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Forrest Griffin's journey from Ultimate Fighter to UFC champion was completed with his upset unanimous decision win, of Quinton Jackson. at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada at UFC 86.

 
This is the greatest night of my life, said Griffin, the first winner of The Ultimate Fighter reality show and now the second TUF winner to earn a world title, following former welterweight boss Matt Serra. I want to thank Quinton Jackson. It was close and I think were gonna have to do it again.

He whupped my ass,said a gracious Jackson. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. He deserves it.
Scores were 48-46 twice and 49-46 for Griffin who engaged in the frontrunner for 2008 Fight of The Year with Jackson.
Official Results
Main event:

UFC Light Heavyweight Quinton Rampage Jackson loses to Forrest Griffin by unanimous decision ( Griffin new UFC Light Heavyweight )
Main card PPV:
Patrick Cote  over Ricardo Almeida by split decision
Josh Koscheck  over Chris Lytle  by unanimous decision
Tyson Griffin over Marcus Aurelio  by unanimous decision
Joe Stevenson over Gleison Tibau  by submision ( guillotine choke) in 2:57 of Rd2

Under card Off T.V.:
Gabriel Gonzaga over Justin McCully  by submission ( kimura ) in 1:57 of Rd1
Cole Miller  over Jorge Gurgel  by submission (triangle choke) in 4:44 of Rd3
Melvin Guillard over Dennis Siver by TKO (strikes) in :36 sec of Rd1
 Corey Hill loses by submission (rear naked choke) in 3:57 of Rd1 to Justin Buchholz 

The official weigh-in event for UFC 86: Jackson vs. Griffin was held this Friday, July 4th, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. All eighteen fighters, made weight. for Saturdays UFC 86.
Main event:
UFC Light Heavyweight Quinton Rampage Jackson 205 lbs vs. Forrest Griffin 205 lbs
Main card PPV:
185 lbs Patrick Cote (12-4) vs. Ricardo Almeida 185 lbs (9-2)
170 lbs Josh Koscheck (10-2) vs. Chris Lytle  170 lbs (25-15)
155 lbs Tyson Griffin (11-1) vs. Marcus Aurelio 155 lbs (16-5)
155 lbs Joe Stevenson (28-8) vs. Gleison Tibau 156 lbs (15-5)

Under card Off T.V.:
249 lbs Gabriel Gonzaga (8-3) vs. Justin McCully  236 lbs (8-3-2)
155 lbs Cole Miller (13-3) vs. Jorge Gurgel 155 lbs (12-3)
155 lbs Melvin Guillard (21-7-2) vs. Dennis Siver 155 lbs  (11-5)
155 lbs Corey Hill (2-0) vs. Justin Buchholz  115 lbs (7-2)

UFC 79: Nemesis

LAS VEGAS It took seven years to get Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva together. Turns out it was well worth the wait.

In one of the most heated atmospheres in the history of mixed martial arts, Liddell and Silva went toe-to-toe in a 15-minute slugfest at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on Saturday night. Liddell, the former UFC light heavyweight champion, ended a two-fight losing streak with a unanimous decision win. The scores were 29-28, 30-27 and 29-28.

While Liddell is mainly known as a counter fighter, he took it to Silva in the first round, initiating the bulk of the action and controlling the octagon. The entire first round stayed standing.

Silva came out on fire in the second round, getting the better of the standup and bringing out the noise from his supporters in the crowd. Silva managed to rock Liddell several times, dropping him to the mat at one point. Liddell rallied late, scored a takedown, and had position on the top as the round ended.

Liddell surprised everyone with a takedown to open the third. Silva got up, but Liddell continued to dictate the action, rocking Silva along the fence and nearly putting him away midway through the round. Silva was clearly gassing at the end of the round, and Liddell ended any chances of a Silva home run finish by taking him down again with about 20 seconds left.

Though The Iceman usually downplays the importance of his individual fights, he acknowledged this match was something special. Yeah, I knew it was a big fight for everyone, he said.It was nice to get back on track. I want to get my title back.

