UFC 195 Results

UFC 195 Complete Results
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UFC Welterweight Championship: Robbie Lawler def. Carlos Condit via Split Decision
Heavyweight: Stipe Miocic def. Andrei Arlovski via KO Round 1
Welterweight: Albert Tumenov def. Lorenz Larkin via split decision
Featherweight: Brian Ortega def. Diego Brandao via Submission Round 3
Lightweight: Abel Trujillo def. Tony Sims via submission Round 1

Fox Sports 1 Prelims
Bantamweight: Michael McDonald def. Masanori Kanehara by submission Round 2
Welterweight: Alex Morono def. Kyle Noke via split decision
Women's Strawweight: Justine Kish def. Nina Ansaroff via unanimous decision
Lightweight: Drew Dober def. Scott Holtzman via unanimous decision

UFC Fight Pass Prelims
Lightweight: Dustin Poirier def. Joe Duffy via unanimous decision
Bantamweight: Michinori Tanaka def. Joe Soto via split decision
Welterweight: Sheldon Westcott def. Edgar Garcia via TKO Round 1.

UFC 195 Weigh-in Results

Who wins at UFC 195?--Tough Spar MMA

Robbie Lawler - Decision

Robbie Lawler - KO

Robbie Lawler - Submission

Carlos Condit - Decision

Carlos Condit - KO

Carlos Condit - Submission

Poll Maker

Below is the Weigh-in video for UFC 195:

Main card:

Robbie Lawler (170) vs. Carlos Condit (169)

Stipe Miocic (241.5) vs. Andrei Arlovski (246.5)

Albert Tumenov (171) vs. Lorenz Larkin (171)

Diego Brandao (146) vs. Brian Ortega (145.5)

Abel Trujillo (156) vs. Tony Sims (156)


Undercard:

Michael McDonald (136) vs. Masanori Kanehara (135)

Kyle Noke(170.5) vs. Alex Morono (170)

Justine Kish (116) vs. Nina Ansaroff (116)

Drew Dober (155.5) vs. Scott Holtzman (155.5)

Dustin Poirier (155.5) vs. Joseph Duffy (155)

Joe Soto (135.5) vs. Michinori Tanaka (135.5)

Edgar Garcia (170) vs. Sheldon Westcott (170)

Junior dos Santos Out of Miocic Fight

UFC Heavyweight and former champion, Junior dos Santos, is being forced to pull out of his TUF Brazil 3 bout with Stipe Miocic.  It seems that Junior dos Santos has developed a hand injury during training for the fight.  As of right now, there hasn't been a replacement opponent to face Miocic.

Nelson vs. Hunt Rumored for September Card in Japan

According to MMAFighting.com reporter, Ariel Helwani, the UFC is planning on putting a heavyweight clash together between Roy Nelson and Mark Hunt.  According to Helwani, the UFC is targeting a fight between the two heavy-handed sluggers on a Japanese card in September.  Both men are coming off of phenomenal performances in their most recent outings.  Roy Nelson is coming off of a first round finish of PRIDE legend, Minotauro Noguiera last month while Hunt had a five-round war with Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva that was originally scored as a majority draw, but was overturned to a no contest after Silva failed the post-fight drug test.

Both men have heavy hands and it would be possibly one of the biggest heavyweight fights in the history of the UFC.  Hopefully we see this fight come into fruition, but it is possible that it may not come to be as Roy Nelson is still recovering from an injured hand.  Be sure to stay posted to Tough Spar MMA for future updates on this possible fight.

TUF Latin America PLUS Velasquez vs. Werdum Announced

UFC fans, I am pleased to report that the UFC is finally trying it's hand at the Latin American community as the will finally be hosting a season of the Ultimate Fighter Latin America.  This season will feature fighters from various countries in the Latin America region.  The show will beginning filming very shortly with May 12th as the estimated date to begin filming.  UFC Heavyweight Champion, Cain Velasquez and #1 Contender, Fabricio Werdum are going to be coaching against each other and are expected to face off against each other at UFC 180 in Mexico City, Mexico on November 15.  This will be the UFC's first fight card taking place in Mexico in the company's 20 year existence.  This TUF season will feature fighters from smaller weight classes as featherweights and bantamweights will compete for a coveted spot in the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster. 

