UFC 172: Event Results

Main Card:

Jon Jones def. Glover Teixeira via unanimous decision
Anthony Johnson def. Phil Davis via unanimous decision
Luke Rockhold def. Tim Boetsch via submission (kimura)
Jim Miller def. Yancy Medeiros via submission (guillotine choke)
Max Holloway def. Andre Fili via submission (guillotine choke)

Preliminary Card:

Joseph Benavidez def. Tim Elliott via submission (guillotine)
Takanori Gomi def. Isaac Vallie-Flagg via unanimous decision
Bethe Correia def. Jessamyn Duke via unanimous decision
Danny Castillo def. Charlie Brenneman via second-round KO (0:21)
Chris Beal def. Patrick Williams via second-round KO (1:51)

UFC 172: Weigh-in Results

Main Card:

Jon Jones (205) vs. Glover Teixeira (205)
Phil Davis (205.5) vs. Anthony Johnson (205)
Tim Boetsch (185.5) vs. Luke Rockhold (185.5)
Yancy Medeiros (155.5) vs. Jim Miller (155)
Andre Fili (145) vs. Max Holloway (145)

Preliminary Card:

Joseph Benavidez (125.5) vs. Timothy Elliott (125.5)
Takanori Gomi (155.5) vs. Isaac Vallie-Flagg (155.5)
Bethe Correia (135) vs. Jessamyn Duke (135.5)
Charlie Brenneman (155.5) vs. Danny Castillo (156)
Chris Beal (135) vs. Patrick Williams (135)

UFC 172: Countdown to UFC 172

UFC 172: Extended Preview

UFC 172: Official Fight Card as of 2/4/14

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones will be defending his championship for the seventh time against Brazilian striking standout Glover Teixeira on April 26th in Baltimore, Maryland.  If you haven't checked out the official fight card recently below we have the up-to-date fight card.  Fight order is not final.

Jon Jones vs. Glover Teixeira

Anthony Johnson vs. Phil Davis

Jake Ellenberger vs. Tarec Saffiedine

Luke Rockhold vs. Tim Boetsch

Joseph Benavidez vs. Tim Elliott

Joe Ellenberger vs. Yancy Medeiros

Max Holloway vs. Andre Fili

Bethe Correia vs. Jessamyn Duke

GSP's Announcement and it's Effects

Today GSP held a press conference today to announce his future place in the UFC.  Georges "Rush" St-Pierre announced today that he will be stepping down as the UFC's Welterweight Champion and taking some much needed time off from the sport.  He is not retiring and does plan on coming back to the UFC.  With the title being vacated, the UFC has decided to let Johny Hendricks square off with Robbie Lawler to decide the next champion at UFC 171.  The UFC has moved the 205 lb title fight between Jones and Teixeira to UFC 172.  What are your thoughts on the announcements?

UFC 171 to Be Headlined by Jones-Teixeira

After a hard-fought title defense against Alexander Gustafsson, UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, Jon Jones, is finally ready to put his title on the line in the highly anticipated clash between he and Glover Teixeira. The match was originally targeted for February, but Jones didn't feel physically ready for the fight. Now the UFC has dound a date for the champ and that date is March 15th in Dallas. This will be Jones' seventh title defense.

Jones-Teixeira Fight Not Set for February

Last week it was posted that Jones was set to defend his title against Teixeira for UFC 169 but it has been revealed that the match date was not set in stone. Instead of headlining UFC 169 in February, the bout will be targeted for sometime in March or April.

UFC 169 to Feature Jones & Teixeira for the Title

The UFC has announced that the UFC 169 will take place in February during Super Bowl weekend with Jon Jones' UFC Light Heavyweight belt being on the line. Glover Teixeira will be challenging the current champion Jon "Bones" Jones for the belt in New Jersey. Glover officially earned his title with a win over Ryan Bader in their bout at UFC Fight Night 28. Also added to the card was a match originally scheduled for UFC 167 in November: Mir-Overeem. This match was pushed back under the belief that the extra time would help the two men recover from their knockout losses and be better trained for their coming fight.

Jacare's Camp Interested in Bout with Davis

After his recent victory at UFC Fight Night in Brazil, Former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion, Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza stated that he will take any fight that his employer the UFC puts in front of him.  Though he will do what his employer tells him to do, he expressed some interest in the UFC's 205lb weight class to take on some new challenges.  The name that his camp has expressed the most interest in is Phil Davis, the UFC's #3 Light Heavyweight.

So far there has not been a response from Davis' camp.

I think that this yet another good fight to test both athletes.  It will be a good fight for Souza if he wants to move up to 205 for a fight.  Davis is a little larger than Souza at 205, but not too large where it will be a huge problem.  Also if Davis can beat Souza, who is an elite UFC Middleweight, he can probably erase the doubt that he has left in the MMA community that his judges' decision over Machida was inaccurate.  It is a HUGE statement of one man can beat the other.  Both men are excellent at grappling and use their superior grappling to overwhelm their opponents.  I personally think that the UFC could've put Glover Teixeira against Davis and let the two of them battle it out for the next title shote, but that's another story for another day.

UFC Fight Night 28 Results

Main Card:

Glover Teixeira def. Ryan Bader via TKO
Ronaldo Souza def. Yushin Okami via TKO
Joseph Benavidez def. Jussier Formiga via TKO
Piotr Hallmann def. Francisco Trinaldo via submission (kimura)
Rafael Natal def. Tor Troeng by unanimous decision
Ali Bagautinov def. Marcos Vinicius via third-round TKO

Undercard:

Kevin Souza def. Felipe Arantes via split decision
Lucas Martins def. Junior Hernandez via submission (rear-naked choke)
Elias Silverio def. Joao Zeferino via unanimous decision
Ivan Jorge def. Keith Wisniewski via unanimous decision
Sean Spencer def. Yuri Villefort via split decision