MMA Top Fighters

- Broken nose  (Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Rich Franklin, Wanda Silva, Cro Cop, Igor Vovchanchyn etc.)

-MCL/LCL or miniscus damage from falling awkwardly while being taken down or torking your own knee while working for a sub in the guard. (Matt Hughes, Ryan Bader, Martin Kampmann, Jorge Gurgel etc.)

-Torn ACL from heel hooks. (Ken Shamrock, Frank Shamrock, Shogun Rua, Mark Colleman etc.)

-Broken or jammed fingers & wrists from a hard strike incorrectly or getting caught against the mat at the wrong angle (Fedor, Forrest Griffin, Yushin Okami, Benji Radach, Joe Riggs etc.)
-The elbow “poping” from an arm lock going on too tight ( Tim Sylvia, Forrest Griffin, Justin McCully, Mike Swick etc.)

- Back pain (Tito Ortiz, Matt Serra, Nate Quarry, Tim Sylvia etc.)

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Shogun Rua vs Chuck Liddell Video

Consequences of the UFC 97:

- Chuck Liddell is on the way to retire or to take different career path. He did not look competitive enough to get yet another chance in UFC. If he desided not to retire, he is most probably on collision course with Dana White, his friend and ex-manager. He is now between Rock (Dana) and hard place (John Henkleman). John Henkleman is his best friend and coach, and he does not want Chuck to retire …

- Shogun is back! The most talented fighter in MMA is finally back after two knee surgeries and two poor performances.

- Anderson Silva is second best pound for pound fighter in MMA (Fedor is No 1) right now. But he is not able to attract pay-per-view audience due to his lack of motivation and aggression. This is due to lack of competition and poor matchup job by UFC. Silva’s next fight will be in light-heavyweight division against Forrest Griffin. Anderson Silva has 3 more fights on his contract and he is less than happy with monetary compensation that he receives. That is most probable reason for his lack of interest and motivation. He is likelly to demand huge salary increase or he will leave UFC …

Results:

Anderson Silva beat Thales Leites by unanimous decision

Mauricio “Shogun” Rua beats Chuck Liddell by first-round TKO (strikes)

Krzysztof Soszynski beat Brian Stann by first-round submission (kimura)

Eliot Marshall beat Vinny Magalhaes by unanimous decision

T.J. Grant beat Ryo Chonan by split decision

Mark Bocek beat David Bielkheden by first-round submission (rear-naked)

Ed Herman beat David Loiseau by unanimous decision

Nate Quarry beat Jason MacDonald by first-round TKO (strikes)

Denis Kang beat Xavier Foupa-Pokam by unanimous decision

Luiz Cane beat Steve Cantwell by unanimous decision

Cheick Kongo beat Antoni Hardonk by second-round TKO (strikes)

Sam Stout beat Matt Wiman by unanimous decision

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VERY AVERAGE SHOW

• Quinton Jackson ($325,000 - includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Keith Jardine ($55,000)
• Shane Carwin ($32,000 - includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga ($60,000)
• Matt Brown ($16,000 - includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Pete Sell ($12,000)
• Matt Hamill ($40,000 - includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mark Munoz ($12,000)
• Gray Maynard ($20,000 - includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller ($9,000)
• Tamdan McCrory ($20,000 - includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Madigan ($3,000)
• Kendall Grove ($44,000 - includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Jason Day ($5,000)
• Jason Brilz ($10,000 - includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch ($12,000)
• Brandon Vera ($60,000 - includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Mike Patt ($5,000)
• Shane Nelson ($16,000 - includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Riley ($6,000)

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RESULTS:

Diego Sanchez (156) def. Joe Stevenson (155) via unanimous decision

1. Paul Kelly (169) def. Troy Mandaloniz (168) via unanimous decision
2. Mike Ciesnolevicz (235) def. Neil Grove (263) via sub (heel hook) - R1 (1:03)
3. Evan Dunham (154) def. Per Eklund (155) via TKO (punches) - R1 (2:13)
4. Junior Dos Santos (237) def. Stefan Struve (240) via TKO (punches) - R1 (0:54)
5. Terry Etim (156) def. Brian Cobb (155) via TKO (punches) - R2 (0:10)
6. Paulo Thiago (169) def. Josh Koscheck (170) via TKO (punches) - R1 (3:29(
7. Demian Maia (184) def. Chael Sonnen (185) via sub (triangle choke) - R1 (2:37)
8. Nate Marquardt (185) def. Wilson Gouveia (185) via TKO (strikes) - R3 (3:10)
9. Dan Hardy (170) def. Rory Markham (170) via KO (left hook) - R1 (1:09)

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• Georges St-Pierre ($400,000 - includes $200,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn ($125,000)
• Lyoto Machida ($120,000 - includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Silva ($29,000)
• Jon Jones ($14,000 - includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Stephan Bonnar ($22,000)
• Karo Parisyan ($80,000 - includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Dong Hyun Kim ($26,000)
• Clay Guida ($40,000 - includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz ($20,000)
• Jon Fitch ($68,000 - includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Akihiro Gono ($28,000)
• Thiago Tavares ($26,000 - includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Manny Gamburyan ($14,000)
• John Howard ($6,000 - includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Chris Wilson ($15,000)
• Dan Cramer ($16,000 - includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Arroyo ($8,000)
• Jake O’Brien ($22,000 - includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Christian Wellisch ($12,000)

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Preliminary card

    * Lightweight bout: Dennis Siver vs. Nate Mohr

    Siver defeated Mohr via TKO (strikes) at 3:47 of round 3.

