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[tag]UFC 83 Results[/tag]:[tag]Serra vs. St. Pierre[/tag]

[tag]George St. Pierre[/tag], heavily favored to kick [tag]Matt Serra[/tag]‘s ass, did exactly that and regained the [tag]UFC Welterweight Championship[/tag].

St. Pierre dominated the entire first round. Surprisingly, St. Pierre took Serra, a [tag]Brizilian Jiu Jitsu[/tag] black belt, to the mat quickly. St. Pierre’s dominating ground and pound attack overwhelmed Serra. Although Serra’s Jiu Jitsu defense was evident, he could not escape the relentless attacks from GSP. Serr’s right eye was a mess by the end of round one.

The second round… pretty much like the first round. St. Pierre took Serra to the mat quickly and continued the pounding. After nearly 5 minutes of second-r0und beat-down. St. Pierre finished Serra off with relentless knees to Serra’s ribs when the referee finally stepped in to stop the fight.

George “Rush” St. Pierre is, for the second time, the UFC welterweight champion.

[tag]UFC 81 Results[/tag]: [tag]Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir[/tag]

The highly publicized UFC debut of former WWE superstar [tag]Brock Lesnar[/tag] didn’t make it out of the first round.

Lesnar started the fight with an immediate take down, slamming Mir onto his back. Lesnar was punching Mir’s head over and over but the referee stepped in to stop the fight. Lesnar gets penalized one point for punching Mir in the back of the head.

The fight started up again and Lesnar connected with a big right hand. Lesnar took Mir down again and began pounding Mir with hammer fists to the head.

Mir was completely overpowered by Lesnar, so he attempted an arm bar. Lesnar escaped the arm bar attempt but Mir immediately locked in a knee bar. Lesnar tapped out and the fight was over.

[tag]Frank Mir[/tag] definitely showed the signs of being in a fight. His face was cut and bloodied as he raised his hands in victory. Mir, former [tag]UFC heavyweight champion[/tag], has the skills to capture the title again.

Lesnar was impressive in his debut and has the potential to be a contender with more MMA experience.

[tag]UFC 80 Rapid Fire Results[/tag]: [tag]BJ Penn vs. Joe Stevenson[/tag] for the [tag]UFC[/tag] World Lightweight Title.

“The Prodigy” [tag]BJ Penn[/tag], considered by some to be the best mixed martial artist in the world, dominated [tag]Joe Stevenson[/tag] throughout this entire fight. Penn was faster, more accurate, and was able to control Joe “Daddy” Stevenson at will.

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Updated 12/4/07

UPDATE: Hughes and Serra fight canceled. Read the updated UFC 79 Fight Card.

[tag]UFC 79[/tag]: “Nemesis” will be held Saturday, December 29, 2007, at 10 p.m. EST on pay-per-view (PPV). The event will be located at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

Here’s the [tag]UFC 79 fight card[/tag]:

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UPDATE: Hughes and Serra fight canceled. Read the updated UFC 79 Fight Card.

[tag]UFC 79[/tag]: “Nemesis” will be held Saturday, December 29, 2007, at 10 p.m. EST on pay-per-view (PPV). The event will be located at The Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

Here’s the [tag]UFC 79 fight card[/tag] (not all fights have been confirmed yet):

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[tag]UFC 78 Results[/tag]: [tag]Houston Alexander[/tag] vs. [tag]Thiago Silva[/tag]

Houston Alexander has quickly risen to URC superstar status with his two UFC victories. Amazingly, prior to UFC 78, Alexander hadn’t even fought 2 minutes in the UFC octagon, winning both of his previous fight in under 1 minute each.

Thiago Silva entered UFC 78 with an impressive undefeated record.

In UFC 78, Alexander seemed a little less aggressive than his previous fights, Thiago Silva took advantage of it.

As round one began, the fighters quickly entered a clinch against the cage, and eventually Silva was able to take Alexander to the ground. Silva mounted Alexander and began connecting with punches to Alexander’s chin.

The referee stepped in to stop the fight at 3:25 of the first round, declaring Silva the winner by TKO.

[tag]UFC 78[/tag] Main Event Results: [tag]Rashad Evans[/tag] vs. [tag]Michael Bisping[/tag].

Michael Bisping came into UFC 78 following a controversial decision vctory over Matt Hammill. Rashad Evans entered UFC 78 with his previous fight ending in a draw vs. Tito Ortiz.

UFC 78 offered Bisping and Evans a chance to “validate” their positions in the UFC Light Heavyweight division.

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[tag]UFC 78[/tag] “Validation” doesn’t feature any major [tag]UFC superstars[/tag], and doesn’t have any title fights on the card. However, the card is packed full of some top UFC contenders. “Validation” is a perfect name for this UFC event. Most of the fights include some well-known fighters who have superstar potential. Each fighter will have an opportunity to “validate” their claim to fame in the UFC and MMA world.

Here is the complete UFC 78 fight card:

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3 [tag]UFC heavyweights[/tag] held a press conference Tuesday, October 30, to rebuff [tag]Randy Couture[/tag]‘s recent press conference regarding his reasons for leaving the UFC. The three heavyweights are not fighters, but they are the UFC President [tag]Dana White[/tag], UFC Co-Owner [tag]Lorenzo Fertitta[/tag], and the UFC Chief Financial Officer.

According to UFC President Dana White, Couture grossly misrepresented his UFC earnings. The UFC presented documents during the press conference that [tag]Randy Couture’s earnings[/tag] will be approximately $2.9 million in 2007.

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[tag]Randy Couture[/tag] currently holds the [tag]UFC Heavweight championship belt[/tag]. The problem is… [tag]Randy Couture resigned[/tag] from the [tag]UFC[/tag] this month.

Couture held a press conference Thursday afternoon to explain his reasons behind walking away from his championship and the UFC. Couture brought up an increasing number of problems he had with [tag]UFC President Dana White[/tag] and UFC ownership, but the biggest problem Couture had with the UFC was money. Couture wanted more… the UFC didn’t want to pay more.

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