The loss was the third straight for former PRIDE middleweight champion Silva.


Official Results:
Main Card

All 20 fighters set to compete at tomorrows UFC 79: made weight during todays official weigh-ins.The weigh-ins took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, the same venue that hosts the following nights pay-per-view event.
The show features a main event between Georges St. Pierre and Matt Hughes for the UFCs interim welterweight title, as well as a long-awaited bout between former UFC champ Chuck Liddell and former PRIDE champ Wanderlei Silva. We also get to see the UFC debut of Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou and the return of top prospect Melvin Guillard from a drug suspension. The televised main card begins tomorrow at 10 p.m. ET on PPV or online via UFC.com .
The full weigh-in results included:
UNDERCARD

• Mark Bocek () vs. Doug Evans ()
• Roan Carneiro () vs. Tony DeSouza ()
• Dean Lister (186) vs. Jordan Radev (185)
• Manny Gamburyan (155) vs. Nate Mohr (155)
• Luis Cane (205) vs. James Irvin (205)

MAIN CARD

• Rich Clementi (155) vs. Melvin Guillard (156)
• Lyoto Machida (204) vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou (205)
• Soa Palalei (262) vs. Eddie Sanchez (239)
• Chuck Liddell (204) vs. Wanderlei Silva (205)
• Matt Hughes (170) vs. Georges St. Pierre (170) (for interim welterweight title)

The Ultimate Fighting Championship made mixed martial arts history as world light heavyweight champion Quinton Rampage Jackson unified the UFC and Pride FC titles, scoring a five-round unanimous decision over Dangerous Dan Henderson.





















Considered one of the best possible heavyweight shootouts in UFC heavyweight history, French kickboxer Cheick Kongo proved that he is ready for the next step by outgunning Pride standout Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic en route to a three-round unanimous decision

Ina bout that some were calling the true finals to The Ultimate Fighter 3 Manchesters Michael The Count Bisping defeated Matt The Hammer Hamill by split decision. 






















Official Results:

Jess Liaudin over Anthony Torres by TKO (Ref Stoppage Strikes) in 4:10 of Rd1
Dennis Siver over Naoyuki Kotani by KO in 2:04 of Rd2
Thiago Silva over Tomasz Drwal by TKO (Ref Stoppage Strikes) in 4:23 of Rd2
Gleison Tibau over Terry Etim by Unanimous Decision
Houston Alexander over Alessio Sakara by TKO (Ref Stoppage Strikes) in 1:01 of Rd1
Marcus Davis over Paul Taylor by submission (Armbar) in 4:14 of Rd1
Cheick Kongo over Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic by Unanimous Decision 

Michael Bisping over Matt Hamill by Split Decision

UFC/PRIDE Light Heavyweight Unification Championship
Quinton Jackson over Dan Henderson by Unanimous Decision

Dana White has stated that Renato Babalu Sobral has been cut from his current contract with the UFC.

UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture retained his heavyweight title in a one-sided bout over highly regarded challenger Gabriel Gonzaga Saturday at UFC 74.


Couture completely dominated Gonzaga, opening a large cut on Gonzaga's nose and pounding him into submission. Referee Herb Dean stopped it at 1:37 of the third round at Mandalay Bay.


In the co-main event Georges St. Pierre  manhandled one of the game's best wrestlers, Josh Koscheck, winning a unanimous decision in a title elimination bout at UFC 74 at Mandalay Bay.
The win should set up St. Pierre to face the winner of the December fight between Serra and Matt Hughes.


In each of the three rounds, St. Pierre was able to take the fight to the ground in an advantageous position.
Only in the first round was Koscheck able to reverse the action. The maneuver helped him capture the first round on two scorecards, but those were the only blemishes he could put on St. Pierre.


