The latest Ultimate Fighting Championship event, UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez, takes place this evening at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Headlining the event will be a heavyweight title bout between UFC champion Brock Lesnar and top contender Cain Velasquez. The co-main event sees a welterweight match between Martin Kampmann and former Strikeforce middleweight champ Jake Shields, who makes his UFC debut.
The action kicks off at about 7:30PM EST (4:30PM PST) with the preliminary card, while the live pay-per-view begins at 10PM EST (7PM PST).
Spike TV will carry two prelim bouts live on television beginning at 9PM EST (6PM PST). The “UFC Prelims” special features two middleweight bouts between former #1 contender Patrick Côté vs. Tom Lawlor, and TUF 12 winner Court McGee vs. Ryan Jensen.
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Main card
Heavyweight Championship bout: Cain Velasquez def. Brock Lesnar via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 4:12 – Velasquez becomes the new UFC heavyweight champion
Welterweight bout: Jake Shields def. Martin Kampmann via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
Welterweight bout: Diego Sanchez def. Paulo Thiago via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)
Light Heavyweight bout: Matt Hamill def. Tito Ortiz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Heavyweight bout: Brendan Schaub def. Gabriel Gonzaga via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Preliminary card (Spike TV)
Middleweight bout: Court McGee def. Ryan Jensen via submission (arm-triangle choke) – R3 @ 1:21
Middleweight bout: Tom Lawlor def. Patrick Côté via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Preliminary card
Welterweight bout: Daniel Roberts def. Mike Guymon via submission (anaconda choke) – R1 @ 1:43
Lightweight bout: Sam Stout def. Paul Taylor via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Chris Camozzi def. Dong Yi Yang via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight bout: Jon Madsen def. Gilbert Yvel via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 1:48