’s solid bottom game and superior wrestling ruled the day and secured the victory.

With the win, Hougland improves to 10-4; Walker falls to 14-7.

Watch Hougland’s post-fight interview.

LAS VEGAS, July 2 – Middleweight slugger Chris Leben had made no secret of his desire for a fight with his fistic hero Wanderlei Silva, and after getting the dream bout, he quickly turned it into a nightmare for the Brazilian legend, stopping him in just 27 seconds in the UFC 132 co-main event Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. See post-fight interview

“Wanderlei is my hero,” said Leben. “He’s always been my favorite fighter. I only visualized a three-round war. I never envisioned a knockout. It’s unbelievable.”

Both fighters engaged immediately, with Silva landing some hard shots at close range. The steel-chinned Leben took the punches well and in response he swung a left hand that clipped Silva and took his legs away. Leben then fired off a series of lefts that sent Silva face first to the mat. Referee Josh Rosenthal moved in quickly, stopping the bout and stunning the packed house.

With the win, Leben ups his record to 22-7; Silva falls to 33-11-1 with 1 NC.

ORTIZ VS. BADER

With his job on the line, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz resurrected his storied career with a stunning first round submission win over Ryan Bader. See post-fight interview

“It’s such a great feeling to get this win,” said Ortiz. “I’m reinventing myself.”

After some tense standup, which saw Bader land his vaunted right hand with little effect, Ortiz sent a short right hand of his own down the middle, rocking Bader and sending him to the canvas. Ortiz pounced, but instead of his trademark ground and pound, he shocked Bader with a guillotine choke, which forced the former Arizona State University wrestler to tap out at the 1:56 mark.

“I just woke up in a guillotine,” said Bader. “I got rocked with a big punch and next thing you know, I was in a guillotine. I thought I was doing well with my footwork, but I talked to my coaches and realized I made some mistakes.”

The win, which lifted the 36 year old Ortiz’ record to 17-8-1, was his first since a 2006 defeat of Ken Shamrock. During that span, Ortiz went 0-4-1 while battling a series of injuries. Bader falls to 13-2.

“The key tonight was the guys that I’ve been training with,” said Ortiz. “It’s such a positive group of guys and anytime I thought I wanted to let up in training, they kept pushing me. I put my private life on the backburner for this training camp so that I could focus on performing like I’m capable of performing.”

SIVER VS. WIMAN

Germany’s Dennis Siver scored his fourth win in a row in lightweight action, but his three round unanimous decision win over Matt Wiman wasn’t a popular one with the MGM Grand Garden Arena crowd, which filled the venue with boos after the 29-28 verdict was announced. See post-fight interview

“I’m glad to win this fight,” said Siver. “It was a very hard fight. My striking was a little bit better. My takedown defense was a little bit better. Altogether, I was just a little bit better tonight. Again, it was a very tough fight.”

As expected, neither fighter opted for a feeling out process; instead, both got right down to business, with Siver’s harder punches edging out Wiman’s quicker shots and ground work.

Wiman (13-6) went all-in for the takedown in the second round, eventually getting the bout to the mat. While there, Wiman was able to cut Siver on the forehead, and it prompted the Ultimate Fighter season five competitor to keep firing away with strikes to the face of his bloodied foe, who was kept on his back for the remainder of the round.

Siver (19-7) was the busier of the two on the feet in the final round, and Wiman had difficulty getting his opponent to the mat until the final minute. But when the bout did stray there earlier, Wiman was actively looking for submissions, making the round a tough one to score.

“I did a lot of damage,” said Wiman. “Maybe he got the decision because he threw more punches, but they weren’t effective. Effective striking and grappling is what they say and he didn’t have that at all.”

