Anderson Silva knocks out Vitor belfort
Expectations for the fight were high, but the fight lasted just over three minutes and Anderson Silva showed why he is considered the best MMA fighter in the world. With a beautiful stomp, the “Spider” knocked out his compatriot Vitor belfort, successfully defending the Ultimate middleweight belt. The duel was the main attraction of UFC-126, an event held this Saturday (6) in Las Vegas, in the United States. The fight program also featured the participation of another Brazilian. Carlos Eduardo “Tá Damado” started well, but ended up being surpassed by the North American Jake ellenberger in the judges' split decision. Another highlight of the show was Jon Jones, which ended Ryan bader and will have the chance to fight for the light heavyweight division belt against the Brazilian Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.
Anderson knocks out Vitor and believes he is the “Phenomenon”
The fight of the century, as the confrontation was called, began with a lot of study. While Anderson rotated around the octagon, Vitor dominated the center of the combat area. The athletes spent more than two minutes without exchanging blows. Halfway through the round, however, Belfort goes on the attack, lands the first punches and manages to take down Silva, who gets up quickly and the fight returns to the feet. With a disadvantage in the duel, Anderson Silva He showed why he is the best fighter in the world. With a beautiful stomp on the chin, the “Spider” surprises Vitor and knocks him out 3min 29sec into the fight. With the result, the Brazilian defends his belt for the eighth time and scores his thirteenth consecutive victory in the UFC.
Jones submits Bader and fights for belt against Shogun
In less than two assaults, Jon Jones showed why he is considered the biggest promise in the UFC's light heavyweight division. In the duel of revelations before Ryan bader, Jones didn't give his opponent any chances and controlled the entire fight. In the first round, Jon took the fight to the ground and dominated the fight, with blows to the body and attempts to secure a choke. In the second round, he dominated in the stand-up fight, where he showed his variety of attacks, with high and low kicks and a great variation of boxing blows. Lost in the fight, Bader calls the fight to the ground by falling underneath, but Jon shows versatility, quickly passes the guard and ends the duel with a beautiful guillotine choke. At the end of the fight, to everyone's surprise, Joe Rogan, the event's presenter, announced that Rashad evans, challenger for the Brazilian's belt Mauricio Shogun, is injured and Jon Jones will have a chance to compete for the title.
Griffin beats Franklin in a busy fight
Demonstrating ample physical vigor, Forrest griffin had a disputed duel against Rich Franklin. In the first two rounds, the winner of the first season of The Ultimate Fighter took advantage of Rich's slips to take the fight to the ground and score points by working punches from above. In the third round, the fight remained standing and the frank exchange of blows left the fight undefined, but with good control of the fight for most of the time, Forrest won the fight with a unanimous decision from the judges (29×28, 29× 28, 29×28).
“Tá Danado” fights well, but loses to Jake ellenberger
The first Brazilian to enter the octagon, Carlos Eduardo “Tá Danado” started the fight well against Jake ellenberger. With an impressive ground game, the Tá Danado athlete surprised the North American at the beginning of the fight, with good control in the ground fight and submission attempts, “Tá Danado” had a wide advantage in the initial round. However, in the second round, Ellenberger returned willing to avoid the Brazilian's takedowns and applied strong knees that hit Carlos Eduardo, who was lost after the blows, but managed to stay in the fight. In the last and decisive round, the North American fighter didn't want to take any risks and used long-range boxing strikes and some takedowns, but without keeping the fight on the ground. In the end, victory Jake ellenberger in the judges' split decision (27×30, 29×28, 29×28)
Torres debuts with victory in the UFC
Miguel Torres made his UFC debut on the right foot. After reigning for a long time in the WEC, Carlson Gracie's pupil shook off his bad form once and for all and scored his second consecutive victory, recovering from recent losses in World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC). Facing Antonio Banuelos, the black belt used his size well to launch jabs at his opponent's face and score points in the first two rounds. Banuelos did not open up, maintaining his defensive posture until the final moments of the fight, when he went all or nothing and landed a few blows on Torres, but it was too late. In the end, Miguel Torres won the unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)
Check out the full results of the event:
Main Card
Anderson Silva derrotou Vitor belfort by knockout in R1;
Forrest griffin defeated Rich Franklin via unanimous decision;
Jon Jones finished Ryan bader with a guillotine in R2;
Jake ellenberger derrotou Carlos Eduardo “Tá Damado” in the judges' split decision;
Miguel Torres defeated Antonio Banuelos via unanimous decision by the judges;
Preliminary Card:
Donald Cerrone submitted Paul Kelly with a rear naked choke in R2;
Chad Mendes derrotou Michihiro Omigawa in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Demetrious Johnson defeated Norifumi Yamamoto via unanimous decision;
Paul Taylor defeated Gabe Ruediger by knockout in R2;
Kyle Kingsbury defeated Ricardo Romero via TKO in R1;
Mike Pierce defeated Kenny Robertson via TKO in R2;
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