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HOUSTON — MMA Fighting caught up with Nam Phan after his unanimous decision win over Leonard Garcia at UFC 136. Phan talks about how confident he was before hearing the judges’ scorecards, his strategy and if he wants to face him a third time.
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HOUSTON — MMA Fighting caught up with Nam Phan after his unanimous decision win over Leonard Garcia at UFC 136. Phan talks about how confident he was before hearing the judges’ scorecards, his strategy and if he wants to face him a third time.
(“I’m so sick of your friggin’ face.” “No, I’m so sick of *your* friggin’ face.”)
Well, we’re finally going to sort out this lightweight championship mess. Thanks for joining us for the ride. Bear with us as we try a slightly different format to appease the complaints we’ve had about spoilers and such. If you want to read about certain fight, click “next page.”
Preliminary results after the jump.
(“I’m so sick of your friggin’ face.” “No, I’m so sick of *your* friggin’ face.”)
Well, we’re finally going to sort out this lightweight championship mess. Thanks for joining us for the ride. Bear with us as we try a slightly different format to appease the complaints we’ve had about spoilers and such. If you want to read about certain fight, click ”next page.”
Preliminary results after the jump.
Preliminary Bouts (On Spike TV):
Demian Maia def. Jorge Santiago by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Anthony Pettis def. Jeremy Stephens by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Preliminary Bouts (On Facebook):
Stipe Miocic def. Joey Beltran by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Darren Elkins def. Tiequan Zhang by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-27)
Aaron Simpson def. Eric Schafer by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mike Massenzio def. Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Next page: Melvin Guillard vs. Joe Lauzon
UFC 136’s Demian Maia versus Jorge Santiago was exactly the grappling match everybody expected it to be. Both fighters were tentative in the beginning and then eventually it went to the floor with Maia in control. The fight in general was a good …
UFC 136’s Demian Maia versus Jorge Santiago was exactly the grappling match everybody expected it to be.
Both fighters were tentative in the beginning and then eventually it went to the floor with Maia in control.
The fight in general was a good controlling grappling exhibition between the two fighters, but Maia was always ahead of Santiago.
Santiago and Maia did have some nice striking when the fight did stand. Unfortunately for the fans they saw the sixth fight to end in decision tonight. Not one has finished early. Maia won by unanimous decision here to earn his ninth UFC victory.
Maia is a top ten middleweight and coming off of a loss against Mark Munoz, this win over Santiago is huge.
Maia will most likely see a top tier opponent again in the near future. A name that sticks out could be Vitor Belfort.
For Santiago, this is his second straight loss in the UFC after his dominating reign in Sengoku and overall he is 1-4 in the UFC. He might earn a third fight in the UFC, and if he does it will be against an easier mid-tier middleweight.
Be sure to check out Bleacher Report for all things UFC 136. B/R is your home for MMA, from pre-fight predictions to in-fight coverage , live results and post-fight analysis…which you can check out on our UFC 136 event hub.
Nothing wakes you up like a swift kick in the cup. Early on in the first round Anthony Pettis mistakenly landed an inside leg kick on the testicles. Stephens took a few moments and returned to the fight,Showtime attempted a Capoeira style kick at the e…
Nothing wakes you up like a swift kick in the cup. Early on in the first round Anthony Pettis mistakenly landed an inside leg kick on the testicles. Stephens took a few moments and returned to the fight,
Showtime attempted a Capoeira style kick at the end of the first round. It was pretty much the highlight of a very mild opening round.
Pettis was able to control Stephens on the ground in the second round. He badly bloodied the nose of Stephens with a diving punch while Stephens was on the ground. Pettis was clearly the better conditioned fighter as he thoroughly out worked Stephens. I
In the final round, Pettis fought off of his back. He showed himself a much more versatile and well rounded fighter. His technique and athleticism was superior to Stephens and that was the difference.
At the conclusion of the fight, Stephens raised his hands but surely he knew he was outclassed tonight.
I am excited to see who is next for Pettis as I think he has the rare combination of flair and great ability. The judges created some ridiculous dram with a split decision, but it was as unanimous in my opinion.
Of all the up and comers, Anthony Pettis is far and away the best fighter thus far.
Filed under: UFC, NewsFrankie Edgar survived another first-round onslaught from Gray Maynard on Saturday.
But this time, rather than going the distance for a draw like the two did in January, Edgar got out of the first, controlled the pace of the fig…
Frankie Edgar survived another first-round onslaught from Gray Maynard on Saturday.
But this time, rather than going the distance for a draw like the two did in January, Edgar got out of the first, controlled the pace of the fight in the second and third, and in the fourth he dropped Maynard with a right and finished him on the ground. One of the best rivalries of the year finally had a finish – with an exclamation point – at UFC 136 in Houston.
Edgar’s fourth-round TKO in the lightweight championship main event earned him $75,000 for Knockout of the Night – the night’s only KO stoppage. Joining him with $75,000 bonuses were Joe Lauzon for Submission of the Night and Nam Phan and Leonard Garcia for Fight of the Night.
Still, Edgar had to go into rally mode with his face bloodied to start the second round. Maynard was decidedly more cautious in the second and third rounds, both of which saw Edgar controlling the tempo and landing decent shots on the feet. But deep in the fourth round, Edgar landed a right uppercut that stunned Maynard, followed it with several more rights on the feet that put Maynard on the canvas, and then finished with several big shots on the ground.
