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UFC 138 Results: Mark Munoz Needs One More Win Before Fighting Anderson Silva

Mark Munoz has been a wrecking ball since dropping down to the middleweight division, beating the likes of Aaron Simpson, C.B. Dollaway, Demain Maia, and most recently Chris Leben last night. Munoz called out the current middleweight champion Anderson …

“The Filipino Wrecking Machine” is riding a four-fight winning streak with his most recent loss coming against Yushin “Thunder” Okami. That loss came via split decision as many thought that Munoz actually beat Okami. A Yushin/Okami rematch makes sense as Okami is coming off of a loss to Silva in Brazil. I’m not sure it is the best option though, but a win over the former No. 1 contender would make him next in line.

Next in line to face the champ Silva is most likely Chael Sonnen as he just recently dominated Brian Stann. Silva isn’t expected back in the near future, but it is hard to believe that Dana White and company would pass on that rematch.

Munoz needs one more big win before he is ready to fight for the strap, but the question is, who should he face next? Stann is one option as he doesn’t yet have a fight scheduled. Another possible matchup would be the winner of Jason “Mayhem” Miller and Michael Bisping, who constantly claims that he is the number one contender. If Bisping would beat Munoz, then the UFC would have no choice but to give him the shot.

Mark Munoz is a powerhouse who has some of the fiercest ground-and-pound ever seen. If he could get a win against either Stann, Okami, Miller, or Bisping then he certainly deserves a shot at the middleweight crown.

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UFC 138 Results: 5 Reasons You Missed out If You Slept on UFC 138

UFC 138 was in Birmingham, England, last night, and if you didn’t watch, then you missed out. The card featured a main event between Mark Munoz and Chris Leben that many expected to be a good fight, but it wasn’t a good enough fight to head…

Usually when a card is on Spike TV, it is looked at as a free card because nobody worth watching is on it. England fans are usually treated to Michael Bisping in the main event, but I think everyone was relieved after Munoz and Leben put on a spectacular show.

Don’t sleep on the UFC and how great a fight card can end up. Here is five reasons why you missed out if you didn’t watch this card.

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UFC 138 Results: 5 Fighters That Thiago Alves Could Take Next

Thiago Alves looked refreshed against UFC newcomer Papy Abedi, taking a first-round rear-naked choke win for only his second victory in his last five fights.The former welterweight title challenger showed amazing ground-and-pound technique, which set u…

Thiago Alves looked refreshed against UFC newcomer Papy Abedi, taking a first-round rear-naked choke win for only his second victory in his last five fights.

The former welterweight title challenger showed amazing ground-and-pound technique, which set up the submission, the first in his MMA career (unless you count his submission victory via punches over Jason Chambers in November 2004) and is looking to move up the welterweight ladder once again.

A lot of talk has gone on for this division, especially regarding matchups for the top contenders, and Alves showed that he deserves to be in that talk with his performance at UFC 138.

Here are five fighters that Alves could take on next.

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UFC 138 Results: Chris Leben Still Has Much To Offer to MMA

Washed up, bum, overrated, gatekeeper…When asked to describe the present day Chris Leben, these are the terms that are generally being thrown around, but are they fair assumptions of where the “Ultimate Fighter” Season 1 alumnus is at in his career?S…

Washed up, bum, overrated, gatekeeper…

When asked to describe the present day Chris Leben, these are the terms that are generally being thrown around, but are they fair assumptions of where the “Ultimate Fighter” Season 1 alumnus is at in his career?

Since entering the UFC in April 2005, Leben has been quite a character. His trademark has always been his hair, which he usually dyes blood-red before every fight.

Along with the red hair, fans have grown accustomed to seeing “The Crippler” adorning black toenail polish and a plethora of interesting tattoos. Still, you can never judge a book by its cover.

Just when you think you have him figured out, Leben is the type of individual who enters a sold out arena to RHCP’s “Roller Coaster of Love” or Gary Jules’ “Mad World.”

He is a unique individual, and his time in MMA has been invaluable.

Regardless of his troubled past, people have always respected Leben as a fighter. Sure, his brawling style has hampered his progression, but it isn’t just about world titles and rankings when dissecting the career of Chris Leben.

