The Ultimate Fighting Championship visits the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington for today’s UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz television event.
Headlining the Fox television event is a lightweight title bout between defending champ Benson Henderson versus top contender Nate Diaz. While light heavyweights Alexander Gustafsson and Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua square off in an explosive bout in the co-main event.
The main card airs on Fox starting at 8pm EST (5pm PST), with the prelim card split between FX (5pm EST) and a live video stream on Facebook (4:20pm EST).
One note about the event, with lightweight fighter Henry Martinez failing to make weight (158.8-lbs), he and opponent Daron Cruickshank have agreed to a catchweight bout. Martinez will forfeit 20% of his purse to Cruickshank.
Fans unable to watch part, or all of the FOX event, can check up on the live ‘Play-by-Play’ coverage at Sherdog.com by clicking the link.
Check out the full ‘Quick Results’ for UFC on FOX 5 below:
Main Card (FOX @ 8pm EST)
Lightweight title bout: (c) Benson Henderson def. Nate Diaz via Unanimous Decision (50-43, 50-45, 50-45)
Light heavyweight bout: Alexander Gustafsson def. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Welterweight bout: Rory MacDonald def. B.J. Penn via Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Matt Brown def. Mike Swick via KO (Punches) – R2 @ 2:31
Preliminary Card (FX @ 5pm EST)
Lightweight bout: Yves Edwards def. Jeremy Stephens via KO (Strikes) – R1 @ 1:55
Bantamweight bout: Raphael Assuncao def. Mike Easton via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight bout: Ramsey Nijem def. Joe Proctor via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Catchweight (158.8-lbs) bout: Daron Cruickshank def. Henry Martinez via KO (Kick) – R2 @ 2:57
Lightweight bout: Abel Trujillo def. Marcus LeVesseur via TKO (Knees) – R2 @ 3:56
Featherweight bout: Dennis Siver def. Nam Phan via Unanimous Decision (30-24, 30-25, 30-26)
Preliminary Card (Facebook @ 4:20pm EST)
Bantamweight bout: Scott Jorgensen def. John Albert via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 4:59