The Latin region is a hot bed for talented fighters in combat sports especially boxing.  Though boxing is the largest combat sport in Latin America, MMA is growing at a rapid speed and we are beginning to see more Latin fighters competing with the best in the world in MMA.  Latin fighters tend to have a in-your-face exiting style that always leaves fans wanting more.  If you don't believe me, go watch a Erik Perez, Roger Huerta or Leonard Garcia fight and you'll thank me.  I think that this season will be a great move the UFC and will offer more talent for two the UFC's weakest divisions in my opinion.  The Featherweight Division has a decent talent pool, but there is nothing exciting about the UFC's bantamweight division if you mention it without the name Renan Barao.  Hopefully this season is able to bring two fighters that can give Jose Aldo, Renan Barao and Nova Uniao a run for their money.

I have a great deal of optimism for this season of the Ultimate Fighter and hope that it will be as successful as the Ultimate Fighter Brazil and similar TUF foreign spinoffs.  I can't wait to see the title fight between Cain Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum in November.  I like the idea of seeing a huge fight between Cain and someone who is as dynamic as he is.  Before a loss to dos Santos during his first run, Werdum was so close to a title shot and we could have possibly seen he and Velasquez possible fight earlier in their careers.  I feel that Werdum presents probably the biggest challenge to the Heavyweight Champion to date.  He has faced hard-hitting strikers such as Junior dos Santos and Cheick Kongo and great wrestlers like Brock Lesner and Ben Rothwell, but he has never faced a fighter with a high-level BJJ pedigree such as Werdum.  Not only great jui jitsu is possessed by Werdum, but a scarily improving stand-up game that proved to be too much for a KO artist in Travis Browne.  Also it has been about 3 1/2 years since we saw Velasquez face a  fighter that is named Junior dos Santos or Antonio Silva and it is refresshing to see him face a new  challenge.

I feel that Cain Velasquez can beat Werdum, but I think that he will truly be challenged for the first time in his career as the champion.  I am thrilled at the announcement of the new season of TUF and the announcement of the coming title fight in November.

UFC in Fox 11: Event Results

Main Card:

Fabricio Werdum def. Travis Browne via unanimous decision
Miesha Tate def. Liz Carmouche via unanimous decision
Donald Cerrone def. Edson Barboza via submission (rear-naked choke)
Yoel Romero def. Brad Tavares via unanimous decision

Preliminary Card:

Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Rafael dos Anjos via unanimous decision
Thiago Alves def. Seth Baczynski via unanimous decision
Jorge Masvidal def. Pat Healy via unanimous decision
Alex White def. Estevan Payan via first-round TKO
Caio Magalhaes def. Luke Zachrich via first-round TKO
Jordan Mein def. Hernani Perpetuo via split decision
Dustin Ortiz def. Ray Borg via split decision
Mirsad Bektic def. Chas Skelly via majority decision
Derrick Lewis def. Jack May via first-round TKO

UFC on Fox 11: Weigh-in Results

Main Card:

Fabricio Werdum (232.5) vs. Travis Browne (245.5)
Liz Carmouche (135) vs. Miesha Tate (135.5)
Edson Barboza (156) vs. Donald Cerrone (155.5)
Yoel Romero (185.5) vs. Brad Tavares (185)

Preliminary Card:

Khabib Nurmagomedov (155.5) vs. Rafael dos Anjos (155.5)
Seth Baczynski (170.5) vs. Thiago Alves (170.5)
Pat Healy (156) vs. Jorge Masvidal (155.5)
Alex White (146) vs. Estevan Payan (146)
Luke Zachrich (185.5) vs. Caio Magalhaes (185.5)
Hernani Perpetuo (170.5) vs. Jordan Mein (170.5)
Ray Borg (125.5) vs. Dustin Ortiz (125.5)
Chas Skelly (145) vs. Mirsad Bektic (146)
Jack May (252.5) vs. Derrick Lewis (256)

Velasquez Returns Before End of Year;Faces Werdum/Browne Winner

UFC Heavyweight Champion, Cain Velasquez, is expected to make his return back to action before the end of this year according UFC President Dana White.  We haven't seen Velasquez in action since UFC 166 in November 2013.  It was expected that Velasquez was to make his next defense against Fabricio Werdum in Mexico in April, but a shoulder injury has caused the champion to stay sidelined since November.  There was also a TUF Mexico/Latin America that was expected to be coached by Velasquez and Fabricio Werdum before there title fight that was also haulted due to the injury.  Fabricio Werdum didn't want to sit around and wait for the title fight, so he now faces Travis Browne this weekend and the winner of that bout will get Velasquez when he returns.  If everything goes as planned, the UFC wants Velasquez to return before the end of the year and face this weekend's winner in Mexico for the UFC's first show in Mexico.

UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi: Event Results

Main Card:

Roy Nelson def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira KO Round 1
Clay Guida def. Tatsuya Kawajiri via unanimous decision
Ryan LaFlare def. John Howard via unanimous decision
Ramsey Nijem def. Beneil Dariush via TKO (strikes) Round 1

Preliminary Card:

Jared Rosholt def. Daniel Omielanczuk via unanimous decision
Thales Leites def. Trevor Smith via first-round TKO
Jim Alers def. Alan Omer via split decision
Johny Bedford vs. Rani Yahya no-contest (accidental head-butt) Round 1

Cain Velasquez Foresees a November Return

UFC Heavyweight Champion, Cain Velasquez has been on the sidelines for a few months due to suffering a shoulder injury that required surgery.  Velasquez had a successful surgery this past December and is still in rehab for the shoulder, so he is unable to train at the moment.  He has stated that the rehab is going well and hopes to get cleared to train shortly so then he can get back to doing what he loves.  He predicts that he should be back to training and ready for another fight by November of this year.

Hopefully the champ is able to make his return by November.  He is one of the most dominating fighters in UFC history who has the ability to make great fighters look average with his diverse skill set.  We wish him a full recovery and look forward to seeing him face the winner of Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne.

Dos Santos Wants a Fourth Fight with Cain, Plans Summer Return

Former UFC Champion, Junior dos Santos is expected to make his UFC return sometime in this summer, but there has not been an opponent announced.  The UFC offered Alistair Overeem as an opponent for him, but Overeem turned down the fight due to an injury.  Junior dos Santos wants to pick up a few more wins so that he can feel that he is truly deserving of a title shot and challenge the current Heavyweight Champion, Cain Velasquez.

The two men have already fought a total of three times. Dos Santos took the title from Velasquez in the very first UFC on Fox event. Dos Santos was able to TKO Velasquez very shortly after the start of the first round. The two men then met for a second time at UFC 155 in which Velasquez punished dos Santos for five rounds with great wrestling and clinch-striking. Velasquez then followed up with another punishing victory that led to a TKO stoppage at UFC 166.

If asked if I would love to see the two men fight again, I would probably say yes. Contrary to some of the fans believing that Cain's victories over JDS were boring, I saw them as complete demonstrations of power and skill on by Velasquez.  It would be interesting to see if dos Santos is able to improve to a level that he is able to avoid taking so much punishment and neutralize Cain's wrestling.  There are a few matches to make if the Overeem fight doesn't ever materialize. I wouldn't mind seeing the loser of the matchup between Fabricio Werdum and Travis Browne.  JDS holds a win over Werdum that single-handedly pulled Werdum out of the title picture when he was making his first run at the title. I would love to see a rematch between the two of them, but I also wouldn't mind seeing a striking match between dos Santos and Browne. I think Browne's speend and footwork could frustrate dos Santos amd pose an interesting challenge.  I also wouldn't mind seeing a red-hot and hungry Stipe Miocic trade blows with JDS.

Overeem Not Ready for JDS

It has been reported that former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Alistair Overeem has turned down a fight with former UFC Heavyweight Champion Junior Dos Santos, who is expected to return sometime in May of this year. Overeem and JDS we're originally scheduled to fight for Dos Santos' belt at after Overeem overwhelmed Brock Lesner in their clash for the number one contender spot. The fight was later scrapped, when Overeem was suspended for the use of PEDs following his fight with Lesner. This time around the fight may not occur due to an injury that Overeem is claiming to claiming to have.

Overeem says that an injury is keeping him from facing Junior Dos Santos and many believe that he is just scared of JDS. I believe the injury is legitimate considering Overeem's toughness. Overeem has no reason to run from JDS. Overeem has faced some of the toughest guys in the world in his MMA career as well as his kickboxing career.  I really hope that this fight can come together sometime soon because I believe that it is the biggest fight that the UFC has available with the champ Cain Velasquez out due to a shoulder injury.  The fight would be perhaps one of the biggest fights between two strikers in the UFC Heavyweight division. It would pit JDS's pure power boxing against Overeem's many striking tools.

Overeem has more tools at his disposal in the striking and clinch game, but I give the greater KO power to Junior Dos Santos.  This is a dream fight for the fans as long as Overeem doesn't go out there to "not lose" and pressures Dos Santos.