He fights solely for the fans. When Leben steps into the octagon, he always comes with the mindset of either knocking someone out or getting knocked out. This same berserker-like mentality has been tied to MMA legend Wanderlei Silva, who Leben knocked out at UFC 132.

Leben may never be a world champion or even a highly ranked middleweight, but what’s wrong with that?

He’s still an exciting fighter and one of the tougher guys in the entire middleweight division. In all sports, there can only be one world champion. This doesn’t mean those who have fallen should tuck their tails and run for cover.

As long as people are still willing to watch him compete, Leben will always have a place in MMA.

His UFC 138 loss to Mark Munoz speaks volumes to that sentiment. People trashed Leben and Munoz for weeks as an unsuitable headliner for a major fight card, and both middleweights went out and put on a better showing than most “blockbuster” main event bouts on pay-per-view.

Unfortunately, the bout had to be stopped at the end of the second round due to a badly placed cut, which prevented Leben from seeing.

Leben may not have been born with the athletic gifts of Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre or Jon Jones, but he was born a fighter.

As long as he’s entertaining and picking up an occasional win, fans of the sport should expect nothing more or less from the red-headed brawler.

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UFC 138 Results: 10 Memorable Moments from Birmingham

UFC 138 is in the books, and the results are below:Mark Munoz defeats Chris Leben via corner stoppage (5:00 of Round 2)Renan Barao defeats Brad Pickett via submission (4:09 of Round 1) Thiago Alves defeats Papy Abadi via submission (3:32 of Round 1)Ant…

UFC 138 is in the books, and the results are below:

Mark Munoz defeats Chris Leben via corner stoppage (5:00 of Round 2)

Renan Barao defeats Brad Pickett via submission (4:09 of Round 1)

Thiago Alves defeats Papy Abadi via submission (3:32 of Round 1)

Anthony Perosh defeats Cyrille Diabate via submission (3:09 of Round 2)

Terry Etim defeats Edward Faaloloto via submission (:17 of Round 1)

John Maguire defeats Justin Edwards via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Phillip De Fries defeats Rob Broughton via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

Michihiro Omigawa defeats Jason Young via unanimous decision (29-28 x 3)

Che Mills defeats Chris Cope via TKO (:40 of Round 1)

Chris Cariaso defeats Vaughan Lee via split decision (28-19, 29-28, 29-28)

What follows are 10 memorable moments from UFC 138

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UFC 138 Results: Mark Munoz Is Not Ready Yet for Anderson Silva

Make no mistake about it: Mark Munoz earned his case at a bout with Anderson Silva with his win over Chris Leben at UFC 138.His “Donkey Kong” ground-and-pound helped him secure the victory in a bout that could have easily been tied at one round apiece …

Make no mistake about it: Mark Munoz earned his case at a bout with Anderson Silva with his win over Chris Leben at UFC 138.

His “Donkey Kong” ground-and-pound helped him secure the victory in a bout that could have easily been tied at one round apiece before the third round, and the damage he did to Leben made some wonder what would happen if he actually did that to Silva.

Even Mike Roberts, Munoz’s manager, agreed that Munoz made his case toward a shot at the champion, but is he quite there yet?

Many would agree that he is not quite there yet, but he is getting there.

Even detractors of the champion’s arch-rival Chael Sonnen would argue that Sonnen is next in line for a shot at the champ until someone beats him for that distinction.

Except for a bout with the winner of Michael Bisping vs. Jason Miller, however, anyone aside from Sonnen is a step down for Munoz, who is on his way up in the ranks whether anyone can see it yet or not.

In that instance, why not line Sonnen and Munoz up in the event that Sonnen doesn’t get Silva next?

Every plan always needs a backup, and it’s difficult to say whether the UFC brass is planning to let Sonnen get his wish after what Munoz did to Leben, who seemed on his way to the top of the mountain before the damage Munoz did to his eye.

The title picture will not get any less cloudier once a winner in the Bisping-Miller fight emerges, and if Sonnen is not getting Silva next (and it doesn’t seem like that deal is close to getting signed for UFC 143 just yet), then it may take one more fight for him to again cement his stance as the man to challenge the champion next.

Dana White definitely would be wise to make Silva-Sonnen II happen, but if it’s not in the cards to happen now, Sonnen can always use one more “title defense” before he sets himself up for the real deal once again.

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