CONDIT VS. KIM

Welterweight contender Carlos Condit electrified the crowd in the main card opener, handing Korean standout Dong Hyun Kim his first loss via first round TKO. In the process, he made a strong case for a shot at Georges St-Pierre’s 170 pound crown after his fourth consecutive win and third straight knockout. See post-fight interview

Confident from the start, Condit set up his strikes beautifully, and even reversed position on Kim after the “Stun Gun” took him down early. But nothing prepared Kim for what came next, as a flying right knee to the head by Condit landed flush and dropped him. A follow-up series of punches then forced referee Steve Mazzagatti to stop the fight at 2:58 of the round.

Condit improves to 27-5 with the win; Kim falls to 14-1-1 with 1 NC.

LAS VEGAS, July 2 – It might sound cheap to say that the first 135-pound title fight in UFC history was the best one ever, but Saturday’s UFC 132 main event that saw Dominick Cruz retain his bantamweight championship with a five round unanimous decision win over Urijah Faber at the MGM Grand Garden Arena certainly set a standard that will be hard to top.

Then again, with Cruz ruling the division, excitement may always be on the menu.

Scores were 50-45, 49-46, and 48-47 for Cruz, the former WEC champion who defended his belt for the first time. Faber had defeated Cruz in a March 2007 bout for the WEC featherweight belt.

Cruz landed with his first punch of the fight, a straight right to the head, but Faber shook it off. Moments later, Faber locked up with the champion, and after being unable to secure a takedown, he ended the grappling sequence with an elbow to the head. Faber was swinging hard with each shot, and two minutes in, a looping right hand sent Cruz to the canvas. Cruz bounced up quickly from the flash knockdown, but a message had been sent by the challenger. As the round got into its final two minutes, Cruz began to get his rhythm, and he effectively mixed punches in with leg kicks. Faber responded by bulling Cruz to the fence and again landing a hard elbow before the two broke loose.

Dominick Cruz post-fight interview – Urijah Faber post-fight interview

The pace stayed high in round two, yet both fighters were being more selective with their attacks early on. That didn’t last long though, as both Cruz and Faber tagged each other with hard strikes that got the crowd roaring. What may have been most impressive as the round progressed was Cruz’ stellar defense and movement, both of which kept Faber guessing long enough to get hit. Faber wasn’t backing down though, and in the second half of the round he scored his second knockdown of the fight. But it was Cruz with a hard flurry at the end that left the final impression.

Cruz appeared to be taking deep breaths in round three, but his workrate didn’t slow an ounce. Faber was just as busy, and nearly three minutes in, he scored a takedown, yet he got reversed by Cruz, who quickly got back to his feet to resume his standup attack, which he varied nicely between punches upstairs and kicks to the legs and head. With under 30 seconds left, Cruz shot for his own takedown, but was rebuffed.

Showing more urgency, Faber raced out of his corner to begin round four. Cruz calmly met his charge with some quick shots, but another big right hand dropped Cruz for a third time. Cruz responded with a quick takedown, but it was the Faber knockdown that did the most damage, and the crowd chanted his name in appreciation. Cruz started mixed in more takedown attempts into his offense as the round wore on, though Faber defended them well, and by the end of the round, he was the stalker.

With a flying knee, a flurry of punches and a takedown, Cruz roared out for the fifth round determined to keep his crown. Faber got up immediately from the trip to the canvas, and though Cruz got another quick takedown, he almost got caught in a guillotine choke for his trouble. Cruz didn’t stop pressing, sending Faber southward four more times. The challenger rose immediately each time, but the points Cruz scored were important ones in such a close fight, one that earned the ovation the crowd gave at the final bell.

With the win, Cruz improves to 18-1; Faber falls to 25-5.

Championship fights are old hat for Urijah Faber. Whether it was the WEC, King of the Cage, or Gladiator Challenge, 18 of his 29 pro fights, a whopping 62%, have had some sort of belt on the line. Sure, regional King of the Cage and Gladiator Challenge title fights don’t hold up to a WEC championship bout, but when you put the word “championship” on the bill, stakes get higher.

None will be bigger than the one he engages in this Saturday though, as Faber challenges Dominick Cruz for the UFC bantamweight title. He admits that this one has a little bit extra on it than the previous 18.

