UFC 70 Results

UFC 70: Nations Collide was shown for free on Spike TV in the United States and held at the MEN Arena in Manchester, UK. The main event featured feared former PRIDE striker Mirko Cro Cop taking on undefeated Gabriel Gonzaga to determine who would next get a shot at the Heavyweight title held by Randy Couture.

As this was the first UFC show outside the United States in years, the Manchester crowd was really pumped. They were expecting a night of action and surprises, and the UFC certainly delivered. In case you missed it, here’s a rundown of what happened.

PRELIMINARY CARD

Paul Taylor vs. Edilberto “Crocota” de Oliveira - Taylor won via TKO at 0:37 of round three.

Jess Liaudin vs. Dennis Siver - Liaudin locked in an armbar at 1:21 of the first round and got the win.

Alessio Sakaro vs. Victor Valimaki - Sakara got the TKO win by strikes at 1:44 of the 1st.

Junior Assuncao vs. David Lee - At 1:55 of the 2nd round, Assuncao locked in a rear naked choke and picked up the submission victory.

Terry Etim vs. Matt Grice - Both men were undefeated going into the match and making their UFC debut. Etim won with a guillotine choke at 4:38 of round one.

MAIN CARD

Cheick Kongo vs. Assuerio Silva - Kongo won by majority decision after a very competitive fight.

Lyoto Machida vs. David Heath - Machida won via unanimous decision. This fight was not shown on the North American broadcast.

Michael Bisping vs. Elvis Sinosic - After an action-filled contest, Bisping got the TKO win at 1:20 in the 2nd round.

Andrei Arlovski vs. Fabricio Werdum - Arlovski won by unanimous decision is a fight that was less than exciting. The crowd booed throughout, and Arlovski apologized to the fans afterwards.

Gabriel Gonzaga vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic - Gonzaga controlled the bulk of the match, taking Cro Cop down and pounding on him to the point that the Croatian Sensation was bleeding from somewhere above the hairline. The referee stood them up, and everyone was waiting for Mirko’s infamous high kick. Instead, Gonzaga launched a high kick of his own to Cro Cop’s temple and knocked him out cold at 4:51 of the 1st round.

Needless to say, the audience was stunned. Randy Couture will now defend him belt against Gonzaga sometime in the coming months. And Cro Cop? Well, we’ll just have to wait and see what happens now, as the UFC was certainly counting on a match-up between he and Couture. Personally, I’m counting on a Cro Cop/Arlovski bout in the near future.

I hope you decided to go with the underdog, as Gonzaga was getting +280 on Bodog. If not, better luck next time.

UFC 70 Results