Two of the game’s good guys met up in the UFC 144 main event in Japan in February, but Benson Henderson and Frankie Edgar fought like bitter enemies for 25 minutes, with Henderson taking a five round unanimous decision and the UFC lightweight title when it was all over. This was top level championship action, and no fan left Montreal’s Bell Centre disappointed.Ĥ – Benson Henderson W5 Frankie Edgar I – UFC 144 And while the final scores of 50-45 (twice) and 49-46 would make you think it was a one-sided bout, Condit was competitive and dangerous throughout, especially when he dropped GSP with a head kick in the third round. They didn’t need to worry, as St-Pierre was in prime form in November against interim champion Carlos Condit. Many observers wondered what effect a nearly 19 month layoff would do to welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, especially considering that the time off was to rehab a torn ACL. The lesson here? Don’t corner Jon Fitch he’ll just fight harder.ĥ – Georges St-Pierre W5 Carlos Condit – UFC 154 Fitch wasn’t going to go away that easily though in fact, he wouldn’t go away at all, putting on one of his career best performances en route to a three round Fight of the Night decision win that saw him escape some precarious situations on the ground before emerging victorious. In the end, it was Johnson scoring the minor upset by taking the split decision win over Benavidez, but you get the impression that these two will eventually meet again with UFC gold on the line.Įrick Silva was the hotshot from Brazil, the young gun expected to take his leap to the elite level of the welterweight division by beating one of the 170-pound weight class’ longest reigning contenders, Jon Fitch at UFC 153 in October. Featuring momentum changes, ultra fast-paced action, and high level mixed martial arts, these two 125-pounders reminded fight aficionados why they love the sport. Nearly two years of anticipation preceded this championship match, and the end result lived up to the expectations.ħ – Demetrious Johnson W5 Joseph Benavidez – UFC 152įor the first flyweight championship fight in UFC history, there couldn’t have been a better bout than the September 22nd meeting between Demetrious Johnson and Joseph Benavidez. Between those two moments, Sonnen dominated on the mat in the opening frame before Silva rebounded in the second like only he can. The build up to the fight was epic, and as soon as Sonnen took Silva down seconds into the bout, the crowd at the MGM Grand Garden Arena erupted and the fans didn’t stop until the end came in the second round with Silva on top via TKO. Beltran got rocked several times but just kept coming, and Te Huna, despite suffering fractures in his hand and foot, was able to pull out a gritty three round unanimous decision win.Ĩ – Anderson Silva TKO2 Chael Sonnen – UFC 148įor pure drama, the rematch between middleweight boss Anderson Silva and number one contender Chael Sonnen at UFC 148 in July is hard to top. And on July 11th they each bit down on their mouthpiece and went for broke, with a Fight of the Night brawl being the result. Plain and simple, they’re bruisers who are willing to walk through whatever they’re hit with in order to get their own licks in.
Ea sports ufc 3 after fight award tv#
And that’s a good thing.ĩ – James Te Huna W3 Joey Beltran – UFC on FUEL TV 4Īs soft-spoken as James Te Huna and Joey Beltran are, they’ve proven that you don’t want to meet them in the Octagon on fight night. The end result was a fight that made you demand more 125-pound action in the Octagon and one that showed the world that the winner by submission in the second round – Gaudinot – was not the same fighter at flyweight as he was at bantamweight. Representing not only himself in the UFC on FOX 3 show, but his home state of New Jersey and the fairly new UFC flyweight division, Gaudinot fought as if everything was on the line, and Lineker matched him step for step.
Ea sports ufc 3 after fight award series#
The green hair of Louis Gaudinot was flying everywhere on May 5th, and with good reason, as the former Ultimate Fighter competitor had just planted his feet and engaged in a series of furious standup exchanges with Brazilian debutant John Lineker. The unofficial UFC awards season is almost over, so enough yapping, you know what you’re here for – the best fights of 2012.ġ0 - Louis Gaudinot Wsub2 John Lineker – UFC on FOX 3
0 kommentar(er)
