This is the UFC 142 live blog for Erick Silva vs. Carlo Prater, a welterweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Silva (13-1) won his UFC debut with a knockout in 40 seconds over Luis Ramos at the last UFC in Brazil, UFC 134. Prater (29-10-1), a well-traveled fighter, makes his UFC debut riding a four-fight win streak.
Mario Yamasaki is the referee of this contest between two Brazilians.
Round 1: The two trade feints and it’s Silva who steps through with a right hand that misses and a knee to the body that drops Prater. Silva finishes with hammerfists and the fight is stopped.
— However, Silva is disqualified for illegal punches to the head.
Official Result: Prater wins via DQ – Round 1, 0:29
The replay shows most of the punches connected legally on the side of the head. Joe Rogan interviews/interrogates Yamasaki and Yamasaki explains he made a judgement call at the moment. Tough call all around.
This is the UFC 142 live blog for Erick Silva vs. Carlo Prater, a welterweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Silva (13-1) won his UFC debut with a knockout in 40 seconds over Luis Ramos at the last UFC in Brazil, UFC 134. Prater (29-10-1), a well-traveled fighter, makes his UFC debut riding a four-fight win streak.
Mario Yamasaki is the referee of this contest between two Brazilians.
Round 1: The two trade feints and it’s Silva who steps through with a right hand that misses and a knee to the body that drops Prater. Silva finishes with hammerfists and the fight is stopped.
— However, Silva is disqualified for illegal punches to the head.
Official Result: Prater wins via DQ – Round 1, 0:29
The replay shows most of the punches connected legally on the side of the head. Joe Rogan interviews/interrogates Yamasaki and Yamasaki explains he made a judgement call at the moment. Tough call all around.
This is the UFC 142 live blog for Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim, a lightweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Etim enters to “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins. Dan Miragliotta is the referee.
Round 1: Etim is aggressive to start. The Brit shoots for the takedown but Barboza defends. Etim stalks with jabs. Etim fakes a punch and shoots. Etim gets close to finishing the takedown but Barboza reverses and they are back to their feet. Barboza lands a big leg kick. Barboza connects on two more leg kicks. Barboza lands with a punch to the body. Etim lands a jab but Barboza responds with a left hook. Etim tries another takedown attempt and Barboz again successfully defends. Etim’s jabs are working for him. Barboza connects on more leg kicks. Etim fires back with a leg kick of his own. Nice spinning back kick to the body ends the round. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 for Barboza.
Round 2: Etim is comfortable throwing roundhouse kicks but Barboza has the head kick well scouted. Barboza is landing a number of leg kicks and we’ll have to see if the damage will take a toll on Etim as the fight progresses. Etim keeps an eye out to check the kicks but he’s not blocking half of them. Etim misses on a spinning back kick. Nice right hand by Etim. Etim shoots with 1:38 remaining and he puts Barboza on his back. However, Barboza explodes back up. That’s gotta be frustrating. MMA Fighting scores the close second round 10-9 in favor of Barboza.
Round 3: Barboza’s crisp kickboxing is fun to watch. Out of nowhere Barboza lands a spinning wheel kick to the face that sends Etim crashing to the floor stiff like a tree. What a spectacular knockout.
That’s your KO of the night right there and an early candidate for knockout of the year.
This is the UFC 142 live blog for Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim, a lightweight bout on tonight’s UFC pay-per-view from the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Etim enters to “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins. Dan Miragliotta is the referee.
Round 1: Etim is aggressive to start. The Brit shoots for the takedown but Barboza defends. Etim stalks with jabs. Etim fakes a punch and shoots. Etim gets close to finishing the takedown but Barboza reverses and they are back to their feet. Barboza lands a big leg kick. Barboza connects on two more leg kicks. Barboza lands with a punch to the body. Etim lands a jab but Barboza responds with a left hook. Etim tries another takedown attempt and Barboz again successfully defends. Etim’s jabs are working for him. Barboza connects on more leg kicks. Etim fires back with a leg kick of his own. Nice spinning back kick to the body ends the round. MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 for Barboza.
Round 2: Etim is comfortable throwing roundhouse kicks but Barboza has the head kick well scouted. Barboza is landing a number of leg kicks and we’ll have to see if the damage will take a toll on Etim as the fight progresses. Etim keeps an eye out to check the kicks but he’s not blocking half of them. Etim misses on a spinning back kick. Nice right hand by Etim. Etim shoots with 1:38 remaining and he puts Barboza on his back. However, Barboza explodes back up. That’s gotta be frustrating. MMA Fighting scores the close second round 10-9 in favor of Barboza.
