UFC 117: Silva Retains

    Losing nearly every round against challenger Chad Sonnen, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva retained his title with a win by tapout in the fifth and final round. Controlling four of five rounds, Sonnen was on his way to victory when Silva sank in an armbar, forcing the tapout at 3:10 of the fifth.
In the co-main event, a lackluster fight, Jon Fitch defeated Thiago Alves by unanimous decision with scores of 30-37 x 3, opening the doors for a possible rematch with welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre.




   In other results: Clay Guida stopped Rafael Dos Anjos at 1:51 of round three by tapout;  former champ Matt Hughes won with a technical submission over Ricardo Almeida at 3:15 of round one; Junior Dos Santos won a unanimous decision over Roy Nelson, scores of 30-27 twice and 30-26; Rick Story TKO’d Dustin Hazelett at 1:15 of round two; Phil Davis won by unanimous decision over Rodney Wallace; Johnny Hendricks TKO’d Charlie Brenneman at :40 of round two; Tim Boetsch decisioned Todd Brown, scores of 29-28 x 3; Stefan Struve TKO’d Christian Morecraft at :22 of round one; and Dennis Hallman scored a unanimous decision over Ben Saunders, 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28. Stay tuned for a full report and gallery tomorrow.




Source: http://www.fightnews.com/

UFC 112: Silva vs. Maia

  For most fans and UFC president Dana White, Anderson Silva defeated Demian Maia in a disappointing manner. They even thought that Silva also made a mockery of the sport. 

   Silva fought hard the proper way for the first 3 rounds, even breaking Maia's nose in the process. But spent the last two rounds running around, making faces, odd motions and even banging the cage. Disapointed over Silva, White tossed his belt over Silva's manager Ed Soares.


   White looked angry when he walked into the conference room for the post-fight interview and didn’t pull any punches when he began to speak.


   "I’ll answer the questions about what a disgrace the main event was and what an embarrassment it is,” White said almost immediately upon taking the lectern postfight. “I don’t think I’ve ever been more embarrassed in 10 years of being in this business. It’s the first time I’ve ever walked out of a main event.”


Anderson Silva def. Demian Maia by unanimous decision
Frankie Edgar def. BJ Penn by unanimous decision
Matt Hughes def. Renzo Gracie via third-round TKO
Rafael Dos Anjos def. Terry Etim via submission (armbar)
Mark Munoz def. Kendall Grove by second-round TKO