In the main event middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva easily defeated challenger Thales Leites over five one sided rounds via unanimous decision.
Round one was uneventful with the only action being when Silva swept Leites to the mat. Round two a better round for the challenger as Leites scored a takedown and controlled Silva from the top position. Round thee was a quite round with neither Leites nor Silva able to offer any effective attacks. Round four was one of the most bizarre in recent memory as Silva spent the larger portion of the round dancing and taunting his opponent. The final round saw Silva being able to avoid any damage taking scores from the Judges’ of 49-46, 48-47 and 50-46
In what could turn out to be Chuck Liddell's last stand former Pride standout Mauricio “Shogun” Rua knocked “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell out with a left hook that left the former light heavyweight king stiffened on the canvas while Rua showing no mercy finished the fight with strikes on the ground.
UFC president Dana White told the post-fight press conference that he cares about Chuck explaining: "I care about his health, and it's over, man. It's over."
"I don't want him to fight anymore. He fuckin' doesn't have anything to prove. Nothing to prove. He doesn't have to prove anything to me or the rest of world. He has fuckin' loads of money. There's no reason for it. ... I don't care how much he draws. I don't want to see him get hurt."
Liddell did not contradict him on the retirement talk. "Yeah, that's probably the case. I'm not going to make any decisions until I go home to talk to everybody, talk to my people and my friends. ... But it's probably safe to say."
Sam Stout scored a unanimous decision over Matt Wiman after three competitive rounds. Judges’ scorecards all were the same, 29-28 in favor of Stout.
Light heavyweight Krzysztof Soszynski submitted Brian Stann in the opening round with a wrenching kimura shoulder lock. The official time was 3:53.
Cheick Kongo stopped Antoni Hardonk in the second round with brutal strikes from the top position. The official time of the stoppage was 2:29.
Light heavyweight contender Luiz Cane defeated former WEC champion Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision in a bout that was fought entirely on the feet. Judges’ scorecards read 29-28 and 30-27 twice.
Middleweight Denis Kang was awarded a three round unanimous decision over Xavier Foupa-Pokam. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 in favor of Kang.
Nate Quarry stopped Jason MacDonald at 2:27 of the first round with vicious ground n’ pound from the top position.
Middleweight Ed “Short Fuse” Herman earned a dominant unanimous decision victory over long time veteran David “The Crow” Loiseau, scorecards read 30-27 twice and 30-26.
Canadian Mark Bocek submitted Daniel Bielkheden at 4:57 of the first round with a rear naked choke.
Welterweight TJ Grant outworked PrideFC veteran Ryo Chonan over three rounds en route to a split decision victory. Scorecards read 29-28 in favor of Chonan and 30-27, 29-28 in favor of Grant.
In a battle of reality television veterans, light heavyweight Eliot Marshall defeated Vinny Malgalhaes via unanimous decision. Scores read 30-27 and 29-28 twice.
Round one was uneventful with the only action being when Silva swept Leites to the mat. Round two a better round for the challenger as Leites scored a takedown and controlled Silva from the top position. Round thee was a quite round with neither Leites nor Silva able to offer any effective attacks. Round four was one of the most bizarre in recent memory as Silva spent the larger portion of the round dancing and taunting his opponent. The final round saw Silva being able to avoid any damage taking scores from the Judges’ of 49-46, 48-47 and 50-46
In what could turn out to be Chuck Liddell's last stand former Pride standout Mauricio “Shogun” Rua knocked “The Iceman” Chuck Liddell out with a left hook that left the former light heavyweight king stiffened on the canvas while Rua showing no mercy finished the fight with strikes on the ground.
UFC president Dana White told the post-fight press conference that he cares about Chuck explaining: "I care about his health, and it's over, man. It's over."
"I don't want him to fight anymore. He fuckin' doesn't have anything to prove. Nothing to prove. He doesn't have to prove anything to me or the rest of world. He has fuckin' loads of money. There's no reason for it. ... I don't care how much he draws. I don't want to see him get hurt."
Liddell did not contradict him on the retirement talk. "Yeah, that's probably the case. I'm not going to make any decisions until I go home to talk to everybody, talk to my people and my friends. ... But it's probably safe to say."
Sam Stout scored a unanimous decision over Matt Wiman after three competitive rounds. Judges’ scorecards all were the same, 29-28 in favor of Stout.
Light heavyweight Krzysztof Soszynski submitted Brian Stann in the opening round with a wrenching kimura shoulder lock. The official time was 3:53.
Cheick Kongo stopped Antoni Hardonk in the second round with brutal strikes from the top position. The official time of the stoppage was 2:29.
Light heavyweight contender Luiz Cane defeated former WEC champion Steve Cantwell via unanimous decision in a bout that was fought entirely on the feet. Judges’ scorecards read 29-28 and 30-27 twice.
Middleweight Denis Kang was awarded a three round unanimous decision over Xavier Foupa-Pokam. All three judges scored the bout 30-27 in favor of Kang.
Nate Quarry stopped Jason MacDonald at 2:27 of the first round with vicious ground n’ pound from the top position.
Middleweight Ed “Short Fuse” Herman earned a dominant unanimous decision victory over long time veteran David “The Crow” Loiseau, scorecards read 30-27 twice and 30-26.
Canadian Mark Bocek submitted Daniel Bielkheden at 4:57 of the first round with a rear naked choke.
Welterweight TJ Grant outworked PrideFC veteran Ryo Chonan over three rounds en route to a split decision victory. Scorecards read 29-28 in favor of Chonan and 30-27, 29-28 in favor of Grant.
In a battle of reality television veterans, light heavyweight Eliot Marshall defeated Vinny Malgalhaes via unanimous decision. Scores read 30-27 and 29-28 twice.
