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UFC 146 Fight Card: Roy Nelson and Antonio Silva to Meet at UFC 146 in Las Vegas

Scratch the “liking” of Roy Nelson’s Facebook page to make him drop to light heavyweight—he will fight at least once more in the heavyweight division.Nelson (16-7) is now scheduled to welcome another Strikeforce heavyweight into the UFC when he f…

Scratch the “liking” of Roy Nelson’s Facebook page to make him drop to light heavyweight—he will fight at least once more in the heavyweight division.

Nelson (16-7) is now scheduled to welcome another Strikeforce heavyweight into the UFC when he faces Antonio Silva (16-3) at UFC 146 in Las Vegas on May 26th.

Nelson started a Facebook campaign to help gain 100,000 more likes on his Facebook page, and if it happened, Nelson said he would drop to 205 pounds. It didn’t take long for the page to swell up with “likes” and get super close to the goal.

Unfortunately though, the call for him to drop to 205 will be postponed—at least for now—in favor of a matchup against Silva.

Nelson is coming off of a unanimous decision loss to Fabricio Werdum at UFC 143 in February. This could be a must-win fight for Nelson who has currently lost three of his last four fights in the UFC and has lost five of his last eight fights in MMA.

Silva on the other hand hasn’t fought since his loss to Daniel Cormier in the semifinals of the Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix when Cormier KO’d the behemoth in the first round. Silva was originally slated to fight No. 1 contender for the UFC heavyweight belt, Alistair Overeem, before Overeem switched promotions.

UFC 146 is headlined by a heavyweight title bout between Overeem and current UFC heavyweight champion, Junior dos Santos. The main card will be aired on pay-per-view while the undercard will be live on FX.

UFC 146 is expected to take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.

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Strikeforce Results: What We Learned from Miesha Tate vs. Ronda Rousey

Women’s MMA took a step forward Saturday night with two exciting fights. The main event featuring bantamweight titleholder Miesha Tate against the challenger, Ronda Rousey, didn’t disappoint.Rousey did an excellent job utilizing her judo techniques to …

Women’s MMA took a step forward Saturday night with two exciting fights. The main event featuring bantamweight titleholder Miesha Tate against the challenger, Ronda Rousey, didn’t disappoint.

Rousey did an excellent job utilizing her judo techniques to get Tate in an armbar twice during the one round the fight lasted.

Tate was able to shake off the first attempt, though it did look like her arm suffered some damage. The next time though, Rousey cranked on the arm hard and looked like she did some serious damage to the arm of Tate, forcing her to tap out.

If you watch footage of this fight, please be warned it can disgust you. Unless you’re desensitized like me, then go all in.

What we’ll remember about this fight:

Seeing an arm get bent at a 90-degree angle in the wrong direction. If you don’t remember that, then you’re a lucky soul.

What we learned about Miesha Tate:

She has heart, but got beat bad by the ground game of Rousey.

What we learned about Ronda Rousey:

She is for real. I think her striking needs a lot of work, but who needs that when you can take people down and submit them at will?

What’s next for Tate:

Alexis Davis seems like a nice fight for her to help her bounce back into title contention.

What’s next for Rousey:

A date with Sarah Kaufman awaits Rousey. Judging by Kaufman’s reaction after the submission, she doesn’t look to be too thrilled.

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Strikeforce Results: What We Learned from Jacare Souza vs. Bristol Marunde

In his first fight since losing the belt to Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza faced off against Strikeforce newcomer, Bristol Marunde.Marunde looked outclassed throughout the entire fight with Jacare dominating most of the early going.Jacare looked…

In his first fight since losing the belt to Luke Rockhold, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza faced off against Strikeforce newcomer, Bristol Marunde.

Marunde looked outclassed throughout the entire fight with Jacare dominating most of the early going.

Jacare looked good in his return and finally put on the finishing touches in the third round to win by arm-triangle choke.

What we’ll remember about this fight:

Marunde put up a good fight to try and keep Souza from finishing him.

What we learned about Jacare Souza:

Souza looked good although he had a couple chances to finish off Marunde. Since it was his first fight back since his title loss, he looks ready to get the belt back from Rockhold.

What we learned about Bristol Marunde:

Marunde drew the short end of the stick here having to face someone of Jacare’s caliber in his Strikeforce debut. Marunde looked like a first timer against the obviously higher classed Jacare.

What’s next for Jacare:

If Derek Brunson can get his eye exam all figured out, I think he should get another crack at facing Jacare. If not, I don’t think there really is anybody for Jacare outside of Tim Kennedy or a shot at Rockhold’s belt.

What’s next for Marunde:

I think Marunde has some potential if you build him up against fighters at his level first. I think he should get one more shot but against someone just entering their first fight in Strikeforce on a “Challengers” card.

