UFC 134 preliminary-card results: Tavares stops Fisher, Palhares survives mental gaffe

RIO DE JANEIRO – In what capped off a clean sweep for the Brazilians against their American counterparts, Thiago Tavares earned a second-round TKO victory over fellow lightweight Spencer Fisher.

The fight capped off the preliminary card of UFC 134, wh…

RIO DE JANEIRO – In what capped off a clean sweep for the Brazilians against their American counterparts, Thiago Tavares earned a second-round TKO victory over fellow lightweight Spencer Fisher.

The fight capped off the preliminary card of UFC 134, which included fights on Facebook and Spike TV before the night’s pay-per-view main card.

UFC 134 took place Saturday at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janiero. It was the UFC’s first event in Brazil since 1998.