The end came at 3:54 of the fourth, and Edgar retained his lightweight title. It also gave him a win over Maynard in his third try. In the pair’s first fight, in April 2008, Maynard won a unanimous decision. After Edgar won the lightweight title from BJ Penn and defended it in their rematch, he defended it against Maynard at UFC 125 – and the two fought to a rare title match draw. Finally with some closure, Edgar’s next opponent will be just his third in more than two years after a steady diet of Penn and Maynard the last four fights.
Lauzon’s Submission of the Night was also the card’s biggest upset. It came just 47 seconds into the first round against Melvin Guillard, who was riding a five-fight winning streak and came into the fight a more than 5-to-1 favorite. Guillard came out bouncing around and looking to land big shots, but a left from Lauzon stunned Guillard, and Lauzon pounced, quickly took Guillard’s back and sank in a fight-ending rear naked choke.
Amazingly, Lauzon now has won six straight fight night bonus awards and seven in his last eight fights. He has four submission bonuses and three Fight of the Night awards in that stretch. He also won Submission of the Night in June, a first-round kimura against Curt Warburton.
Lauzon’s only competition for the Submission of the Night award came from Chael Sonnen, whose second-round arm triangle choke of Brian Stann probably earned him another shot at middleweight champion Anderson Silva. Sonnen called Silva out after the fight and said that he wants to up the stakes. Sonnen proposed that if he wins and takes the middleweight title, which he nearly did in August 2010, Silva should have to leave the 185-pound division. And if Sonnen loses, he said he will leave the UFC forever.
At the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White said it was tough to choose between Lauzon and Sonnen for Submission of the Night, but he ultimately gave it to Lauzon because Lauzon was such a heavy underdog and he rocked the favorite so quickly in the first round.
The Fight of the Night may had checks written for it the day it was announced. Phan and Garcia fought to a controversial split decision win for Garcia at the TUF 12 Finale in December. A rematch was booked for March, but Phan was injured. And when Phan’s original UFC 136 opponent, Matt Grice (who replaced Josh Grispi) was forced out, Garcia stepped in.
In what amounted to a continuation of their first fight, Phan and Garcia again had moments of a backyard brawl. But Phan was more accurate and controlled the pace in the first two rounds, landing more consistently. Garcia may have been on his way to a possible 10-8 third round, but Phan did enough to stay in the round and won a 29-28 unanimous decision.
Both Phan-Garcia fights have been Fight of the Night winners, and while Phan said after the fight he doesn’t want to do No. 3, Garcia said if the fight could be in Houston, in his native Texas, he’d gladly do a trilogy fight.
Frankie Edgar finally has his victory over Gray Maynard.
The third fight between Edgar and Maynard got off to an explosive start and had an even more explosive ending Saturday night at UFC 136, with Edgar winning by fourth-round knockout after nearly getting knocked out himself at the start of the fight.
It was the third fight between the two great lightweights, and the first one Edgar won. Maynard beat Edgar in 2007, and the two of them fought to a draw on New Year’s Day this year. Now Edgar has finally beaten Maynard and eliminated any doubt that he’s the best lightweight in the world.
“This ain’t easy fighting someone three times,” Edgar said afterward. “Gray forced me to bring the best out of myself.”
But just as in their New Year’s Day fight, Edgar came back and looked much better in the second round, while Maynard looked tired and allowed Edgar to get back into it in the second round. Edgar had to be feeling good at the end of the second.
Edgar continued to look fresh and comfortable in the third, and Maynard still wasn’t doing any damage. It was surprising to see Maynard not attempt any takedowns, not hurt Edgar with any punches and allow Edgar back into the fight, just as he had done in the prior bout.
And in the fourth round Edgar made Maynard pay for letting him survive so long. Edgar rocked Maynard with punches in the center of the Octagon, bullied the “Bully” against the fence, knocked him down with more punches and finally finished the fight after three minutes, 54 seconds of the fourth.
The win improves Edgar’s record to 14-1-1. And now he’ll get to defend his belt against someone other than Gray Maynard.
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Frankie Edgar finally has his victory over Gray Maynard.
The third fight between Edgar and Maynard got off to an explosive start and had an even more explosive ending Saturday night at UFC 136, with Edgar winning by fourth-round knockout after nearly getting knocked out himself at the start of the fight.
It was the third fight between the two great lightweights, and the first one Edgar won. Maynard beat Edgar in 2007, and the two of them fought to a draw on New Year’s Day this year. Now Edgar has finally beaten Maynard and eliminated any doubt that he’s the best lightweight in the world.
“This ain’t easy fighting someone three times,” Edgar said afterward. “Gray forced me to bring the best out of myself.”
But just as in their New Year’s Day fight, Edgar came back and looked much better in the second round, while Maynard looked tired and allowed Edgar to get back into it in the second round. Edgar had to be feeling good at the end of the second.
Edgar continued to look fresh and comfortable in the third, and Maynard still wasn’t doing any damage. It was surprising to see Maynard not attempt any takedowns, not hurt Edgar with any punches and allow Edgar back into the fight, just as he had done in the prior bout.
And in the fourth round Edgar made Maynard pay for letting him survive so long. Edgar rocked Maynard with punches in the center of the Octagon, bullied the “Bully” against the fence, knocked him down with more punches and finally finished the fight after three minutes, 54 seconds of the fourth.
The win improves Edgar’s record to 14-1-1. And now he’ll get to defend his belt against someone other than Gray Maynard.
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