“It would be at the top,” said Faber. “At the time when I was having these other title fights, they were considered the best for the weight class, and I’ve been a pretty celebrated guy even though the sport’s brand new, but this would be the biggest of all the celebrations.”

And not just because he would add the UFC bantamweight belt to the WEC featherweight strap he held from 2006 to 2008 on his resume; it’s because he and Cruz, who he defeated at 145 pounds back in 2007, isn’t exactly on his Christmas card list. It’s a rivalry that has added more sizzle to an already highly-anticipated bout, and may be the first time Faber has really lobbed some verbal and psychological bombs at an opponent.

You can tell he’s loving it too. Yet while the bad blood with an opponent may be new, being the target of every fighter in his weight class isn’t. From the time the WEC was purchased by Zuffa and Faber became the unquestioned star of the promotion, he had a neon target on his back, one he accepted with grace and an amazing dose of professionalism. That professionalism has made him a favorite of the media and fight fans, and without question, when it comes to understanding what separates a good fighter from a star fighter, he gets “it.”

“It comes with wanting to be the best, and it’s not just about fighting out there,” said Faber. “When you look at the guys who have made their name in the sport, it’s not always the guys that are talented only who stand out. It’s the guys that balance other things and work just as hard outside of their given sport as they do inside. And being a professional, it’s doing interviews and media and everything else. It’s part of your job and we’re entertainment as well as a sport.”

Such an observation isn’t lost on Faber’s Team Alpha Male squadmates either, and they have their captain to remind them just in case.

“You have to teach them about the other side of things and I’ve done that with my guys,” he said. “We have general talks about the importance of being a business guy, and that’s doing the interviews and basically letting people know who you are. I think a lot of times, there are some really colorful characters that never get their personalities across to the masses, and that can hurt a person. It can also hurt a person if they have a terrible personality and it gets across, but that’s where you get villains and heroes and people that you’re indifferent about.”

No one was ever indifferent about Faber, and when you say that about a fighter, that usually means that he’s either loved or hated. But in the case of “The California Kid,” you rarely found fans that were negative toward him. He fought whoever was put in front of him, he was exciting in the cage, and accessible outside it. For a while, until stars like Cruz, Miguel Angel Torres, Jose Aldo, Anthony Pettis, Ben Henderson, and Donald Cerrone emerged, he was the WEC. Even when he lost his featherweight title to Mike Brown and a subsequent bout to Aldo, his star didn’t fade. He did crave a merge with the UFC though, and it wasn’t until late last year that he got his wish.

“There’s no secret between Lorenzo (Fertitta) and Dana (White) and those guys that I’ve been pushing, even during the WEC, to combine the two,” said Faber. “I always heard rumors (of a merge) and stuff, but the bottom line is that it’s something that I wanted. Although the WEC was a great thing, we lost a lot of notoriety just to the fact that I wasn’t a UFC champion, even though I was the best fighter at the weight for a long time. It was a building process and you didn’t get the UFC stature even though you had the best in the world stature, so I’m glad to be with the UFC.”

In March, he made his Octagon debut with his second win at 135 pounds, a hard-fought decision victory over another former WEC champ, Eddie Wineland. The victory set up Saturday’s rematch with Cruz, one the champion has been waiting on for years. Faber’s used to having fighters chase him, but in this case, he believes whatever Cruz is searching for will not be fulfilled, either on fight night or afterward.

“I remember growing up, my mom’s excuse for everything was ‘aw, they’re just jealous,’” he laughs. “Regardless of what Dominick Cruz thinks he wants or needs, what he really wants and what I have, he’s not gonna get from beating me in the cage. We’re different people and the chip on his shoulder, I don’t know if it’s because of me or because of life or what, but we’re gonna go out there and fight, and I don’t mind being the recipient of his frustration. I’m not worried about that.”

It’s the confidence of a fighter who has seen it all, and one who practically invented what championship-level fighting in the lower weight classes is. As for what happens in the fight itself, the 32-year old from Sacramento is equally unconcerned.

