Posts Tagged ‘UFC 78’
News - November 19, 2007 - 1 Comment
UFC 78: Submission, Knockout, and Fight of the Night Winners
Four fighters were awarded the bonuses and will receive an additional $55,000 instead of the traditional $40,000:
Akihiro Gono earned the “Submission of the Night” bonus for his armbar submission of Tamdan McCrory in round two.
Ed Herman earned the “Knockout of the Night” bonus for his knockout of 50-fight veteran Joe Doerksen early in round three.
Chris Lytle and Thiago Alves were each awarded “Fight of the Night” for their exciting fight which ended by doctor stoppage at the end of round two due to a cut Lytle received above his eye.
For play-by-play and round-by-round coverage of the main card action click here.
For the “Aftermath”(a recap) of the event click here.
Don’t forget to check out our exclusive pictures from the event here.
News - November 19, 2007 - 0 Comments
UFC 78: The Aftermath
UFC 78 “Validation” has come and gone and it definitely won’t be remembered as one of the more stellar cards of the year, still it did produce a few exciting under card matches. I largely skipped doing a recap as I did for the previous UFC as my play-by-play for the event that can be read here. But keep reading for commentary and an accounting of my picks.
News, Pictures - November 18, 2007 - 2 Comments
UFC 78 Exclusive Event Pictures
As we have promised you, here are some pictures we took from yesterdays UFC 78: “Validation” Event. Pardon us for not using the best kind of camera and not the VIP seating, though this will improve in the future.
Enjoy and stay tuned for our screen caps.
Don’t forget to check out our Play-by-Play Coverage.
News, UFC Results - November 18, 2007 - 1 Comment
UFC 78: ‘VALIDATION’ Results
Don’t forget to check out our Play-by-Play Coverage.
Here are the Quick Results:
Rashad Evans def. Michael Bisping via Decision (Split)
Thiago Silva def. Houston Alexander via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1, 3:25
Karo Parisyan def. Ryo Chonan via Decision (Unanimous)
Ed Herman def. Joe Doerksen via KO (Punch) – Round 3, 0:39
Frank Edgar def. Spencer Fisher via Decision (Unanimous)
Thiago Alves def. Chris Lytle via TKO (Doc. Stoppage, Cut) – Round 2, 5:00
Joe Lauzon def. Jason Reinhardt via Submission (R.N.C.) – Round 1, 1:14
Marcus Aurelio def. Luke Caudillo via TKO (Strikes) – Round 1, 4:29
Akihiro Gono def. Tamdan McCrory via Submission (Armbar) – Round 2, 3:19
News - November 17, 2007 - 2 Comments
UFC 78: “Validation” results, Play-by-Play coverage and winners LIVE tonight!
UFCscene.com will be bringing you LIVE play-by-play coverage of the televised portion of UFC 78: “Validation” which takes place tonight at The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. starting at 10 p.m. ET.
Don’t forget to voice your opinions, discuss the fights and to leave your comments. Enjoy the event.
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News - November 16, 2007 - 2 Comments
UFC 78: “Validation” Official Weigh-Ins Results
UFC 78: “Validation” is happening at The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. on Saturday[Tomorrow], November 17 at 10 p.m. ET.
Here are the official weight-in results:
205 lbs: Rashad Evans (206 lbs.) vs. Michael Bisping (205 lbs.)
205 lbs: Houston Alexander (203 lbs.) vs. Thiago Silva (204 lbs.)
170 lbs: Karo Parisyan (170 lbs.) vs. Ryo Chonan (169 lbs.)
155 lbs: Frank Edgar (154 lbs.) vs. Spencer Fisher (154.5 lbs.)
155 lbs: Joe Lauzon (155 lbs.) vs. Jason Reinhardt (155 lbs.)
185 lbs: Ed Herman (186 lbs.) vs. Joe Doerksen (185.5 lbs.)
170 lbs: Chris Lytle (170.5 lbs.) vs. Thiago Alves (171 lbs.)
155 lbs: Marcus Aurelio (156 lbs.) vs. Luke Caudillo (155.5 lbs.)
170 lbs: Tamdan McCrory (170 lbs.) vs. Akihiro Gono (169 lbs.)
Come fight night, we will have all the results coverage and LIVE blow-by-blow commentary.
I will be attending the event, so don’t forget to check back for exclusive coverage and pictures.
News - November 15, 2007 - 0 Comments
Karo Parisyan Doesn’t Like the Diaz Brothers
The Canadian Press has an interview with Karo “The Heat” Parisyan where he discusses his upcoming bout with Ryo Chonan and his opinions of the Diaz brothers.
Parisyan on being called crazy by his opponent Ryo Chonan:
“Well I guess he’ll really find out how crazy I am when I get in the damn cage with him,” Parisyan said of his mixed martial arts opponent Saturday night in Newark, N.J.
In Chonan’s defence, the Japanese fighter prefaced the comment on the UFC website with a compliment.
“He is a strong fighter with good judo skills. I saw him on the show ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ and thought he was crazy,”
On the Diaz brothers:
“He tried to show disrespect,” Parisyan explained in an interview. “I guess he had it bottled up inside since I beat his brother (Nate Diaz, at UFC 49 in August 2004). But I don’t take anything from anybody, man, especially freaking Nate Diaz. Give me a freaking break.”
Parisyan explained the beef started when others on Gamburyan’s team got in the way of his coaching his cousin against Matt Wiman by getting in Gamburyan’s ear. Parisyan reckoned it should have been him doing the talking, reasoning no one knew his cousin like he did and no one else could speak Armenian.
Diaz suggested he shut it, according to Parisyan. It may have started as a joke but soon escalated into trash-talking and threats of violence. Parisyan ended up having to be pulled away.
While he doesn’t consider the incident worth revisiting, he still has strong opinions about Nate Diaz.
“He’s a little bitch. Just like his brother.”
Thanks to The Canadian Press.
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