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Though Hector Lombard drew most of the attention at Friday's Bellator show, the night's best stoppage belonged to Chad Leonhardt — great name for a fighter, by the way — who scored a YouTube-worthy first-round KO over Daniel Keenan. Watch as Leonhardt crushes Keenan with an overhand right, then puts him to sleep with a mouthpiece-ejecting knee to the face. Thanks, Chad. Bellator's upcoming schedule is after the jump...
Former UFC light-heavyweight champion and "The Ultimate Fighter" winner Forrest Griffin tomorrow is set to begin a 12-day, five-city tour in support of the release of his new book "Got Fight? The 50 Zen Principles of Hand-to-Face Combat."
The Wargods V event went down last night (Saturday, May 30) from Viejas Casino in Alpine, California.
In the evening’s main event, former UFC light heavyweight contender Vernon “Tiger” White came up short against former collegiate Division 1 wrestler Lew “The Titan” Polley.
Polley used his wrestling to suffocate any offense by White and controlled the match from the opening bell. Aside from a bizarre referee stand-up towards the end of the second round that may have saved “The Tiger” from a pending Kimura, Polley had everything going his way.
Pancrase veteran Steve Magdaleno, who stepped in to replace a limp Andy Wang, dominated Carlos Garsas, who ironically had to replace Wang’s original opponent Kit Cope.
While Cope was advertised on the main card, some undisclosed funny business took place behind the scenes that Cope says left a lot of fighters with the impression that the show had been canceled.
As a result, Cope’s teammate Lucas Gamaza, also did not participate. He was replaced by Mike “Showtime” Aryano, who was quickly submitted in the first round by Tarec Saffiedine.
Check out the complete Wargods V quick results after the jump:
Lew Polley defeated Vernon “Tiger” White by unanimous decision
Steve Magdaleno defeated Carlos Garsas via submission (armbar) R1
Joe Duarte defeated David Gardner via TKO (strikes) R1
Bryan Travers defeated Tom Belt via unanimous decision
Tarec Saffiedine defeated Mike “Showtime” Aryano via submission (keylock) R1
Rick Slaton defeated Salah Zabian via TKO (strikes) R1
Bailey Byrne defeated Mentoa McKenzie via submission (triangle choke) R1
Leland Gridley defeated Jorge Sanchez via submission (armbar) R2
Gareth Joseph defeated Jose Diaz via TKO (strikes) R1
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) today announced the final 11-fight line up for its first-ever trip to Pennsylvania, which is scheduled for Wachovia Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009.
UFC 101 will feature a main event between lightweight champion BJ Penn and number one contender Kenny Florian. In addition, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva will step up once again to compete at light heavyweight against former 205-pound champion, Forrest Griffin, in a three-round, non-title special attraction.
Here is the complete UFC 101 fight card:
Main event:
UFC Lightweight Champion BJ Penn vs. Kenny Florian
Main card (Televised):
205 lbs.: Forrest Griffin vs. Anderson Silva
185 lbs.: Amir Sadollah vs. Johny Hendricks
185 lbs.: Kendall Grove vs. Ricardo Almeida
155 lbs.: Kurt Pellegrino vs. Josh NeerUnder card (May not be broadcast):
155 lbs.: Shane Nelson vs. Aaron Riley
170 lbs.: John Howard vs. Tamdan McCrory
185 lbs.: Alessio Sakara vs. Thales Leites
170 lbs.: Matt Riddle vs. Dan Cramer
155 lbs.: George Sotiropoulos vs. Rob Emerson
170 lbs.: Danillo Villefort vs. Jesse Lennox
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC 101, beginning with the pay-per-view (PPV) telecast at 10 p.m. ET. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card action on fight night.
We’re still a few months away from showtime; therefore, feel free to share your thoughts and predictions on “Declaration” in the comments section below. And remember that MMAmania.com will be the spot for the latest news and event-related highlights before, during and after the event.
For everything you need to know about UFC 101 feel free to also hit up our event archive right here.
While the announcement of Tim Sylvia's (24-5 MMA, 0-0 Boxing) June boxing bout with former boxing heavyweight champion Ray Mercer (0-0 MMA, 36-7 Boxing) has been met with mixed emotions, the former UFC champ may not be one-and-done in the sport.
A featherweight matchup between submission specialists Fredson Paixao (8-3 MMA, 0-1 WEC) and Cole Province (5-1 MMA, 0-1 WEC) is set for WEC 42.
A featherweight matchup between submission specialists Fredson Paixao (8-3 MMA, 0-1 WEC) and Cole Province (5-1 MMA, 0-1 WEC) is set for WEC 42.
Good for him. The UFC has been pretty decent lately about booking up some of the guys who bled for them back before the money really started to flow in the sport. Guys like Jeremy Horn, David L’Oiseau, Mark Coleman and yep even Evan Tanner fit into this category.
Now you can add Frank Trigg to the list, and why not? Dana has often said his favorite fight in UFC history was Hughes / Trigg 2. So why wouldn’t he give Frank a chance for one more go at things? I doubt he’ll get too far (especially if he ends up fighting Josh Koscheck as rumored), but at least he has the opportunity make enough coin off his stay that he won’t have to fight on Native reservations until he’s 50 (like some other guys I can think of).
So for all the Trigg haters, think of it like this: in the long run, this could actually mean LESS Frank Trigg.