“I’m not a huge planner out there,” he admits. “I’m an elusive fighter, I fight different all the time, and I guess the best bet is to injure me in some way because that’s usually what happens. (Laughs) Catch me with a good punch while I’m doing something crazy or injure me in some way. But even when I’m injured, I’m still going to the bitter end. If you want to talk gameplans, then that’s it because that’s the only way I’ve lost. I lost to three people in my career and they’ve all been bigger than I am (Aldo, Brown (twice), Tyson Griffin). In one fight I had two damaged hands (Brown II), in two fights I got caught with a punch when I was jumping up in the air (Brown I, Griffin), and in one fight I got my legs blasted to where I couldn’t barely walk (Aldo). That’s the gameplan – injure me.”

Nervous? Tense? Worried?

Not Urijah Faber.

As legend has it, this whole Dominick Cruz–Urijah Faber rivalry – one which will be settled in the UFC 132 main event this Saturday in Las Vegas – didn’t begin on March 24, 2007, the night Faber defended his WEC featherweight crown with a 98 second submission win. It actually started earlier that week, when Cruz famously inked his signature over Faber’s face on the event’s fight poster.

Since then, Faber continued to see his star rise in the WEC before losing his title, dropping to bantamweight, and moving back to the top in the UFC. Cruz dropped to 135 pounds himself, became a WEC star and won the organization’s bantamweight title before finishing out his tenure there by winning the UFC’s first 135-pound belt last December.

That’s a lot of water under the bridge in four years, but neither fighter’s feelings for the other have diminished. So, Dominick Cruz, UFC bantamweight champion, before you get your shot at redemption against Faber, will you sign your name over Faber’s face again, just for old times’ sake?

“They actually made a rule that you’re not allowed to anymore,” he laughs. “They tell you that before you sign the posters now. I attribute that rule to myself and I think that’s where it comes from, so I won’t sign over his face. I don’t hate the dude, I just think he’s a p***k, that’s all. I don’t wish him death, I don’t wish him ill will, I just want to beat him and prove that I’m better, plain and simple.”

And while the storyline of Cruz looking to avenge the lone loss of his 17-1 career and trying to put to rest the specter of “The California Kid” over his head is a great one, it’s also accurate, as he admits that for four years, he’s pondered that defeat and the man who gave it to him.

“It’s something that’s sat with me for sure,” said Cruz, who is unbeaten at bantamweight. “I’ve been thinking about this fight for four years. When I first fought him, I thought I could beat him and I wanted to beat him. It didn’t go that way, but I’m getting my shot at redemption and I’m definitely excited for it, without a doubt.”

What makes it even better is that he will do it in front of the world as the main event in perhaps the biggest event of the summer. Now that’s the way to make an entrance.

“I never expect anything, but I was really hoping for this,” he said of his first UFC bout. “I was either hoping that we would be a main event or we would be coaches on the TUF show, and we got the main event, so I’m a happy man.”

With such a lofty spot on the card comes great responsibility though, and Cruz and Faber have been put through the media wringer in the weeks leading up to the bout. You won’t hear any complaints from “The Dominator” though; he’s just taking it all in, saying simply “I accept the challenge and I love it.”

Maybe it’s because this is his coming out party on the world stage. Sure, he got plenty of exposure in his WEC bouts, three of which had a championship on the line, but this is the UFC, so things are amped up considerably, and he’s facing Faber, the undisputed king of the lighter weight classes for years, and perhaps still the sub 145-pound divisions’ most recognizable fighter. So now it’s Cruz’ chance to introduce himself to the masses, and when those masses see him, they will likely be captivated immediately by his unorthodox but brilliantly effective standup style and footwork.

“It’s definitely something that’s been developed over the years,” said the 26-year old from San Diego. “If anybody goes back through the years and watches me fight against Charlie Valencia, which was my first bantamweight fight after my loss against Urijah, they can see the development from that fight up until now in my fighting style and it’s definitely changed over the years. I focus very much on improving every single fight and trying to come out looking like a different fighter in every single fight. And that’s exactly what’s stumping people, that I never look exactly the same for any fight.”

