The preliminary bouts are set to kick off for today’s UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin event. The action takes place live from the Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
Today’s June 11 event features a total of twelve bouts airing on pay-per-view, Spike TV, and via live streaming video on the web. Headlining the main event is a heavyweight match between TUF 13 coach Junior dos Santos and former interim champ Shane Carwin.
In the co-main event, former lightweight contender Kenny Florian drops to his fourth weight class as he makes his featherweight debut against Diego Nunes.
Five of the nights preliminary bouts will stream live on the internet at Facebook.com/UFC and Youtube.com beginning at 5:50PM EST (2:50PM PST). You can also find the Youtube stream below this post.
The remaining two prelim bouts will hit television screens across North America beginning at 8PM EST (5PM PST) on Spike TV in the U.S., and on Rogers Sportsnet in Canada.
The live pay-per-view begins at 9PM EST (5PM PST), which fans can also pay to watch at UFC.tv.
Be sure to watch the post-fight press conference after tonight’s action by visiting the link above.
The full ‘Quick Results’ for UFC 131: Dos Santos vs. Carwin is as follows:
Main card
Heavyweight bout: Junior dos Santos def. Shane Carwin via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Featherweight bout: Kenny Florian def. Diego Nunes via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Mark Muñoz def. Demian Maia via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Heavyweight bout: Dave Herman def. Jon Olav Einemo via TKO (punches) – R2 @ 3:19
Lightweight bout: Donald Cerrone def. Vagner Rocha via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Preliminary card (Spike TV/Rogers Sportsnet)
Lightweight bout: Sam Stout def. Yves Edwards via KO (punch) – R1 @ 3:52
Middleweight bout: Chris Weidman def. Jesse Bongfeldt via submission (Standing guillotine choke) – R1 @ 4:54
Preliminary card (Facebook / Youtube)
Light Heavyweight bout: Krzysztof Soszynski def. Mike Massenzio via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Nick Ring def. James Head via submission (Rear-naked choke) – R3 @ 3:33
Featherweight bout: Dustin Poirier def. Jason Young via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Heavyweight bout: Joey Beltran def. Aaron Rosa via TKO (punches) – R3 @ 1:26
Featherweight bout: Darren Elkins def. Michihiro Omigawa via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)