UFC Abu Dhabi: Headlined by Nogueira vs. Nelson

On April 11th the UFC will be heading to Abu Dhabi for the second time in its 20 year existence.  It has been made official that the UFC will have heavyweights Antonio "Minotauro" Nogueira and Roy Nelson square off as the headlining fight for UFC Fight Night 39.

Both men are coming off of losses in their most recent outings in the UFC.  Roy Nelson most recently lost to rising contender Stipe Miocic amd Nogueira most recently lost to longtime heavyweight standout Fabricio Werdum.  This is a fight between two big names in the UFC's Heavyweight Division. This fight could've been a big deal a few years ago, but isn't really appealing at this stage of their careers. Nogueira isnt going to be fighting for a place in the rankings and is simply fighting out the rest of his contract.  Nelson can still earn a title shot, but this won't be a fight that will catapult him back to the top; it will simply put another W on his record.  It's an interesting fight between to high level grapplers with good boxing.

UFC 170: Daniel Cormier Update

The UFC's 4th ranked heavyweight and former Strikeforce Heavyweight Grand Prix Champion, Daniel Cormier will be making his Light Heavyweight debut against Rashad Evans at UFC 170.  Daniel Cormier last fought at UFC 166 in October at heavyweight against Roy Nelson and weighed in a little over 220 lbs.  We are over two weeks from UFC 170 and it appears that Cormier will not have any trouble with cardio or making weight in a few weeks.  Cormier recently released this photo via social media and already is down to 212 lbs.  His opponent Rashad Evans started his UFC career as a heavyweight and quickly made the jump down to 205 lbs.

Who wins the UFC co-main event between Rashad Evans and Daniel Cormier?--Tough Spar MMA

Rashad Evans

Daniel Cormier

Poll Maker

UFC on Fox 10: Gonzaga Has a Broken Hand

The picture below was released of the broken hand of Gabriel Gonzaga who lost his recent fight to Stipe Miocic at UFC on Fox 10 this past weekend in Chicago.

Antonio 'Minotauro' Nogueira Only Has a Few Fights Left in MMA

Former Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion and former Pride Heavyweight Champion, Antonio 'Minotauro' Nogueira  only has three fights left on his current UFC contract and anticipates his retirement will occur within the next two or three years.  Right now Nogueira doesn't have an opponent set for his next fight.  His last fight was a loss to fellow heavyweight submission expert, Fabricio Werdum in June of 2013.

'Minotauro' is one of the sport's pioneers and like many of the pioneers, he is coming to the point in which he needs to hang up the gloves.  I am glad that Nogueira is getting out of the sport shortly and not trying to hold on too long especially considering he will not be fighting for the title ever again.  Chuck Liddell was a great warrior who stuck around too long and it slightly took away from his legacy by getting knocked out by Rashad Evans, Mauricio Rua and Rich Franklin consecutively.  It is good that Nogueira is smart enough to know that he is on the downside and is smart to get out without tarnishing his legacy with even more losses.

UFC 169: Countdown to UFC 169

UFC 168: Post Fight Bonuses

The UFC has released its results for the post fight bonuses for UFC 168 and here they are:

Fight of the Night Bonus: Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate

Submission of the Night Bonus: Ronda Rousey

Knockout of the Night Bonus: Travis Browne

UFC 168: Weigh-in Results

Main Card:

UFC Middleweight Championship: Chris Weidman (184) vs. Anderson Silva (185)
UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship: Ronda Rousey (135) vs. Miesha Tate (135)
Josh Barnett (252) vs. Travis Browne (242)
Jim Miller (156) vs. Fabrício Camões (156)
Dustin Poirier (146) vs. Diego Brandao (153)

Preliminary Card:

Chris Leben (185.5) vs. Uriah Hall (185)
Gleison Tibau (156) vs. Michael Johnson (156)
Dennis Siver (145) vs. Manvel Gamburyan (146)
John Howard (171) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (171)
William Patolino (171) vs. Bobby Voelker (171)
Robbie Peralta (145.5) vs. Estevan Payan (145)

Velasquez Out for a While

UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez will be sidelined from action until the late part of 2014 due to injury.  Now Fabricio Werdum is possibly looking at taking on the winner of Josh Barnett and Travis Browne. It appears that the TUF Mexico idea may not come into fruition for quite some time.