3-0 at 135 pounds when he upset Faber’s teammate Joseph Benavidez in 2009, Cruz burst onto the world radar in 2010 with a second round stoppage of Brian Bowles for the WEC title, and five round decision wins over Benavidez in their rematch, and Scott Jorgensen. The latter two fights were huge for Cruz, and not just because he defended his title, but because he proved that he had what it took to go five hard rounds. Faber, a championship fight veteran, has gone the route three times, but in an important stat, he lost two of those bouts (to Mike Brown and Jose Aldo).

“I know I can do it (go five rounds), and I know I can do it a very fast and almost unmatched pace,” said Cruz. “I feel that’s a big reason why this fight is gonna be mine because before my first fight with him I didn’t have the experience factor of that or even the big show fights at all. Now I’ve been in several big show fights, I’ve been the main event several times, and I’ve gone through five round wars several times. I know how to do it and I know how to stay composed through it all and I think that’s gonna be a huge difference in the fight.”

But what really makes this fight intriguing is that there are no cracks in either man’s foundation when it comes to confidence. Look at any of their fights and you’ll see it. In Cruz’ case, his confidence comes from his work with Team Alliance in San Diego. Just don’t call him cocky.

“What gives me the confidence is knowing what I go through in my training camp,” he explains. “My training camps are so, so difficult, and I know with every ounce of my heart that everybody that I’m fighting hasn’t trained harder than me. They might be training just as hard, but there’s no way they’re training harder than me, and that gives me a lot of confidence. And the fact that I know I can’t get tired in five rounds of fighting gives me even more confidence, because in my opinion, if I don’t get tired, I can’t get beaten. It has nothing to do with being cocky. I know the skill set of the opponent that I’m fighting, I know what they bring to the table, but the things that I do in camp prepares me for every skill set and everything that they have to show me. And I’m confident in that, and definitely far from cocky.”

When pressed, he’ll even give Faber his props. He knows that Saturday night won’t be easy, but is anything worth fighting for and getting ever easy? Not for Dominick Cruz.

“Somebody who’s had as many fights as him (Faber), you know he’s a threat,” said the champion. “He’s in the upper echelon of the weight class, and the things that he’s done over the years in MMA gives him the right to get a title shot. And the bottom line is that I’m excited to fight somebody that is in the top of the weight class because I want to fight the best guys in the world. And on top of that I get to kill two birds with one stone and beat the guy that gave me my only loss. There are a lot of people who could only pray for the situation that I’m in. I’m excited to go out there and prove what I can do.”

UFC 132, which is headlined by the UFC bantamweight championship bout between Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber and the middleweight battle between Wanderlei Silva and Chris Leben, airs live on Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada at 9pm ET / 6pm PT. Fans can also tune in to Spike TV at 8pm ET / 5pm PT to see live UFC 132 preliminary bouts, and those who “like” the UFC on Facebook can see the rest of the prelim bouts at 6:15 pm ET / 3:15 pm PT.

MAIN EVENT – UFC BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE
Dominick Cruz (134) VS Urijah Faber (135)

PPV
Chris Leben (185) VS Wanderlei Silva (186)
Ryan Bader (205) VS Tito Ortiz (205)
Dong Hyun Kim (171) VS Carlos Condit (170)
Matt Wiman (156) VS Dennis Siver (156)

SPIKE TV PRELIMS
Shane Roller (155) VS Melvin Guillard (155)
Rafael Dos Anjos (155) VS George Sotiropoulos (156)

FACEBOOK FIGHTS
Takeya Mizugaki (136) VS Brian Bowles (135)
Aaron Simpson (185) VS Brad Tavares (186)
Andre Winner (155) VS Anthony Njokuani (156)
Jeff Hougland (135) VS Donny Walker (135)