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Josh Barnett made the most of his return to the octagon, putting pressure on Frank Mir from the start before finishing him with a knee against the cage to earn a TKO stoppage at 1:56 of the opening round.
Chad Mendes continued his vicious assault on the featherweight division, capping off his fourth consecutive win by knockout with a brutal third round TKO victory over the tough as nails Clay Guida.
Brandon Vera’s return to the heavyweight division was spoiled by a flurry of uppercuts and well timed knees as Ben Rothwell finally found his range in the third round to earn a TKO stoppage at the 1:54 mark.
In a battle between two of the UFC’s young guns at featherweight, Dustin Poirier and Erik Koch put on a show to kick off the main card of UFC 164. After dropping Koch early, Poirier survived a near fight-ending triangle choke attempt to seize control of the bout on his way to a unanimous decision victory.
Rashad Evans overcame a strong first round from Dan Henderson, surviving early trouble to turn the tables and earn a close split decision victory after three rounds of action in the main event of UFC 161.
Stipe Miocic spoiled Roy Nelson’s chances of getting closer to a title shot, as he thoroughly dominated “Big Country” over three rounds of action in the co-main event of UFC 161. Miocic battered Nelson on the feet on his way to a lopsided unanimous decision victory with scores of 30-27 across the board.
Alexis Davis and Rosi Sexton battled over three full rounds in an exciting battle of attrition to determine which woman would earn their first UFC victory. Davis outlasted a very tough and resilient Sexton on her way to win via unanimous decision with scores of 29-28, 29-27, and 29-28.
The bout between Shawn Jordan and Pat Barry almost guaranteed fireworks to kick off the main card of UFC 161. The show would not last long however. Shawn Jordan used a flurry of uppercuts and a barrage of left hands to put Barry away in just 59 seconds.
Fabricio Werdum took one step closer to getting a shot at UFC heavyweight gold, engaging in a grueling battle of attrition with the legendary Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the main event of UFC on FUEL TV 10. Werdum overcame the constant pressure of “Big Nog” to win by armbar at 2:41 of the second round.
Chael Sonnen did all of the talking, but it was the champion that did all of the damage once the cage door closed. Jon Jones used Chael Sonnen’s own game plan against him as he repeatedly took the challenger down and battered him with a brutal ground-and-pound attack forcing a stoppage at 4:33 of the opening round.