UFC Fight Night27: Event Results

Main Card:

Alexander Gustafsson def. Jimi Manuwa via TKO Round 2
Michael Johnson def. Melvin Guillard via unanimous decision
Brad Pickett def. Neil Seery via unanimous decision
Gunnar Nelson def. Omari Akhmedov via submission (guillotine) Round 1

Preliminary Card:

Cyrille Diabate vs. Ilir Latifi def. Cyrille Diabate via submission Round 1
Luke Barnatt def. Mats Nilsson via TKO Round 1
Claudio Henrique da Silva def. Brad Scott via unanimous decision
Igor Araujo def. Danny Mitchell via unanimous decision
Louis Gaudinot def. Phil Harris via submission (guillotine choke) Round 1

UFC Fight Night 37: Weigh-in Results

Main Card:

Alexander Gustafsson (204) vs. Jimi Manuwa (205)
Michael Johnson (155) vs. Melvin Guillard (156)
Brad Pickett (125) vs. Neil Seery (125)
Gunnar Nelson (170) vs. Omari Akhmedov (170)

Preliminary Card:

Cyrille Diabate (205) vs. Ilir Latifi (205)
Luke Barnatt (186) vs. Mats Nilsson (184)
Bradley Scott (186) vs. Claudio Henrique da Silva (185)
David Grant (136) vs. Roland Delorme (134)
Igor Araujo (171) vs. Danny Mitchell (170)
Phil Harris (125) vs. Louis Gaudinot (126)

Michael Johnson Fills in for Ross Pearson in London

A knee injury has put Ross Pearson out from the fight game indefinitely. With Pearson injured, Michael Johnson has stepped up to face Melvin Guillard at UFC 37 in London. Guillard and Pearson originally met at UFC Fight Night 30, but the fight was stopped in the first round due to an illegal knee by Melvin guillard. The fight was ruled a no contest and a rematch was announced almost immediately.

Michael johnson is coming off of a KO win over Gleison Tibau at UFC 168. Not long after that fight, he called out Diaz as the man he wanted next and then also offered to face Khabib Nurmagomedov when it was announced that Gilbert Melendez and Nurmagomedov would not be facing each other. Though both of those fights are exciting options for Johnson, perhaps the Guillard fight may be an even more exciting fight despite Guillard not being a top 10 opponent.  It will be huge if Johnson is able to defeat Guillard but it looks doable considering Johnson stopped a durable Gleison Tibau.  This isn't a fight that is between two rising contenders in the UFC Lightweight Division, but it is a big name fight for Johnson and the fight could potentially move Johnson up a spot or two in the UFC Rankings.

Pearson and Guillard II in London

After a no contest was ruled by the referee of the Pearson-Guillard bout, we knew the bout would happen again. The UFC has added the fight to the London card that is being headlined by Alexander Gustaffson and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira on March 8th.

UFC Fight Night 30 Results

Main Card:

Lyoto Machida def. Mark Munoz via first-round KO
Ross Pearson vs. Melvin Guillard declared no-contest
Jimi Manuwa def. Ryan Jimmo via second-round TKO
Norman Parke def. Jon Tuck via unanimous decision
Nicholas Musoke def. Alessio Sakara via submission (armbar)
John Lineker def. Phil Harris via first-round TKO

Preliminary Card:

Al Iaquinta def. Piotr Hallmann via unanimous decision
Luke Barnatt def. Andrew Craig via submission (rear-naked choke)
Jessica Andrade def. Rosi Sexton via unanimous decision
Cole Miller def. Andy Ogle via unanimous decision
Jimy Hettes def. Robert Whiteford via submission (triangle)
Brad Scott def. Michael Kuiper via submission (guillotine