Bonanza High School graduate Frank Mir continued his comeback from a serious motorcycle accident with a quick submission victory over Antoni Hardonk. Mir, the former UFC heavyweight champion, has struggled in his last few bouts but looked like his old self.
Always a talented submission artist, Mir got Hardonk to the ground in the opening seconds and worked the armbar deeper and deeper until Hardonk tapped just 1:17 into the opening round.
Mir attempted to reassure the fans that his injuries are behind him.
"It's over with; it's in the past. I can fight now," Mir said triumphantly to a thunderous ovation from the hometown fans.
Mir's biggest problem recently has been a lack of conditioning, but he looked to be in much better shape and his stamina was not tested with the quick stoppage.


Las Vegan Joe Stevenson and Roger Huerta each picked up pivotal wins in lightweight division battles.
The two hope to be in line for a title that might soon be vacated if champion Sean Sherk is unsuccessful in his appeal to the California Athletic Commission after a positive steroids test in July.


Thales Leites, Patrick Cote, Clay Guida and "Babalu" Sobral also picked up victories.

Main Card PPV Bouts:

UFC HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP BOUT:

9.Randy Couture  wins by TKO (Ref stoppage due to strikes) in 1:37 of Rd3 over Gabriel Gonzaga
8.Georges St. Pierre  wins  by unanimous decision over Josh Koscheck
7.Joe Stevenson wins by unanimous decision  over Kurt Pellegrino
6.Kendall Grove loses by KO in 4:25 of Rd1 to  Patrick Cote
5.Roger Huerta wins by TKO (strikes) in 1:50 of Rd3 over Alberto Crane

Off PPV Bouts:

4.Renato "Babalu" Sobral wins by submission (anaconda choke) in 3:30 of Rd2 over David Heath
3.Antoni Hardonk loses by submission (kimura) in 1:17 of Rd1 to Frank Mir
2.Thales Leites over Ryan Jensen by submission (Arm Bar) in 3:47 of Rd 1
1.Clay Guida over Marcus Aurelio by Split Decision .

Official UFC 74 " Respect" weigh-in results from Las Vegas, Nevada. Thales Leites has two hours to lose two pounds. All other fighters made weight.

UFC 74 OFFICIAL WEIGH-IN RESULTS:

Marcus Aurelio 155lbs vs. Clay Guida 155lbs

Thales Leites 188lbs vs. Ryan Jensen 185lbs

Antoni Hardonk 244lbs vs. Frank Mir 255lbs

Renato "Babalu" Sobral 204lbsvs. David Heath 205lbs

Roger Huerta 155lbs vs. Alberto Crane 155lbs

Kendall Grove 184lbs vs. Patrick Cote 184.5lbs

Joe Stevenson lbs155lbs vs. Kurt Pellegrino 155lbs

Georges St. Pierre 170 vs. Josh Koscheck 170lbs

Randy Couture 228.5lbs vs. Gabriel Gonzaga 252lbs

LAS VEGAS -Randy Couture, Chuck Liddell, Rampage Jackson and Urijah Faber, four of the most talented fighters in mixed martial arts, gathered to watch the fights at WEC 29 at the Hard Rock Hotel on Sunday. Carlos "Natural Born Killer" Condit wasted little time in retaining his WEC Welterweight Belt ,  stopping a strong Brock Larson by submission (armbar) in 2:21 of the first stanza.

Official Results:

Sunday, Aug. 5, 2007
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Las Vegas, Nev.

Blas Avena over Tiki Ghosn by submission (Rear-Naked Choke) in 1:01 of Rd1
Steve Cantwell over Justin McElfresh by TKO (Referee Stoppage - Strikes) in 0:47 of Rd1
Eric Schambari over Logan Clark by Unanimous Decision
Antonio Banuelos over Justin Robbins by Unanimous Decision
Hiromitsu Miura over Fernando Gonzalez by submission (Strikes) in 3:35 of Rd2
Jamie Varner over Sherron Leggett by TKO (Referee Stoppage -- Strikes) in 4:06 of Rd1
Jeff Curran over Stephen Ledbetter by Unanimous Decision

WEC Middleweight Championship
Paulo Filho over Joe Doerksen by TKO (Referee Stoppage -- Strikes) in 4:07 of Rd1

WEC Welterweight Championship
Carlos Condit over Brock Larson submission (Armbar) in 2:21 of Rd1