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Strikeforce Results: What We Learned from Sarah Kaufman vs. Alexis Davis

Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey were supposed to be the talk of women’s MMA tonight, but Sarah Kaufman and Alexis Davis could have very well have stolen the spotlight.Davis and Kaufman put on an epic back-and-forth battle that showcased every facet of the…

Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey were supposed to be the talk of women’s MMA tonight, but Sarah Kaufman and Alexis Davis could have very well have stolen the spotlight.

Davis and Kaufman put on an epic back-and-forth battle that showcased every facet of the two females’ skillsets.

Unfortunately for Davis, the upset was not in her cards tonight, and she lost by majority decision.

If Tate and Rousey can put on a show, women’s MMA could have gotten a huge push tonight with two excellent fights on a major Strikeforce card.

What we’ll remember about this fight:

This fight was perhaps one of the best women’s fights I have ever seen. Both fighters from the gate came to fight, and it could possibly overshadow Tate versus Rousey tonight.

What we learned about Sarah Kaufman:

Kaufman can stand and trade if she wants to give the fans an interesting fight. She can stand there and take shots, which I think opens up her game a little more than the usual takedown and hold on for dear life tactics she has shown in the past.

What we learned about Alexis Davis:

Davis has some serious striking ability and showed some good ground tactics and almost stole the show from Kaufman. In the thin ranks of women’s MMA, Davis could see herself in the title picture with a win in her next fight after tonight’s performance.

What’s next for Kaufman:

Kaufman is obviously the next in line for a shot at the belt after being jumped by Rousey. Its her belt and she wants it back.

What’s next for Davis:

I think her fight tonight warrants her fighting either Tate or Rousey depending on who loses the title fight.

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UFC 144 Results Frankie Edgar vs. Benson Henderson: Did the Judges Get It Right?

Well there you have it. Benson Henderson took the UFC lightweight belt from Frankie Edgar at UFC 144 in Japan in what could be seen as a controversial decision.Throughout the fight, Henderson landed a lot of devastating strikes that ended up breaking E…

Well there you have it. Benson Henderson took the UFC lightweight belt from Frankie Edgar at UFC 144 in Japan in what could be seen as a controversial decision.

Throughout the fight, Henderson landed a lot of devastating strikes that ended up breaking Edgar’s nose and cause his eye to swell shut. On top of that Henderson and Edgar nearly split the amount of successful takedowns.

Now, the case for Edgar is that he landed plenty more shots than Henderson throughout the fight.

So how do you judge this fight? Do you judge based on damage or strikes landed?

Henderson was very aggressive and was able to control the center of the Octagon, so the judges did it get it right. If the fight would have went in Edgar’s favor, though, it wouldn’t have been a big deal in my eyes.

Regardless of how the fight went, I felt the respective fighter deserved the victory.

On my scorecard I had Edgar and Henderson split through the first four rounds and Henderson securing the fifth and final round to take home the belt.

It was a tough fight to score and could be as tough as Carlos Condit versus Nick Diaz (and slightly less controversial).

It was a good fight and regardless of the outcome, both fighters showed a lot. Edgar yet again showed tremendous heart and Henderson showed how truly talented he is.

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UFC 144 Results: What We Learned from Rampage Jackson vs. Ryan Bader

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson returned to Japan after heavily campaigning UFC president, Dana White, for a fight on the UFC 144 fight card.Rampage couldn’t find an answer for Ryan Bader dropping all three rounds to the young prospect. Rampage didn’t stick …

Quinton “Rampage” Jackson returned to Japan after heavily campaigning UFC president, Dana White, for a fight on the UFC 144 fight card.

Rampage couldn’t find an answer for Ryan Bader dropping all three rounds to the young prospect. Rampage didn’t stick around in the cage after the fight and was visibly upset with his performance in front of what is technically his home crowd.

What we’ll remember about this fight:

Rampage showed a flash of his vintage self with the slam, but overall we could remember this as the fight Rampage retired after or the fight where we saw Rampage lose his luster.

What we learned about Rampage Jackson:

Rampage may have lost all his luster. He hasn’t knocked anybody out since Wanderlei Silva in 2008 and since then only has wins over Lyoto Machida, Matt Hamill and Keith Jardine.

What we learned about Ryan Bader:

Bader is still improving and can hang with the top of the division. Bader also recovered nicely after a huge slam by Rampage in the second round.

What’s next for Rampage:

Really depends on whether or not Rampage decides to stay in MMA and not retire.

What’s next for Bader:

If Forrest Griffin can get past Tito Ortiz, I could see a matchup between the two Ultimate Fighter winners.

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