Today’s (Sun., July 22, 2018) UFC Fight Night 134 is in the rearview mirror from the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
In the main event, dangerous light heavyweight prospect Anthony Smith took on former champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua after Rua’s original foe Volkan Oezdemir withdrew to face Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 227, and then withdrew from that fight as well. Smith won with an emphatic first-round knockout in just 1 minute and 29 seconds.
In the co-main event, Glover Teixeira met Corey Anderson, with Anderson scoring the biggest win of his UFC career via unanimous decision.
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Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was slept early by Anthony Smith.
The stage was set for the main event of UFC Hamburg. Headlining the card was a light heavyweight scrap between Smith and Rua. The action was held inside the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany. It didn’t take long for Smith to earn another knockout.
A leg kick was there for Rua early. Smith went swinging for the fences, but “Shogun” landed a right hand. Smith connected with a punch. He landed a front kick, but Rua moved forward. Smith rocked Rua with a right hand. He then landed a barrage of punches and an elbow over the top that knocked out “Shogun.”
After the bout, Smith said he wants a piece of Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 227 on Aug. 4.
Final Result: Anthony Smith def. Mauricio “Shogun” Rua via KO (strikes) – R1, 1:29
Tomorrow morning (Sun. July 22, 2018) the UFC is in Hamburg, Germany from the Barclaycard Arena. The main event will feature a light heavyweight showdown between former division champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Anthony “Lionheart” Smith.
In the co-main event, Glover Texeira will go toe-to-toe with Corey Anderson. Also, an exciting heavyweight meeting will go down between Stefan Struve and Marcin Tybura.
There are plenty of other great fights on the card, and you can check out the full fight card, start time and information on how to watch the event here:
Main Card (FS1, 2 P.M. ET):
Light heavyweight: Mauricio Rua vs. Anthony Smith
Light heavyweight: Glover Teixeira vs. Corey Anderson
Middleweight: Abu Azaitar vs. Vitor Miranda
Heavyweight: Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura
Welterweight: Danny Roberts vs. David Zawada
Lightweight: Marc Diakiese vs. Nasrat Haqparast
Preliminary Card (FS1, 12 P.M. ET):
Lightweight: Damir Hadzovic vs. Nick Hein
Welterweight: Bartosz Fabinski vs. Emil Meek
Featherweight: Nad Narimani vs Khalid Taha
Light heavyweight: Justin Ledet vs. Aleksandar Rakic
UFC Fight Pass Exclusive Prelims (10:30 A.M. ET):
Bantamweight: Davey Grant vs. Manny Bermudez
Light heavyweight: Jeremy Kimball vs. Darko Stosic
UFC Hamburg (also known as UFC Fight Night 134) is set to take place on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
The main card will air on FOX Sports 1 at 2 p.m. E while the preliminary card will be split broadcasted on FOX Sports 1 at noon ET and the promotion’s streaming service, UFC Fight Pass, at 10:30 a.m. ET.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Anthony Smith in a light heavyweight showdown will serve as the main event while Glover Teixeira vs. Corey Anderson in a light heavyweight bout will serve as the co-main event.
Rounding out the six bout main card is Vitor Miranda vs. Abu Azaitar in a middleweight bout, Stefan Struve vs. Marcin Tybura in a heavyweight bout, Nasrat Haqparast vs. Marc Diakiese in a lightweight bout, and Danny Roberts vs. Alan Jouban in a welterweight bout. Nick Hein vs. Damir Hadzovic in a featherweight bout will serve as the main event of the preliminary card.
UFC officials held the weigh-ins for UFC Hamburg on Saturday and here are the weigh-in results:
MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1/2 p.m. ET) Mauricio Rua (206) vs. Anthony Smith (205)
Corey Anderson (204) vs. Glover Teixeira (206)
Abu Azaitar (185) vs. Vitor Miranda (185)
Stefan Struve (264) vs. Marcin Tybura (246)
Danny Roberts (169) vs. David Zawada (171)
Marc Diakiese (155) vs. Nasrat Haqparast (156) PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1/noon ET) Damir Hadzovic (155) vs. Nick Hein (153)
Bartosz Fabinski (170) vs. Emil Meek (170)
Nad Narimani (146) vs. Khalid Taha (145)
Justin Ledet (204) vs. Aleksandar Rakic (206) PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass/10:30 a.m. ET) Manny Bermudez (135) vs. Davey Grant (135)
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Anthony Smith will headline UFC Hamburg this Sunday (July 22, 2018) on FOX Sports 1 from the Barclaycard Arena in Hamburg, Germany.
To cap off the UFC Hamburg media day earlier today (Fri. July 20, 2018), Shogun and “Lionheart” faced-off just days before they lock horns inside the Octagon.
Check out the video below:
The 36-year-old Rua has looked rather impressive inside the cage lately. He’s currently on a three fight win-streak over names such as Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, Corey Anderson and Gian Villante. With a potential win over Smith, the Brazilian is campaigning hard for a shot at UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier’s title.
Smith is currently on the rise in his UFC career. After having a three fight win-streak snapped by Thiago Santos in February, he bounced back with a hellacious first round finishing of former UFC 205-pound champ Rashad Evans in June at UFC 225. He now looks to add another former champion to his list of victims.
Shogun Rua has responded to Daniel Cormier’s suggestion that he should be the next challenger for the light heavyweight title.
Following Cormier’s historic win over Stipe Miocic in the main event of July 7’s UFC 226, it became obvious that “DC” would face former champ Brock Lesnar as one the few remaining fights in his decorated career. In the days after that pro-wrestling-like scene, however, Cormier revealed some unforeseen news.
With Lesnar still suspended by USADA, Cormier said he would perhaps go back down to light heavyweight and defend his title one last time, with former champion Shogun Rua the main target should he get past Anthony Smith at UFC Hamburg this weekend.
Speaking to the media in Hamburg, Germany via MMA Fighting, Shogun revealed that he was both grateful and surprised by the double champ’s callout.
