UFC 117: Junior dos Santos Beats Roy Nelson

Filed under: UFC, NewsJunior dos Santos was tested by Roy Nelson in a way he hadn’t previously been tested in his UFC career, but dos Santos did enough to win a unanimous decision in his biggest fight to date at UFC 117.

The victory earns dos Santos a…

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Junior dos Santos was tested by Roy Nelson in a way he hadn’t previously been tested in his UFC career, but dos Santos did enough to win a unanimous decision in his biggest fight to date at UFC 117.

The victory earns dos Santos a heavyweight title shot against the winner of the upcoming fight between Brock Lesnar and Cain Velasquez.



Chael Sonnen Loses a Heartbreaker to Anderson Silva at UFC 117

Filed under: UFC, NewsOAKLAND, Calif. — Through four and a half rounds of fighting at UFC 117 on Saturday night, Chael Sonnen was the better man. But as UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva demonstrated with a late triangle choke submission, all it t…

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Anderson Silva kicks Chael Sonnen in the main event of UFC 117.OAKLAND, Calif. — Through four and a half rounds of fighting at UFC 117 on Saturday night, Chael Sonnen was the better man. But as UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva demonstrated with a late triangle choke submission, all it takes is a few seconds for an improbable triumph to turn into a heartbreaking defeat.

“I’m devastated,” Sonnen said at the post-fight press conference. “I worked hard and did what I could do all that nice stuff, but at the end of the day you either get your hand raised or you don’t, and I didn’t.”

Sonnen did exactly what he said he’d do to the champion for twenty-three straight minutes. He took him down, roughed him up, and seemed well on his way to a clear-cut, unanimous decision victory. Perhaps most improbably, he also staggered Silva in the stand-up exchanges at several points in the fight.

Junior Dos Santos: Roy Nelson Surprised Me

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosOAKLAND, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Junior dos Santos following his UFC 117 unanimous decision win over Roy Nelson Saturday night.

“Cigano,” who earned a title shot by defeating Nelson, talk…

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OAKLAND, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Junior dos Santos following his UFC 117 unanimous decision win over Roy Nelson Saturday night.

“Cigano,” who earned a title shot by defeating Nelson, talked about why Nelson surprised him throughout the fight, his meteoric rise in the UFC and who he wants to win between Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez.

Check out the video interview below.

Junior Dos Santos: Roy Nelson Surprised Me

Filed under: MMA Videos, UFC, FanHouse Exclusive, VideosOAKLAND, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Junior dos Santos following his UFC 117 unanimous decision win over Roy Nelson Saturday night.

“Cigano,” who earned a title shot by defeating Nelson, talk…

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OAKLAND, Calif. — MMA Fighting spoke to Junior dos Santos following his UFC 117 unanimous decision win over Roy Nelson Saturday night.

“Cigano,” who earned a title shot by defeating Nelson, talked about why Nelson surprised him throughout the fight, his meteoric rise in the UFC and who he wants to win between Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez.

Check out the video interview below.

UFC 117: Six Sub-Plots to Watch For

Filed under: UFCIf your interest in Saturday night’s UFC 117 doesn’t go past the middleweight title matchup between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva, I suggest you either stop right here, because that’s the last mention of them in this story, or invest …

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If your interest in Saturday night’s UFC 117 doesn’t go past the middleweight title matchup between Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva, I suggest you either stop right here, because that’s the last mention of them in this story, or invest yourself further into the card by taking a look at other interesting possibilities.

We present a look at the top six sub-plots of UFC 117, from the forgotten to the ignored to the storylines that might emerge by the time the night wraps up. And what does Jake Shields have to do with any of this anyway?

Junior dos Santos Doesn’t Think Sonnen Offers Silva “Much Danger”

In our unsolicited opinion only a fool can’t be excited about this weekend’s UFC 117; of course thanks in part to the entertaining and or infuriating antics of Chael Sonnen, the whole MMA world is chomping at the bit to see how he fairs against Anderson Silva. Not only is the bout compelling due to […]

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In our unsolicited opinion only a fool can’t be excited about this weekend’s UFC 117; of course thanks in part to the entertaining and or infuriating antics of Chael Sonnen, the whole MMA world is chomping at the bit to see how he fairs against Anderson Silva. Not only is the bout compelling due to Sonnen’s pre-fight trash talking, people are anxious to see how Silva deals with the punishing wrestler’s aggressive style. Will Sonnen be forced to eat a sheeat load of humble pie come night’s end? Or will Silva’s much hullaballooed reign as P4P champ come to a halt?

Well, according to Junior dos Santos, (who so happens to be fighting Roy Nelson Saturday which should also be sick), apparently he’s not too worried about his Brazilian countryman losing to Sonnen. Speaking to Tatame Magazine recently, here is some of what dos Santos had to say, when asked for his thoughts on the UFC 117 main event.

“A bout is a bout, you can never know what will happen, but of course that Anderson is the favorite. Sonnen doesn’t offer much danger to Anderson, because Anderson has more than everybody’s expectation of a win, he’s also a very smart guy and has been proving it on the last years on which he’s been fighting on UFC. It’ll be another great result for him, I believe he’ll keep himself as the champion and that this title will remain here in Brazil….”

Yes, yes, naturally there’s some bias there; Junior goes on to say that he thinks Silva can win by either KO or submission. We shall see “Cigano,” we shall see… (cue dramatic music). Anyone care to wager?