UFC Fight Night 116 took place Saturday night, Sept. 16 in Pittsburgh. The main event saw Luke Rockhold get back on track against David Branch after a lengthy layoff. The 32-year-old former middleweight champ flattened Branch out face first and submitted him with punches at 4:05 of the second round. Welterweight slugger Mike Perry KO’d Alex Reyes in the first round in the co-headliner, and Anthony Smith scored a TKO over Hector Lombard in the third round of their middleweight tilt.
Only two fights went to the judges’ scorecards.
UFC Fight Night 116 results:
Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
- Middleweight: Luke Rockhold def. David Branch via Submission (punches) – Rd 2, 4:05
- Welterweight: Mike Perry def. Alex Reyes via KO (knee) – Rd 1, 1:19
- Middleweight: Anthony Smith def. Hector Lombard via TKO (punches) – Rd 3, 2:33
- Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie def. Jason Gonzalez via Submission (arm-triangle choke) – Rd 2, 2:11
- Welterweight: Kamaru Usman def. Sérgio Moraes via KO (punches) – Rd 1, 2:48
- Heavyweight: Justin Ledet def. Azunna Anyanwu via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
- Lightweight: Olivier Aubin-Mercier def. Tony Martin via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
- Heavyweight: Daniel Spitz def. Anthony Hamilton via TKO (punches) – Rd 1, 0:24
- Middleweight: Uriah Hall def. Krzysztof Jotko via TKO (punches) – Rd 2, 2:25
- Lightweigh: Gilbert Burns def. Jason Saggo via KO (punch) – Rd 2, 4:55
Video Highlights:
Rockhold finishes Branch
https://youtu.be/aizefBpQCKo
Perry stops Reyes
https://youtu.be/8R7HszLeU5M
Smith TKO’s Lombard
https://youtu.be/P2Rdh0rj1Cw
Gillespie submits Gonzalez
https://youtu.be/y0WqohzVnjg
Usman KO’s Moraes
https://youtu.be/XpOIG9sFoms
Spitz finishes Hamilton
https://youtu.be/-4FG9aaKLb8
Hall KO’s Jotko
https://youtu.be/-5EudltrFwg
Burns KO’s Saggo
https://youtu.be/CxnqmhB-l3k