Herschel Walker is a beast. After hearing his comments earlier in the week that he could still play football, I can see why he was thinking about it. The man is absolutely jacked right now.
In the second fight of the Strikeforce event on Saturday night at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA, Walker beat Scott Carson by TKO (strikes) at 3:13 of the first round.
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In the first match on the main card at the Strikeforce event on Saturday at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, CA, Roger Gracie submitted Trevor Prangley via a rear-naked choke at 4:19 of the first round.
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After being utterly dominated by Chael Sonnen for the first four rounds and a good part of the fifth during a Middleweight Championship fight at UFC 117 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA, defending champion Anderson Silva wouldn’t go down without a fight.
Silva was able to get Sonnen into a triangle choke and got him to tapout at 3:10 of the fifth round to retain his Middleweight title. This was only the third championship fight in UFC history to end in the fifth round.
There was a little controversy at the end of the fight as it was thought that Sonnen didn’t tapout but replays showed that he in fact did tapout to give Silva the win.
While he controlled the entire fight, Sonnen wasn’t able to beat “The Spider”. Silva moves to 12-0 in his UFC career.
I would expect a rematch between the pair somewhere down the line. Sonnen definitely deserves it after that fight.
Here’s the entire fifth round plus post-fight interviews for your enjoyment:
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Fighting for the first time since March 21st, Clay Guida stepped into The Octagon and beat Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos after dos Anjos tapped out due to a broken jaw at 1:51 of the third round at UFC 117 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA.
It is believed that Guida broke dos Anjos’ jaw with a shot in the first round.
Here’s the video of the submission plus the post-fight interview for your enjoyment:
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There was some pressure for new UFC Hall of Famer Matt Hughes on Saturday night at Oracle Arena in Oakland, CA at UFC 117. It was his first time stepping into The Octagon since being inducted back in May.
Hughes didn’t disappoint himself or the fans as he beat Ricardo Almeida by submission (anaconda choke) at 3:15 of the first round. It was his 18th win in the UFC extending his own record.
Here’s the video of the submission along with the post-fight interview for your enjoyment:
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Pedro Rizzo picked up a TKO win (low kick and punches) over Ken Shamrock at 3:33 of the first round during the main event at Impact FC 2 – The Uprising – Sydney at the Sydney Entertainment Center in Sydney, Australia on Saturday night.
Here’s the video for you to enjoy:
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The last time Paul Daley stepped into a ring, he ended up being kicked out of the UFC after landing a cheap shot punch on Josh Koscheck at UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec back on May 8th.
On Saturday night, he found himself back in the ring at Impact FC 2 – The Uprising -Sydney at the Sydney Entertainment Center in Sydney, Australia. And he found himself a win as he got a verbal submission win over Daniel Acacio.
Video of his win after the jump.
Here is the video for you to enjoy:
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Soa “The Hulk” Palelei submitted Brad Morris via a keylock at 4:20 of the first round at Impact FC 2 – The Uprising -Sydney at the Sydney Entertainment Center in Sydney, Australia on Saturday night.
Here’s the video for you to enjoy:
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Murilo “Ninja” Rua submitted Jeremy May via guillotine choke at 4:12 of the first round at Impact FC 2 – The Uprising -Sydney at the Sydney Entertainment Center in Sydney, Australia on Saturday night.
Here’s the video for you to enjoy:
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In his first fight just under a year after battling various illnesses, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar retained his belt as he beat interim UFC heavyweight champion Shane Carwin by submission (arm triangle choke) at 3:52 of the second round during UFC 116 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV.
This was the first time Carwin had gone to the second round and he almost didn’t have to go there except Lesnar was able to withstand the beatdown that Carwin gave him in the first round.
Lesnar’s next fight will come against Cain Velazquez at a time and place to be determined. Lesnar also earned the submission of the night from UFC president Dana White for this fight.
Here’s the video for you to enjoy:
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