Round 3: Barboza’s crisp kickboxing is fun to watch. Out of nowhere Barboza lands a spinning wheel kick to the face that sends Etim crashing to the floor stiff like a tree. What a spectacular knockout.
That’s your KO of the night right there and an early candidate for knockout of the year.
MMA Fighting has the UFC 142 weigh-in results from Friday’s pre-fight event held at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Anthony Johnson, who is no stranger to missing weight, came in over once again, stepping on the scale at 197 pounds for his middleweight debut. Johnson moved up in weight for this fight with the intention to compete at a more comfortable weight.
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Filed under: UFC, NewsIf you plan on DVRing the Jan. 20 UFC on FX event, it might be a good idea to take an extra moment to make sure you’re programming the intended show.
Spike TV has announced a UFC Unleashed: Melvin Guillard marathon the same eveni…
If you plan on DVRing the Jan. 20 UFC on FX event, it might be a good idea to take an extra moment to make sure you’re programming the intended show.
Spike TV has announced a UFC Unleashed: Melvin Guillard marathon the same evening of UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller, capitalizing on the UFC’s first live card on FX headlined by Melvin Guillard vs. Jim Miller.
Spike will televise its UFC Unleashed marathon from 7 p.m. to midnight ET. UFC on FX 1 is scheduled to air live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. ET.
In addition to Guillard vs. Miller, the live fights on the FX card are Duane Ludwig vs. Josh Neer, Mike Easton vs. Jared Papazian and Pat Barry vs. Christian Morecraft.
Filed under: UFC, NewsAnthony Johnson’s strategy (if you want to call it that) against Vitor Belfort is quite simple at UFC 142 this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“I’m going in there to do me. And that’s to fight,” Johnson said Thursday during t…
Anthony Johnson‘s strategy (if you want to call it that) against Vitor Belfort is quite simple at UFC 142 this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
“I’m going in there to do me. And that’s to fight,” Johnson said Thursday during the UFC 142 pre-fight press conference. “There’s no strategy. My strategy is to fight and that’s what I get paid to do and that’s what I’m here to do. So as far as strategy, it’s called: get it done.”
Johnson projected an air of confidence in front of reporters heading into his middleweight debut against the former UFC light heavyweight champion.
He spoke of gaining extra motivation after watching the “Countdown to UFC 142” preview show upon hearing Belfort say, “We’re going to see a lion.” Johnson was reminded of something his grandfather once told him.
“I’m looking forward to seeing that lion, actually,” Johnson said. “Before my granddad died, a week before he died, he told me, ‘Fight like you’re fighting a lion across the cage from you.’
“That’s all he had to tell me really before he passed,” Johnson continued. “For me to not care and do the best I can in life. With Vitor saying that made me want to fight even more. I’m hungry too. I’m looking forward to the fight. I can’t wait. I definitely can’t wait.
Belfort (20-9) is known as one of the most devastating punchers in UFC history. He joined the UFC at UFC 12, stopping two opponents in one night. 15 years later, Belfort hasn’t slowed down. He’s coming off a KO finish against Yoshihiro Akiyama last August at UFC 133.
Johnson (10-3) is a knockout artist himself, having recorded five knockouts in his six UFC wins. His only losses inside the Octagon have been due to an injury and a pair of rear-naked chokes.
Last year Johnson made a switch to Imperial Athletics in Boca Raton, Fla. to train under Mike Van Arsdale with the likes of Rashad Evans and Jorge Santiago. From the look of things, the move has already paid off. Last October, Johnson ended Charlie Brenneman’s night with a first-round head-kick knockout.
Training with a new camp and fighting at a new weight class, Johnson on Saturday will aim to establish himself against one of the future Hall of Famers in the sport.
“Vitor is an amazing athlete, very hands and very powerful. You have no choice but to respect him. I respect him but I’m not afraid of him. I’m willing to accept the challenge.”
Filed under: UFCThe UFC’s return to Brazil this Saturday is highlighted by Jose Aldo putting his featherweight title on the line against Chad Mendes and Vitor Belfort facing fellow heavy-hitter Anthony Johnson in a middleweight showdown.
The UFC‘s return to Brazil this Saturday is highlighted by Jose Aldo putting his featherweight title on the line against Chad Mendes and Vitor Belfort facing fellow heavy-hitter Anthony Johnson in a middleweight showdown.
And if you want to get caught up on these two UFC 142 fights, the UFC has released online the Countdown to UFC Rio show. Check out the videos below.
Part 1: Aldo vs. Mendes
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