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

MORE:

   -  UFC 107 Preliminary Card Results

   – UFC 107 Video Preview

   – UFC 107 Fights Comments

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The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale

December 5, 2009

The Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada

Main Bouts

Roy “Big Country” Nelson vs. Brendan “The Hybrid” Schaub – The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finals

   – Roy Nelson stops Brendan Schaub by knockout at 3:45 of the first round. Roy Nelson is crowned the winner of season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter.

Matt “The Hammer” Hamill vs. Jon “Bones” Jones

   – Jon Jones is disqualified for an illegal strike at 4:14 of the first round. Jones delivered a “12-to-6″ vertical elbow that split open the bridge of Hamill’s nose. Whether or not Hamill could have continued is debatable. An official time was not given.

Houston “The Assassin” Alexander vs. Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson

   – Kimbo Slice defeats Houston Alexander by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Marcus “Big Baby” Jones vs. Matt Mitrione

   – Matt Mitrione stops Marcus Jones by knockout at the :20 (Punches) mark of round two.

Frankie “The Answer” Edgar vs. Matt Veach

   – Frankie Edgar stops Matt Veach by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:22 of round two.

Preliminary Bouts:

Mark Bocek vs. Joe Brammer

   – Bocek defeated Brammer via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:36 of round one. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast after the Slice vs. Alexander fight 

Dennis Hallman vs. John Howard

   – Howard defeated Hallman via KO (Strikes) at 4:55 of round 3

Brian Stann vs. Rodney Wallace

   – Stann defeated Wallace via unanimous decision. (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Jon Madsen vs. Justin Wren

   – Madsen defeated Wren via split decision. (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

James McSweeney vs. Darrill Schoonover

   – McSweeney defeated Schoonover via TKO (Strikes) at 3:20 of Round 3. This bout aired on the Spike broadcast after the Jones vs. Hamill fight

UFC 106 – Ortiz vs. Griffin 2

November 21, 2009 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada

Forrest Griffin def. Tito Ortiz via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28).

Josh Koscheck def. Anthony Johnson via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:27

Paulo Thiago def. Jacob Volkmann via unanimous decision (29-28, 30- 27, 30-27

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira def. Luiz Cane via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:56

Amir Sadollah def. Phil Baroni via Unanimous Decision

Ben Saunders def. Marcus Davis via knockout (knees) – Round 1, 3:24.

Kendall Grove def. Jake Rosholt via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:59

Brian Foster def. Brock Larson via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:25

Caol Uno vs. Fabricio Camoes declared majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28).

George Sotiropoulos def. Jason Dent via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:36

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UFC 105 – M.E.N Arena, England

 

UFC 104: Machida defeats Shogun – Unanimous Decision

A UFC card that will be talked about for whiles to come wrapped up at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Lightheavy weight champion Lyoto Machida retained his championship belt in a controversial unanimous judge’s decision, after going five rounds with former Pride grand prix champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua. In this five-five minute round championship match Shogun was able to control Machida like no other opponent has been able to do since his debut in the Ultimate Fighting Championships, attacking the legs and body of the champ. Machida answered back with kicks of his own and defended the takedown attempts of the challenger.

At the end of the twenty-five minute match Machida was awarded the victory, a very vocal crowd booed as the results were revealed and Machida as the champion was questioned by Joe Rogan,. A visibly upset Shogun was cheered for by the crowd as he stated that he and his corner thought he had won the fight but accepted the judge’s decision.

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