UFC Fight 12 just ended in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the only fight involving a Brazilian, Thiago tavares recovered from the defeat he suffered against Tyson Griffin at UFC-76 and won Michihiro Omigawa in the unanimous decision of the judges. With a much superior ground game, the MTB black belt took down the Japanese athlete several times, working in various positions, but failing to achieve the submission, but he ended up impressing the judges who awarded the triumph to the Santa Catarina native. In the main clash of the night, Mike “Quick” Swick, who made his debut in the welterweight category (up to 77kg) beat Josh Burkman, by majority decision of the judges, in a warm confrontation. Check out the results:
Matt wiman beat Justin with a rear naked choke in the first round
Corey Hill defeated Joe Veres by TKO in the second round
Jeremy Stephens won Cole Miller by technical knockout in the second round
Gray Maynard beat Dennis Siver by judges' decision
Kurt Pellegrino beat Alberto Crane by technical knockout in the second round
Nathan Diaz defeated Alvin Robinson with a triangle choke in the first round
Thiago tavares won Michihiro Omigawa in the judges' decision
Patrick Cote defeated Andrew McFedries by TKO in the first round
9 Mike Swick beat Josh Burkman by judges' decision
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