We are about to witness another exciting fight weekend because of UFC 111. For the first time this year, two world title belts are at stake as the UFC returns to the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey for UFC 111. The main event of the evening will be the battle between UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and British fighter Dan “The Outlaw” Hardy.

St-Pierre has been very effective in his last fights since regaining his welterweight title in 2008. He is ready to defend his title against the Dan Hardy, who is also fresh from his wins against Marcus Davis and Mike Swick. It will be the first time a British fighter will try to grab a UFC title. As part of UFC 111, two-time heavyweight champion Frank Mir will take on number one contender Shane Carwin to decide who will go home with the interim UFC heavyweight championship belt.

 

Georges ‘Rush’ St Pierre Vs Dan ‘The Outlaw’ Hardy

The main event of the evening saw GSP take a unanimous decision victory win over ‘The Outlaw’ (50-43, 50-44 and 50-45) retaining the Welterweight title. Despite the loss, I think Dan Hardy gained a lot of extra fans and respect last night. Hardy displayed a lot of heart throughout all 5 rounds even though GSP took Dan to the ground repeatedly, not allowing him to find any openings for his strikes. Twice GSP had opportunities to end the fight, as he hyperextended his arm in a first round armbar and locked on a vicious looking kimura in the fourth. Both attempts failed, with Hardy battling through the pain and refusing to tap. GSP's frustration was clear to see, who apologised to the crowd after being announced as the victor “I wanted to finish the fight in beautiful fashion,” he said. “I’m very sorry.”

Frank Mir Vs Shane Carwin

Carwin pinned Mir up against the cage quickly in the first round and landed some vicious strikes. Mir gave out and dropped, with Carwin landing some super powered punches in bunches. Mir tried to regain himself but failed. Carwin was announced the Interim Heavyweight Champion after the ‘KO of the night’ 3:48 into the first round. WOW! That’s all that has to be said! Impressive victory.

 

Main Cards

- Welterweight Championship: Georges St. Pierre 170 defeated Dan Hardy 170 via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-45). St-Pierre completely dominated Hardy.

- Interim Heavyweight Championship: Shane Carwin 265 defeated Frank Mir 265 via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:48

- Kurt Pellegrino 155 defeated Fabricio Camoes 155 via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 2, 4:20

- Jon Fitch 171 defeated Ben Saunders 169 via unanimous decision (30-27 on all cards)

- Jim Miller 155 defeated Mark Bocek 154 via unanimous decision (29-28 on all cards)

Preliminary Cards

- Nate Diaz 171 defeated Rory Markham 177 via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:47

- Ricardo Almeida 170 defeated Matt Brown 170 via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 2, 3:30

- Jared Hamman 205 defeated Rodney Wallace 206 via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

- Rousimar Palhares 186 defeated Tomasz Drwal 185 via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 0:45

- Matthew Riddle 170 defeated Greg Soto 170 via disqualification (illegal kick) – Round 3, 1:30

 UFC 107: Penn vs. Sanchez – The Ultimate Fighting Championship head to Memphis, Tennessee Saturday evening (December 12).

BJ “The Prodigy” Penn took on Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez for the UFC lightweight title, with Penn favored to win. Penn didn’t disappoint, winning via TKO (cut) in round 5 to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship

Frank Mir destroyed Cheick Kongo in under two minutes with a left hook that knocked him off his feet

 

 

The UFC 107 Penn vs. Sanchez Results

UFC 107 Main Card Results

   – Heavyweight bout: Paul Buentello vs. Stefan Struve

Struve defeated Buentello via majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28).

   – Lightweight bout: Kenny “KenFlo” Florian vs. Clay “The Carpenter” Guida

Florian defeated Guida via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:19 of round 2.

   – Welterweight bout: Jon Fitch vs. Mike Pierce

Fitch defeated Pierce via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

   – Heavyweight bout: Frank Mir vs. Cheick Kongo

Mir defeated Kongo via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 1:12 of round 1.

   – Lightweight Championship bout: B.J. Penn vs. Diego Sanchez

Penn defeated Sanchez via TKO (cut) at 2:37 of round 5 to retain the UFC Lightweight Championship

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   -  UFC 107 Preliminary Card Results

   – UFC 107 Video Preview

   – UFC 107 Fights Comments

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