    * Light Heavyweight bout: Tomasz Drwal vs. Ivan Serati

    Drwal defeated Serati via KO (punches) at 2:02 of round 1.

    * Light Heavyweight bout: Eric Schafer vs. Antonio Mendes

    Schafer defeated Mendes via TKO (punches) at 3:35 of round 1.

    * Welterweight bout: Martin Kampmann vs. Alexandre Barros

    Kampmann defeated Barros via TKO (punches) at 3:07 of round 2.

    * Welterweight bout: Thomas Egan vs. John Hathaway

    Hathaway defeated Egan via TKO (elbows) at 4:36 of round 1. This fight was the only preliminary bout shown on the PPV broadcast.

Main card

    * Welterweight bout: Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle

    Davis defeats Lytle via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).

    * Middleweight bout: Alan Belcher vs. Denis Kang

    Belcher defeated Kang via submission (guillotine choke) at 4:36 of Round 2.

    * Middleweight bout: Jeremy Horn vs. Rousimar Palhares

    Palhares defeated Horn via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

    * Light Heavyweight bout: Mark Coleman vs. Mauricio Rua

    Rua defeated Coleman via TKO (punches) at 4:36 of round 3.

    * Light Heavyweight bout: Rich Franklin vs. Dan Henderson

    Henderson defeated Franklin via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30).

Bonus awards

Fighters were awarded $40,000 bonuses:

    * Fights of the Night:

       Marcus Davis vs. Chris Lytle and

       Mauricio Rua vs. Mark Coleman

    * Knockout of the Night: Dennis Siver

    * Submission of the Night: Alan Belcher

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This was night of the underdogs:

Frank Mir is back for real with vengeance and with excellent display of kickboxing skills and he is new Interim Heavyweight Champion. He will face Brock Lesnar for unification title match …

Rashad continues with his unbeaten record by impressive victory over  Forrest Griffin and winning Light Heavyweight Title.

Rampage has got his revenge and probably shot at the Light Heavyweight title!

Both Heavyweight and  Light Heavyweight divisions are now wide open for grab. Mir and Lesnar will decide who is real champion. And Rashad will be tested by a few, hungry and well prepared Light Heavyweight fighters who truly believe that they have legitimate change against him.

Rashad Evans defeats Forrest Griffin via technical knockout (strikes) in round three to become UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Frank Mir defeats Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira via technical knockout in round two to become UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson defeats Wanderlei Silva via KO (Strikes) Round 1
Cheick Kongo defeats Mustafa Al-Turk via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
CB Dollaway defeats Mike Massenzio via TKO (Strikes) Round 1
Yushin Okami defeats Dean Lister via unanimous decision
Antoni Hardonk defeats Mike Wessel via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Matt Hamill defeats Reese Andy via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Brad Blackburn defeats Ryo Chonan via unanimous decision
Pat Barry defeats Dan Evensen via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

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The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale Results

• Efrain Escudero def. Phillipe Nover via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
  TUF 8 Lightweight Finals
• Ryan Bader def. Vinicius Magalhaes via KO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:18
  TUF 8 Light Heavyweight Finals
• Anthony Johnson def. Kevin Burns via KO (head kick) — Round 3, 0:28
• Wilson Gouveia def. Jason MacDonald via TKO (strikes) — Round 1, 2:18
• Junie Browning def. Dave Kaplan via submission (armbar) — Round 2, 1:32  

Undercard results

Light heavyweight: Eliot Marshall (6-2) defeats Jules Bruchez (0-1) at 1:27 of Round 1 by rear naked choke submission

Light heavyweight: Krzysztof Soszynski (17-9-1) defeats Shane Primm (1-1) at 3:27 of Round 2 by kimura submission

Light heavyweight: Tom Lawlor (5-1-1) defeats Kyle Kingsbury (7-2-1) by unanimous decision

Lightweight: Shane Nelson (12-3) defeats George Roop (8-5) by split decision

Lightweight: Rolando Delgado (8-3-1) defeats John Polakowski (2-2) at 2:18 of round 2 by chokehold submission

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Strikeforce: Destruction
Friday, November 21, 2008
HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA
Showing on HDNet at 10pm ET

1. Zak Bucia def. Adam Steel via submission (guillotine choke) - R1 (0:35)
2. Alvin Cacdac def. Jose Palacios via submission (RNC) - R2 (3:10)
3. Darren Uyenoyama def. Brad Royster via unanimous decision
4. Luke Rockhold def. Nik Theotikos via submission (RNC) - R1 (3:06)
5. Joe Riggs def. Luke Stewart via TKO (strikes) - R2 (2:05)
6. Kim Couture def. Lina Kvokov via TKO (strikes) - R1 (1:44)
7. Duane “Bang” Ludwig def. Yves Edwards via unanimous decision
8. Renato “Babalu” Sobral def. Bobby Southworth via TKO (cut) - R1 (5:00)
9. Scott Smith def. Terry Martin via KO - R1 (0:24)
10. Brian Schwartz def. Lemont Davis via TKO (punch) - R3 (2:22)
11. Kurt Osiander def. Josh Neal vai TKO (strikes) - R1 (2:16)
12. Eric Lawson def. Tony Johnson via submission (RNC) - R1 (1:28)
13. Bobby Stack def. Cyrillo Padilha via unanimous decision 

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