Alistair Overeem won the Strikeforce Heavyweight Championship back in November 2007 but was making just his first title defense at Saturday night’s Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery event at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, MO.

His opponent, Brett Rogers, stated that he would win in the first round by TKO but instead it was Overeem who would win by a TKO at 3:40 of the first round to retain the belt.

Here’s the video for you to enjoy.

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During Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery at the Scotttrade Center in St. Louis on Saturday night, Roger Gracie submitted Kevin Randleman via a rear naked choke at 4:10 of the second round.

Here’s the video for you to enjoy:

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During Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery at the Scotttrade Center in St. Louis on Saturday night, Rafael “Feijão” Cavalcante scored a knockout of Antwain Britt at 3:45 of the first round.

Here’s the video for you to enjoy:

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After losing on a controversial decision at UFC 104 in October 2009 to UFC light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua was out for revenge at UFC 113 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

And it was revenge he got as he knocked out Machida at 3:35 of the first round to claim the UFC light heavyweight belt.

Here’s the video for you to enjoy:

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After Josh Koscheck dominated Paul Daley in the co-main event at UFC 113 in Montreal, Quebec, Daley landed a cheap shot punch to Koscheck’s face after the final bell had been rung.

Koscheck won the fight and also will get to coach against George St. Pierre in the upcoming season of “The Ultimate Fighter”. Koscheck should also get a title shot against GSP in an upcoming UFC event.

Here’s the video of the cheap shot:

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Update: At the post-fight press conference, UFC president Dana White said that Daley will never fight in the UFC again.

Two castmates of the UFC’s “The Ultimate Fighter” show, Matt Mitrione and Kimbo Slice squared off in a heavyweight bout at UFC 113 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec and it was Mitrione who came away victorious.

Mitrione won by TKO at 4:24 of the second round in a fight he heavily dominated.

Here’s the video for you to enjoy:

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During UFC 113 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Alan Belcher submitted Patrick Cote with a rear naked choke in a middleweight bout.

Here’s the video for you to enjoy:

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In the co-main event at WEC 48 at Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA, Ben Henderson retained his WEC Lightweight belt by submitting Donald Cerrone via the Guillotine Choke at 1:57 of the first round.

Here’s the video for you to enjoy:

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And in the main event of the evening, Jose Aldo dominated Urijah Faber and won an unianimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 50-45) to retain his WEC Featherweight belt.

In the third event of WEC 48 at Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA, Manvel Gamburyan knocked out former WEC featherweight champion Mike Brown at 2:22 of the first round.

Here’s the video for you to enjoy:

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In the second event on the main card at WEC 48 at Arco Arena in Sacramento, CA, Shane Roller beat Anthony Njokuani by submission (rear naked choke) at 3:21 of the first round.

Here’s the video for you to enjoy:

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