UFC 79 Full Results - Silva vs. Liddell

The most recent UFC event took place on December 29th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Entitled UFC 79: Nemesis, it featured the main event of Georges St. Pierre taking on Matt Hughes, as well as the long-awaited match between Wanderlei Silva and Chuck Liddell. PRIDE fighter Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou was also set to make his UFC debut, taking on undefeated Lyoto Machida.

Hughes was originally scheduled to take on Welterweight champ Matt Serra, but Serra was forced to withdraw after suffering a back injury. St. Pierre stepped in, and the two men were scheduled to fight for the Interim Welterweight title, with the winner taking on Serra.

UFC 79 RESULTS

James Irvin vs. Luis Cane - Irvin won by DQ at 1:51 of the first round due to an illegal knee strike by his opponent.

Roan Carneiro vs. Tony DeSouza - Carneiro won by TKO at 3:30 of the second round.

Dean Lister vs. Jordan Radev - Lister won by unanimous decision. All judges scored the fight 30-27.

Mark Bocek vs. Doug Evans - Bocek won by unanimous decision. All three judges scored the fight 29-28 for Bocek.

Manvel Gamburyan vs. Nate Mohr - Gamburyan won with an ankle lock submission at 1:31 of the first round.

Rich Clementi vs. Melvin Guillard - Clementi won by rear naked choke submission at 4:40 of the first round. Clementi delivered a crotch chop after the match, causing his opponent to go back after him. Guillard was pissed even after both men were led back to the dressing rooms. Dana White even went back to try and calm Guillard down.

Lyoto Machida vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou - Machida won by arm triangle choke submission at 4:18 of the second round. While Machida’s fights are usually booed by the crowd, he finally seemed to win them over with this effort. And another PRIDE fighter looks very mortal.

Eddie Sanchez vs. Soa Palelei - Sanchez won by TKO at 3:42 of the third round. The UFC named this the knockout of the night.

Chuck Liddell vs. Wanderlei Silva - Liddell won by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27 and 30-27). Both men beat the hell out of each other, and the crowd was really into this fight. Silva is now on a three-fight losing streak, but the crowd really seemed to appreciate his effort. Too bad this fight couldn’t have happened years ago. The UFC named this bout as the fight of the night.

(Interim Welterweight Title) Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Hughes - St. Pierre won with an armbar submission at 4:52 of the second round. He dominated Hughes throughout the fight. The UFC named this the submission of the night.

BODOG UNDERDOGS

Unfortunately, there were no major upsets in the main card, according to Bodog odds. Machida, Liddell and St. Pierre were all favored, but that doesn’t mean that UFC 80 won’t be completely different. That’s the great thing about MMA.

UFC 80: RAPID FIRE

The UFC’s next fight will be on January 19th at Newcastle, England. The card is already set, and the main event will feature BJ Penn taking on Joe Stevenson for the undisputed Lightweight title (Sean Sherk was stripped of the belt after testing positive for steroids). Check back with Dare to Gamble for more info on this upcoming event.

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